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The Brainy Business | Understanding the Psychology of Why People Buy | Behavioral Economics

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 25:42

In this episode, we discuss incentives for goal-achievement with Jordan Goldberg, co-founder of stickK. StickK.com is a goal-setting platform that employs incentive-based behavioral economic research by Yale economists Ian Ayres and Dean Karlan. Jordan’s experience places him at the forefront of applied behavioral economics, harnessing social media trends, technology, and the power of incentives to help individuals create lasting change. Jordan Goldberg is the co-founder of stickK.com, a goal-setting website based on behavioral economics research conducted by Yale economists Ian Ayres and Dean Karlan. Jordan’s experience places him at the forefront of applied behavioral economics, harnessing social media trends, technology, and the power of incentives to help individuals create lasting change. Jordan has been frequently interviewed for both print and television media, appearing on NBC’s TODAY Show and CBS NewsSunday Morning, and in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Economist. A graduate of Yale University with a bachelor’s degree in American Studies, Jordan is also a recipient of the Yale School of Management’s Silver Anniversary Scholarship.

46: Diet Soda, Love of Learning, + Gratitude for Health Care Workers

Wellness While Walking

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 37:36

Should I quit drinking diet soda? And if so, how??? What gets Carolyn up in the morning, and the power of our gratitude practice, especially for health care workers. LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) DIET SODAS AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS Do Sweet Drinks Have Anything to Do With Dementia? foodpolitics.com Just How Bad is Diet Soda For You? clevelandclinic.org 21 Healthy, Low-Sugar Soda Alternatives That Make It Easy to Quit Color, eatthis.com Effects of Sweeteners on the Gut Microbiota: A Review of Experimental Studies and Clinical Trials, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Diet Soda By Itself May Not Cause Weight Gain, Study Says, But Combining With Carbs Can, cnn.com Measuring Artificial Sweeteners Toxicity Using a Bioluminescent Bacterial Panel, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Artificial Sweeteners: Sugar-Free, But at What Cost? health.harvard.edu Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, diabetesjournals.org Coca-Cola Discontinues TaB Diet Soda in the US, beveragedaily.com Stickk app Habitica app Pact app – (not recommended) LOVE OF LEARNING Character Strengths, VIACharacter.org Science of Well-Being (Yale) class, coursera.org GRATITUDE AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Robert Emmons Improving Mental Health in Health Care Practitioners: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Gratitude Intervention, researchgate.net Improving Mental Health in Health Care Practitioners: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Gratitude Intervention, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking. Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast.

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120. Precommitment: Boosting Cooperation for Yourself and Others, a Behavioral Economics Foundations Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 33:02

Today, we are talking about precommitment and how it can be used in life and business. As far as concepts go, I’m guessing this is one of those you’ve heard of and think you know everything about, so I’m going to challenge that belief and hopefully teach you some new insights and ways to use precommitment on today’s show by sharing a personal example. Precommitment is very closely related to time discounting, as well as loss aversion, habits, and several other concepts. As a side note, can I just say that I can hardly believe we’ve made it to 120 episodes of the podcast already? And, there is another exciting milestone that is going to be hitting as this episode comes out. I’m not sure exactly when it will happen, but sometime between recording and the release of the episode we will hit a quarter of a million downloads! A quarter-million you guys! From 160 countries around the world and 120 episodes downloaded 250,000 times. Precommitment is a big reason this has all been made possible. Because of my vow to have new episodes every single Friday no matter what – a precommitment I made to the void when launching the show, we always have new content come out. In 120 episodes I’ve never missed, and I hope I never will. It seems very fitting that today’s episode on precommitment is marking this exciting quarter-million milestone. But precommitment can be used for a lot more than keeping to a content schedule. In today’s show, I’ll share an example of how I am using it to be more in alignment with the person I want to be, tips to overcome cognitive dissonance in a positive way (and what that means), some great apps to help with precommitment, behavioral scientists using this in practice, and more! Show Notes: [01:01] Precommitment is very closely related to time discounting, as well as loss aversion, habits, and several other concepts that will be linked for you in the show notes. [03:02] When I started The Brainy Business, I made a commitment to do a weekly show for one full year before evaluating if it was a fit for my business or a waste of time. I’m so thankful to say, it was clearly worth its weight in time gold (far before hitting that one year mark) and The Brainy Business is here to stay. [06:11] Precommitments can be external like throwing all the junk food out of the house or dumping soda down the drain. They can also be internal, like a promise to yourself that you will not break. And a combination. [07:20] Cognitive dissonance is essentially the discomfort we feel when our perception of ourselves doesn’t line up with our actions. (This concept will have its own episode soon.) [08:28] Our brains write off a story that doesn’t align with how we want to see ourselves surprisingly quickly. [10:02] We can use some precommitment tactics while in a cold state to help set us up for success when the moment comes. [11:53] The thing about precommitment is, while it does help us stick to the right stuff, we can also be way too good at ignoring our own best intentions (so it doesn’t always work). The best way to combat this? Narrow focus. [13:23] We need to own that past to have a better future. If we don’t (and instead let the distaste for cognitive dissonance explain it away) it will never change—we will never change—and no amount of precommitment trick will do it for us. [14:17] As with all applied behavioral science, there is a bigger problem at the root, and it is important to take a step back to make sure you are addressing the whole thing when you put your precommitment devices in place. [16:00] Finding the most important thing to work on and dedicating all your willpower to that one thing is much more likely to be successful. [16:48] Depending on the goal you choose to use precommitment tactics to help with, there are some cool apps, like Stickk. [18:26] Forest is an app that can be used if you want to be more productive and especially if you have a hard time not getting distracted by your phone. [21:13] When Nikki Rausch was on the show we talked about making it easy to do business with you and scheduling your circle back calls in the moment someone is interested. Making that precommitment is so much more effective in continuing conversations moving forward. [21:41] Get the appointment on the calendar in that moment. It is a precommitment that is a lot harder to push off than a theoretical conversation that may happen someday. [23:08] Set the expectations upfront to help everyone be on the same page and comfortable with the commitment. [24:09] I want to close out this episode with one of my favorite precommitment tactics, the loss aversion jar. [26:42] Seeing the money in the jar and knowing it all goes away if you miss, can help you keep on track especially if you have a buddy who you know will hold you to it (the threat needs to be real!). [27:34] You can celebrate your wins and achieve those goals by using precommitment in a responsible way. [28:31] If you can’t commit to having the “extremely bad thing” as your consequence if you don’t meet the goal...ask yourself why. If you’re not willing to commit to it fully, don’t work on it right now. Is there something else that is more important to work on first? [29:32] What will your goal be? When will you achieve it? Make the commitment by sharing it with me on social media. Find me as @thebrainybiz everywhere (links below!) Thanks for listening. Don’t forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Android. If you like what you heard, please leave a review on iTunes and share what you liked about the show. Let’s connect: Melina@TheBrainyBusiness.com The Brainy Business® on Facebook The Brainy Business on Twitter The Brainy Business on Instagram The Brainy Business on LinkedIn Melina on LinkedIn The Brainy Business on Youtube More from The Brainy Business: Master Your Mindset Mini-Course BE Thoughtful Revolution - use code BRAINY to save 10% Get Your FREE ebook Melina’s John Mayer Pandora Station! Listen to what she listens to while working. Past Episodes and Other Important Links: Don’t Let Me Do That! – Models of Precommitment The Power of Precommitment Precommitment Precommitment and Procrastination: Behavioral Tools for Students Forest App Stickk App Time Discounting Loss Aversion Interview with Bec Weeks Interview with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Interview with Dan Ariely Interview with Dr. Julie O’Brien Interview with Nikki Rausch Fundamental Attribution Error How to Finally Change Your Behavior (So it Sticks) Interview With Author Nir Eyal How to Set, Achieve & Exceed Brainy Goals How to Get (and Stay) Motivated Present Versus Future Biases Optimism Bias Resolutions and Keeping Commitments

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105: Die 5 besten Gewohnheits-Tracker

Der Sportmentaltraining Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 15:19

Gewohnheiten und Routinen sind enorm wichtig, wenn du dir deine Willenskraft, Selbstdisziplin und Disziplin für die wirklich wichtigen Aufgaben sparen willst. In dieser Podcast-Folge stelle ich dir 5 Apps vor, die dir genau dabei helfen werden. - Coach.me: https://www.coach.me/ - Habatica https://habitica.com/ - Stickk https://www.stickk.com/ - Habitshare: https://habitshareapp.com/ - Productive Habit Tracker: https://productiveapp.io/ - Streaks: https://streaksapp.com/

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Practicing Gratitude: Harder than it looks (#4)

