The Peak Executive

The Peak Executive

By Ramon DavidScienceAlternative HealthHealth & FitnessEducationSelf-Improvement
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The Peak Executive episodes

  • #27 Using Neuroscience To Reverse The Course of Depression & Anxiety, with Neuroscientist Dr. Alex Korb
    Dr Alex Korb is a neuroscientist, writer and coach. He has studied the brain for over 15 years and is author of The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time. The follow-up workbook has just been released (April 2019). He received a BS in Neuroscience at Brown University, before earning a PhD in Neuroscience at UCLA, and is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the department of psychiatry at UCLA. Outside of the lab, he is a scientific consultant, speaker, and personal coach. He is also head coach of the UCLA Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team. He has a wealth of experience in yoga and mindfulness, physical fitness, and even stand‑up comedy.

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    1 hr 4 min
  • #26 The Happy Brain, with Neuroscientist Dr. Dean Burnett
    Dean Burnett is a doctor of neuroscience, former psychiatry lecturer, sometimes comedian, regular media pundit and, as of 2018, a full time author.  His PhD thesis was on the role of the hippocampus in configural learning. His first book, The Idiot Brain, was an international bestseller, having been translated into over 20 languages and counting, and in this episode we spoke about his new book The Happy Brain. Enjoy! (https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Brain-Science-Where-Happiness/dp/1783351292)

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    54 min
  • #25 The Psychology of Successful Aging, with Alan Castel, Ph.D.
    Alan Castel is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, in LA.  He studies learning, memory, and aging, and is interested in how people can selectively remember important information.  He received his PhD from the University of Toronto, and completed a fellowship at Washington University, in St. Louis. He lectures internationally to people of all ages, and has received several teaching awards.  His work has been featured in the New York Times and Time Magazine, and his new book is entitled Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging, available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Better-Age-Psychology-Successful-Aging/dp/0190279982)

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    47 min
  • The Importance of Executive Control When Adopting New Habits
    Adopting New Habits Can Be TOUGH! Let's Make It Easier.

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    16 min
  • Delayed Gratification (Overcoming Our Bias For The Now)
    How to overcome our bias for the now, to make long term goals easier to accomplish.

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    13 min
  • 3 Ways To Make Good Habits Easier To Adopt
    How to build the habits that will help you accomplish your goals.

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    15 min
  • How To Build ACTION Habits
    How to build habits, and take the necessary actions towards your goals, even when you don't feel like it!

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    16 min
  • Get Into Flow, And Feel & Perform At Your Best | High-Performance Hack
    Want to feel and perform at your best? Do this...
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    12 min
  • Why You Should Label Your Emotions (And Spiders)
    There’s an interesting study at the university of California that looked at different types of emotional reframing, when presented with a giant spider. Did I mention they were arachnophobic? So mean. Visit https://www.mybrainfirst.com/blog for episode summaries and further resources.

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    18 min
  • The Importance of Values When Pursuing Goals
    A fascinating experiment conducted at Utah State University looked at the impact that aligning with our values has on our ability to withstand pain and discomfort. This episode is super important for pursuing goals, particularly when we're faced with obstacles and challenges. Visit https://www.mybrainfirst.com/blog for episode summaries and further resources.

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    19 min

About The Peak Executive

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Ramon David is a neuroscientist, performance coach, and founder of BrainFirst Institute. Learn science-based tools for high-performance, so you can thrive at work and in life. Optimize your…