Where does the scarcity mindset, imposter syndrome, and loss aversion come from?
Welcome to a mindset masterclass from history. Learn if the very instincts that kept humanity alive are now keeping you from truly living.
For 290,000 years, we survived by playing it safe, following the tribe, and hoarding resources. These weren't character flaws—they were survival strategies in a world where innovation could mean death.
- The scarcity mindset that once threatened our ancestors' survival now threatens our potential.
- The tribal conformity that once protected us now prevents breakthrough thinking.
- The focused attention that once saved lives now creates cognitive tunnels.
This episode goes beyond history to recognise the invisible forces shaping your choices and breaking out of survival mode.
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Episode: Do You Think Like a Caveman? Surprising Mindset Lessons From History
Chapters:
00:00 GM - 5 Mindset Locks on Innovation
02:58 The Hand Axe Conundrum
04:51 Episode Goals
06:06 #1 - SURVIVAL
06:42 Energy requirements
08:51 Time Scarcity
11:20 Risk and Psychological Safety
13:39 Survival and Scarcity Mindset
16:15 #2 - CULTURE
18:03 Culture in New Guinea
19:02 Results of trying ideas
20:46 The Grandmother Hypothesis
21:43 Widowhood statistics
23:07 Kaulong Tribe Widow killing
24:49 Catalhoyuk - 1000 years of stasis
25:59 Culture, Social Pressure, Perfectionism and Imposter Syndrome
28:47 #3 - KNOWLEDGE
30:51 Losing knowledge
32:14 Maths
33:01 Communication and Language
34:03 Ice Age Picasso Paradox
35:16 Knowledge and Cognitive Tunnelling
37:59 Wrap Up
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