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 24:48

SHOW NOTESEpisode specific links:Jimmy Fallon: The Tonight ShowKahn AcademyMo Willems Lunch Doodles Transcription:Scott: [00:00:00] welcome to playing with fire, the podcast that turns challenges into habits, habits, into lifestyles and lifestyles. And to a better you, I am your host Scott Ricans. And here with me today is my astonishingly supportive cohost, Taylor. [00:00:16] Taylor: [00:00:16] That was sweet. [00:00:17] Scott: [00:00:17] We are committing to 12 months, 12 challenges, 21 days a piece.[00:00:21] We're going to test new ways to live better together. It's time to uncouple our self worth from our net worth so we can all live a rich, happy and fulfilled life. And this month we've challenged ourselves with practicing gratitude. As of this recording, we are on day 17 of 21 and if you've been on this challenge with us, you'll know there are three levels to choose from.[00:00:40] Taylor and I both chose level three, which includes writing in our gratitude journal once a day. Posting on social daily, smiling before every meal, writing a letter to a friend or a loved one, a coworker, whatever, every day, and delivering it. And finally, creating a gratitude station in your home. Level one and two have a descending amount of obligations.[00:00:59] So we will discuss how things are going as we near the finish line. But we are also going to talk about this past week, how it's affected our lives so deeply. But before we do, I want to give some quick love to our sponsor for making this podcast possible.[00:01:17] When Taya and I first started out on our fire journey, one of the first goals we set was saving up for a six month emergency fund, six months of expenses, always there when you need it. Once we reached our goal, we were surprised at the immediate sense of freedom that provided and to hold that money over the longterm, we wanted to find a home for our emergency fund that would allow us to combat inflation and make it super easy to access in times of need.[00:01:39] And that's where ally bank came into our lives. Ally has fantastic savings accounts with very competitive AP wise and no monthly maintenance fees. Ally bank has been voted the best online bank by money, NerdWallet and bank rate, and they've been around for nearly 20 years. Their customer service is awesome and it's super easy to set up an account.[00:01:56] Ally bank is a perfect fit for us and have also helped us make this podcast. We think they'd be a great fit for you too. So if you're saving up for an emergency fund, saving for a new home, whatever it is, consider opening an ally account today.[00:02:15] so one heck of a [00:02:16] Taylor: [00:02:16] week. [00:02:19] Scott: [00:02:19] Yeah, it's been pretty wild. Yeah, it's been really, for us, it's been two and a half weeks or so when we kind of caught wind of the Corona virus, the coven, and that it was going to be serious and that we should start looking at it seriously. And when did we decide to socially distance ourselves?[00:02:35] Taylor: [00:02:35] Last Thursday. So it's been a week and two days. I mean, let's just be honest. This doing this podcast on a Saturday. We're supposed to do it on Tuesdays. Yeah. And we both have just not been in a space to do it. And I said, when we sat down here, are we really doing this? [00:02:53] Scott: [00:02:53] Yeah. I forced myself to hit record today.[00:02:56] Taylor: [00:02:56] Yeah. I think, I think it's just, it's a really emotional. Right. And I, I feel like everyone's going through it in a different way or the same way. [00:03:05] Scott: [00:03:05] Yeah. I mean, as I'm sure everyone has, we immediately had to figure out our situation, understand what we had for supplies, you know, in case we were in some kind of lockdown.[00:03:18] We needed to act as if there was an emergency and we needed to be able to live in this house for months on end. And that was kind of a sh, a shocking, jarring realization. And so that was step one. And then step two and these steps were concurrent, was what are our parents doing? What are our loved ones doing?[00:03:36] What are our family doing? What are our friends doing? And the social dynamics of people figuring out, no one wants to hear. That they need to plan for a global pandemic. No one ever wants to hear that. And if you weren't up to speed on it in any way, shape, or form, and someone just started saying that to you, you'd be, you would also feel like a, what?[00:03:56] You're being a little crazy, right? Yeah. And so it was all understandable, I felt like, but the other side of it was like my dad was going in for knee surgery that like the day that we decided this was serious and we should start taking seriously. Yeah. And you know, that has its own complications where he has to do physical therapy after getting half of his knee replaced, and where's he going to be going to do that?[00:04:19] And is that place going to be safe and so on and so forth. So also they're in different States and can they get home, you know, and if they have to be on lockdown, which California has now gone on a full lockdown of stay at home, it's like, you know, they're renting places right now. What happens when that.[00:04:40] Releases up, you know, it's like so many things to consider and then school's out. So now we go from having school to, we now are homeschooling her. We both have to figure out how that works with jobs, what's going on with the jobs. It's just nuts. It's a lot. I mean, we feel grateful for. [00:04:59] Taylor: [00:04:59] It was a really good time to do the grateful challenge.[00:05:01] Bam. Good planning. [00:05:02] Scott: [00:05:02] It is unbelievably wild timing considering however, it's also, you know, this global pandemic kind of through a bit of a wrench in our little practicing gratitude challenge plan, didn't it? Yeah. I, I'll be the first to admit full disclosure when it comes to this challenge. I'm very excited about it.[00:05:22] Yeah, I agree. [00:05:23] Taylor: [00:05:23] And I, I, you know, like when we, before we sat down here, I was kinda thinking, have I been really good? Have I have, I have not been good this week. And I feel like the first three days I did an okay job. And then. I fell off the bandwagon. I've kind of struggled. [00:05:36] Scott: [00:05:36] I do. I do. Totally fallen off the cliff.[00:05:38] Sorry, go ahead. [00:05:39] Taylor: [00:05:39] No, I was also just going to say, I do think there's some positives out there and in a time of where it seems like every single thing is not positive. And I don't know if you've seen some of these, but I kind of want to share some of them cause I think they're really beautiful. [00:05:54] Scott: [00:05:54] Okay. Yeah, hit me.[00:05:56] Taylor: [00:05:56] Um, so first things first, let's talk about pollution in the [00:06:00] Scott: [00:06:00] world. Okay. It's getting better. Yeah. [00:06:03] Taylor: [00:06:03] Because nobody's driving [00:06:04] Scott: [00:06:04] right. [00:06:05] Taylor: [00:06:05] In major metropolitan [00:06:06] Scott: [00:06:06] areas. Yeah. [00:06:07] Taylor: [00:06:07] And even like, do you see that space picture [00:06:10] Scott: [00:06:10] of China? I did satellite, yeah. The satellite imagery of the CO2 levels going just completely dropping off.[00:06:17] That's amazing. In the Wu Han area. Right. [00:06:20] Taylor: [00:06:20] Okay. See. And, um, kinda like we, we were in a, you know, natural disaster, what a couple of years ago together we were in a big giant flood out in Hawaii and a lot of the reef came back right when we were out there because they had shut down some of the roads, the major roads, and there weren't any snorkelers [00:06:38] Scott: [00:06:38] do you remember that?[00:06:38] Right. [00:06:39] Taylor: [00:06:39] And that's happening again in a lot of parts of the world. In Venice, they had dolphins. [00:06:43] Scott: [00:06:43] I know that was, they haven't seen the bottom of that canal and so long and now, yeah, they're seeing all this life come in and it's pretty amazing. So that definitely was a nice little, nice little thing to see.[00:06:56] You know, I don't know how you feel about that, but when I see that stuff, I also, I have like a short term excitement moment, but then also followed by like is w, you know. It's going to go back to the same eventually. [00:07:09] Taylor: [00:07:09] That's your pessimistic side. [00:07:10] Scott: [00:07:10] Well, I mean, the, the satellite imagery of Lou HUD's already back, like they're already turning it back up again, you know?[00:07:17] But anyway, what positive. On a positive note. Air travel's absolutely going to come to a hall or already has. Yeah, I know they're, they're a big polluter too, so there's definitely going to be some, some positive things that come out of this. I can't wait to see what those are, and those are things that we shouldn't, we should hang on to.[00:07:38] Taylor: [00:07:38] I feel like you and I have both gone through like really good days and really terrible days this week, so I think that's super normal for people. [00:07:47] Scott: [00:07:47] Yes I did. Okay. So it is. Okay. And I also wanted to say that if you're following along on this challenge with us and you've also fallen off the wagon like we have, that's okay.[00:07:57] It's okay. [00:08:00] Taylor: [00:08:00] I will say we really have implemented, especially around the dinner table, cause that's kind of our meal together. Yes. Now every meal is together. Who am I kidding? Jokes. Nope. Too soon. But. I think today we went on a really nice outside hike and little Jovi. When we sat down, she was like, Oh, don't forget [00:08:17] Scott: [00:08:17] what you're grateful for.[00:08:19] I know, [00:08:19] Taylor: [00:08:19] and I was like, Oh, is that good? She was like, I'm grateful for this wonderful meal and this wonderful walk that we had as a family today. [00:08:26] Scott: [00:08:26] What are you about you mom? The gratitude challenge has absolutely permeated through our life. The gratitude station is out in the front door still. They're going to stay that getting as much usage, which is odd, so we might want to reconsider the placement of the gratitude station.[00:08:38] Okay. But we do love that thing. I love the dinnertime. Gratitude is smiling before the meal. We remind ourselves to do that every day, and we kind of have a bit of like a family grace, basically. Right? A time to be thankful for the food that we have in front of us and amongst all the other things that we're grateful for that day and to share those together.[00:08:58] So we weren't doing that prior. We, you're just getting right into it, eating that food and having a good time. So that's been nice, I think. Yeah, and I personally really want to continue with the gratitude journal. It really does help. I feel the same way. I 100% wish I could go back and choose level one or two and not three because [00:09:19] Taylor: [00:09:19] overachiever.[00:09:20] Yup. Yeah, [00:09:21] Scott: [00:09:21] it didn't work in my mind. I was going to post on social daily and I was going to do all that, and I was gonna write these letters and I kind of knew that the letters would be tough, but I thought maybe if I did a bunch of them, I'd feel good about it and no, it's okay. It's been bad. [00:09:33] Taylor: [00:09:33] I feel like my, my note giving this last week really took a nosedive.[00:09:36] I was really getting good at the note thing. [00:09:38] Scott: [00:09:38] Yeah. [00:09:39] Taylor: [00:09:39] But I'm like afraid to go to the mailbox. I got to be honest. [00:09:42] Scott: [00:09:42] Of course. I don't think you should go to the mailbox if you can help it. [00:09:46] Taylor: [00:09:46] I think our mail is overflowing. [00:09:47] Scott: [00:09:47] Yeah. And so we've got a couple of days left. Let's finish strong. Let's finish strong.[00:09:52] That's right. I think we could, we could use this more more than ever. And maybe hit and record tonight and talking about, this is a nice reminder that we need to get back on the train, on the practicing gratitude, because we have fallen off that wagon. But the good news is that GiveWell. Is [00:10:07] Taylor: [00:10:07] raking in our money.[00:10:08] Scott: [00:10:08] Yeah. They're getting some residuals here. Good. [00:10:11] Taylor: [00:10:11] I love that. [00:10:12] Scott: [00:10:12] Glad we can. It makes me feel better. Personally. [00:10:15] Taylor: [00:10:15] Yeah, I mean, is someone else's when my selfish, [00:10:18] Scott: [00:10:18] yeah. My, yeah. My precious self is, is being, is feeling good because of Goodwill's getting a little bit of money for my misgivings, but Hey, I liked that system a lot.[00:10:31] So I wanted to wrap back to the earlier episodes with practicing gratitude where we talked about some of the studies that have suggested that a daily gratitude practice can help you sleep better. Become more social, get sick less often, lose weight, reduce aging of the brain. Like I said, increased wellbeing.[00:10:49] All of [00:10:49] Taylor: [00:10:49] those things stopped during the coronavirus. [00:10:51] Scott: [00:10:51] Yeah. Yeah. Those things are rough right now, but I'm wondering if prior to the global pandemic, if you have any thoughts or feelings or or anything, did you see any results on that front? I [00:11:05] Taylor: [00:11:05] feel like I look younger. No, my birthday's on Tuesday. Everyone [00:11:09] Scott: [00:11:09] happy birthday tag.[00:11:10] Taylor: [00:11:10] I feel young. [00:11:11] Scott: [00:11:11] Yeah. Oh, happy birthday week. [00:11:14] Taylor: [00:11:14] I don't know. How's party? [00:11:16] Scott: [00:11:16] Woo. We don't even have any cake mix. Sorry babe. I know you do. I, I gotta say this one thing that I'm grateful for real quick. Yeah. When we saw this coming, I thought I was a little crazy for doing it, but I went to the grocery store and I picked up 10 ocean rolls.[00:11:33] and and then you individually wrap them and we froze them. And I just can't tell you how grateful I am that we have a supply of ocean rolls [00:11:41] Taylor: [00:11:41] to celebrate me on my birthday. Is that where you were going with [00:11:43] Scott: [00:11:43] this? Are you excited to have an ocean role? [00:11:46] Taylor: [00:11:46] I feel like you're the ocean roll like King, [00:11:48] Scott: [00:11:48] but you like them, right?[00:11:49] I mean, the cardamom and the pepper, they're good. What's your favorite thing? [00:11:53] Taylor: [00:11:53] Banana bread. [00:11:55] Scott: [00:11:55] I couldn't find it either where it was they didn't have [00:11:59] Taylor: [00:11:59] it anyway. I don't know. I honestly, I really feel really mentally exhausted and I don't even remember what I felt like two weeks ago. I know. That's how I feel like that's the honest answer.[00:12:11] I [00:12:11] Scott: [00:12:11] know. I'm the same way. I definitely haven't been sleeping well. My God, I've been sleeping [00:12:15] Taylor: [00:12:15] terrible. I [00:12:16] Scott: [00:12:16] kind of to, we haven't been allowed to be social, I sure as hell. Hope we all get sick less often. I don't care if I lose or gain weight right now, I'm definitely not reducing aging to the brain at the moment.[00:12:26] I doubt, you know, our, our wellbeing is in flux, but you know, most of us will get through this. Most of us will get through this. This is going to suck. There's no doubt about it. But there is an end to this and that's something we have to grab ahold of. We can be so grateful [00:12:41] Taylor: [00:12:41] that technology can be our friend.[00:12:43] And we are able to have that connection with people and have space for that. Even when times are hard. [00:12:48] Scott: [00:12:48] You had a little, uh, conference call girls night the other night, right? I did. [00:12:52] Taylor: [00:12:52] I had, I was supposed to go out on Thursday night for my birthday and instead we had eight girls on the phone and we, we use this cool app called house party.[00:13:01] That I think is for teenagers that I'd never heard of, but no, it was fun. It was so fun. Like I literally laughed so hard. I cried the entire time and we sat there for three hours on the phone and played games and laughed and [00:13:14] Scott: [00:13:14] yeah, I left you alone. And when you were finally done, you came over and you were like, my face muscles hurt.[00:13:18] Taylor: [00:13:18] Yeah, it was good. So I feel like, you know. Starting to play in that kind of stuff. It's good. It's good for the soul. [00:13:25] Scott: [00:13:25] Was it a, was it, it must be a different dynamic than like taking that same group of people and going out for the night. It's kind of saying, okay, [00:13:32] Taylor: [00:13:32] I feel like the beginning, like the first 20 minutes, [00:13:35] Scott: [00:13:35] we were all kind of like, [00:13:37] Taylor: [00:13:37] then I feel like, you know, we drank enough and then it was, we're back to the old, back to the old [00:13:41] Scott: [00:13:41] slosh.[00:13:41] There it is. Right on. Well for all of you falling along with this challenge. We will be wrapping up this challenge fairly soon. I think we need to do [00:13:50] Taylor: [00:13:50] a couple polls from the gratitude jar before we say goodbye to gratitude as a challenge and pull out some of the ones that. [00:13:57] Scott: [00:13:57] I've been in her house. Let's do it.[00:13:59] Taylor: [00:13:59] I'm reaching in the jar. My first one was my handy has been awe because you made a really cool garbage can this week. In the time of us being home, [00:14:11] Scott: [00:14:11] I posted a little video of you. In the cabinet helping me with the measurements for the door. It for, I wish everyone listening to this could have seen the look she gave me just now, cause she's not as social.[00:14:24] So she didn't know that I shared that. [00:14:26] Taylor: [00:14:26] I can't believe you shared that. That was like me in my pajamas with no makeup on. [00:14:29] Scott: [00:14:29] I know, but it's dark in the car. Cabinet. You can't see any of that, but you can see that you can fit in the cabinet, which is amazing, and that door went in so snug first try. That was pretty amazing.[00:14:40] Taylor: [00:14:40] Yeah. I'm going through a lot of these, and a lot of them are Jovi's and it's like cookie food mom, which is very sweet. Right. That's awesome. I don't know what this one says. It's like, [00:14:54] Scott: [00:14:54] Oh, feel better. Feel better. [00:14:56] Taylor: [00:14:56] Oh, she feels better. Cause she, she was sick this week, which was also very stressful. Feel better.[00:15:01] That's so cute. Okay. I'm really glad we're going through these eye food. [00:15:06] Scott: [00:15:06] Food. [00:15:06] Taylor: [00:15:06] That's also Jovi. Jovi has done a lot of these, right? [00:15:09] Scott: [00:15:09] Yeah. She's better at it than we are. [00:15:12] Taylor: [00:15:12] Yeah, I think so. Hold on, I'm getting to some good ones. Oh, this one says my friendship with Jovie Taylor and Scott Love Leah as a friend of ours that was here.[00:15:21] Scott: [00:15:21] Oh, I'll go. Thanks, Leah. A long time ago. [00:15:24] Taylor: [00:15:24] Comedic relief. I'm really, I'm really, really grateful for a [00:15:28] Scott: [00:15:28] flexible job. Yeah, that's a really big one. That's a big one right now. Yeah. You're already remote. [00:15:33] Taylor: [00:15:33] I was already remote and I feel like you and I have been remote together for about three years, and so we know how to live with each other.[00:15:41] Yeah. The state of work. We've [00:15:42] Scott: [00:15:42] never heard that out. [00:15:43] Taylor: [00:15:43] We've never had a four year old while we're doing that, but we're making it work. [00:15:46] Scott: [00:15:46] Oh wait. You know, we have here and there. Not to the extent that we are now, I feel for people who are setting up home offices right now, trying to work from home in the house because it is difficult.[00:15:57] I mean, I would typically try to leave the house, go work at a coffee shop or something because it makes me focus. It makes it easier for me to trick my brain into starting my day. As opposed to staying home working, you know? Yeah. So there are definitely a lot of little tricks to the trade to, to staying focused and feeling motivated and all that.[00:16:16] And the other side of it is, I honestly, as scary as it is right now, one little, one little positive thing I can spend is I've sort of taken the role as teacher, you know, for homeschooling Jovi. And that's been really fun. You're a great teacher. It's been wonderful to spend that much time with her to watch her learn to find new things to teach with.[00:16:36] The Khan Academy has an amazing free app for anyone that's trying to do this. There's a lot [00:16:41] Taylor: [00:16:41] of free resources right now. [00:16:42] Scott: [00:16:42] There really are. Yeah. We were watching Jimmy Fallon's first said tonight, show in quarantine, which was oddly sweet and amazing. Right? Yeah. And I highly recommend them. It's him in his house.[00:16:54] His kids are running everywhere. You can see it in his face that he doesn't care, but he kind of cares and he's like, it's, it's really funny. And his wife's got the camera and it's really raw. I loved it. And in that, he, I think the first or second episode he interviews Lin Manuel Miranda, the Broadway superstar.[00:17:12] And he was talking about. Also homeschooling his kids, and he mentioned that they had all become expert doodlers because they found this lesson with Mo Willems, the doodler M O. W, I, L, L. E, M, S, I think. Willems Mo Willems. And he's, he's doing this doodle class and it's amazing. And he's, you know, using like numbers to create faces and he's, he's got away, he is meant to be a teacher of this stuff.[00:17:42] So I, I put that on for Jovie and we learned how to duel, do some doodling and do you remember that? Yeah, she did. Awesome. Crushed it. Yeah, it was so cool. So it's been fun to find that stuff. Those are a couple of little resources that we found, but yeah, I'm glad you read through some of those. That's awesome.[00:17:57] I love the gratitude station. I needed, I was going to say, you need to put some more in there. I need to write more of those. Yeah. I've been on DEFCON dine with his eye. I've been terrible. Honey. I've been terrible with this challenge. I feel like you've tried. I can't believe how bad I've done it. The challenge, I thought I would crush it.[00:18:16] Been crushing some challenges this year, and this one is not going well. Yeah. Anyway. Well, I'm sure you all have been doing challenges and you're probably doing a lot better job than I am, so if you happen to be doing them. And there's anything that you like or have enjoyed. We've loved seeing the stuff you shared.[00:18:34] If you have anything else to share, please share it with us. We love seeing it, the gratitude stations, the gratitude walls. It's just so much fun. We've had some gratitude letters left at our doorstep before that was uncouth. It's been nice. And that leads us into our next segment. What is the internet saying?[00:18:53] That's my new favorite segment. [00:18:54] Taylor: [00:18:54] What is the internet saying? What? What is the internet saying on a positive front? [00:18:57] Nothing [00:18:58] Scott: [00:18:58] about the coronavirus. This specific segment is geared towards our show in our community and our, our group of people. So specifically the Facebook group mostly, and yeah. I just want to give a quick shout out to[00:19:10] Billy Considine constantly. Hey Billy, he wrote, excited to join this group. I checked out playing with fire from my local library and it was my intro to the five movement. That is my favorite. I am so excited because that is a big reason why we wanted to do this, was to try to continue to open those doors for people to find what we found, and this is my second favorite thing, and.[00:19:32] Maybe my favorite thing that he wrote. He wrote. Since then, I've been bingeing content from mr money mustache and choose fi. Perfect. Hashtag grateful. So good. I'm so excited for him. I know that feeling. We did the same bingeing and I'm jealous. I'm jealous that he's bingeing mr money mustache and choose fi right now with fresh eyes with restaurants.[00:19:51] It is a good time. We might want to go revisit some of that stuff because it's a great time to do that, unfortunately, but it is. It's a great time to to know. No, why you spend money and what you spend money on, and getting your finances in order and understanding how to invest that money so that you can take control of your finances.[00:20:10] I'm grateful for you, Billy. Thanks for writing that. That's awesome. And thank you, Doug. Thank you, Doug Nords if you're listening Nords the Nords man, the military guy, Doug Nordmann, he's a great friend and he and Marge were out over in Portugal and we were doing Chautauqua last year and he came and joined us in Hawaii when we were there.[00:20:28] Yeah. And [00:20:29] Taylor: [00:20:29] we actually kind of joined him cause he lives in Hawaii. [00:20:31] Scott: [00:20:31] That's true. That's a very good point. Thank you. We joined him over there and he was so gracious to give us time. And he mentioned on the Facebook group that Honnalei had a little incident again, another flood. Yeah. And I didn't know that.[00:20:47] I had not heard that. That has not made the news. Obviously there's been some things competing with it, so I'm really glad that he shared that with us. And fortunately, the our friends that are over there, they're okay. And it sounds like everybody's okay and that is a resilient community. We saw that firsthand.[00:21:01] We were a part of that when they had a major flood a couple of years ago when we were there. And it's just crazy that that's happening again. Hopefully they can find some ways to fix that river issue and a cause that they get a lot of rain over there. It's one of the radius places on earth, and that's not going to stop.[00:21:17] So I hope they figure that out, but we send a over to a huddled Lake also, real quick. We've had over a hundred people sign up for stick. That's awesome. I think that's incredible. That's so cool. I didn't know if anyone would use it and I hope people are liking it. I'm curious what people think about it.[00:21:32] Yeah. Just about the app in general? Yeah, the app in general. What's working for them? What's not. Cause stick is incredibly open to feedback. They want it, they're craving it. It feels like they're there. It's been such a joy to work with them. So we would love your feedback. If you are using stick and you have been using it to stick to your challenges, we're curious if it's working, we're curious what you find, right?[00:21:54] Wrong, good, bad. Let us know. We can let them know and hopefully we can continue to improve the apnea experience and these challenges in the future. So. I think that's awesome. I love it. And if a hundred people actually downloaded the app, there's probably a whole bunch of other people that have loosely done some grit, gratitude stuff and just didn't feel like they needed the app.[00:22:10] Totally. So that means it's worthwhile to hit record. [00:22:14] Taylor: [00:22:14] Yeah, there's more than four. And I feel like that's more than our parents. That's when I feel like that's a win. That's right. Yeah. Cause we just want to spread the love. [00:22:21] Scott: [00:22:21] That's all we want to do. Yeah. Well, if you're joining us on this challenge or if you haven't yet, please follow us on Instagram at play with fire co or join our Facebook group, facebook.com forward slash plan with fire.[00:22:31] We'll get you to do our page. And from there you can find the group and sign up for stick that stick with two Ks and a Ford slash playing with fire. If you'd like to take these 21 day gratitude challenges on for yourself, you can do it anytime. It doesn't matter that you're listening to this a year from now, a month from now, you can sign up on stick and take a 21 day gratitude challenge on your own.[00:22:53] And we recommend you do because we've loved it, other than the times that we haven't done it at all. Yeah. And all the info you need to get started will be in the show notes. Let us know how things are going so far, please. And finally, I would say, you know. We are definitely going to do another challenge.[00:23:10] There's no question about it, but we are going to take a week off. We need to, we feel like we need a week. Yeah, right. Yeah. We've got some stuff. We've got to take care of this. This thing's crazy, and we're going to take at least a week. Let's say that because it sounds like we're gonna be stuck in our homes for a while and things are going to get gnarly.[00:23:26] But I think for now we just need to kind of see how things shake out a bit. Right? Totally. Yeah. But you and I have decided we're going to really look at our list of, of future challenges, and we're going to try to find one that works really well [00:23:42] Taylor: [00:23:42] times. I'm excited. [00:23:43] Scott: [00:23:43] Yeah. Well, don't share it yet. It's going to be a secret.[00:23:46] Yeah. So we love you guys for listening. Thank you so much. It's re, it's been so fun to do this. And even though we were dreading hitting record tonight, because of all of the craziness going on in the world. By the time we're done recording right now. I feel like I feel good that we did. Yeah, me too. I'm happy we did.[00:24:03] Okay. If you're enjoying this show, please tap the subscribe button on Apple podcasts. Overcast, Google podcast, Stitcher pod bean, PocketCasts, Spotify, or wherever you're listening and consider leaving us a review. That would be amazing. Okay. You ready to go wash your hands and hit the hay? [00:24:18] Taylor: [00:24:18] Yes, I really am.[00:24:20] Scott: [00:24:20] I love you.[00:24:24] Yay.How this works:Each month, we will explore a new mental, physical or fiscal challenge, together. With beginner, intermediate and expert level tiers and built-in accountability, there will be something for everyone. It's time to uncouple our self worth from our net worth so we can all live a rich, happy and fulfilled life.I've teamed up with my beautiful wife and friend, Taylor, to take on these challenges and experiment together. I should let you know, she is reluctant, slightly nervous and maybe a little annoyed about this whole thing. So, this should be a good time. We are committing to 12 months, 12 challenges, 21 days a piece. We are going to test new ways to live better, together. So we hope you join us each week as we learn, improve and break things. We will take inspiration from many sources, but we've leaned on James Clear and his lessons from his book, “Atomic Habits” to guide us in constructing these challenges. Starting next week, we will be announcing the first challenge. Here's how this will work. We've modeled each challenge around the Habit Loop. There are 4 phases of the Habit Loop, The Cue, The Craving, The Response and The Reward. According to James, “The cue triggers a craving, which motivates a response, which provides a reward, which satisfies the craving and, ultimately, becomes associated with the cue. Together, these four steps form a neurological feedback loop—cue, craving, response, reward; cue, craving, response, reward—that ultimately allows you to create automatic habits.” So, we will cue up a problem you likely face in your daily life, motivate you to crave a solution, develop the plan to respond to this problem with a solution and by accomplishing this response, reward you with a new habit! To be more specific, I'll cover each week in more detail. We will use the first challenge we have planned, “Gratitude” as an example.Week 1, we will setup and discuss practicing gratitude, how it works, how it applies to our lives, why it's important, and various experts take on gratitude. This is known as the Cue. We will make it abundantly clear and obvious why adapting gratitude habits will be a good use of your time. We will discuss what we are looking forward to, our concerns, how you can join us, what, if anything, you'll need to participate, and additional listening and reading opportunities on the topic at hand.Week 2 will Cue the challenge, rules, specific levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Expert), tips and strategies and announce our personal plans for the challenge. We will also kick off the challenge on social and Stickk, our preferred accountability platform. This is the kickoff!Week 3, we will bring in an expert or discuss our own findings, or both. We will cover how we feel, what's working, what's not, and ask you to weigh in as well!Week 4, the final week, we'll celebrate our success! Review our pros and cons, and decide whether to make it a habit or not, discuss what we've learned from the experience, how we've benefitted (or regressed). All the things! We will also share ways to continue with the challenge, and turn it into a lifestyle choice if you so choose. Each challenge will run 21 days, with a week break in between. 21 days is widely misinterpreted as the length in which it takes to develop a habit. The reality is, a habit can be formed anywhere from 18 to 254 days, depending on the person, environment or habit in question. In other words, we likely won't be developing these habits into action in 21 days. This whole experiment is meant to be a launching pad. I keep hearing about new ideas, trends, diets, practices that are designed to improve your life, but I often feel these go in one ear and out the other and end up as a stack of “I should be doing this”, eventually making me feel even worse about all the things I SHOULD be doing, but am not. This podcast is aimed to take that pressure off, and gives us a place to give those things a shot. Eventually, we hope to redefine ourselves as fear facing, norm busting badasses.Join our Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/playingwithfire/Create an account on Stickk at https://www.stickk.com/playingWithFire and join us as we take monthly challenges head on!Watch our documentary today!Amazon: https://amzn.to/2vLnbrtiTunes: https://tinyurl.com/yxxvgnqlGoogle Play: https://tinyurl.com/v5u3z3sYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvazx...Vimeo: https://tinyurl.com/va2jou2Check out the book Playing with FIRE, based on the documentary: https://amzn.to/2RB3XvKSubscribe to our YouTube channel if you want more information on the FIRE Documentary and all things Financial Independence Retire Early: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlayingwithF...Playing with Fire showcases a growing subculture known as FIRE, that embraces frugality and financial optimization to achieve financial independence. Follow one family's journey to acquire the one thing that money can't buy: a simpler — and happier — life.Visit our website for more in-depth information about the podcast and FIRE: Financial Independence Retire Early: https://www.playingwithfire.co/

