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- Embrace uniqueness and empower children to navigate obstacles and grow.
- Develop somatic awareness for mental performance, incorporating mindfulness practices, stress recovery, and biofeedback.
- Cultivate a growth mindset in children, emphasizing effort, practice, and learning from failures.
- Embody the principles being taught to effectively instill them in children, including somatic intelligence and internal orientation.
- Harness the power of scarcity in learning, creativity, and habit creation, optimizing craft and achieving long-term goals.
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Embracing Chaos and Unobstructed Self Expression
The speaker describes his approach to parenting and emphasizes the importance of allowing children to embrace their uniqueness and eccentricities. He shares how he encourages his child to go around obstacles and empower themselves. The speaker also discusses how he cultivates an internal locus of control in his child, reframing challenges as opportunities for growth.
Cultivating Somatic Sensitivity
The speaker talks about the significance of developing somatic awareness, the ability to feel the subtle changes in the body and mind. He shares his experiences in training elite mental performers, including the use of mindfulness practices, stress and recovery interval training, and biofeedback. The speaker also highlights the importance of integrating cognitive biases into intuitive processes.
Promoting a Growth Mindset
The speaker discusses the importance of promoting a growth mindset in children. He explains the difference between a fixed mindset, where abilities are believed to be innate and unchanging, and a growth mindset, which emphasizes the importance of effort, practice, and learning from failures. The speaker suggests praising the process and effort rather than focusing on outcomes.
Embodying the Principles
The speaker emphasizes the necessity of embodying the principles being taught, especially when working with children. He highlights the importance of parents and teachers developing a growth mindset themselves in order to effectively instill it in children. The speaker also suggests embodying somatic intelligence and cultivating an internal orientation to encourage the development of somatic sensitivity.
The Importance of Operating from the Inside Out
Successful investors and performers operate from the inside out, expressing their essence in their work. External pressures and expectations can hinder success.
The Danger of Constantly Seeking External Validation
Constantly seeking external validation can distract individuals from expressing their true selves. Social media and self-consciousness can contribute to this phenomenon.
Training to Be Proactive and Internal
Training oneself to be proactive and internally driven leads to better growth and development. Embracing chaos, cultivating sensitivity, and learning from others' experiences are integral to this training process.
Harnessing the Principle of Scarcity in Learning and Creativity
The podcast delves into the principle of scarcity and how it can be harnessed in various aspects of life. The host and guest discuss the importance of focusing on what is most essential in learning, creativity, and habit creation. They highlight the tendency for people to overestimate what they can accomplish in the short term and underestimate what they can achieve in the long run. By applying positive constraints and cultivating a sense of scarcity, individuals can optimize their craft, make potent suggestions, and navigate the razor's edge of high-level performance.
Cultivating Deep Presence and Stillness in a Noisy World
Another main topic discussed in the podcast is the power of deep presence and stillness in a world filled with distractions. The speakers emphasize the value of cultivating a mindset that appreciates silence and stillness, allowing individuals to effectively observe and understand their internal experiences. They also mention the importance of embodying qualities like compassion, attachment, and secure relationships when interacting with others. The podcast concludes with a reflection on the beauty and gratitude that can be found in moments of danger and the need to consistently practice and maintain habits of deep presence.
Ever since episode #2 of the podcast, you’ve been asking for more Josh Waitzkin, so here it is! This is an in-depth jam session, and you can definitely listen to this one independently. Josh Waitzkin was the basis for the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer. Considered a chess prodigy, he has perfected learning strategies that can be applied to anything, including his other loves of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (he’s a black belt under phenom Marcelo Garcia) and Tai Chi push hands (he’s a world champion). These days, he spends his time coaching the world’s top performers, whether Mark Messier, Cal Ripken Jr., or high-profile investors. I initially met Josh through his incredible book, The Art of Learning, which I loved so much that I helped produce the audiobook (download here at Audible). If you're interested in implementing programs designed by Josh in your classroom, go to theartoflearningproject.org and find out if the program is a good fit for you. This episode is DEEP, in the best way possible. Just like last time, Josh will blow your mind. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by MeUndies. Have you ever wanted to be as powerful as a mullet-wearing ninja from the 1980’s, or as sleek as a black panther in the Amazon? Of course you have, and that’s where MeUndies comes in. I’ve spent the last 2-3 weeks wearing underwear from these guys 24/7, and they are the most comfortable and colorful underwear I’ve ever owned. Their materials are 2x softer than cotton, as evaluated using the Kawabata method. Check out MeUndies.com/Tim to see my current faves (some are awesomely ridiculous) and, while you’re at it, don’t miss lots of hot ladies wearing MeUndies. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you—for free–exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.
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Past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.
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