Podcast appearances and mentions of johnathan haidt

Local coaches Brian and Marcee LaHue are here again, and this time we're tackling health and wellness, specifically focusing on changes our local schools could make to better support student well-being. We hope this episode inspires our community to think outside the box and to consider little changes that could result in major transformation.Also, IMPORTANT: We need shout-outs! Please send us who you think is doing awesome stuff here in Harrison County! Click here to submit your shout-out.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter AttiaThe Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert WaldingerRevamped high school diploma approved after ‘messy' process via WFYIThe Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Johnathan Haidt

How do you know if social media is really worth it? Social media inundates almost every aspect of our lives these days, from communicating with friends to deciding what to listen to, watch, or buy—all the way down the line to actually listening to, watching, and buying it. So, of course, many podcast creators worry that leaving social media behind is an enormous marketing faux pas. But what if it isn't? Amanda Laird is the marketing pro behind Slow and Steady Studio. She wields more than two decades of PR and management experience to help small businesses and non-profits do just enough marketing to reach their goals in ways that make sense for them. In this episode, Amanda shares plenty of tips for figuring out whether that social media slog is paying off. You'll discover the link between podcasting and social media, as well as the first steps to determining exactly how social media marketing serves your podcast—and how your podcast serves you—so you can make strategic decisions that drive success rather than drive you crazy. Hear Amanda's insights on how essential social media really is to podcast marketing: What benefits are social media providing for your show? Where does podcasting fit in your marketing sandwich? What is your podcast's consistent call to action? Should you consider moving your podcast to Substack? Links worth mentioning from the episode: Amelia Hruby's podcast episode, “Should I host my podcast on Substack?”: https://www.softersounds.studio/softercast/should-i-host-my-podcast-on-substack Episode 87, “Find Podcast Success While Doing Less”: https://www.organizedsound.ca/find-podcast-success-while-doing-less-episode-87/ The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illnesss by Johnathan Haidt - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-anxious-generation-how-the-great-rewiring-of-childhood-is-causing-an-epidemic-of-mental-illness-jonathan-haidt/20144236?ean=9780593655030&next=t&next=t Engage with Amanda: Get some podcast clarity for your marketing with Amanda: https://www.slowandsteady.studio/ Connect with Mary! Leave a voice note with your feedback at https://www.speakpipe.com/VisibleVoice or email visiblevoicepodcast@gmail.com Get the full transcript of the episode at http://www.visiblevoicepodcast.com Read up on more secrets with the Visible Voice Insights Newsletter https://www.organizedsound.ca/newsletter To learn more or work with Mary, check out https://www.organizedsound.ca Link up on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marychan-organizedsound/ Engage on Instagram @OrganizedSoundProductions https://www.instagram.com/organizedsoundproductions Show Credits: Podcast audio design, engineering, and edited by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions Show notes written by Shannon Kirk of Right Words Studio Post-production support by Kristalee Forre of Forre You VA Podcast cover art by Emily Johnston of Artio Design Co. Transcript with Audio Description: [MUSIC IN - GHOSTHOOD FEATURING SARA AZRIEL “LET'S GO” BEGINS] MARY: There's no shortage of distraction these days. We are digitally connected, and there's so much we can learn or be entertained by, especially from the world of social media. And today it's even more heightened because of all the research into how social media is playing a negative role in our mental health, and especially with kids growing up in this digital, like, hyper digital age. You know, recently, last year, there was Jonathan Haidt's wildly popular book called The Anxious Generation, how it connects social media to the epidemic of teen mental illness.  Yet, as podcasters, we use social media without thinking much about it sometimes. We use it to promote our show. And if you have a business or organization that's tied to the podcast, that you need to talk about your message too, and it's all done on our screens, and it feels as if social media is the number one way to market the show, or sometimes even, like, the only way to market your show. So as a podcaster, we might think without social media, your message might sink without it. However, there really are alternatives. We marketed way before social media even existed. And so I've always thought, why can't we still market today like we did back in the day before social media existed?  So on today's episode, we're talking about marketing without social media with Amanda Laird. Amanda is the Founder of Slow and Steady Studio and a marketing communications strategist. She has more than 20 years of experience in communications and PR and management, and now helps solopreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations do what she calls “just enough marketing to reach their goals their way”.  And I love the idea of just enough marketing because I worked with her on one of her Clarity Sessions about two years ago. You know, my side of the story, which I tell briefly on the episode, is basically realizing how social media actually plays a role in my business and podcast, or actually the lack of a role social media actually plays and what I can be doing instead of social media. But also knowing it might play a little part in what I do. So I am still on it. So it's about talking about how to best use my time and stop that doom scrolling.  Amanda and I also get into Substack. I really wanted to highlight this with her because it's the new shiny object for podcasters and the Internet. So Substack is heavily using podcasting and video on their platform. So if you're wondering about Substack, listen through to the whole episode and how that can or cannot integrate with your podcast. So, yeah, if you're curious or just wondering if you should be giving up on social media or even figuring out if you want to do less on these social platforms. Today's episode is for you.  This is episode number 91 with Amanda Laird on the Podcaster's Guide to a Visible Voice.  > MARY: Thank you so much for listening to the Podcaster's Guide to a Visible Voice. If you enjoyed this episode, I'd love it if you share it with a podcasting friend. And to reveal more voicing and podcasting tips, click on over to VisibleVoicePodcast.com. Until next time.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers LaBadie and guest Beth McCollam, Marketing & Communications Manager for Preservation Parks of Delaware County. This week we chat about the Winter 100 and Winter Letterbox Adventure, as well as their sledding hills at Gallant Woods, Blue Creek, and Hickory Woods parks! And, of course, what we're reading!!  Recommendations include Flight Risk by Cherie Priest, "Leap!", a movie available on Hoopla, and The Anxious Generation by Johnathan Haidt. Read more about today's episode here.  Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  This episode originally aired on January 17, 2025