Practicing Gratitude: We have a confession to make (#3)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 34:17

Episode specific links:Bon Iver: Hey Ma - https://open.spotify.com/track/0d6bZwEAi1XblGRhnzPfgC?si=GwHQAyqvTZGb0iquXD_eZwThe Worry Cure: 7 Steps to Stop Worry From Stopping You - https://amzn.to/2TJ3t9cHow this works:Each month, we will explore a new mental, physical or fiscal challenge, together. With beginner, intermediate and expert level tiers and built-in accountability, there will be something for everyone. It's time to uncouple our self worth from our net worth so we can all live a rich, happy and fulfilled life.I've teamed up with my beautiful wife and friend, Taylor, to take on these challenges and experiment together. I should let you know, she is reluctant, slightly nervous and maybe a little annoyed about this whole thing. So, this should be a good time. We are committing to 12 months, 12 challenges, 21 days a piece. We are going to test new ways to live better, together. So we hope you join us each week as we learn, improve and break things. We will take inspiration from many sources, but we've leaned on James Clear and his lessons from his book, “Atomic Habits” to guide us in constructing these challenges. Starting next week, we will be announcing the first challenge. Here's how this will work. We've modeled each challenge around the Habit Loop. There are 4 phases of the Habit Loop, The Cue, The Craving, The Response and The Reward. According to James, “The cue triggers a craving, which motivates a response, which provides a reward, which satisfies the craving and, ultimately, becomes associated with the cue. Together, these four steps form a neurological feedback loop—cue, craving, response, reward; cue, craving, response, reward—that ultimately allows you to create automatic habits.” So, we will cue up a problem you likely face in your daily life, motivate you to crave a solution, develop the plan to respond to this problem with a solution and by accomplishing this response, reward you with a new habit! To be more specific, I'll cover each week in more detail. We will use the first challenge we have planned, “Gratitude” as an example.Week 1, we will setup and discuss practicing gratitude, how it works, how it applies to our lives, why it's important, and various experts take on gratitude. This is known as the Cue. We will make it abundantly clear and obvious why adapting gratitude habits will be a good use of your time. We will discuss what we are looking forward to, our concerns, how you can join us, what, if anything, you'll need to participate, and additional listening and reading opportunities on the topic at hand.Week 2 will Cue the challenge, rules, specific levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Expert), tips and strategies and announce our personal plans for the challenge. We will also kick off the challenge on social and Stickk, our preferred accountability platform. This is the kickoff!Week 3, we will bring in an expert or discuss our own findings, or both. We will cover how we feel, what's working, what's not, and ask you to weigh in as well!Week 4, the final week, we'll celebrate our success! Review our pros and cons, and decide whether to make it a habit or not, discuss what we've learned from the experience, how we've benefitted (or regressed). All the things! We will also share ways to continue with the challenge, and turn it into a lifestyle choice if you so choose. Each challenge will run 21 days, with a week break in between. 21 days is widely misinterpreted as the length in which it takes to develop a habit. The reality is, a habit can be formed anywhere from 18 to 254 days, depending on the person, environment or habit in question. In other words, we likely won't be developing these habits into action in 21 days. This whole experiment is meant to be a launching pad. I keep hearing about new ideas, trends, diets, practices that are designed to improve your life, but I often feel these go in one ear and out the other and end up as a stack of “I should be doing this”, eventually making me feel even worse about all the things I SHOULD be doing, but am not. This podcast is aimed to take that pressure off, and gives us a place to give those things a shot. Eventually, we hope to redefine ourselves as fear facing, norm busting badasses.Join our Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/playingwithfire/Create an account on Stickk at https://www.stickk.com/playingWithFire and join us as we take monthly challenges head on!Watch our documentary today!Amazon: https://amzn.to/2vLnbrtiTunes: https://tinyurl.com/yxxvgnqlGoogle Play: https://tinyurl.com/v5u3z3sYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvazx...Vimeo: https://tinyurl.com/va2jou2Check out the book Playing with FIRE, based on the documentary: https://amzn.to/2RB3XvKSubscribe to our YouTube channel if you want more information on the FIRE Documentary and all things Financial Independence Retire Early: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlayingwithF... Playing with Fire showcases a growing subculture known as FIRE, that embraces frugality and financial optimization to achieve financial independence. Follow one family's journey to acquire the one thing that money can't buy: a simpler — and happier — life.Visit our website for more in-depth information about the podcast and FIRE: Financial Independence Retire Early: https://www.playingwithfire.co/

Practicing Gratitude: Challenge Accepted (#2)

Bright Line Living™ - The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 39:36

On this adventure series, we are challenging ourselves with Practicing Gratitude. Those who practice gratitude report feeling better, find it easier to express kindness and compassion and clinical trials have indicated dramatic and lasting effects in a person's life. According to Robert A. Emmons, professor of psychology at UC Davis, practicing gratitude can lower blood pressure, improve immune function and facilitate more efficient sleep. The benefits of practicing gratitude seem too good to be true. So this month, we are putting it to the test. We will begin this challenge Thursday, March 5th. If you are listening to this later than March 5th, no worries at all! These challenges will always be available for you to engage. If you catch us halfway thru one you are interested in, simply sign up and start your own 21 day challenge. You'll still enjoy some weekly info from us, or be able to go back and listen to the episodes as you go through the 3 weeks of each challenge. So, how do you join us? That's easy! SETUP AN ACCOUNT ON STICKK. It's free. You'll setup a profile and commit to our gratitude campaign. This is where you can choose which level you want to participate in. Once you've chosen, you can set your stakes..You can put up some money to go to the effective altruism approved Give Well Foundation, our preferred charity, if you miss a day, and set the amount you're willing to lose each day to help you stick to your goal. You can also lose that money to a friend, foe, to Stickk, or even an anticharity of your choice. We ask that you don't choose the anticharity, as effective as it might be to help you commit. Stickk is working on an option for us to opt out of that option on our campaigns altogether. Lastly, you can select “no money at stake” to opt out of this option. It's totally up to you. Next, you can set your referee. This can be “on your honor”, or an individual. This can be a friend, relative, spouse, etc. and you'll enter their email or if you're participating in this challenge with someone you live with, consider using each others Stickk username. Finally, you can add supporters who will help cheer you on! (with this challenge, it doesn't seem super important, but if you were doing something much harder like quitting smoking, this could be an amazing feature and might come in handy if you find our challenges difficult.) You can also auto-accept supporters directly from Stickk, which allows us to support each other with ease. You can also invite friends on Facebook, or through email addresses or stickk usernames. And again, you can skip this altogether if you aren't in need of external support.That's it! Stickk will send you a daily reminder via email, phone notification or both, to help you remember to stickk to your commitment! It's very easy to setup, and it can be as complex or passive as you want it to be. Again, go to Just go to stickK.com/playingwithfire or download the app and our activation code is gratitude (all lowercase).Next, choose your adventure. We will be establishing 3 levels on Stickk in which to participate. We are doing this because we want to standardize the challenge somewhat while acknowledging that everyone feels different levels of participation work for them. There is no right or wrong, this is not a competition. Just choose which level feels right to you. Level 1:Keep a journal every dayLevel 2: Keep a journal Post your gratitude on social daily Smile before every meal Level 3: Keep a journal Post on social daily Smile before every meal Write a letter to a friend, loved one, co-worker, barista every day and deliver. Create a Gratitude Station in your home. Join our EMAIL LIST via our website so you don't miss the challenge steps. Join our FACEBOOK GROUP so we can all learn from each other as we go along. And follow us on the socials, specifically INSTAGRAM, where we plan to share our progress every day of every challenge and hope you will too. What you'll need to participate:So, obviously, you'll want to sign up for all the previously mentioned apps and socials and such. It's not mandatory, but it's proven to be more effective in helping you stick to this challenge. The one thing you will need regardless of the level you choose is a gratitude journal. Obviously you can pick up a blank notebook, use your phone or computer, however you like to jot things down. We really like the 5-minute journal, which has built-in prompt questions for morning and night, feels like the right size and weight for daily use and travel and even feels nice. Totally unnecessary, but quite delightful. You may also want to make sure you have paper and envelopes in the house if you choose to participate in Level 2-3. Finally, the Gratitude Station can be as simple as a jar in a designated area of your home. You'll document gratitude and add it to this jar or vessel. Gratitude Prompts:-Someone you are grateful for and why.-Describe a food you love.-The best vacation you've been on.-What is a recent purchase that has added value to your life?-Describe your favorite sound.-Someone who inspired you.-A book that changed the way you see the world.-Name someone that makes you smile.-What's the best thing that happened today?-Who makes you feel loved and why?-A place that calms you.-Something you've created that you are proud of.-Your favorite food.-The last person to make you laugh.-An activity you love.-What's your favorite type of weather and why?-Name something that makes you happy.-Who was the last person to compliment you?-Name the best thing(s) that have happened to you.-Whats your favorite place to relax?-What's your favorite thing to do?-Who do you love spending time with?-How is your life more positive today than it was a year ago?-What do other people like about you?-When was the last time you had a genuine belly laugh and why was it so funny?Also, something we uncovered in our research was acknowledging Gratitude Blockers. Basically, it's ok to acknowledge negative aspects of your life that are getting in the way of your happiness, of you being grateful. Living with anxiety and fear, complaining, feeling entitled, being critical of yourself or others, being cynical, these are all bad habits that will get in the way of your ability to feel and accept gratitude. And in our journaling, you can write down an acknowledgment of these thoughts or feelings and your plans to rectify these blockers! This is another reason I like the 5 min journal. It poses the question, “What would make today great?” In some form, this forces you to acknowledge what is and IS NOT possible to accomplish that day. It forces perspective on what's great and what's getting in the way. Framing these elements of your life around gratitude will improve your day, improve your mood and even the way you handle the obstacles. Next up, create a social media post sharing your answers to these gratitude prompts. Let's spread this positivity! Use the #playingwithfire or post in our group so we can all enjoy these together.That's it! Most people won't need a thing to participate, but you may want to get crafty so we will leave it to you! We want to see what you plan to use, your gratitude station, and what you are grateful for! So, we ask you tag us and use the hashtag #playingwithfire when posting!

