Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3Lz7o1b • Improving our lives is difficult primarily because we lack the knowledge of how to do so and the right tools. But it’s also intrinsically difficult because of our brain’s natural weaknesses and flaws. • We can use scientifically proven general strategies for helping us achieve our goals, given our brain’s drawbacks. • One issue is that we...

00:01:09 “What’s wrong with me?" 00:01:20 Step 1: Notice How Your Body Feels 00:02:26 Step 2: Notice Areas Of Tension 00:03:22 Step 3: Get Specific 00:05:20 Step 4: Analyze Your Mind Map 00:08:14 Step 5: Make A Resolution Remember the power of action. Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3XaytgD • NLP’s rewind technique is similar and helps combat PTSD by rebooting the neurochemical pathways of...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:11:14 5 Mental Hindrances to Self-Discipline 00:15:29 Animosity And Malice. 00:16:43 Apathy And Laziness. 00:17:29 Anxiety And Remorse. 00:18:17 Hesitation, Disbelief, And Uncertainty. • Self-discipline is the act of putting mind over matter and dictating exactly what your actions and behaviors are. But control over the mind is like saying you want to take a casual stroll to the...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:03:27 Eleanor Maguire did the classic study 00:08:54 We now know that strengthening one connection can weaken others 00:10:12 •Physical activity 00:10:48 •Sleep 00:11:38 •Diet and nutrition 00:13:22 •Omega-3 supplements 00:13:39 •Consistency 00:16:07 Stress Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3Lz7o1b • Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to change and adapt to reflect demands from the...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:06:01 Four Steps to Letting Your Inner Sage Take Charge 00:12:54 Systematic Desensitization 00:19:06 Pick a Relaxation Technique 00:23:18 Construct Your Ladder Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3XaytgD • “Coping ahead” is a DBT technique that lets us mentally rehearse and prepare for a challenging future event so we can cope better. We identify the potentially triggering situation,...

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Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3XaytgD • Everyone encounters stress, disappointment, loss, and even trauma. Genuine resilience comes from knowing how to manage and cope. ACT’s cognitive defusion is a way to gain psychological distance from overwhelming emotions so they can be managed. Distancing language, visualization, labeling, or the “leaves on a stream” exercise can help. • We can...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:09:31 Gabe Zicherman, author of Gamification by Design 00:09:45 Essential Elements of Gamification and How to Apply Them to Your Own Learning Routines 00:10:13 Goals and Rewards 00:15:37 Problem-Solving 00:20:06 Feedback and Fun 00:26:09 Chapter Takeaways Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3KWyCB0 • Gamification has become increasingly popular as it is proven to be an effective approach...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:02:34 The Feynman technique 00:04:44 Step 1: Identify Your Subject 00:06:00 Step 2: Teach What You Know to a Child 00:08:45 Step 3: Locate Your Knowledge Gaps 00:10:46 Step 4: Tell a Story 00:13:06 Can You Use this Technique for Everything? 00:18:25 How to Visualize Your Data 00:21:34 The Feynman-Tufte Principle 00:25:31 Understanding the Hierarchy of Ideas Hear it Here -...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:02:28 John Bolby 00:05:01 Dismissive Avoidant 00:06:11 Fearful Avoidant 00:15:45 Bolster Your Self Esteem 00:18:09 Reconsider Your Boundaries 00:18:38 Part Two reparenting Yourself 00:30:31 Step Five 00:33:50 Part Three transactional Analysis 00:51:40 Eric Byrne's Transactional Analysis Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3XaytgD • If we want to know who we are now and why we are that way,...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3KWyCB0 • According to Dr. John Dunlosky, the most effective active learning strategies are: active recalling, testing and evaluating yourself, reflecting and questioning, repeated exposure, and just in time learning. • Each person needs to determine which approach works best for them based on their preferred method of processing information. In order to...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:04:44 The Law of the Instrument 00:09:05 How to Develop Better Mental Models 00:09:50 To develop your ability to use and create better models, try the following: Expose Yourself to a Variety of Ideas The key is variety. 00:10:40 Always Connect 00:11:24 Cultivate Metacognition 00:16:43 In the Lankavatara (a third- or fourth-century Mahayana Buddhist sutra), there is a passage 00:23:55...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:10:24 The Miracle Question 00:17:55 Part Two delving into the Shadows 00:23:58 Accepting The Shadow 00:31:08 Technique Three ask for Feedback Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3XaytgD • Self-therapy is about compassion but also about asking the right questions. The miracle question in particular asks us to imagine that the problem is already solved and to think about what that looks...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3KWyCB0 • Self-learners are able to proactively create their own personal development curriculum, set their own goals, and determine their own syllabus for improvement—whether that’s personally or professionally. • You need to be clear on your goals, figure out what skills are most urgently needing development, then allow the SMART acronym to help you...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3XaytgD • The behavioral activation theory approaches the problem on the behavioral level, telling us we need to act to feel better instead of waiting until we feel better to act. Monitor your routine, get in touch with your values and goals, then schedule activities that make you feel good, adjust and reappraising as you go. #ActivityMonitoring...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:02:58 In 1885, German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus published a groundbreaking study on memory and learning. 00:07:51 Gather and Capture 00:10:51 William James, author of The Principles of Psychology, discussed habits and their importance in achieving happiness and success. 00:14:11 Organize What You’ve Captured 00:32:05 Chapter Takeaways Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3KWyCB0 •...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:00:58 Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Motivation 00:09:41 Leveraging Intrinsic Motivation in Your Own Life 00:15:27 Twelve Favorite Problems 00:18:41 In his much-loved book On Writing, Steven King talks about new ideas 00:19:21 How to Generate Your Own Curiosity Engine 00:30:11 Isaac Newton 00:31:03 Pierre Curie 00:31:10 Nineteenth-century German chemist August Kekulé 00:31:21 Jack...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:02:40 Meet Clara. 00:04:28 The American Psychological Association (APA) explains that there are three core concepts behind CBT 00:05:56 But CBT has also been proven to help when it comes to •Depression •PTSD •Stress management •Self-esteem issues •Eating disorders •Anger management •Chronic Pain 00:07:24 Using CBT and the other techniques we’ll explore, you will learn 00:09:19 How to...