How can you support the young adult in your life as they embark on the first steps of their career? Gen Z is coming of age in a strange new world, and that can make it tricky to figure out how to help them. My guest on this episode, Beth Hendler-Grunt, founded Next Great Step to help ease this transition. Using approaches grounded in psychology and her own background in sales, Beth and her team support thousands of young adults (and their parents!) to gain confidence in their skills and land their first jobs out of school.Uncover tools to help the young adult in your life through the modern job search process, including:How to understand the unique challenges this generation faces in today's job market;Modulate your expectations to balance patience, support, and trust;Understand the inextricable link between sales and the job search;And how to support a young adult whose career goals seem bound to fail.Related Links:Learn more about Beth's work - https://nextgreatstep.com/Connect with Beth on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethhendlergrunt/Connect with Beth on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/next_great_step/    The Next Great Step: The Parents' Guide to Launching Your New Grad into a Career - https://nextgreatstep.com/book/The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Johnathan Haidt - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-anxious-generation-how-the-great-rewiring-of-childhood-is-causing-an-epidemic-of-mental-illness-jonathan-haidt/20144236?ean=9780593655030The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children by Shefali Tsabary - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-conscious-parent-transforming-ourselves-empowering-our-children-shefali-tsabary/6995894Episode 106, Supporting Your Partner's Career Conundrums - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode106HIRED: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethiredBossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