StickK Contracts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 10:14

A few years ago, I shot a vlog about a super effective tool in Bright Line Eating called stickk contracts. I've recently been using them a lot and found them very helpful, and I realized there's probably a lot of … The post StickK Contracts appeared first on Bright Line Eating®.

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Let's Get This Party Started

Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 12:36

Each month, we will explore a new mental, physical or fiscal challenge, together. With beginner, intermediate and expert level tiers and built-in accountability, there will be something for everyone. It's time to uncouple our self worth from our net worth so we can all live a rich, happy and fulfilled life.I've teamed up with my beautiful wife and friend, Taylor, to take on these challenges and experiment together. I should let you know, she is reluctant, slightly nervous and maybe a little annoyed about this whole thing. So, this should be a good time. We are committing to 12 months, 12 challenges, 21 days a piece. We are going to test new ways to live better, together. So we hope you join us each week as we learn, improve and break things. We will take inspiration from many sources, but we've leaned on James Clear and his lessons from his book, “Atomic Habits” to guide us in constructing these challenges. Starting next week, we will be announcing the first challenge. Here's how this will work. We've modeled each challenge around the Habit Loop. There are 4 phases of the Habit Loop, The Cue, The Craving, The Response and The Reward. According to James, “The cue triggers a craving, which motivates a response, which provides a reward, which satisfies the craving and, ultimately, becomes associated with the cue. Together, these four steps form a neurological feedback loop—cue, craving, response, reward; cue, craving, response, reward—that ultimately allows you to create automatic habits.” So, we will cue up a problem you likely face in your daily life, motivate you to crave a solution, develop the plan to respond to this problem with a solution and by accomplishing this response, reward you with a new habit! To be more specific, I'll cover each week in more detail. We will use the first challenge we have planned, “Gratitude” as an example.Week 1, we will setup and discuss practicing gratitude, how it works, how it applies to our lives, why it's important, and various experts take on gratitude. This is known as the Cue. We will make it abundantly clear and obvious why adapting gratitude habits will be a good use of your time. We will discuss what we are looking forward to, our concerns, how you can join us, what, if anything, you'll need to participate, and additional listening and reading opportunities on the topic at hand.Week 2 will Cue the challenge, rules, specific levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Expert), tips and strategies and announce our personal plans for the challenge. We will also kick off the challenge on social and Stickk, our preferred accountability platform. This is the kickoff!Week 3, we will bring in an expert or discuss our own findings, or both. We will cover how we feel, what's working, what's not, and ask you to weigh in as well!Week 4, the final week, we'll celebrate our success! Review our pros and cons, and decide whether to make it a habit or not, discuss what we've learned from the experience, how we've benefitted (or regressed). All the things! We will also share ways to continue with the challenge, and turn it into a lifestyle choice if you so choose. Each challenge will run 21 days, with a week break in between. 21 days is widely misinterpreted as the length in which it takes to develop a habit. The reality is, a habit can be formed anywhere from 18 to 254 days, depending on the person, environment or habit in question. In other words, we likely won't be developing these habits into action in 21 days. This whole experiment is meant to be a launching pad. I keep hearing about new ideas, trends, diets, practices that are designed to improve your life, but I often feel these go in one ear and out the other and end up as a stack of “I should be doing this”, eventually making me feel even worse about all the things I SHOULD be doing, but am not. This podcast is aimed to take that pressure off, and gives us a place to give those things a shot. Eventually, we hope to redefine ourselves as fear facing, norm busting badasses.Join our Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/playingwithfire/Create an account on Stickk at https://www.stickk.com/ and join us as we take monthly challenges head on!Watch our documentary today!Amazon: https://amzn.to/2vLnbrtiTunes: https://tinyurl.com/yxxvgnqlGoogle Play: https://tinyurl.com/v5u3z3sYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvazx...Vimeo: https://tinyurl.com/va2jou2Check out the book Playing with FIRE, based on the documentary: https://amzn.to/2RB3XvKSubscribe to our YouTube channel if you want more information on the FIRE Documentary and all things Financial Independence Retire Early: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlayingwithF... Playing with Fire showcases a growing subculture known as FIRE, that embraces frugality and financial optimization to achieve financial independence. Follow one family's journey to acquire the one thing that money can't buy: a simpler — and happier — life.Visit our website for more in-depth information about FIRE: Financial Independence Retire Early: https://www.playingwithfire.co/

Suzanne on How to Have Great Energy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 29:21

What could be better than waking up with copious energy? Feeling bright and fresh and ready to dig into the day … or knowing you’ve got energy to burn instead of succumbing to the usual 3PM meltdown. This one’s for you if you keep leaning in to the chocolate bars and caffeine to keep yourself going. I’ve shared my best tips and tricks on maintaining excellent energy. Because with the right self-care, energy can happen! I’ve also posted my favorite energy-promoting apps below as well. Of course, one of the keys to great energy is also having serenity in your life. Knowing that you are enough, without anyone else telling you so. So I begin this show by reading a favorite essay of mine, “A Recovering Codependent’s Rules of the Road.” May you find some inspiration here, to fill you with abundant, joyful energy! RESOURCES Pandia website Promo code BusyGuideToSelfCare WW app ActiveTrax app StickK app Map My Fitness Map My Ride Map My Walk Yin Yoga app 5 Minute Yoga App Pocket Yoga Daily Yoga Brought to you by Pandia and my book, The Extremely Busy Woman’s Guide to Self-Care. MORE ABOUT SUZANNE Suzanne Falter is a writer, podcaster and essayist whose work has appeared in SELF, O, More, Fitness, New Woman and The New York Times, Tiny Buddha and Elephant Journal. She is the author of multiple self-help titles including How Much Joy Can You Stand? (Ballantine) and the upcoming book, The Extremely Busy Woman’s Guide to Self-Care (Sourcebooks). Suzanne also hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she interviews leading self-care authorities and shares her own ideas.

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Incentives to Achieve our Goals [rebroadcast]

Choiceology with Katy Milkman

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 24:49

In this episode, we share insights incentives for goal-achievement with Jordan Goldberg, co-founder of stickK. Goal setting can be overwhelming. The average New Year's Resolution is evidence of overzealous goal setting that is unachievable. Jordan Goldberg applies psychology to goal setting, and more importantly, goal completion. StickK.com is a goal-setting platform that employs incentive-based behavioral economic research by Yale economists Ian Ayres and Dean Karlan. Jordan’s experience places him at the forefront of applied behavioral economics, harnessing social media trends, technology and the power of incentives to help individuals create lasting change. Jordan Goldberg is the co-founder of stickK.com, a goal-setting website based on behavioral economic research conducted by Yale economists Ian Ayres and Dean Karlan. Jordan’s experience places him at the forefront of applied behavioral economics, harnessing social media trends, technology and the power of incentives to help individuals create lasting change. Jordan has been frequently interviewed for both print and television media, appearing on NBC’s TODAY Show and CBS News Sunday Morning, and in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Economist. A graduate of Yale University with a bachelor’s degree in American Studies, Jordan is also a recipient of the Yale School of Management’s Silver Anniversary Scholarship

The Price of Your Vice: With Guests Dan Ariely & Dean Karlan

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 32:39

In an episode of the television series Seinfeld, Jerry does a standup bit where he talks about staying up too late at night. He says, “I’m Night Guy. Night Guy wants to stay up late,” to which he then replies, “What about getting up after five hours of sleep?” The answer? “That’s Morning Guy’s problem.” This illustrates a challenge that we all face: How do you stick to positive long-term goals in the face of negative short-term temptations? In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we look at strategies to help keep Night Guy in check, so that Morning Guy can wake up well-rested.The episode begins with two short tales of temptation. The first is the mythical story of Ulysses (Odysseus) avoiding the tantalizing but dangerous songs of the sirens. The second is an account of Victor Hugo’s struggles to complete his novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame in the face of his own procrastination. In both stories, the protagonist employs a clever strategy to reach his goals.For another illustration, we turn to Dean Karlan. Dean is a founder of StickK, a website and app that helps people commit to achieving goals using contracts with real stakes. The idea for StickK came about through Dean’s personal struggle to lose weight. He decided to leverage what he’d learned about human behavior as an economist. He drew up a contract with a friend--someone who was also struggling with his weight--that would oblige each of them to pay the other thousands of dollars if they failed in their quest to shed pounds.Dean Karlan is a professor of economics and finance at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is also the co-author of More Than Good Intentions: Improving the Ways the World’s Poor Borrow, Save, Farm, Learn, and Stay Healthy.To look at the science behind commitment strategies, Katy is joined by behavioral economist and best-selling author Dan Ariely. You’ll hear how commitment devices can be used to help people overcome procrastination, save money for the future, and eat more vegetables. You’ll also hear about some of Dan’s favorite studies, in which these commitment devices improved post-operative outcomes for heart surgery patients and helped students better manage their workloads.Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University. He is also the author of Predictably Irrational and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty.Choiceology is an original podcast from Charles Schwab. For more on the series, visit schwab.com/podcast.If you enjoy the show, please leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating or review on Apple Podcasts.Important Disclosures:All expressions of opinion are subject to change without notice in reaction to shifting market conditions.The comments, views, and opinions expressed in the presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of Charles Schwab.Data contained herein from third-party providers is obtained from what are considered reliable sources. However, its accuracy, completeness or reliability cannot be guaranteed.(1219-9PPT)

Episode 74: Be Kind to Yourself

Getting to Good Enough

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 21:11

Perfectionists can be really hard on themselves. But there's an easier way to live. Being kind to yourself is not only more pleasant than being hard on yourself, it's more effective. This week, Shannon and Janine discuss the importance of being kind to yourself--and various ways to do it. Discussion topics include: • Janine’s overeating of potstickers on her recent trip • How overeating something you enjoy may feel like a treat but actually isn’t a kind way to treat yourself • Rewards versus punishment in motivating yourself • The Stickk.com tool for motivating yourself with punishment • How sometimes people think that the need to be mean to themselves to get anything done • Some of the (many) ways Janine and Shannon are kind to themselves • Talking kindly and encouragingly as a way to be kind to yourself • Our advice: Talk as kindly to yourself as you talk to little kids • Comparisons between positive dog training and being kind to ourselves • Embracing the carrot instead of the stick Visit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com for links.

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Commitment Devices

Tea for Teaching

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 26:32

Students, and faculty, generally have good intentions when planning to work toward long-run objectives. It’s always easier, though, to start those projects tomorrow instead of today. In this episode, Dr. Dean Karlan joins us to discuss how commitment devices may be used to align our short-term incentives with our long-run goals. Dean is a Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University, Co-Director of the Global Poverty Research Lab at the Kellogg School of Management, President and Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, co-founder of Stickk.com and Impact Matters, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dean is the author of many scholarly articles and several books related to economics, including my favorite introductory economics textbook. A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.

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Defeating Procrastination with Kelly and Maria, Episode #32

Champion's Mojo

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 47:20

Procrastination is a challenge we’ve all faced at one point or another. Who hasn’t struggled with delaying, avoiding, and procrastinating on issues that are important? Why do we procrastinate? How can we stop procrastinating? How can we kick this bad habit for good? Kelly Palace and Maria Parker answer these questions, and dig into the science of procrastination, to give listeners tools to help defeat procrastination. Kelly and Maria discuss several tools for defeating procrastination which you’ll be able to use today! Below is just one of the ideas to help you defeat procrastination: A Look at Temptation Bundling Temptation Bundling is a concept that Katy Milkman at The University of Pennsylvania developed. Simply put, the strategy suggests that you bundle a behavior that is good for you in the long-run with a behavior that feels good in the short-run. Here are a few common examples of temptation bundling: Only listen to audiobooks or podcasts you love while exercising. Only get a pedicure while processing overdue work emails. Only watch your favorite show while ironing or doing household chores. Only eat at your favorite restaurant when conducting your monthly meeting with a difficult colleague. Subscribe to the Champion's Mojo podcast on YouTube. Leave us a review, too! If you subscribe on YouTube you could win one of our monthly prizes. Champion's Mojo is also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Play. Episode Topics and Mentions Procrastination Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear Present Self versus Future Self Breast cancer Mammogram Temptation bundling Katy Milkman at The University of Pennsylvania Distraction Visualization Mindfulness Seinfeld Strategy Procrastinus.com Commitment contract Stickk.com Action Items From the Hosts Kelly - Think about my future self when it comes to things like vitamins, eating right or exercising. What can I do in the present to make the future better? Maria - Take the time to be intentional about what I am doing. Get a wall calendar and mark a red “X” for the days I complete a new eating habit or string together an action that will help me reach my goal. Quote of the Week “You may delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again.” -- Benjamin Franklin Have something you want to share with us? Email it to 4championsmojo@gmail.com. Keep up with the show by visiting YouTube, ChampionsMojo.com and visiting the Facebook page, Instagram page, and Twitter page.

