The Science of Self

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcastHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3vumSjN00:00:00 Hello listeners00:03:44 Researchers at Johns Hopkins00:13:57 Know When to Take a Break00:15:50 A study conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health• Research suggests that practicing a slightly modified version of a task can lead to faster and more effective learning. Rehearse the basic skill, wait for at least six hours to consolidate, modify your practice slightly, and repeat. When we practice, we can set up narrow/artificial scenarios and end up being restrictive; instead, for indirect benefits, be flexible and cross train.• Don’t forget to rest. Performance improves primarily during rest periods, with the brain consolidating memories. Gains made during shorter “waking” rest periods between practice sessions are greater than the gains made between daily sessions, i.e., after a night’s sleep.

Peter Gollwitzer, an expert on self-discipline and habits, discusses the importance of forming daily habits to improve self-discipline. He emphasizes the if-then technique for decision making and highlights the relationship between habits and self-discipline. The podcast explores strategies like leveraging peer pressure and controlling impulses for personal growth.

Learn how memory plays a crucial role in learning, with insights on encoding, storage, and retrieval. Discover the study cycle method, spaced repetition, and effective memory techniques. Find out how attention, emotions, and sensory experiences impact memory retention for optimal learning outcomes.

Learn how to master any skill by practicing smarter, not harder. Dive into the strategies of reflecting and adapting, challenging yourself, mentally rehearsing, and creating an alter ego. Explore the importance of quality practice over quantity, deliberate strategies, progress tracking techniques, and unlocking potential through alter egos. Embrace curiosity and humility to develop a beginner's mind for skill mastery.

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast00:01:26.210 Figure Out Where You Are00:22:58.799 Rock-Solid Principles for Lasting Motivation and Self-DisciplineHear it Here - https://bit.ly/PowerOfSelfDiscipline• Working with the limitations of your own brain requires an honest appraisal of where you are and how you’re functioning. Make it a habit to routinely assess yourself on the following aspects, on a scale of one to ten: Sense of purpose, the presence of positive mentors, sensory rich vision, self-belief, planning and organization, education and skills, patient perseverance, and the ability to see work as play.• This kind of self-reflection allows you to see exactly what areas you need to work on and see whether your efforts are resulting in progress.• Depending on which aspects you identify as under-developed, you can do a lot to improve. • For a stronger sense of purpose, you’ll need to work on self-knowledge, and dig deep into your genuine values. To find positive mentors, reach out to others and network, or simply ask for help and advice from accomplished people.• To develop sensory rich vision, make a goal collage or practice visualization to conjure up a vivid, five-sense image of the end you’re aiming for. To increase self-belief, actively court failure and rejection—to prove to yourself that your worth as a person doesn’t stem from these things. Meditation, mindfulness, and self-care also go a long way to cultivating self-compassion.• To have better planning and organization, start by decluttering both your mind and workspace to cut down on distractions. Set up habits that allow you to atomate, delegate and concentrate.• To build skills and education, keep reading. Become curious, and ask questions, learning where you can. To improve patience and perseverance, focus on the smallest, sustainable change you can make and keep up every day. To see work as play, change your language. Don’t say, “I have to do XYZ,” but instead say, “I choose to do XYZ.” Remember, nobody is forcing you to be the best version of yourself.• Focus on a few main principles for lasting motivation. These include not waiting for a right time, taking baby steps, working from intrinsic motivation, avoid temptation outright, cutting distractions, monitoring impulses with mindfulness, visualizing in detail our goal, getting comfortable with being uncomfortable, and allowing our future selves to advise and guide our present selves. • Finally, the most important may be to recognize that you will slip up, but will always be ready to forgive, learn from mistakes, and move on to be better next time. #CullDistractions #FlexYourIntrinsicMotivation #Forgiveness #Gratitude #LastingMotivation #Meditation #Michelangelo #Mindfulness #Motivation #Multiply #Selfbelief #SelfDiscipline #STOPMULTITASKING #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #PeterHollins #TheScienceofSelf #TheNeuropsychologyOfSelf-Discipline