This episode is brought to you by the following:  Better Help: Stop comparing and start focusing, with BetterHelp. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/notalone today to get 10% off your first month. K12: Go to www.K12.com/VALERIA today to learn more and find a tuition-free K12-powered school near you  Today is a special day for Gary and Valeria as they celebrate their anniversary with a sweet and heartfelt conversation. They laugh about their audience's reactions to funny and controversial topics from past episodes, and how they enjoy showing their real, sometimes differing, opinions. They emphasize the importance of good communication and understanding each other's boundaries to keep their relationship strong.  They also discuss their feelings about gifts, preferring meaningful gestures over material things. Gary talks about taking risks and seizing opportunities, and Valeria appreciates how he has helped her grow. They reflect on what it means to be a power couple and the importance of being authentic. Valeria opens up about embracing her past and sharing her story to connect with others. Overall, it's a genuine and heartfelt look into their life together. Mentioned:  Mesh shoes clip: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8zlO4oJhne/  Feather tickling clip: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8KxrblOmLO/  Feather episode full video: https://youtu.be/0dppdPulrhY  Jake podcast clip: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7rVE1qxfif/  Viola Davis quote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0l8_prEbo  Valeria meeting her biological dad vlogs: https://youtu.be/Ho_5YisGHyU | https://youtu.be/FYhdTvyavoU | https://youtu.be/9_6xEEjH3bw  The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Johnathan Haidt https://a.co/d/gP3BDL5  Shop my look from this episode: https://liketk.it/4LWtl  Gary is on: https://www.instagram.com/garylipovetsky https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKHLJJd07IhT9DPhxsY-EYg  https://www.tiktok.com/@garylipovetsky  https://www.linkedin.com/in/garylipovetsky/  What We Talked About: 00:00 Intro 00:29 The mesh shoes at the airport 03:30 Real couple interactions 06:10 Triggering the deep-seated wounds 11:20 Healthy conflict resolution 16:47 Have you ever hated your partner so much? 20:28 Gift giving 24:15 Would you buy me a gift? 27:44 Taking risks as a couple 30:09 A sense of urgency 38:43 Meeting my biological dad 41:01 Are you defined by your past?  42:39 Not being defined by how much you spend 47:59 Luxury brands marketing strategies 49:57 Trust is crucial in marriage 57:06 Take care of each other 01:00:26 Sitting down and talking with your kids 01:01:37 Kids and exposure on social media 01:05:28 Putting value on metrics 01:10:32 The Anxious Generation 01:13:10 Where are the flowers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we break down chapters 3 and 4 of "The Anxious Generation" by Johnathan Haidt. How do we balance parenting in a digital age? Are we too protective over our children or not protective enough?----Have questions? Learn more at assetmg-inc.com----Follow us!Facebook: facebook.com/amgincLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/amgincatl/YouTube: youtube.com/beyondtomorrowpodcastX: x.com/AMGinc_ATL

We talk with Stephen Schueller about digital mental health apps, the challenges and benefits of doing implementation science work in a digital landscape, the implementation factors worthy of consideration when conducting digital mental health research, and chocolate and broccoli but not chocolate covered broccoli. Best of all, Kevin and I get Stephen started on an amazing rant about Johnathan Haidt's book, the Anxious Generation. Mentioned: Proctor, E., Ramsey, A. T., Saldana, L., Maddox, T. M., Chambers, D. A., & Brownson, R. C. (2022). FAST: a framework to assess speed of translation of health innovations to practice and policy. Global Implementation Research and Applications, 2(2), 107-119. Curran, G. M. (2020). Implementation science made too simple: a teaching tool. Implementation Science Communications, 1, 1-3. Curran, P. G., & Hauser, K. A. (2019). I'm paid biweekly, just not by leprechauns: Evaluating valid-but-incorrect response rates to attention check items. Journal of Research in Personality, 82, 103849.

Joy Reid ridiculously compared Benjamin Netanyahu to Vladimir Putin. Trump says he'll preserve NATO if re-elected. KNOW IT ALL: 1) Deadly car crash in Renton. 2) MLB season gets underway in South Korea. 3) New cameras installed at Seattle rec center after teen's death. 4) Social scientist Johnathan Haidt warns about the future of A.I. // Biden is excited for high speed rail to go from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. // Hunter Biden's former business partner says the President's son lied to congress. Speculation abounds as to the condition of Kate Middleton. 