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67. How to Get (and Stay) Motivated

The Brainy Business | Understanding the Psychology of Why People Buy | Behavioral Economics

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 44:00

Motivation is definitely a key piece of the mindset puzzle, so it’s no wonder its been taking up brain space for me recently. My Instagram followers already know I’ve been working on getting back into running. In this episode, I get vulnerable and share with you my very personal relationship with running. It revolves around a limiting belief that was created in my mind, as well as mindset and motivation issues. I also talk about the two types of motivation. Motivation can either be intrinsic or extrinsic. Essentially, that means it either comes from your own self (intrinsic) or from an outside source (extrinsic). I also talk about apps and other things that can help you with motivation (or you can use to motivate employees or customers in your business). In fact, this is where today’s topic came from. While on a run I was thinking about the apps I use and how their pricing could be better aligned with motivation and the way the brain actually works. Hopefully, you’ll walk away with motivation inspiration and pricing insights for your business. CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE DOWNLOAD! Show Notes: [04:03] Motivation is definitely a key piece of the mindset puzzle. [05:01] I'm going to get vulnerable and share a story about my relationship with running. [06:14] Unfortunately, words from a misguided ballet teacher helped cement a limiting belief in my mind that I couldn't run. [08:27] I wanted to run again and tried, but I still had mindset blocks. In 2013, an executive coach helped me to break through my mindset blocks. [10:36] I had overcome my running mental demons, but was then hit by two cars on the freeway. This led to new mindset and motivation struggles. [12:09] In August, I decided to apply all of my mindset learning and make a change. I started Couch to 5k all over again from the beginning. [13:30] Running gives me clarity. The spark for this episode came from my thoughts around the running apps that I used and how their pricing could be better aligned with motivation and the way the brain actually works. [13:59] Motivation can either be intrinsic or extrinsic. Essentially, that means it either comes from your own self (intrinsic) or from an outside source (extrinsic). [15:12] Thinking about something from a fresh, new angle will allow you to shake off the cobwebs and old rules to refresh your motivation. [16:16] A lot of people get hung up on is sales calls or some other version of drumming up new business. [16:28] the act of making the call is scary – that’s fear talking. You are intrinsically dwelling and keeping the whole conversation inside your own head. [17:02] You could make a commitment to a friend that you will both make a certain number of sales calls by the end of the week. [18:10] Loss aversion and other brain motivators can help you get over the mindset block and into motivation territory. [18:29] When you are feeling a lack of motivation or want to motivate yourself, think about the mindset block that is keeping you stuck. [19:25] Understanding your priorities so you can say no to things that are outside the goals is key to getting (and staying) motivated. [20:37] Couch to 5k is a free app, but you have to pay to upgrade to get some bonus features. [22:19] One thing I think this app really lacks is it stops tracking when their prescribed course is done. [22:42] They are conditioning me to not want to put in any extra effort or push myself beyond their 30 minutes because there is no benefit to doing so. [25:04] Also, I am pushed outside the app to get my pace, which decreases the value of the sell and makes me less likely to pay. [26:56] If ZenLabs and Couch to 5k was my client, I would recommend that the monthly payment include access to all the apps and benefits. [27:34] If it does not include all the apps, I recommend the extrinsic motivation / loss aversion model. [29:30] If you don’t plan (which conditions for the importance of mental preparation around fitness) you pay if you miss. Lazy Jar does exactly this. [30:10] This is like stickK which I believe was the first app to use brain science for motivation in this way. This app was created by behavioral economists and has helped people reach all sorts of goals. [31:18] Runkeeper allows you to store your running data. You get tons of free stats. You also get badges, and it does gps tracking. [33:31] I can pay up to track how similar runs get better or worse. [34:32] Little pulls from an account on a regular basis could be a motivational tactic as well. [34:53] Runkeeper is definitely catered to the one time annual payment (which I believe is opposite of Couch to 5k). [35:33] Isn’t it funny how the big price disparity makes one thing look like a better value? How one small shift makes it look completely different? [36:10] If you have a business with subscription models that depend on regular usage and enjoyment…the goal is really to keep motivation up. [37:55] My 3 tips: 1) Limit your goals. Having too many goals is a recipe for motivation failure. Get your total goals down to 3 max. [38:18] 2) Flip the script (reframe). Look at the mind block and ask if its intrinsic or extrinsic and then switch to the other. [39:11] 3) Look at the small steps. Start by thinking big and then putting together small action steps to get there. [40:00] If social media is a priority, you can break it up into small steps. Once something becomes a habit, you can incorporate more things. [40:55] Keeping motivated doesn’t have to be as elusive as it might seem. It’s all about understanding the brain and how to work with its rules around mindset to achieve your big dreams. [42:11] Sign up for the free Master Your Mindset mini-course to get a jump on conquering your mindset AND get on the waiting list for the full mindset course. Thanks for listening. Don’t forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Android. If you like what you heard, please leave a review on iTunes and share what you liked about the show. Links and Resources: Your Sales Maven Episode 66. Ultimate Pricing Confidence with Special Guest Interviewer Nikki Rausch Master Your Mindset - Free Jenn Bays on Instagram The Brainy Business on Instagram Couch to 5k Episode 21. Behavioral Economics Foundations: Habits Episode 22. The Power of Habit Peter Myers on Twitter Runkeeper Episode 9. Behavioral Economics Foundations: Loss Aversion Episode 29. Resolutions and Keeping Commitments The Brainy Business on Facebook The Brainy Business on Twitter Episode 65. Can Behavioral Economics Increase Savings? Episode 16. Behavioral Economics Foundations: Framing Episode 51. Behavioral Economics Foundations: Time Discounting Episode 34. Behavioral Economics Foundations: Optimism Bias Lazy Jar stickK Episode 8. What is Value? Episode 12. Behavioral Economics Foundations: Relativity The Brainy Business Courses

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The Think Tank - Ep. 3 w/ Jordan Goldberg of stickK

The Think Tank

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 17:20

What happens when you bring together two bright minds to tackle healthcare’s challenges? In our third episode, we welcome our own Arpan Waghray, a System Medical Director of tele-behavioral health at PSJH, as well as the CMO of Well Being Trust. Arpan was joined by Jordan Goldberg, who is the CEO and Chairman of stickK to discuss how they’re both leveraging digital technology to drive positive behavior change. Check out more content from this episode on our Medium page: https://medium.com/digital-health-innovation/the-think-tank-ep-3-leveraging-tech-to-drive-positive-behavior-change-a55c763ea9e1

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Behavioral Economist Jordan Goldberg- What Motivates YOU? The Carrot or the stickk? ]

FrankieSense & More

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 44:57

Jordan Goldberg a behavioral economist, co founder and former CEO of Stickk, a commitment and goal setting platform that promises to help people like you and I achieve our life, business, health, and career goals. With a 61 percent success rate, StickK really seems to work. Host Frankie Picasso and Jordan get into the science behind the app and how the app works on weightloss, business goals, relationships, just about anything you want to make yourself do. Tune in as we delve into this fascinating world with Jordan and discusses the tools of the trade such as the use of nudging , framing, social proof, scarcity, commitment devices and even the ethics behind what the behavior economists can choose for us to do.Jordan graduated from Yale University in 2006 with a BA in American Studies, and currently serves as a consultant in applied behavioral economics, working with startups to fortune 500 companies in efforts to nudge customer and/or employee decisions towards desired outcomes, in both digital and retail experiences.Jordan is a recipient of Yale School of Management's Silver Anniversary Scholarship, a scholarship to the MBA program awarded to six undergraduate students each year..

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How to Connect with Clients as a Health Practitioner

Nourish Balance Thrive

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2018 62:46

I’m joined again today by one of my good friends and mentors, Jeremy Hendon. Jeremy is an international speaker, consultant, and entrepreneur who has founded and grown several successful companies. I had the pleasure of working with Jeremy on the Keto Summit in 2016 and I can attest to his genius in business and marketing, particularly in the domain of health and wellness. Jeremy is with me today to talk about marketplace trends that impact health practitioners, and the strategies that cause some businesses to stand out from the crowd. He shares his method for building trust with consumers who are new to diet and lifestyle change. We also discuss the importance of weaving story into your business messaging to attract and strengthen connection with your audience. Here’s the outline of this interview with Jeremy Hendon: [00:00:40] Previous podcast episodes: The Essential Keto Cookbook, and Paleo Entrepreneurship with Jeremy Hendon. [00:01:35] Keto Summit. [00:03:14] Docuseries: The Truth about Cancer; Broken Brain. [00:05:10] Louise Hendon. [00:09:06] Curation; Jay Abraham. [00:13:02] Doing business in health. [00:15:48] Sell people what they want. [00:21:23] Uber; Jump; Airbnb. [00:22:48] Innovation in health coaching. [00:23:40] doc.ai. [00:26:03] Creating a better user experience. [00:29:43] Network effects. [00:31:38] Building trust and connection. [00:34:32] Accountability; StickK. [00:40:23] New directions for NBT. [00:43:28] Engineering referrals. [00:45:24] Nourishing Brands. [00:47:27] CoBionic Foundation. [00:48:30] Plant based diets. [00:51:02] Job opportunity. [00:52:50] The power of story in marketing. [00:54:35] Book: The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success, by Kevin Dutton. [00:55:10] The Memory Palace Podcast; Nate DiMeo. [00:55:23] Story Grid Podcast; Shawn Coyne and Tim Grahl . [00:56:15] Book: Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence, by Lisa Cron. [00:56:17] Book: Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting, by Robert McKee. [00:57:09] jeremyhendon.com. [00:57:20] Ketosummit; Paleoflourish, Healingautoimmune; CoBionic.

Introspection diététique | Axiome 14

Axiome

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 222:56

Thibaut et Lê parlent de l'attention et l'ennui (1:08), de la production et consommation de viande (33:08), d'omniscience logique et de paris sur des théorèmes mathématiques (1:02:04), des nudges, anti-nudges et auto-nudges (1:57:49), et de la programmation des valeurs morales dans les IA (2:43:03). Thinking about attention - Walk with me | CGP Grey 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf2VxeIm1no Why Meat is the Best Worst Thing | Kurzgesagt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxvQPzrg2Wg AI & Logical Induction | Computerphile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDqkCxYYDGk Comment faire pour que votre mec pisse moins à côté ? NUDGE | Homo Fabulus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Kaq1KLkr0 A Roadmap for the Value-Loading Problem https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.01036 Vous reprendrez bien un peu de dessert ? The Scientific Benefits of Boredom | Veritasium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKPwKFigF8U Tenez vos résolutions : Stickk.com La santé mondiale | Risque Alpha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbet19d-2TI La nouvelle de Greg Egan "Des raisons d'être heureux" http://blog.belial.fr/post/2013/12/16/Des-raisons-d-etre-heureux

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22 - Learned Helplessness and Learned Optimism - Unleash Awesomeness