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcastHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3Lz7o1b00:04:19.310 Technique #11 Building Strong Connections00:10:44.010 Technique #12 Planning For The Switches00:15:42.670 Technique #13 How To Make Chunks00:18:57.520 Pavlov And His Dogs00:27:55.870 Deep Processing00:28:55.230 Technique #15 Effective Study Methods• We can improve our capacity to learn and memorize by working with our brain’s innate abilities. Learning is possible for everyone – we just need to use the right strategies. • Help your brain to have a better recall by weaving a strong neural network that makes as many neural connections between ideas as possible. Connect new pieces of information to as many other pieces of information as you can to cement it in your memory.• There are two thinking modes – diffuse and focused. We naturally switch between these as our brain alternates effort and rest. Plan for and support these switched by scheduling breaks according to your own biological rhythms. • The brain can only remember so much information, but it can effectively remember more if you chunk that information. You can chunk by finding narratives, making mind maps or looking for meaningful connections and associations to organize data into simpler units. • Pavlov famously trained his dogs using classical conditioning. We can do the same when we deliberately plant cues for ourselves and build associations between stimuli and desired behaviors. • Bad associations from early schooling can undermine our learning. We can undo these by thinking creatively and finding novel ways to bring fun to our own processes, whether we study formally or on our own. • Finally, deep processing is about the rich understanding we have of a topic rather than a superficial grasp. We need to learn to read for deep comprehension and understanding, which we can test by explaining concepts to others. We are far more likely to retain content if we process content deeply. #AdultLearning #Blumberg #BrainChanging #ExploringConnections #BuildingStrongConnections #Chunking #Cramming #Creativity #EducationCurriculums #ElisondoRonoldoDinaudo #EnzoGray #FANBOYS #HernikJaworska #InformationRetrieval #IvanPavlov #KalludiPunjaRaoDhar #Kalyanasundaram #MindMappingTechnique #OwensTanner #VisualAids #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #PeterHollins #TheScienceofSelf #HowTheBrainLearns

Legendary Self-Discipline: Lessons from Mythology and Modern Heroes on Choosing the Right Path Over the Easy Path By Peter HollinsHear it Here - https://bit.ly/legendaryselfdiscipline00:01:31.630 In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first human female00:14:21.940 Daedalus was a master inventor and designer00:37:27.370 The Monkey’s Paw and the dangers of shortcuts00:50:37.069 Hercules and the Twelve Labors and embracing hardshiphttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B089G6MNQCFight temptation, tame your impulses, and learn to persevere.We know we should use self-discipline, just like we know we should budget more wisely, or eat more healthy. But just because we know about something doesn’t mean we know how to do it.See role model; copy role model. It's the quickest path from Point A to Point B.Legendary Self-Discipline teaches you tough lessons in clear ways. Want to learn to resist distraction, push through your pain, and embrace a life of hardship yet ultimate fulfillment? The ancient Greeks were onto something. Not only that - we’ll dive into a few more modern role models to emulate, and understand how we can cope with the difficulties of life, yet never stop and keep on going.This book imparts a multitude of lessons in two sections. The first section is on mythology and seeing willpower and great hardship play out - this allows you to understand the best mindset. The second section is on real-life titans of self-discipline and perseverance - this shows you what is truly possible.How to keep going when the going gets tough.Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.Learn the willpower lessons that have withstood the test of time.Pandora’s Box, the 12 labors of Hercules, the story of Arete and Kakia, Icarus and Daedalus, and many more tales to capture your imagination and motivate you to be better. Plus, well-known modern figures such as Victor Frankl, Stephen King, Thomas Edison, and Benjamin Franklin.Identify the tiny changes you can make for huge results in your life.Many times, what we want is not complex. You might even call it simple. Yet, it is rarely easy. And that’s because self-discipline holds us back. Our habits, addictions, and limited comfort zone control us. But that’s no way to live. Take inspiration from heroes of old and present-day warriors.Achieve your long-term goals by clicking the BUY NOW button.This is the sixth book in the “Live a Disciplined Life” series, as listed below:1.The Science of Self-Discipline: The Willpower, Mental Toughness, and Self-Control to Resist Temptation and Achieve Your Goals2.Finish What You Start: The Art of Following Through, Taking Action, Executing, & Self-Discipline3.Neuro-Discipline: Everyday Neuroscience for Self-Discipline, Focus, and Defeating Your Brain’s Impulsive and Distracted Nature4.Mind Over Matter: The Self-Discipline to Execute Without Excuses, Control Your Impulses, and Keep Going When You Want to Give Up5. Practical Self-Discipline6.Legendary Self-Discipline: Lessons from Mythology and Modern Heroes on Choosing the Right Path Over the Easy Path#Adversity #Alcmene #Arachne #Arcadia #Arete #Athena #Cerberus #Daedalus #DelosIsland #Icarus #MonkeysPaw #PandorasBox #Prometheus #Psyche #Selfcontrol #Selfdiscipline #SergeantMajorMorris #ViktorFrankl #ThomasEdison #WWJacobs #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #PeterHollins #TheScienceofSelf #LegendarySelf-Discipline #LessonsFromTheHeroesOfOld