For Julie and Dennis being authentic is of tantamount importance… and it takes a great deal of effort.  It's an insecurity to not be “real.”  Is there truth in advertising?  On the day Solzhenitsyn was arrested, in 1974, he released the text of “Live Not by Lies,” an essay regarded by Julie as one of the most substantial writings of the 20th century.  Can you think of a Left-wing public broadcast that makes people more mature and helps develop a healthy psychological perspective?  Johnathan Haidt describes a study in which he examines how well liberals, conservatives, and moderates understand each other in The Righteous Mind.  What is prayer …and it important to you?  Julie asks Dennis questions about the Rational Bible, topics include: circumcision; father son rivalry; ethical monotheism; God's promise to the Hebrew people; Abraham bargains God down to ten people… Sodom and Gomorrah; arguing with God; don't hug the Rabbi. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For Julie and Dennis being authentic is of tantamount importance… and it takes a great deal of effort.  It's an insecurity to not be “real.”  Is there truth in advertising?  On the day Solzhenitsyn was arrested, in 1974, he released the text of “Live Not by Lies,” an essay regarded by Julie as one of the most substantial writings of the 20th century.  Can you think of a Left-wing public broadcast that makes people more mature and helps develop a healthy psychological perspective?  Johnathan Haidt describes a study in which he examines how well liberals, conservatives, and moderates understand each other in The Righteous Mind.  What is prayer …and it important to you?  Julie asks Dennis questions about the Rational Bible, topics include: circumcision; father son rivalry; ethical monotheism; God's promise to the Hebrew people; Abraham bargains God down to ten people… Sodom and Gomorrah; arguing with God; don't hug the Rabbi. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this episode of Both Sides Allan and Mike discuss the recent Atlantic Article by Johnathan Haidt, delving  into how social media has made America stupid. They also talk Donald Trump running in the 2024 election and flying unmasked!

The titans clash! Peterson vs Haidt, what side will Adam take? The master of meaning or father of Moral Foundations!? Jordan Peterson, Johnathan Haidt, and Steven Pinker had a super intense, screaming match debate! Actually it was quite cordial, pleasant, and interesting. We figure for the day after Christmas instead of subjecting you to some horrible cringe video like normal we'll actually watch something good! Happy Holidays! (Will Adam renounce his JDP IDF badge? FIND OUT!?) Original Video: https://youtu.be/4tAQM5uU8uk Our Graphic Novel campaign is LIVE!!!! Check it out: http://adamfriended.com/supervillains CHECK OUT SITCH & ADAM PLUSHIES!! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ps... UNOFFICIAL FAN RUN REDDIT! https://www.reddit.com/r/SitchandAdam... Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/sitch-a... Clip Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SitchAdamClips Sitch & Adam Merch! : https://sitchandfriended.threadless.com/ Watch our other livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Be a Neo, not a Cypher. Friended's Think Club Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCAH... Sitch's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyGE...

Okay, this one gets a little philosophical... mindsets required to grow. I discuss Russell Brand, the Happiness Hypothesis and the Coddling of the American mind by Johnathan Haidt as well as The Tools by Phil Stutz.

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Running with the theme of childhood/adolescent responsibility, we start off with a brief live-feedback section from esteemed guest Charlie and then move on to discuss Johnathan Haidt and Greg Lukianov’s 2015 Atlantic essay (mostly informed by Haidt’s subsequent podcast appearances) … Continue reading →

Dans "The Righteous Mind", le psychologue Jonathan Haidt répond aux questions les plus intéressantes sur les relations humaines : - Pourquoi, a-t-on parfois l'impression que la moitié de la population vit dans un univers moral différent du notre ? - Pourquoi est-ce si difficile de voir le point de vue de l'autre ? - Pourquoi se prosterne-t-on devant la politique et la religion ? Dans son ouvrage, il explore l'évolution de la morale, propose que pour certaines personnes, la morale s'étend au delà de la justice et de l'égalité. S'appuyant sur ses recherche, Haidt montre qu'il est possible de nous libérer des conflits qui séparent les "bons" des "méchants". Un monument au service de l'humanité