Growth Mindset Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 37:18

We all experience learned helplessness in our lives much to our own detriment. Yet most people don't even know what it is. Sam breaks down what the effect is, from how it was discovered to what you can do about it. This episode helps us learn more traits to boost our growth mindset with the goal of making you a more positive and strategic thinker able to look at the bigger picture and less caught up in the problems life throws at us. BACKGROUND It was discovered by Marting Seligman. He restrained dogs in a box and then gave them an electric shock at the same time as ringing a bell. After repeating this the dogs learned they would get a shock every time they heard the bell. He then put them in a box with a small fence they could jump over. on the other side of the fence would not get a shock when the bell rang. However, when the bell rang they just cowered and accepted the shock. If he put a different dog in the box that had not received the electric shocks before it would try to escape and quickly learn that when the bell rang it would be safe on one side of the box and not on the other. This has been demonstrated with other animal studies such as rats and even elephants and just in teh last few years in zebrafish and tree-shrews. They found that elelphant trainers would tie a young elephant to a post and it would struggle to try and escape the rope. For hours and days they might pull against it before giving up. However, once they gave up they wouldn’t test it again. So once teh elephant becomes an adult that can rip up tree’s and knock down walls, if you tie it to the post it was tied to as a child it gives up and sits down until it’s released. amazing! LEARNED HELPLESSNESS IN HUMANS Learned helplessness in extreme scenarios has not been experimented on with humans but it has been proven to be similar to those observed in animals although there are more complicated factors at hand and they found two types of helplessness can arise. Original Experiment In one experiment they had three cases for the human test subjects. One group heard a loud noise and had a button in front of them. they needed to press the button 4 times to make it stop and they usually worked this out pretty fast. a second group had the same noise and hte same button. but when pressed the button did nothing and the subjects soon stopped bothering with the pointless button a third group had no noise at all. In the second test all participants heard a similar loud noise and had a box with a lever in front of them. When manipulated the lever turned off the noise. Groups 1 and 3 learned to turn off the noise quickly. group 2 who had become used to not being ablt to turn off the noise mostly didn’t try the lever and sat with an annoying noise playing. Deficits of Helplessness They deduced that learned helplessness creates three deficits in subjects, cognitive, motivational and emotional: Cognitive - the subject has the idea in their mind that their circumstances are uncontrollable Motivational - meaning that the subject doesn’t bother to respond to potential methods of escaping a negative situation Emotional - the subject takes on a depressed state when they are placed in a negative situation they cannot control TWO TYPES OF HELPLESSNESS Learned helplessness in humans can have two types. Universal helplessness and personal helplessness Universal helplessness is a sense of helplessness where the subject believes nothing can be done about the situation, no one can help alleviate the pain or discomfort. Personal helplessness is where the person believes that others may be able to find a solution or to avoid the pain or discomfort but that they are not personally capable of finding a solution. Both can lead to a state of depression but with different qualities. Universal helplessness leads to explanation of the problem being due to external factors that they can’t solve, whereas personal helplessness will tend to be explained due to internal reasons. As such personal helplessness is associated with a lower sense of self-esteem and can have a greater emotional impact. Neither are great and experiencing either is a bad place to be. They are more likely to arise when we are anxious or under stress and then just naturally over-time we are more likely to accumulate learned helplessness traits as we get older due to two fundamental laws of nature as time passes we are exposed to more situations where learned helplessness can arise as time passes our bodies age and we experience more loss of abilities and health complications, some of which are reversible yet they get accepted. As well as the immediate issues of not helping ourselves in the given situation it also has negative effects such as burnout, Depression, anxiety, phobias, shyness, and loneliness COMMON LEARNED HELPLESSNESS EXAMPLES CHILDREN IN SCHOOL Often a child performs badly in one topic, math or in my case languages. They perform poorly compared to the rest of the class and the teacher doesn’t provide useful examples the student can learn from or faith in the student that they can do better. The student gets used to being bad at the subject and only get’s worse and pays less attention in lessons and completes homework in a more resigned manner expecting to do badly. They lose confidence to use the skills in the rest of their live. i.e. a bad math student never has confidence to work with figures or a bad language student never tries to learn a new language and assumes they will not be able to. Example My friend who first told me about learned helplessness used to be bad at english, when he was a t school in Germany he had one teacher who gave him his test results back once and told him he’d never be any good at english and that he was a stupid child. like seriously WTF was this guy being a teacher but the effect was really damaging on my friends motivation to even try and get better at english so he always approached it with an attitude that he wouldn’t learn much and struggled even more than he needed to. Luckily Germans basically have to study english forever so he went on to become pretty much fluent, however, he still had really low confidence for a long time even when he was pretty much fluent until he found out about learned helplessness and how silly his mindset was. SHYNESS Another common example is shyness. People who feel shy in social situations can eventually feel there is nothing they can do to overcome their symptoms. When the believe their symptoms our outside of their control this can lead to them not engaging in social situations and making the shyness even more pronounced and compounding effects of anxiety and stress around the situation so they avoid it even more. I personally have suffered from shyness and language learning difficulties. but where i first encountered learned helplessness was with coding MY FIRST HELPLESSNESS QUALITY - CODING I realised my first ‘learned helplessness’ quality whilst my co-founder was teaching me some programming techniques for a new front end framework we we re writing. I am more the business guy that has just got into coding and not exactly the core developer here but I can code. However, as he was teaching me and giving me tasks to do I was constantly asking more questions whenever I became stuck or didn’t understand something. I didn’t have a lot of confidence in the code I was writing and generally made the assumption that what I was doing was probably wrong. I’d literally internalised that I was a bit of an idiot. He sat down and told me I wasn’t stupid that I was showcasing learned helplessness qualities to my problems. The solutions are in front of me I just need to look for them instead of assuming I will fail. I had developed a mindset that I am not clever enough to work things out by myself and that I need someone to show me the way every time. As a coder that is so dangerous. It causes you to be insecure about your actions and generally worse at everything from the start. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy of your own demise. If every time you want to learn something new you expect it will take you forever and you do a million tutorials or need to hire a mentor you will never get anywhere on your own. He challenged me that I wasn’t as stupid as I was telling myself and that I could answer most of my questions myself. If I took more time to read the things I didn’t understand and follow all unknown paths to their end I would be able to answer any question I had. Everything was written in front of me I just needed to open my eyes and actually use my own initiative instead of depending on others. For a coder, this is really hard to admit but it changed me completely. I’m now reading parts of applications I would just never go into before because I just assumed I wouldn’t know what was going on. And the best thing is I'm totally getting it, I’m fixing my own problems and doing things without asking questions or without even using the internet. I literally feel like a new person. TIPS FOR BEING AN INDEPENDENT CODER (OR THINKER) Stuff you learn straight away and do and then forget and stop doing..: If trying to do something difficult. Don’t just start coding. Write out what you are going to do. The more complicated it is the more notes you should make. If you are going through someone else's code. Write down what each file does and each function within that file. methodically make a map of how things work. Write down the difficult questions and don’t stop until you have found all the answers. Google is your best friend. Everyone knows this, but how many times have you asked someone how to do something and they had to google it for you. It’s embarrassing. Before you ask someone anything, first ask google. (and depending on what you are doing, also try turning it off and on again) _Rubber duck philosophy _— before asking your friend (or if you don’t have a friend) but google hasn’t worked. Try the rubber duck philosophy. Have a hypothetical conversation with your rubber duck where you explain what you are doing, explain what the problem is. Maybe draw him a diagram. If you haven’t already solved the issue by just doing this you can then ask your duck the question of how to fix the problem. Then with a better map of where the problem lies break down what you do know and don’t know, this will help get to the root of the issues. You usually find that the answer is within you. So many times when explaining a problem you will say something along the lines of, ‘Well really I should just be doing x, y, z, method because this p, w, v, y, t method is a really stupid and ….’ STOP there. you’ve solved your problem. So having seen the radical change this caused, I thought I would investigate ‘Learned Helplessness’ some more and it lead to this whole post. Note — I am a successful entrepreneur who up to now thought he was constantly challenging himself to be healthier, wealthier, happier and wiser. And for the most part, I am. buuuut there are whole sides of me I’ve stopped developing and opportunities I’ve simply shut out because of things I’ve learned about myself over time that I’ve accepted as fact. Up to now i’ve broken down the problems and attributes of learned helplessness which has been a little depressing and given one example of how I dealt with it but now we are going to learn about the more scientific solutions we can use how to overcome any learned helplessness attribute so we can live happier and more successful lives. Winning! METHODS FOR OVERCOMING LEARNED HELPLESSNESS *Martin Selgman gives the example of top athletes. * To become number one in a given sport you usually have to rank most consistently over a year including many events. (just think about tennis or formula 1). So to reach number one it is likely that the top athlete will also fail on several occasions. So their real strength is the ability to bounce back from a defeat and ‘hang in there’. If they just quit after a winning streak they would never be so successful. Seligman showed that optimists are more successful in almost all areas including relationships, sport and general health, business and academic success. So how do we become more optimistic? EXPLANATORY STYLES Explanatory styles are essentially little stories we tell ourselves to make sense of life. We are interpretation machines adn we continuosly go about our do making up explanations and stories for life around us. Your explanatory style is your default pattern for digesting and explaining bad events that occur. There are three main elements to each explanation, the “3P’s”, which determine if we approach problems positively or negatively. Personalisation - the perception of causality Pessimists view events as internally caused. e.g. A player loses a chess match. therefore I am bad a chess. An optimist view things as externally caused and will allow for non-personal factors e.g. this opponent is amazing or today I am not feeling so good or the opponent was lucky Permanence - the perception of time Pessimists believe setbacks are permanent and truly fixed forever. e.g. I will never be good at chess or be able to beat this opponent. Optimists believe setbacks are only temporary e.g. I didn’t prepare well or I had a cold or I need to practice more, next time I will perform better Pervasiveness - the perception of space and further impacts Pessimists see a setback as pervasive and related to many area’s as well as the specific setback e.g. I failed at chess, I am not clever or good at anything Optimist see a setback as narrowly contained in the one area of life e.g. I still have a life outside of chess where I am smart and capable. PERCEPTION OF GOOD AND BAD SITUATIONS I just explained that a pessimist views negative situations in the opposite way to an optimist, they takes them personally and as a permanent and wide reaching thing. It is also important to see how someone explains a good situation. When encountered with a good situation the self explanations swap and the pessimist views this event as external and not personal and as specific and impermanent, whereas the optimist takes a good situation as internal, longer lasting and wider reaching. An individuals characteristic style of explaining events plays a major role in whether a learned helplessness trait will develop. A pessimistic explanatory style is associated with a greater likelihood of experiencing learned helplessness. A NICE EXAMPLE - BILL AND BEN THE FLOWERPOT MEN Bill and Ben apply for a promotion in the flowerpot factory. They both get rejected. Bill is a pessimist. He assumes, rightly or wrongly, that the reason he missed out is personal (I wasn’t good enough), and/or permanent (I’ll never get ahead), and/or pervasive (this ruins everything -what’s the point of living). Bill is likely to give up on himself and probably won’t try again and at risk of becoming depressed due to this explanation. In contrast, Ben is an optimist. Faced with the identical setback he assumes the cause is non-personal (the boss’s nephew got it), and temporary (I had a hangover that day), and non-pervasive (this impacts my career, but not my relationship, my hobbies, my gym membership etc -life goes on). As such life does go on and Ben is fine and more likely to try for other promotions and not carry the setback around with him into other area’s of his life. IDENTIFYING YOUR STYLE Martin Seligman’s site Authentic Happiness provides a free optimism assessment test to measure your level of optimistic permanence, pervasiveness and personalization. This allows you to recognize, and therefore change, your descriptions to become more optimistic. HOW TO ACTUALLY PREVENT LEARNED HELPLESSNESS METHOD 1 - ALTERING OUR EXPLANATION STYLE When faced with loss and disappointment we should try asking ourselves these key questions to dig into current and past self explanations of problems that arise: Personal Did you blame yourself? If so, in hindsight did that prove accurate? Are you really to blame, or was it just bad luck or a factor dependant on the situation or people around you? Permanent Did you assume it would last forever? If so, were those predictions accurate? How long can it really last? Will it always be like this or will it pass? Pervasive Did you assume it would ruin everything in your life? If so, in hindsight was that truly accurate? What does it really affect in your life? What in your life will continue unaffected? Try and review your explanatory style wherever possible and challenge any pessimistic explanations that have become your default setting. Review and reduce the negative impact of past setbacks and try to keep this technique to encourage more resilience in the future. Next time life gives you lemons don’t make lemonade. Review the Personal, Permanent and Pervasive model instead! METHOD 2 - ABC METHOD When we face dissapointment or negativity of any sort we can use the ABC method to begin to change feelings of helplessness and pessimistic perspectives. The method was developed by Dr. Albert Ellis and Dr. Martin Seligman to allow a more flexible response to negativity and is a next step antidote to a defeatist mindset of learned helplessness. A - Adversity Descibe the event that happened. Leave out any evaluations or judgements. Simply describe the event that happened in a way that is as unemotional as possible. Example - ‘A colleague missed an important deadline and put the team behind schedule for the rest of the project' B - Belief Explain how the adveristy was interpreted. Do not state how you think it should be interpreted, but what your actual default belief or interpretation of the event was. Example - “I can’t believe how selfish the team member is and how unwilling they are to take things seriously. This shows their overall lack of dedication" C - Consequence Think about the feelings and actions that result from these beliefs. Go back with a level of introspection and ask yourself how you handled it. Be sure to go deep. How and when do those emotions and feelings lead to certain behaviours and actions. Example - “I am overcome with anger and frustration. I feel betrayed and discouraged. I noticed I began raising my voice and becoming hostile and sharp towards the team member" D - Disputation Do you have grounds to dispute these automatic reactions? What are the possible repercussions of following these emotions? Consider whether there are any greater benefits to moving on from the situaion and stopping this default (impulsive) reaction before it starts. Example - “Maybe I was overreacting. I don’t know the full situation yet. Maybe they had a bad week or tried to get the work done and ran into issues. By getting stressed I just annoy myself and others and further hinder the project by reducing our ability to work together." E - Energisation Did you manage to turn things around? Put all your focus on the positive feelings that ensue as a result of reframing your thoughts, emotions and behaviours. Ask yourself, what’s different between how I just handled this situation versus how I would normally handle it? Relish in those personal rewards! Example - “I am proud of myself for intervening in my automatic reactions and to be able to stop them part way through. I’m happy that I’m accomplishing more by looking at things in a more reasonable manner" Regularly applying the ABC method will get you into the habitual groove of optimistic response and avoid damaging pessimism. When you have practiced it a few times you get to notice a natural reframing of situations in response to negative events. *Let’s practice it now. * This ABC method has a stupid name. It is actually ABCDE and to be honest these letters were only chosen because they are catchy and they words they represent aren’t the best words to describe the action at each point! The result is I am annoyed and don’t use the method A - Adversity There is a method that is helpful for being positive but has a silly name B - belief I think it has a really stupid name and is therefore also a stupid method C- Consequence I didn’t take it seriously because i was pre-occupied by it’s stupid name rather than the actual method D - Disputation I am being silly and wasting an opportunity to learn a better way of living my life as a calm and happier person that gets on with people better and can be more productive and kinder to those around me. I should try out the method anyway and maybe give it a better name if I am so concerned. Like ‘The deep dive method’ or… screw it actually perhaps it is a good name after all. I like the ABC method name. E - Energisation Wow what a great example. I just made myself laugh at how stupid I am and feel more positive about the problem and more willing to use it to fix other things I react to negatively. Life is fabulous. and I have an example for my blog. Double win. METHOD 3 - SMART GOALS After diagnosing our attribution style and learning to overcome pessimistic thinking, the final method is to understand that we are in control and take ownership of our response to situations and the next steps we take. Believing that a failure is out of our control or a situation is unlikely to change leads to worse performance. To achieve greater sense of self control we should practice active goal setting. This is proven to increase behaviour change as it increases your desire to act in a particular way (motivation). setting sensible goals that are likely to be achieved provides a sense of control over our outcomes, even more so when we begin to meet those goals on a consistent basis. Specific You need to know exactly what you want to achieve and not some vague goal. Questions: What is it exactly that I want to achieve? Where is this going to happen? When am I going to make this happen? Who is going to be involved? How am I going to make this happen? Why do I want to reach this goal? e.g. I want to build a sustainable business with revenue List concrete, tangible outcomes. Give names, locations, offices, cities, etc. Give specific dates and timelines. Work backwards. Give names and team members as well as potential partners and others to lean on. With all the information above, lay out a detailed strategy, tactic, and plan. Tie it into your bigger vision for yourself and your business. These relate to your principles, values, missions – the things that you stay true to. Measurable To track your progress it must be measurable. This helps provide feedback for your brain that it is gaining a sense of self control. Questions: Make it easy to determine where you stand with your progress Help refine exactly what it is you want e.g. My business must hit $10k monthly recurring revenue by the end of the year At this point don’t take the easy option and set small micro goals that are easy too easy to achieve. Achievable You don’t want it to be too easy but also if it is too hard it is a pointless goal. You won’t be able to reach it and be more likely ot give up and fall back into learned helplessness traits. Questions: Is my target really achievable? What will happen if I fall short? Are there any constraints or obstacles to overcome? What do I need to sacrifice to achieve it? Relevant How relevant is the goal? Will it be fulfilling to me as an individual? Do I really want or need it or is a different goal more worthy of my effort? Does it actually fit in with your other goals Question: Why is this goal important to me? What is worth sacrificing to achieve this goal? Will this goal really make me happier or am I just trying to prove something to others? Timed You need a timeline ideally with sub deadlines for any goal to ensure you are on track and that it actually happens. It will help you identify neccessary steps at different points and stick to the actions required to achieve your goals. Without a timeline there is no pressure to start accomplishing the goal which allows things to slip away. Establish a time frame Set a deadline or time for completion Set benchmarks this will help track progress on route to goal helps maintain motivation over time Check in regularly are there steps you can be taking right now to help achieve a long term goal what should be done over the next week to contribute to the goal? what should be done over the next month to contribute to the goal? Practicing it SMART goals are great paired with something to keep you on track. There are many goal setting apps out there that do a good job. If you are really serious about a certain goal then I highly reccomend using stickK which allows you to set stakes and even take donations to antiu-charities if you don’t keep up with a certain goal. FINDING ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS The Great Pokemon Rescue The same friend who was told he was shit at english has another example where we can take ownership of our problems When he was a young child and the Pokemon craze was all the rage he finally got his first Pokemon game and had collected a few Pokemon, but after a few hours the Pokemon were getting very low on health and one had already fainted. He had missed the tutorial showing how to revive a Pokemon and he genuinely believed his Pokemon were all going to die. He sat on a wall and cried by himself. Anyone who ever played Pokemon i’m sure will feel for him and how terrible this must have felt! His mother asked him what was wrong and he explained. She got out the Pokemon book she had purchased for him along with the Pokemon game, within a few minutes she found the instructions of how to revive Pokemon and joy of joys they were all saved. My friend learned that when you have a specific problem you can research it and find solutions. This has helped him to become a great coder as he is great at reading the documentation to understand what he is taking on before he starts, and as soon as a problem arises he knows it can be fixed by research. Use Google Yourself Just like my example of coding many people are afraid of computers or coding or anything technical and become dependant on others to fix their problems. But so much of the time everything we need to know is on google. Myself and every developer that ever existed get so many questions from people who aren’t coders asking fairly simple things to do with computers that I don’t know how to do either. e.g. connect a printer, set up some software, connect to a network… All I do when asked how to fix something on this device i’ve never used before is google the problem in front of the other person and show them how to fix it. Yet when the same problem arises again or something similar they still come straight back despite being told that i don’t know how their device works and I need to use google which is a free resource they also have available. This is a simple example for technical vs non technical people. but there are many other examples where we get super bogged down in fairly simple questions How do I ask a girl on a date? How do I study to get a higher grade in my test? How do I exercise more? How do I find time to meditate? How do I start a business? These questions basically answer themselves by just doing it and there is no real magic sauce, sure you can learn better techniques for these things SUMMARY So we’ve found that we can all develop learned helplessness traits but with a positive attitude we can reduce our likelihood to be so prone. And by assessing ourselves we can overcome our self imposed limitations lead happier and more successful lives! BOOKS Get any of the books free on audible (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?tag=samharris48%E2%80%9321) Learned Helplessness: A Theory for the Age of Personal Control (amazon.co.uk/Learned-Helplessness-Theory-Personal-Control/dp/0195044673/ref=sr_1_9?crid=2FN9MD07YFN10&keywords=learned+helplessness&qid=1580448650&s=books&sprefix=learned+he%2Cstripbooks%2C348&sr=1-9) Written by psychologist Christopher Peterson and the original learned helplessness researchers, Steven F. Maier and Martin E. P. Seligman Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learned-Optimism-Change-Your-Mind/dp/1473684315/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2FN9MD07YFN10&keywords=learned+helplessness&qid=1580448540&s=books&sprefix=learned+he%2Cstripbooks%2C348&sr=1-2) Martin Seligman breaks down how to lead a positive and successful life Mindset - The Psychology Behind Success - Carol dweck (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindset-Updated-Changing-Fulfil-Potential/dp/147213995X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7D6QOZ4LEMJX&keywords=carol+dweck&qid=1580448738&s=books&sprefix=carol+dw%2Cstripbooks%2C344&sr=1-1) The original book on growth mindset and developing a positive attitude. Great read! VIDEOS Martin Seligman’s TED Talk on the “New Era of Positive Psychology” (https://youtu.be/9FBxfd7DL3E) A classic talk Psychologist Lance Luria on the differences between learned helplessness and learned optimism. You’ll learn about the amazing ability of the human brain to train itself, as well as the benefits of meditation, mindfulness, and other ways to link the health of the mind and body. A quick summary of Seligman’s book Learned Optimism (https://youtu.be/2hHNq45rEnU) A nice animated review that covers all the main points in under 5 minutes Contact me You can find out more about me and chat about anything you like Sam: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/) Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58) Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/) Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/) Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset) SCIENTIFIC LINKS Abramson, L. Y., Seligman, M. E. P., & Teasdale, J. D. (1978). Learned helplessness in humans: Critique and reformulation. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 87, 49-74. doi:10.1037/0021-843X.87.1.49 Dweck, C. (1975). The role of expectations and attributions in the alleviation of learned helplessness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 31, 674-685. doi:10.1037/h0077149 Tayfur, O., Karapinar, P. B., & Camgoz, S. M. (2013). The mediating effects of emotional exhaustion cynicism and learned helplessness on organizational justice-turnover intentions linkage. International Journal of Stress Management, 20, 193-221. doi:10.1037/a0033938 Thompson, J. (2010). Learned helplessness: You’re not trapped. GoodTherapy. Retrieved from https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-learned-helplessness/ Wu, W. (2009, February 8). Learned helplessness: How to tame a baby elephant. [Personal Blog]. Retrieved from https://waynewu.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/learned-helplessness/ Subscribe! If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Sam Harris.

