Entrepreneurs on Fire The Neuroscience of Metacognition with George Haymaker
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Sep 3, 2025 George Haymaker, a former entrepreneur turned neuroscience educator, shares his transformative journey from addiction to helping others optimize brain performance. He discusses metacognition's power, allowing individuals to control their thoughts and enhance decision-making. Stress is framed as a product of interpretation rather than events themselves, advocating for mindset shifts. Haymaker emphasizes that personal transformation comes from consistent practice and how crucial sleep, exercise, and mindfulness are for cognitive well-being.
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Metacognition Gives You Control
- Metacognition is the brain's ability to observe and intentionally influence its own mental activity.
- It lets you replace unhelpful patterns and manage mental resources instead of being driven by them.
Recovery Informed His Neuroscience Work
- George shared his recovery journey from addiction and pivot to neuroscience education.
- His personal change illustrates that brain-based strategies can reshape life and leadership.
Brain Predicts Experience From Past Tags
- The brain constructs experiences by predicting from past learning and emotional tags.
- Many reactive patterns were once adaptive solutions to past needs, not current truths.