The Science of Self with Peter Hollins- a Newton Media Group production. 00:02:54 Take Advantage of Free Time 00:09:26 Organization Is Everything! 00:20:11 The app Leave Me Alone 00:21:06 LinkedIn Today

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:02:05 Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist Richard Feynman is one of the best-known and most-loved scientists of our time. 00:05:22 Think Like a Martian 00:12:11 Consider the example of inventor Martin Cooper 00:14:42 Feynman’s Advice: Play More! 00:24:05 An Unexpected Cure for Burnout 00:29:38 The Scientific Method Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3OsoIY1 • Feynman was a...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3KWyCB0 • It is important to ask the right questions when learning something new, especially if you want to learn it effectively. Empowering questions that are solution-oriented and begin with “how” will help you get started on the right foot. You should also avoid disempowering questions that focus on the negative aspects of a situation and begin with...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:01:04 Abraham Lincoln was perhaps not a genius in the conventional sense 00:01:21 Doris Kearns Goodwin has written Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. 00:07:49 Unconventional Genius 00:11:41 The Power of Mindset http://bit.ly/GeniusHollins • Lincoln’s genius traits included intellectual honesty, morality, non-conventionality, and soft skills such as empathy and...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:02:33 Preferring Simplicity 00:05:52 Relying On Contrast 00:08:16 Avoid All Loss 00:12:46 Reduce Risk 00:16:29 The Resulting Trap 00:21:35 Confirmation Bias 00:25:08 Gambler’s Fallacy 00:27:51 Rosy Retrospection Hear it Here - http://bit.ly/DecisionMakingHollins • Through no fault of our own, there are many ways our brains can actively fool us into suboptimal decisions. • The...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:05:26 The WOOP method can help you get through these tough moments. 00:06:24 Created by Dr. Gabriele Oettingen of NYU and the University of Hamburg 00:07:13 The WOOP method helps you plan for the hard moments. 00:07:54 Wish: Figuring Out Ambitions and Setting Goals 00:10:43 Outcome: Understanding What’s to Come 00:15:40 Obstacle: Running into Problems and Visualizing Hurdles...

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast 00:02:13 To understand Galileo, we must understand Polish astronomer Nicholas Copernicus 00:10:46 Navigating Rejection 00:12:02 Modern day Japanese authors Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitaki Koga wrote a book called The Courage to Be Disliked. 00:17:40 Have Faith In Yourself 00:22:00 Let's wrap up today's episode with The Takeaways. http://bit.ly/GeniusHollins • Copernicus’s and Galileo’s...