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Ep. 32 - How you can start a career in a different field without experience

The freeCodeCamp Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 43:37

Austin had a biology degree, a poor GPA, and a job in the medical field, but he wanted to transition into tech. He had no experience, but he figured out how to gain it quickly and landed offers from his dream companies. In this episode, he shares his advice and methods so that you can do the same. Written and read by Austin Belcak: https://cultivatedculture.com Original article: https://fcc.im/2LydTlZ Learn to code for free at: https://www.freecodecamp.org Intro music by Vangough: https://fcc.im/2APOG02 Transcript: In this episode I’ll show you how to quickly gain experience in any field, as well as how you can leverage that new experience to land job offers in that field. I personally used this strategy to transition from the medical field — where I was working in hospital operating rooms — to the tech industry, where I received offers from Google and other tech companies (along with a 200% raise). Myths about things you DON’T need when switching fields Before we dive in, I think it’s important to address a few “myths” about changing industries: You don’t need an extensive network of contacts. In fact, you don’t need any contacts at all — you can make them all on your own. You don’t need a degree in the field you want to switch to. Perception is reality, and results speak volumes when it comes to perception. They are worth more than any degree or previous job title. More on that later. You don’t need money. Everything you need to know can be learned for free. In fact, I’m going to show you how this process can actually help you generate a second stream of income. Next, I’m going to outline the exact steps I used to land a job in a totally different industry so you can make it happen for yourself. Part 1: Painting a picture of the perfect candidate The good news about entering a completely different field is that you are a blank canvas. You can choose your skills and mold yourself into the perfect candidate. What does perfection look like? In order to become the ideal candidate, we must first understand what “ideal” looks like in the eyes of the people who will be hiring you. There are two ways to accomplish this: Job descriptions Job descriptions are essentially resumes in reverse. They spell out the exact skills you need in order to be successful in that particular role. That sounds obvious, but we are going to be looking at this from an atypical lens. Let’s take a look at this Growth Marketing Analyst role that I grabbed from Facebook’s site: Responsibilities - Leverage data to understand our products in depth, identify areas of opportunity, and execute projects to drive growth and engagement of Facebook users. - Drive projects focusing on new user growth, mobile usage, and revenue — working closely with design, product, engineering, and data teams. - Work both on core Facebook products like news feed, notifications, and mobile, and offsite marketing channels like SEO, SEM, and email. - Use tools like Hadoop/Hive, Oracle, ETL, R, PHP, Python, Excel, MicroStrategy, and many other internal tools to work efficiently at scale. Minimum Qualifications - BS or MS in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics, Statistics. - 1+ years experience with SQL. - 2+ years of quantitative or statistical analysis experience. - 1+ years of experience managing a project. - 1+ years of experience in marketing, advertising or growth. - Ability to process and analyze data sets, and interpret them to make business decisions. - Communication skills and ability to manage a project or product. Preferred Qualifications - Software development experience. - Internet Marketing experience. What do you see here? What does the ideal candidate look like? What do they need to get hired? My guess is that you’re thinking, “Ok, they need a degree in computers or math. Then they need at least two years of experience coding and managing projects at a company.” Well, here’s what I see: Facebook is looking for someone who understands how to identify trends/patterns within big data that will have a direct impact on revenue. That person also has enough knowledge of programming to efficiently make those discoveries and present them in a simple, concise fashion. The main issue a lot of people have is that they think the only way to get “experience” is to work at company or have fancy degrees. This is one of the biggest myths when it comes to job searching. In order to understand it, let’s take a step back and think about why companies hire. They want someone who will come in and have a large, positive impact on their bottom line. Someone could have a PhD in Computer Science and be fluent in all of the programming languages mentioned above, but if they lack the ability to clearly convey results, the company isn’t going to benefit. On the other hand, someone who may not have a degree or total fluency but understands how to find impactful insights and presents them in a concise, actionable manner is extremely valuable. Your goal is to become that second person. Informational interviews In addition to combing through job descriptions, it’s equally important to get in touch with people who work in the industry. They will be able to help you prioritize the skills you found in those job applications, as well as give you some inside info on the intangibles (nuances of the hiring process, putting you in touch with their contacts, etc.). I’ve found that the best way to make this happen is by leveraging LinkedIn’s advanced search filters. You can search for people at specific companies, with specific titles. If you have LinkedIn Premium, you can even search for people who used to work in your industry and now work in your target industry — or even at your target company. Then you can use this email script to reach out: Subject: Quick Question Hi [Name], My name is Austin and I currently work at Cultivated Culture. I was browsing through LinkedIn and came across your information — I hope you don’t mind me reaching out of the blue here. I saw that you have extensive experience in Facebook’s Growth Analytics vertical and I’m very interested in learning more about that space. I would love to have the opportunity to run some questions by you, as well as tap into any advice you may have given your knowledge of the industry. I know that your time is extremely valuable so please don’t feel to need to respond in depth. If you do have 5 minutes to chat, I would really appreciate it. Best, Austin When they agree to a meeting, you’ll want to prepare some questions. They should focus on: Identifying which skills are the most crucial for performing daily activities (this will allow you to prioritize) Providing some background on how that person got to where they are (you’d be surprised at how many people came from other industries) What they would do if they were in your shoes — trying to get this job with little to no experience in the field Here are those bullets in question form to help get you started: I’ve been doing some research and it seems like [Skill 1] — [Skill 3] are common in the space. Which of these do you think is the most crucial to success? I was looking through your LinkedIn and saw that you came from [Previous Role/Company]. How did you initially get involved in this industry and how did you end up at [Current Role]? Let’s say you were in my shoes — you’re new to the industry and don’t have too much experience. How would you go about getting your current job? What specific steps would you take? Bringing It All Together Now you have an understanding of the skills that you need, where they stand in terms of priority, and a roadmap from someone who has/had the role you want. Next, you need to build a foundation with those skills and use them to generate results that directly align with the company’s goals for that role. Part 2: Nailing The Basics (On The Cheap) Over the next month or two we’re going to focus on building a rock solid understanding of the basics needed for the skills you identified above. For now, the best ways to do this are by reading books, taking courses, and creating a sandbox you can use to test your knew knowledge. Reading Up (For Free) Books are a fantastic way to understand the basic concepts of a specific subject. They also happen to be very easy to get for free. Remember that public library your parents wanted you to check out when you were a kid? It’s actually still there! Amazing, right? The good news for you is that even public libraries have caught up with the times and now carry ebooks. You can borrow them for free like any other book, but they will be sent directly to your phone so you can read them anywhere, anytime. All you need to do is install the Kindle app (which you can get for free for iOS and Android). In order figure out which books to read, I would Google “best books on [subject]” or go ask some folks on Quora. Taking Courses (For Free-ish) While books are giving you the 30,000 foot view of your topics, courses will help you figure out the nitty gritty. They are a better way to learn the actual skills because they tend to be interactive and are updated regularly. One of the best resources for our purposes is Coursera. Coursera aggregates courses from the best professors at the best schools in the country (I’m talking Princeton, Stanford, Harvard — they don’t mess around). These courses are fantastic because they are structured like an actual course you would take in college. They have videos, but they also have tests, projects, and forums where students can collaborate. This is key because it helps make the course “sticky” due to the fact that you are committing to all the above rather than just watching a few videos. Best of all, at the end of the course, you can receive a certificate stating that you passed the course. It will even have the seal from that university on it! It does cost ~$49 but it’s well worth it because you can put that right on your resume: Subscribing To Industry Blogs & Newsletters Next, you’re going to want to sign up for some newsletters. Blogs stay in business by having the highest quality, most up-to-date information and getting it out there as quickly as possible. This is the easiest way for you to stay on top of current events in the industry while picking up tons of knowledge along the way. You can find them using the same method you used to find the books — Googling and hitting up Quora. Additionally, try to find a niche blog as they tend to have highly detailed information on your topic. Here are some examples: SEO: The 10 Chapter Beginner’s Guide To SEO Content Marketing: The Advanced Guide To Content Marketing Facebook Ads: The Ultimate Guide To Making Money With Facebook Ads Free Resources (Where Applicable) Many industries and fields have a ton of free resources out there to help your learn. For example, if you’re an analytics person — Google Analytics is completely free to set up. Additionally, Google offers an entire course on the platform for free. If your plan is to break into the development field, you’re already in the right place. Free Code Camp is one of many great resources that will help you learn the basics of programming for free. Be sure to do a thorough search on your industry. Chances are good that free training resources exist. Bonus Pro Tip: Google Alerts Google Alerts are an awesome way to save yourself hours that you would have spent searching for articles on specific topics or companies. You can set them up for anything that you could feasibly search for in Google, but probably want to stick with the salient points like a specific industry, certain skills, the company you want to work for and Beyonce. Then, every day, Google will crawl the web and find the most relevant (and worthy) articles on your specific subjects and deliver them straight to your inbox. You can sign up for Google alerts here. Part 3: Getting Paid To Hone Your Skills Yup, you read that right. We’re going learn how to have someone pay you to learn the skills you need to change industries. Building Credibility & Real-World Results Now that you understand the basics of these skills, it’s time to really develop them. I’ve found that the best way to truly learn something is by doing it. I can’t think of a better way of “doing” than selling your skills for some cold hard cash. Rapidly Develop Your Skills By Freelancing While it may seem like a daunting task, it’s fairly easy to get started in the freelance world even if you have no prior “experience.” As Tim Ferriss says, the definition of an expert is someone who knows more than the person they are dealing with. There are two ways of going about finding clients when you’re starting out — freelance aggregator sites and traditional cold outreach: Upwork (A Freelance Aggregator) Upwork is a community where business owners come to find freelancers for everything under the sun. The beauty of Upwork is that it removes the need for you to invest a lot of time in marketing yourself. It is an inbound site meaning your services will show up to people who are already looking for that particular service, making them more likely to hire. That may also be attractive to someone who is uncomfortable with a traditional sales process. The trade off is that, while you save time, Upwork charges a hefty fee for saving you that time. For our purposes, that’s not too terrible because you’re mostly in it for the learning while the money is icing on the cake. I recommend using Upwork if you’re having trouble managing the sales process on your own, or if you’re just starting out and need to build up a few success stories. If you really want to expand your initial reach, check out Hubstaff’s comprehensive rundown of Upwork alternatives and get yourself on multiple platforms. Cold Outreach The second option, and the path that I recommend, is handling the sales process on your own. That way you get to keep 100% of the revenue and remove the middle man. This can be a bit tougher initially because those businesses may not be actively looking for your services and if you don’t have much sales experience, the learning curve can be steep. In this section we’ll through the steps that I used to land my initial clients, build success stories and then use those results to expand my portfolio (and increase my revenue). Define Your Niche Our first step on our freelancing journey is defining our target prospect. Most articles out there tell you that when you start a business your niche should be laser-focused, like Male Golfers, Ages 47–54 who suffer from back pain. While I agree that it should be targeted, it’s not reasonable to expect that you’re going to know your target audience in that level of detail before you’ve even worked with a single client. You’ll begin to hone in on your ideal niche as you go, but for now we’re going to use the following process to determine our target audience (actually, we’re going to choose 3). Defining Your Initial Target Prospect Start by making a list of 50 people that you know. It can include everyone from your best friend’s parents to a connection on LinkedIn you met at a conference last year. The only criteria they need to meet is that you must feel comfortable reaching out to that person. Add these people into this spreadsheet I created for you along with their company type and industry (ignore the email column for now, we’ll get to that later): Now that we have our people, let’s take a look at their company type and industry. Which industries and company types match up best with your knowledge and skill set? If we take my list, I know that my marketing skills could benefit a tech company, but they could also benefit a health & wellness startup looking to build an audience. Additionally, know that it’s much easier to sell into startups than corporations when you’re first starting out. With that in mind, my ideal mix is: Company Type: Startup Industry: Advertising, Tech, Web Development & Health/Wellness Now we have one “niche,” but my list here is only 10 people. I want you to try and find 3 different niches where one or more of your skills apply. Then I want you to assign each niche a number and label your spreadsheet (you can also highlight too if that helps): Awesome! You just defined 3 areas that you can sell into and you have your first set of prospects. Key Takeaway: Don’t get caught up in finding a super-specific niche before you’ve ever booked a client. Keep things broad, take on a few initial clients and your niche will narrow over time. Create Time & Be Consistent I have spent a lot of time reading about success. I’ve also spent a lot of time building businesses in hopes of chasing it. After sifting through the thousands of pages and lessons, I found that one thing had the greatest influence on whether I was successful or not: Consistency The ability to work on something every single day — regardless of how you feel, how crazy your job is or how many friends tell you to go to happy hour — is the difference between succeeding and failing when you start a business. In order to be consistent, you have to create time. Time that you know is not going to be interrupted. For me, that means waking up at 5:30am. For you, early may work, or maybe late at night is your thing. Whatever you do, make sure that it’s a natural fit for you. You don’t want to feel like you have to drag yourself to do this, otherwise it will never work. Put It In Your Calendar Start by opening up your Google calendar and finding a 1.5 hour block of time that works for you at least 5 days every week (yes, that includes weekends). Create an event and set reminders for 1 hour before and 15 minutes before. Mark that time as “busy” on your calendar: Hold Yourself Accountable Now it’s real — ink on paper. However, your calendar invite isn’t going to get you out of bed the day after you went out a little too hard or help you say no to those free concert tickets to see Kanye. If we truly want to stick with this, we’re going to need a little outside help. I personally recommend StickK because I’m a competitive person who doesn’t like losing. StickK basically lets you bet yourself that you will start your business. You put down a dollar amount (I recommend $100) and you set a goal. Then you’ll be assigned a “referee” who will hold you accountable. If you complete your goal, you get your $100 back. If you don’t, that money is donated to the charity of your choice. I can personally tell you that the thought of $100 being yanked out of my wallet has helped me push through many hangovers. Getting Your First Client Now that we’ve got our service and our niches nailed down, it’s time to get some paying customers. Since we don’t have much in the way of a portfolio, we’re going to want to start by aiming for a prospect where we have a personal connection. Then we’re going to leverage the current experience that you have to land the deal. Let’s head back to our spreadsheet and look through the list of names that we highlighted in each niche. I want you to go ahead and rank each of these people in the order of how likely they are to help you. Then we’re going to reach out to each from top to bottom. Finding Emails If you don’t already have their email, you can easily find it by using VoilaNorbert or FindAnyEmail.net. Once you have it, go ahead and plug it into your spreadsheet for future reference. Reaching Out Now we’re going to reach out to our contact and ask them if they can help us set up a meeting. Here is the exact email template you can use for that: Subject: Quick Question Hi [Name], Hope you’re doing well! I wanted to let you know about a business I’m starting up called [Company Name]. It’s aimed at helping companies [Insert Value Prop]. Most recently we were able to [Insert Success Story]. I did a quick audit of [Prospect’s Company] and I have some ideas that I’d love to share with you. Could you help me get in touch with the correct person? Either way, would love to catch up soon! Best, [Your Name] All you need to do is fill in their name, your skills and press send. I would also highly recommend getting an email tracker such as Hubspot (free) or Yesware (better, but costs $). These will allow you to see if your prospect read your message and help you determine whether or not to follow up. If they open your email once, that trail is dead. However, if they open it multiple times across multiple days, feel free to follow up with them after 4–5 business days. I have personally followed up with people 8–10 times before eventually getting a response that led to a deal. Preparing For The Meeting Once the meeting is set, we want to make a compelling case for why this company needs your services. The best way to do that is using what I like to call The Audit Technique. It’s extremely simple and effective: Carefully review our prospect’s current set up (website, social media, content, copy, health — whatever fits your service) Identify as many issues/improvements as we possibly can Determine the measurable impact of fixing these issues Share specific strategies for solving 2–3 of the issues and then showcase the potential result of fixing all of them Tell them that, regardless of whether or not they hire you, they can keep the audit report Boom! Easy. Closing The Deal In the beginning, most of your prospects aren’t going to be seeking you out. That means that you have to convince them that your services will be worth their time and money. The best way to do that is via the following framework: 1. Address We’re going to start off the meeting by addressing the issues that you found with their site. Don’t be too critical. The goal here is to make them feel good about their business while also letting them know that there is a lot of untapped potential out there. Hand them your Audit Report and walk them through each of the issues. Explain what is happening, why it’s hurting their business, and what the solution is. 2. Illustrate Potential Once you’ve explained the issues, you want to clarify what the prospect is missing out on. The more quantifiable this is, the better. For example: Your call to action on the site isn’t strong enough. Your conversion rate is probably 5% lower than where it should be. If your site gets 30,000 visitors a month, that’s 1,500 people we’re not capturing! Instagram accounts like yours typically see 100–300 followers every day, but you are only netting 20–30. If you implement the strategy I laid out here you should see an immediate boost within a few days. That could mean an additional 2,400 followers each month! Show them how this is impacting their bottom line. Walk them through the math: You: What is your typical sales conversion rate from your email list? Prospect: Hmmm, it’s around 3% You: Wow, that’s pretty good! And how much profit do you make from each sale? Prospect: Typically we net around $150 per sale. You: Awesome. Based on my audit, I’m seeing that we’re missing out capturing an additional 3–5% of your site’s traffic due to poor copy and CTA placement. I poked around and saw that your site gets ~30,000 visitors per month which means that we could be capturing an additional 1,500 people every month. Based on the numbers you just gave me, that’s $6,750 per month! If you charge $2,000 per month, that’s a no brainer for your prospect. Any business owner would pay $2,000 if they knew it would result in an incremental profit of $4,750 — and you just made $24k this year! Ask Them For The Sale Now that you’ve proven out the value — ask them for the sale: Tell them that the Audit Report is theirs to keep regardless Reiterate the potential opportunity they have to gain Outline what next steps look like for hiring you Ask them if they want to move forward Chances are good that they’ll want some time to think about it. No worries at all — drop note on your calendar to follow up with them 72 hours later. You just booked your first client! Now I want you to rinse and repeat this process for everyone on your spreadsheet. If you can get your foot in the door, you can expect about a 5%-10% close rate. Consolation: Offering Your Services For Free Since we’re mostly in this for the learning, this is great option to consider if the above process isn’t initially working out. I found that it was much easier to land clients when I had success stories I could speak to. It’s important to figure out a way to get some results before you go all-in on pitching for money. You can reach out to businesses, same as above, and offer your services for free. This takes away all of the risk for the company, making them much more likely to agree, while allowing you to get right to the learning and create real-world results. Remember, we’re in this to try and find a job we love that pays us what we deserve. That is worth a LOT more than a few paid freelance contracts. If the freelancing turns into a source of revenue, that is icing on the cake. Leveraging Your Results To Land Your New Job There you have it — a step-by-step plan to build the experience you need to land a join a different industry. Now it’s time to get out there and get your foot in there door. First up, edit the resume. Add Your Experience To Your Resume As soon as you have some concrete results under your belt, you’re going to want to add them straight at the top of your resume. This will be the first thing that your potential employer will see and it helps remove any doubt about your qualifications. Way back up at the top of the article we took a look at why companies hire. The qualifications of X years is just an arbitrary number set by the company to make them feel like they are hiring someone who can do the job. Adding in your freelance experience not only shows that you can do the job, but also that you have an understanding of how to run a business. This knowledge is extremely valuable to an employer, especially for a technical hire because technical folks typically get tunnel vision and have trouble seeing how their work relates to the larger picture — making money. Identify Influencers At Your Target Company Now that you have the relevant experience, you’re going to want to start connecting with influencers who can help refer you into your dream job. I outline that exact process in my article How To Land A 6-Figure Job In Tech With No Connections so be sure to check that out when you’re ready.