This episode covers a dope book titled The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Johnathan Haidt. It has such an independent tone and perspective, giving criticism towards both liberals and conservatives, shedding light on both of their shortcomings and habits. In addition, the book also covers contemporary problems regarding students and their anxiety/depression rates, social media, children, fearful parents, coddling public universities, political polarization, and other super interesting insights and societal problems. There are also traces of psychological insights and perspectives applied towards many of these issues and populations that are discussed. If you want to look at these problems from a relatively objective lens, this book absolutely provides that. I'd recommend this book to ANY incoming college student or currently enrolled undergrad and also to parents and educators! LINK FOR THE BOOK: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-how-good-intentions-and-bad-ideas-are-setting-up-a-generation-for-failure_jonathan-haidt_greg-lukianoff/18599541/#edition=19797967&idiq=33503327 PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kH6OCtT7LE LINK TO THE SPEECH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzadDomO5cA

Summarizing Johnathan Haidt’s includible book: Happiness Hypotheses. Focusing on increasing happiness and looking at human tendencies from an evolutionary perspective to optimize our goals and actions in the modern world to fit our inherent instincts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mdrnac/message

In this weeks episode I talk about the relationship between our mental and physical health. The concept of the elephant and the rider and what our elephant is made up of. A lot of this comes from the book written by Johnathan Haidt called "The Righteous Mind". As always feedback is both welcomed and encouraged. Links below! https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion/dp/0307455777 Twitter: CapnJDP Insta: JoshDep5 Please consider a donation to... https://www.joincampaignzero.org/

A Thanksgiving Dinner Survival Guide: The Importance of Conversation with Pearce Godwin On today's episode, we have on Pearce Godwin, a UNC Alumnus and creator/CEO of the National Conversation Project. After receiving acclaim for his impromptu article titled ‘It’s Time to Listen’, he went on to create the 'National Conversation Project', which seeks to have people #listenfirst from all over the globe. His #listenfirst pledge has signees from all over mainstream media, politics, and sports. Signees include Van Jones, Fareed Zakaria, Dominique Wilkins, Johnathan Haidt, and Katie Couric. We discuss how to navigate politics in a contentious moment that approaches us all: thanksgiving dinner. In on this episode are Co-Hosts Noah Upchurch and Sina Shanizadeh, along with Chris West and esteemed guest Pearce Godwin. Citations: Listen First Project. (Nov, 2019). retrieved from, http://www.listenfirstproject.org/pearce-godwin Listen First Project. (Nov, 2019). It's Time to Listen. Retrieved from http://www.listenfirstproject.org/time-to-listen C.K. (Nov. 21st, 2018). Is Political Polarization Cutting Thanksgiving Dinners Short?. The Economist. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/democracy-in-america/2018/11/21/is-political-polarisation-cutting-thanksgiving-dinners-short Oliphant, J. (Nov. 20th, 2018). Most Say Their Family is Okay with Discussing Politics —But it Helps if the Family Agrees. Pew Research Center. Retrieved from https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/11/20/most-say-their-family-is-ok-with-discussing-politics-but-it-helps-if-the-family-agrees

Johnathan Haidt is a college professor and author. He talks to Joe about how best to raise kids and the problem with the way parents are raising kids today. He and joe have a great conversation and there's really a lot to learn in it if you're a new parent or thinking of having children. Definitely worth a listen. Enjoy my review folks! Please email me with any suggestions and questions for future Reviews: Joeroganexperiencereview@gmail.com

What is tribalism and where does it come from? How does it effect the way we see the world and how we interact with each other? Friend of the Ferment and counter-terrorism professional, Richard Suttles walks us through the works of Edward Wilson, Pascal  Boyer, Johnathan Haidt, and others as he explains the evolutionary roots … Continue reading S02E14: On Tribalism with Richard Suttles

