What Space Taught Me About Being Human with Astronaut Mike Massimino

Episode Highlights With Mike

• How he ended up sending the first tweet from space
• Why Neil Armstrong was his hero growing up and how he got to meet him as an adult
• What his first tweet from space was
• The profound impact that seeing our world from a different perspective had on him
• What changed in his daily experience from being in space
• How his body changed from being in space and how it resolved when he got back
• The mental health and community lessons he learned from his time in space
• Why the lone genius is a myth and why we need community 
• What inspired his book Moonshot
• How to achieve impossible dreams and the mindset that set him up for success 
• What he learned from his parents that helped cultivate his mindset 
• Lessons he taught his kids and how his experience influenced his parenting 
• How to harness nervous system energy for motivation 
• The 30-second rule for wallowing in regret for 30 seconds and how it's helpful

Resources We Mention

• Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible by Mike Massimino