Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement

Life Lesson: Unlearning Behaviours

Feb 25, 2024

19:16

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Explore the impact of childhood behaviors on personal growth, the importance of unlearning negative habits, and embracing a growth mindset. Learn about breaking traditional norms, taking control of your behaviors, and the power of small actions for significant growth.

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Quick takeaways

Unlearning childhood behaviors is crucial for personal growth and overcoming societal norms.

Acknowledging personal responsibility for behaviors initiates transformative change and growth through consistent micro-actions.

Deep dives

The Impact of Psychoactive Drugs and Medication on Behaviors

Consuming psychoactive drugs like caffeine or medications directly influences thinking patterns, moods, and decision-making. Medicines and vitamins affect the body's functions, such as blood pressure regulation or bone health, thereby impacting performance and cognitive processes. Nutritional elements like proteins and fats serve as building blocks for muscles, bones, nerves, and brain cells, influencing strength, mobility, and mental clarity. These components collectively shape individuals' capabilities and behaviors, highlighting the significant role of chemical composition on behavior.

Introduction

3min

Unlearning Childhood Behaviors for Growth and Self-Discovery

5min

Breaking the Mold: Embracing Unconventional Paths

5min

Taking Control of Your Behaviors

2min

Exploration of New Life Lesson Format and Personal Experiences

2min

What makes you... you? How much of that can you decide?

These are the big questions we tackle in this short Life Lesson bonus episode for some ideas to percolate over the weekend and take forward with us.

From the attachment styles we learnt as children to our accents and even how we think about learning. These are all behaviours that are up to us if we choose to be pro-active about how we show up in life and who we want to be.

We'll learn how to act consistently with compounding behaviours over time to build brick by brick the big changes we want to make. We'll build techniques to unlearn negative behaviors and utilise a Growth mindset to focus on positive development

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Growth Mindset pod

Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)

Mail - GrowthMindsetPodcast(at)gmail.com

Insta - SamJam.zen

Chapters:

00:00 What makes you, you?

03:05 Memory and the self

04:33 British Accents and lessons of children

06:11 Attachment and behaviour

08:13 Small Actions Compound

09:50 Advert - Magic Mind

10:43 Opening our minds

11:58 Every story has a villain

12:45 Battling the expectations in your mind

14:30 Feedback

15:57 Send Off

Links:

Tim Urban - Why Generation Y is Unhappy
Steven Pressfield - Every story needs a villian
How I write with Tim Urban - Why your writing is boring

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