Ep. 201: Kat Calvin, Founder of SpreadTheVote

Self Care Sundays

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2018 31:11

We welcome Kat Calvin, Founder of SpreadTheVote, on our first episode of Season 2! In this episode, Kat shares how life on the road as a non-profit founder informs her self-care practices and conceptions of boundaries. From Instagram to “Stickk,” she sheds light on how apps and social media contribute to self-discipline and self-accountability. She shares her take on the more physical components of self-care in her discussion of sports and veganism. She ends with lessons from her mother about life as a black woman and reflects on the privileges being a single woman entails. Find Kat on Twitter and Instagram @KatCalvinLA, and follow us on Twitter @SelfCareSundays, Facebook.com/SelfCareSundaysPodcast, and on our website (https://www.selfcaresundayspodcast.com). At Self Care Sunday's, we strive to make our content accessible to everyone. A transcription of this episode is available here. Our show is possible because the generosity of our listeners! Please consider becoming a patron on Patreon (Patreon.com/SelfCareSundays).

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Incentives to Achieve our Goals

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 24:49

Season 3 Preview

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2018 3:30

Season 3 will feature Stickk founder, Jordan Goldberg, to discuss social contracts, Teri Yanovitch to discuss her work with Walt Disney World and best-selling author Geoffrey Moore to discuss Crossing the Chasm. There are two episodes with live studio audiences from Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, North Carolina and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, North Carolina. Live recorded guests include Mariel Beasley of Duke University, Kim Adamof of Social Media Marketing Raleigh, Suzanne Altobello of the University of North Carolina, Caroline Glackin of Fayetteville State University, Cyndi Fifield of Novae Design Group, Stevie Pena, K. Melissa Kennedy of 48 Innovate and Cameron Cruse of R. Riveter. Additionally, we will discuss how hurricane names affect your willingness to evacuate and how people make decisions to donate money or give to a Kickstarter campaign. Lastly, we will discuss how jurors make decisions and how the juror heuristic could affect the outcome of a case. We’re excited. Season 3 begins March 6, 2018.

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Ma transformation "radicale" : le bilan 5 ans après - Ép. 147

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2018 16:41

Dans cet épisode du CoachDrague Podcast : - Une mise à jour de ma transformation "radicale". Il y a 5 ans je me suis pris en main. J'ai essayé de me débarrasser d'un tas de mauvaises habitudes d'un coup et de les remplacer par de bonnes habitudes. Alors, 5 ans après, qu'en est-il ? - Quelles sont ces mauvaises habitudes (tu t'y reconnaîtras une, voire plusieurs fois) ? - Avec quelles mauvaises habitudes et addictions ai-je le plus de difficultés ? - Quelles bonnes habitudes ai-je réussi à consolider ? - Des conseils pour arrêter de fumer, augmenter ta productivité, etc. Liens et ressources mentionnés dans ce podcast : - Changer, c’est possible ! : http://www.coachdrague.com/blog/changer-cest-possible/ - Changer c’est possible : un an après – Ép. 4 : http://www.coachdrague.com/podcast/changer-cest-possible-un-an-apres/ - La méthode simple pour en finir avec la cigarette - Allen Carr : http://amzn.to/2AAV379 - QuitIt : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/quit-it-lite-stop-smoking-today/id468624531?mt=8 - Mon schéma d'entraînement : https://www.evernote.com/pub/konsti78/workoutlog#st=p&n=143c66e1-a47c-4b40-8b25-1b4e5b8bf98e et https://www.evernote.com/shard/s124/sh/6932d7ce-8afc-4f89-bac4-00b430bd067d/e33e18a2e10af442ef8bef63d6f71c6c - Quelques photos de mon physique sur mon compte Instagram privé : https://www.instagram.com/konsti.official/ - StickK : https://www.stickk.com/ - Tu la veux, tu l'auras : http://www.coachdrague.com/blog/tu-la-veux-tu-l-auras/ - Plus jamais seul ! : https://plusjamaisseul.coachdrague.com/presentation

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Defeat procrastination and achieve your goals

The Better Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2017 84:56

In this episode Ian, Darren & March talk about how to deal with procrastination. We reflect on why people procrastinate, our own personal experience with it, tips & tricks you can use, and experiments we're going to try and report back on. Show Notes 1:48 — Why you should actually address procrastination 3:33 — Why curious minds might be prone to accidental procrastination 7:20 — Can fear be a motivator for procrastination? 9:19 — The problem all creatives face 13:30 — How to flip procrastination on itself and take stock of productivity 17:09 — Tips to go from fruitless to fruitful procrastination 21:36 — The difference between procrastination and intentional recreation 27:23 — How to plan your way around procrastination 45:04 — How to gain and retain your productivity momentum 52:30 — The Fogg method to build better habits 1:05:12 — Accountability as an antidote to procrastination 1:08:31 — How calendars, reminders, and supplements can help you achieve more 1:18:41 — March's experiment: Stickk and external editor 1:19:24 — Darren's experiment: Qualia nootropic supplements 1:20:23 — Ian's experiment: the Productivity Planner Products Mentioned Qualia cognitive supplement Productivity Planner Follow Us Instagram Facebook Twitter Subscribe iTunes RSS Weekly email newsletter Full Episode Transcript Better Show Blog Feedback Email: hi@bettershow.io Enjoy the show? Leave a review in iTunes! Tell two friends about the show!

Pour les débutants : la méthode pour faire ta première approche - Ép. 111

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2017 60:38

Dans cet épisode du CoachDrague Podcast : - Tu es débutant et tu ne sais pas comment te lancer en matière de drague ? Voici la méthode. - Quand tu débutes, dois-tu utiliser des phrases de drague toutes faites ou dois-tu être toi-même ? Et pourquoi ? - Qu'est-ce qui est mieux : apprendre à séduire pour, justement, chopper des gonzesses ou apprendre à séduire pour l'activité en elle-même ? - Et plein d'autres trucs. Je te préviens, c'est un épisode blindé de pépites. Prévois du temps et prends de quoi noter. Liens et ressources mentionnés dans ce podcast : - Le Script, La Bible du « game » direct structuré - Que dire, comment le dire, quand le dire et où le dire pour aborder, plaire, séduire et conclure ? : https://lescript.coachdrague.com/bienvenue - stickK : https://goo.gl/NQudCn - La méthode des petits pas (vidéo de David Laroche) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN12DkSNtbk - BJ Fogg's Behavior Model : http://www.behaviormodel.org/

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Comment obtenir plein de matchs sur Tinder (en étant malhonnête) ? - Ép. 103

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017 18:43

Dans cet épisode du CoachDrague Podcast : - Quelle stratégie est-ce que j'ai choisie pour maximiser mes chances de décrocher des rencards sur Tinder et pourquoi ? - Quels sont les premiers résultats ? (Spoiler : c'est pire que je ne le pensais.) - Les erreurs (de débutant) à ne pas commettre sur Tinder. - Comment obtenir plein de matchs sur Tinder (en étant malhonnête) ? - Qu'est-ce que Tinder peut t'apprendre sur la drague dans la vraie vie ? - Plus d'infos sur la nouvelle formation "Le Script - Que dire, comment le dire de l'approche à la conclusion" Liens et ressources mentionnés dans ce podcast : - Le Script - Que dire, comment le dire de l'approche à la conclusion : https://lescript.coachdrague.com/bienvenue - Tinder : https://www.gotinder.com/ - Twoo : https://www.twoo.fr - Badoo : https://badoo.com/fr/ - Aide-moi à atteindre mon objectif d'enregistrer 100 podcasts en 100 jours, deviens mon supporter sur stickK : https://goo.gl/NQudCn

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Faut-il continuer ou arrêter de draguer après une série de râteaux ? - Ép. 101

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2017 8:30

Dans cet épisode du CoachDrague Podcast : - Tu t'es engagé à faire un truc tous les jours ? Voici pourquoi tu DOIS le faire sans aucune exception, même si tu es crevé ou malade ou même si la qualité risque d'être nulle ou je ne sais quoi. - Quand tu te prends une série de râteaux, dois-tu continuer ou t'arrêter de draguer ? Liens et ressources mentionnés dans ce podcast : - Comment se libérer du regard des autres ? - Enregistrer 100 podcasts en 100 jours : aide-moi à atteindre cet objectif en devenant mon supporter sur stickK

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Qualité ou quantité : sur quoi miser pour devenir un bon dragueur ? - Ép. 97

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2017 10:17

Dans cet épisode du CoachDrague Podcast : - Si tu souhaites devenir un bon dragueur, dois-tu miser sur la qualité ou la quantité ? - Qu'est-ce que Picasso peut t'apprendre sur l'apprentissage de la drague ? - Comment vaincre le perfectionnisme et la procrastination ? - Comment faire en sorte d'être prêt quand tu rencontres la femme de tes rêves ? Liens et ressources mentionnés dans ce podcast : - L'article sur les vases sur le blog de James Clear : http://jamesclear.com/repetitions - Deviens mon supporter sur stickK : https://goo.gl/NQudCn - Draguer à la chaîne : pour les vainqueurs ou les losers ? La réponse te surprendra… : http://www.coachdrague.com/blog/draguer-chaine/ - Envoyé Spécial : Harcèlement de rue : https://youtu.be/Dt8inUP90fI

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Je m'engage à enregistrer 100 podcasts en 100 jours - Ép. 96