In this episode of The BAD Podcast, Georgios hosts performance neuroscientist Sabina Funk to debunk myths and misconceptions about bad habits and help transform them into our assets with science and learnings from high performers.

Georgios and Sabina discuss the importance of the environment and social connections in shaping behaviour, good or bad, the role of context and what traits entrepreneurs, scientists and other top performers share with psychopaths.

Sabina explains how our brain actually builds discipline and habits and what to avoid when making behavioural change.

She unveils how top performers intentionally structure their time by leveraging the power of less to maximise performance. and shares a blueprint anyone can actually use to build discipline, habits and drive lasting change.

• Follow Sabina here: www.linkedin.com/in/sabina-funk1
• Follow Georgios here: https://www.instagram.com/georgios.stathousis/

Sabina is a neuroscientist specialising in cognitive enhancement, productivity and wellbeing. She translates cutting-edge research into actionable strategies that transform how people work, lead, and thrive. Her current research focuses on time – not time management, but something more fundamental: how our relationship with time quietly, yet profoundly, shapes our lives and the people we turn out to be.

Timestaps

• 0:00 The BAD Podcast | Self-Discipline Behind Transformation
• 02:31 Sabina Funk's Journey into Neuroscience
• 03:10 Questioning What's Real - Naive Realism
• 04:14 Why Focusing on Time-Management is Wrong
• 05:25 My Goal: Transform Bad Habits into Assets
• 05:50 How To Re-Wire Psychopathic Traits for Good
• 07:05 Entrepreneurs, Surgeons & Other Elite Performers Have This in Common With Psychopaths
• 09:10 The Role of Environment in Shaping Behavior and Re-Wiring The Brain For Change
• 10:40 Neuroscience Behind Discipline: How Our Brain Builds Habits
• 12:05 You Don't Lack Discipline, You Don't Have Systems
• 12:37 High Performers Understand the Power of "Less"
• 13:41 Mistakes To Avoid When Making Change
• 14:49 Hustle Culture vs. Disciplined Work
• 15:09 How A Players Cut Through Complexity for Better Performance
• 15:29 Your Friends & Environment Are Literally Rewiring Your Brain
• 17:14 Perfectionism Is Sabotaging Your Discipline
• 17:25 The Myth of Perfectionism
• 17:55 The Real Reason Why Your Goals Fail Based on Neuroscience
• 18:35 Stop Adding More (Additive Bias) - Start Subtracting
• 19:00 Puritan Work Ethic Exhausts Our Mental Capacity To Change
• 19:27 Are You Procrastinating, or Are You Burned Out
• 19:56 Experimenting With Subtraction For Peak Performance
• 21:50 How Emotion Shapes Behavioral Change: Fuel or Saboteur?
• 22:56 Overcoming The Craving Monster of Addiction (Brewer)
• 23:54 Neuroplasticity - The Magic Of Believing & Creating Yourself
• 24:55 Discipline Starts With Visualizing Who You Decide To Be
• 25:29 Creating an A-Player Blueprint For Discipline & Performance
• 26:18 Focus On Subtraction
• 26:39 Patience is Your Most Underrated Performance Booster
• 28:21 High Performers Don't Have Super-Discipline; They Have Systems
• 29:53 The Power of Experimentation To Boost Performance

The BAD Podcast helps you build Behaviours that drive Achievement through Discipline.Listen to unfiltered conversations with scientists, athletes, founders and leaders to understand the science, habits, and mindset behind discipline and high performance. You’ll gain real-world knowledge and easy-to-follow blueprints to become your best, smartest, fulfilled self. New episodes on Wednesdays.