The other day I had the pleasure of joining Mark LeBusque on his poddy (Simply, Practically Human) and he wheeled out an assortment of my whiteboard lessons (from Insta) to unpack. Among other things, we spoke about being an Opsimath (it's a thing, you might be one), chest-beaters (and the quiet ones up the back), sharing a 'selfie' of your mind (versus your body), becoming aware of our conditioning and programming, the value of leaning into the uncertain, unfamiliar and unpredictable and of course, we covered all-things mind, self-awareness, self-regulation and self-optimisation.

The Simply Practically Human Podcast

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Training your mind. Herding Cats. Same. Same. Feels like, anyway. So much of how we manage our lives, is dependent on our ability to manage our mind and potentially, to train it to 'perform' better. And while there's no three-step plan or fail-proof protocol (of course), a lifetime of training my own mind and a career (four decades) of helping others do the same, has given me some insights that I believe are worth sharing. Enjoy.

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Young Tommy dropped by TYP Central and we had a casual chat about how work affects us positively or negatively (work impact vs. work-life balance), the need we humans have to ‘feel special’ (in a world of 8 billion other humans), the idea of starting at the bottom to build the skills, competence and understanding in order to get to the top, the K-Pop phenomenon, whether or not self-promotion is a good idea, what we’re both watching on Netflix and lots more. Enjoy.

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For over thirty years, Dr. Steven Gundry was one of the world’s pre-eminent experts in heart surgery. His experiences took him to new frontiers of medical science, where he was a driving force behind major progress in medical technology, surgical procedures and breakthroughs that revolutionised the way doctors save lives. But then in 2001, Steven had an experience which saw him step away from Cardiothoracic Surgery and into the human nutrition space. This was an enlightening conversation where the Doc shared some amazing stories, insights and science that will make (some of) you reconsider your ‘normal operating system’ around food. Enjoy.

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Andrew Simmons is the owner of Vision Personal Training (with more than 50 franchises around Australia). He and I have been mates since the early 90’s, when he and the great Geoff Jowett flew down to Melbourne (from Sydney) to have a look at the largest PT Centre in the Southern Hemisphere (my gym) and to ask me a bunch of questions. Since that time, Simmo has well and truly taken over the mantle as the Guru of Australian PT and so, it was fun to catch up, talk sh*t and reflect on our time in fitness and more. Enjoy. 

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I'm not sure how David Gillespie and I end up talking about psychopaths so often but nonetheless, we do. I fully intended to chat with him about another topic heading into this episode but I opened with a question about his upcoming book (before the intended chat) and then thirty minutes later there I was; Psychopath Central. *WARNING: Just letting you know that this episode contains is a conversation about a hypothetical rape (in his new book) which for some, might be confronting and/or triggering.

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Philip Goff is a Professor of Philosophy, which is why I call him either Prof. Goff or Phil-osophy. Alright, I’ll stop. Seriously, this was my kind of mind-bending, paradigm-shifting, reality-challenging conversation. Enjoy.

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This was my favourite episode (so far) with Professor Bill. Funny, enlightening, terrifying, educational and inappropriate.Perfect. Enjoy.

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Last week I chatted with young Tiff on 'Roll with the Punches' and as always it was rambling, casual and thought-provoking conversation about everything and nothing. Enjoy.

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Andy Norman, PhD, is back and this continuation of our last chat was enlightening, thought-provoking and educational. And if I do say so myself, mildly entertaining. Andy is the award-winning author of ‘Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think’. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Psychology Today, Skeptic, Free Inquiry, and The Humanist. He has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, public radio, The BBC’s Naked Scientist, and The Young Turks. His research illuminates the evolutionary origins of human reasoning, the norms that make dialogue fruitful, and the workings of the mind’s immune system. He champions the emerging science of mental immunity as the antidote to disinformation, propaganda, hate, and division. He likes to help people develop immunity to bad ideas.

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