The saying goes that ‘Money can’t buy happiness’ – I’m sure you have all heard this. Well it has been proven to be kind of right, and kind of wrong. The studies around this have shown once you have a certain level of income (around $75,000 per annum), the returns of happiness decrease significantly for any additional income that you earn. Once you can pay your bills, not worry about money and use money to convert into experiences, then you are set, right? Well, why is ‘affluenza’ a thing?   This is what we will be looking at today through the sources of happiness and some ways to boost your happiness. There is a general consensus that there are three primary sources to happiness, as follows: 50% baseline genetics - Since happiness is an emotional state dictated by specific neurons in the brain, it follows that happiness would be a heritable, genetically-regulated trait. This can be referred to as 'the cortical lottery'. 10% Life circumstances – How much money you make, social standing, where you live. 40% Intentional activity: Thoughts and Actions – What you think of yourself and the world and how you interact with it makes up the remaining 40%. If you think the world sucks along with your place in it, chances are you are less happy than others. As 40% of happiness comes from your thoughts and action, we will be focusing on how to increase this area as this is the easiest to change!   Being happy is important after all. Without being happy what is the point of getting up every day? Not only is being happy great, a number of studies show that it leads to being able to achieve more in life. Actions you can take to increase your happiness: The feeling of happiness is triggered inside your brain through four primary Neurotransmitters. These are Dopamine, Serotonin, Oxytocin, and Endorphins, also referred to as the ‘quartet’ responsible for your happiness. The following are some actions you can take to help hack some of these neurotransmitters: Dopamine Dopamine is the 'feel-good' hormone which is responsible for the reward-motivation feeling. Dopamine helps to provide motivation to take action toward your goals and gives you the good feeling when they are finished. Having lower levels of dopamine lead to increased procrastination, self-doubt, and lack of enthusiasm. This was discovered through studies on rats, where those with low levels of dopamine always opted for an easier option (i.e. less reward/food) compared to those with higher levels of dopamine. To constantly get this release, break your big goals down into little pieces. This will allow your brain to celebrate on a more frequent occasion rather than once. Just remember to actually celebrate whenever you meet a small goal. You can also try to create new goals before achieving your current one. That ensures a consistent pattern for experiencing dopamine and craving this reward over time. This will help to build motivation along with being happier. Serotonin Serotonin is known as the 'happy hormone'. It is the 'happy hormone' which regulates your body's sleep-wake cycle and temperature along with providing the feeling of feeling satisfied. Serotonin flows when you do something that makes you feel significant or important. When serotonin levels are low, the feelings of loneliness and depression are more likely to be present. It has also been shown that being a part of a culture and ‘community’ facilitate serotonin release. To help increase this, try to reflect on your past achievements more. This allows your brain to re-live the experience and get the feeling of importance. This is where reflecting on your ‘wins of the day’ will help to boost this as well. Even focusing on future achievements you haven’t met yet will help. Your brain has trouble telling the difference between what is real and what is imagined, so it produces serotonin in both cases. Gratitude practices are popular for this reason, they are reminders and mental pictures of all the good things you’ve experienced. Another thing that you can do is to join a group that you are interested in to experience the community feeling. There are thousands of groups on MeetUp so try one out! Oxytocin Oxytocin is known as the ‘Love Hormone’. It plays a role in bonding and falling in love in both sexes. This can easily be increased by just smiling at someone or giving them a hug. Maybe not a stranger or someone’s child but you get the point. Endorphins Endorphins are responsible for helping to reduce stress and provide the feeling of euphoria. They are released in response to pain and stress to help to alleviate anxiety. Similar to morphine, it acts as an analgesic and sedative, diminishing your perception of pain. Also, the euphoric “runners high” is all thanks to endorphins. Exercise has been proven to be one of the most efficient ways of releasing this, especially