Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement

Old Secrets to Calm, Purposeful Progress


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Do you feel like you're always rushing and never accomplishing anything meaningful? It's time to ditch the addiction to speed and rediscover the power of patience.


We know that "Slow and steady wins the race" yet today's culture has a new obsession, SPEED. We want to get rich quick, build abs in 10 minutes and we want to go everywhere and we want to do it NOW.


This episode will recalibrate how you think about progress and recalibrate your approach to goals, habits, and mindset. Stop seeking instant gratification and superficial gains. Ditch distraction and shift your focus from superficial productivity to deep, compounding gains.


Slow down and rediscover the joy of the journey without racing to the destination!


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On the growth mindset podcast with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.


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Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement


Slow Down - Work Purposefully - Build Momentum


Chapters:

00:00 How to create real impact

01:45 Pre-roll break

01:47 Idolising speed

03:58 Building true momentum

06:42 Optionality is a curse - build focus and inertia

10:37 Michael Jordan's secret to success

11:17 The problems with modern dating

12:06 LinkedIn Jobs - AD

14:13 Social media fuels our addiction to speed

16:48 Marcus Aurelius on the power of slowing down

18:03 Patience creating happiness and growth

21:14 Realizations of ADHD

21:55 Going "all in" builds momentum

22:37 Send off


Topics:

self-improvement lessons

patience and persistence for growth mindset

instant results, poor foundations

recalibrating mindsets

building momentum for progress

ancient wisdom from stoicism

Mr. Beast's mindset for long-term content strategy analysis

Michael Jordan's work ethic and persistence

Marcus Aurelius meditations

problems with modern relationships

Charles Darwin's routine and slow observation evolutionary theory impact

compounding gains over time

Overcoming the speed delusion in personal development

The myth of doing more faster debunked

Forbes 30 under 30 reality vs. expectation

The power of patience in achieving goals

Avoiding the trap of rushing in modern life

Long-term success strategies in psychology and business

Embracing slow progress for meaningful achievements

Psychological benefits of a slower approach to success

Growth mindset approach to long-term goal setting

The illusion of quick success in the digital age

Lessons from Michael Jordan on patience and growth

Charles Darwin's contributions to understanding slow progress

How Mr. Beast's patience built a YouTube empire

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