Human Knowledge Doubles Every Day

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Human knowledge once doubled every thousand years. Now we live in a world to day where every 12 hours human knowledge is doubling. And so can no longer keep up with the amount of stress and distractions that are in front of us. We literally wake up with this limited attention, and throughout the day we dip into that and we create what's called decision fatigue. So at the end of the day we're saying things like, i'm burnt out, i'm running on fumes, i'm unempty.

Kary Oberbrunner shares expert strategies for bringing your attention back to what matters most.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The wrong and right ways of dealing with task overload

2) The three components of deliberate magnetic focus

3) The two triggers of flow state

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— ABOUT KARY —

Kary Oberbrunner is CEO of Igniting Souls. Through his writing, speaking, and coaching, he helps individuals and organizations clarify who they are, why they're here, and where they should invest their time and energy.

Kary struggled to find his own distinct voice and passion. As a young man, he suffered from severe stuttering, depression, and self-injury. Today a transformed man, Kary equips people to experience Unhackability in work and life and share their message with the world. He believes the most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. His vision is to ignite 100 million souls by 2030.

Kary lives in Ohio with his wife, Kelly, and three children: Keegan, Isabel, and Addison.

• Kary’s book: Day Job to Dream Job: Practical Steps for Turning Your Passion into a Full-Time Gig

• Kary’s book: Elixir Project

• Kary’s book: Unhackable: The Elixir for Creating Flawless Ideas, Leveraging Superhuman Focus, and Achieving Optimal Human Performance

• Kary’s website: UnhackableBook.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Article: “Putting a Finger on Our Phone Obsession”

• Book: The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) by Joseph Campbell

• Book: The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by Morgan Housel

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