high intensity cardio workouts. Try going for a run up a hill or do some sprints to help boost this. Along with exercise, laughter is one of the easiest ways to induce endorphin release. Even the anticipation and expectation of laughter increases levels of endorphins. Try to find a few things to laugh at during the day to help keep your endorphins flowing. Before we get into the next section, I am not a psychologist. If you are feeling depression, go seek help. But if you just want to boost your happiness through thoughts then the following will really help! The thoughts you have about yourself and the world can really effect your overall happiness. This comes back to the episode on mindset, where having a positive view will help boost success and happiness. As your own ‘mental talk’ can either lift you up or bring your down, it is important to try to focus on the former. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a short-term, goal-oriented psychotherapy that many studies have shown is better at curing depression in the long term compared to medication. Its goal is to change patterns of thinking or behaviour that are behind people's difficulties, helping change the way they feel. This is done partially by treating Cognitive distortions that everyone experiences in differing degrees. Cognitive distortions are simply ways that our mind convinces us of something that isn't really true. These inaccurate thoughts are usually used to reinforce negative thinking or emotions through telling ourselves things that sound rational and accurate, but really only serve to keep us feeling bad about ourselves. The book Happiness Hypothesis by Johnathan Haidt talks about the 10 top Cognitive distortions which people suffer from: All or nothing thinking – Black or white thinking with no middle ground. Either things are great or awful. This is where the feeling of being a failure can come from. Better to try and realise that bad things will happen, but good can come out of it. Overgeneralisation – Words like ‘always’ and never’ can lead to a self-defeating pattern. Focusing on a single negative event as if will always occur can deter you from ever trying anything new. If something bad happens to you, then better to realise it is a one-off event and that you aren’t cursed and things will get better. Mental filter – This is where people place a filter on events and only dwell on negative things. Your brain can pick up a single bad event and fixate on this for days or weeks leading to feelings of inadequacy or depression. Try to focus on the good side of life and be grateful for what you have, not what you don’t. Disqualifying the positive – This is done through not counting good things that happen. Having a daily gratitude challenges, focusing on the good things in your life will help to remove this. So, be grateful for what you have and focusing on the positive. Jumping to conclusions – This can be broken down into two categories: Mind reading – Guessing what other people thinking. Most people don’t think about you at all, so why think about what they may be thinking of you? Fortune teller - Thinking of the worse outcome possible for your situation. Predicting outcomes can lead to your brain just focusing on the worst possible scenario. This goes back to the episode on fear. It is silly to be afraid or focus on something that is only true to your imagination. Magnification – Exaggerating the importance of events that happen in our lives or blowing small things that happen to you out of portion. Just remember that life will go on!   Emotional reasoning – Assuming that your negative emotions necessarily reflect the way things are. This can lead to downward spirals in your life where your view of yourself can affect your view of the world. Should statements – ‘I should have finished this by now’. These sorts of statements can lead to guilt and delaying the task even further. It is simple to just stop saying this. When you tell yourself you should do something, it makes you feel bad for not doing it. Instead just say ‘I will’. Give yourself some slack and just say I Will do this! Labelling – Labelling yourself as something in life. An example of this would be to call yourself a total failure when a small set back occurs. This is the best way to put yourself down so keep track of this and talk back and correct yourself. Personalisation – Seeing yourself as cause of negative external events or that bad things in your life and around it only happens because of you.    To help with all of these, start to make a journal to track if these pop into your thoughts. Try to track these and pick yourself up on your daily use. If you aren’t actively looking for these they will go by without even noticing. Out of these, focus on one each week and change your thought patterns to boost your happiness.

Listen to this episode on iTunes today! “When asking for help, appeal to self interest over mercy or gratitude” I met Chris Schelzi in early 2015. He was working at Black Rock at the time. Then we poached him to work with us on a startup. Chris helped that startup raise more than a quarter of a million dollars in a crowdfunding campaign. Now, he's working at AppSumo, bringing you great deals on cool tools for your company. In our conversation, Chris and I dive deep into: Coffee Hedonism Diet and Exercise Ideas for the next great health tech startup How AppSumo is empowering entrepreneurs Please enjoy this episode of Hacker Practice with my good friend Chris Schelzi Notes [02:00] French Press vs Chemex French Press = Full immersion, full body Chemex filters do a lot of heavy lifting [06:00] Justus's favorite cup of coffee French Press + Heavy Cream @ 4 AM Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony [07:20] BOOKS How books and can be an indulgence Owning books vs going to the library Aristotle's Golden Mean Plutarch's How to Profit by One's Enemies Histories by Herodotus The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley "The non-fiction, black Catcher in the Rye" Recidivism - noun the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend. [16:00] Coffee as a vice. How to best enjoy vices in general. [17:30] Why you shouldn't be afraid to return things to the store [18:30] Zen Roaster. Roasting your own coffee. Moving meditation. Coffee rituals. Chris built himself a side-table. Designing and building things by hand is zen af. [23:30] We talk about axes and camping for a bit Twenty inch Wetterling Axe Joshua tree Skyline Drive [26:30] Our mutual interest in health and physiology Diet - How to get shredded like Chris? Low carb, high fat. Exercise recommendations? Frozen Fatty Coffee Drink Chameleon Cold Brew [39:00] How to teach anti-science people a better way. "Show them a cleaner glass of water". Bullet Proof Coffee gets mentioned about a hundred times. [43:00] Intermittent fasting. Strength training + Tabata Sprints Diet scheduling. Fasting from protein can improve protein utilization. Lift heavy things and sprint. Keep it simple. Michael Pollan's Food Rules Eat a lot of vegetables. Mostly vegetables. [46:00] Isometrics workouts to build strength without putting stress on joints. On grass or in the pool. "Jack your heart rate up". [49:00] Chris's $10,000 offer for a health technology product for monitoring various biological markers The state of health monitoring is abysmal for the average or even extraordinary consumer Idea - Implant that continually measures important biomarkers. Measure in real time. Dutch testing for cortisol and other hormones This idea could change the way we interact with dieting and health in general What would a version one of this tech look like? Measuring the following: Sex Hormones Stress Hormones Cholesterol Fat Soluble Vitamins (A, E, D, K) Glucose and Ketones [1:02:30] What is Chris working on now? AppSumo - Groupon for Geeks DesignBold - Design made easy SerpStat - All in one SEO tooling The cult of the "Sumoling" [1:05:30] What kind of company works with App Sumo GREAT tools for small businesses Validated by some users Startups that have Product Market Fit and are looking to scale to the next level [1:10:00] Chris's role at Appsumo Operations and Marketing Focusing on retention in 2017 [1:13:00] Final requests Build that health monitoring @chrisschelzi on instagram Read The Righteous Mind by Johnathan Haidt and Everything by Robert Greene Landmark Series of Herodotus Conclusion This conversation could have easily been three times as long. I'll certainly have Chris on the show again. If you enjoyed today's episode please subscribe to the show and leave a review on iTunes.

This week, we read Johnathan Haidt's 2012 book, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. We grapple with tough concepts like how to talk with people you vehemently disagree with, the importance of intuition, and how we're basically all just big, ambulatory bags of post hoc rationalizations. Hopefully we'll be better about talking politics with people now? Fingers crossed. Talking points include: morality taste buds, why ants are so powerful, this book was a hard read but we're glad we did it.

Perhaps happiness comes when one has good balance in their lives? Johnathan Haidt said that we need to control the untamed, irrational elephant and that the rider and the elephant must have balance. He uses the metaphor of elephant and rider to explain the duality in our thinking. Perhaps happiness comes from one's realization that they are enough, no matter what chapter and circumstances they maybe in? Is it possible that happiness truly comes from within but also recognizing that some external factors could affect how happy one is? Oh, this old ancient question about what is happiness and how can happiness be achieved still exist today, and many are trying to find answers. In this podcast I will share with you how I maintain balance in my life and find my own contentment.