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcastHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3vumSjN00:06:11 Shunryu Suzuki's book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind 00:12:23 Seek Out Counterevidence00:14:45 Reframe Knowledge and Skill as Something Malleable00:15:55 Invite Awe00:17:49 “Away From” Versus “Toward” Motivation00:24:37 Make Your Goals Positive00:25:30 Mix It Up00:27:16 Set Interim Goals• The paradox of expertise is that when we know, we are immediately in a smaller, more limited frame of mind. To embrace humility and curiosity, cultivate a “beginner’s mind.” Build receptivity, curiosity, ambiguity, and playfulness, and be willing to say you don’t know.• Let go of assumptions and preconceptions, and deliberately seek out counterevidence for the things you believe to be true. With a growth mindset, you can reframe knowledge and skill as something malleable. Finally, invite awe and wonder into your life and immerse yourself in the unknown. • There are two types of motivation: "Away-from" motivation involves avoiding something undesirable, while "toward" motivation revolves around striving toward a goal. We are all different and motivated by different things, our preferences themselves changing over time. Running away from something works, but it fundamentally contradicts the way that natural talents practice. Instead, frame your goals in positive terms, strike a balance between toward and away-from motivation, and work on interim goals/baby steps.#BeginnersMind #Campanula #HumanGenomeProject #Krishnamurti #Motivation #ReframeKnowledge #SeekOutCounterevidence #SetInterimGoals #Shoshin #ShunryuSuzukis #TowardMotivation #ZenBuddhism #ZenMind #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #PeterHollins #TheScienceofSelf #TheArtofPractice #CultivateABeginner’SMind

Neuro-Habits: Rewire Your Brain to Stop Self-Defeating Behaviors and Make the Right Choice Every Time (Understand Your Brain Better Book 7)By: Peter Hollins 00:03:42 Let’s take a closer look 00:19:11 The pleasure principle00:33:12 Habit Formation Psychology00:55:31 Conscious Psychological Factors01:00:36 Subconscious Psychological Factors01:06:13 External Environmental FactorsHear it Here - https://bit.ly/neurohabitshollinshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RCV5KQNSmall daily acts to change your brain chemistry and structure - so you can be in control at all times.Sometimes, it feels like we are living out lives on autopilot, powerless to change what we are doing. But we’re not powerless, we just need to rewire our brains so that the right thing is the easy thing.Do you feel lazy, slow, unmotivated, or apathetic? Understand your brain, and you will solve all of your problems.Neuro-Habits gets directly to the root of all behavior: the human brain. We will explore the quirks of the brain that create habits from both a psychological and neurological perspective and what we can do about it. This book also presents an in-depth view of the concept of habits and exactly what motivates us to act.You will gain a scientifically-proven step-by-step guide on how to change your behavior in a sustainable way, and also make sure that you can put a halt to the destructive behaviors you’ve tried so hard to avoid. This is a guidebook, with actionable content.Learn how tiny daily changes can affect your brain chemistry and structure.Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a best-selling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path toward success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.Transform your negative impulses into positive habits.Change your habits, change your life.#Aristotle #Buddhist #CarolDweck #CharlesDuhiggs #ClinicalPsychology #ConsciousPsychologicalFactors #Dopamine #Duhigg #ExternalEnvironmentalFactors #GABA #Habit #HabitFormationPsychology #Neuron #Neuroplasticity #PhillippaLally #WilliamJames #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #PeterHollins #TheScienceofSelf #Neuro-Habits #APeekIntoTheScienceOfHabits #

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast00:05:55.340 1. Will this course of action create a gap between my ideal self and my non-desired self?00:10:28.110 2. Does this action truly represent my intentions?00:15:04.649 3. Am I merely uncomfortable?00:18:49.950 4. What would I do if I had no choice but to exercise self-discipline?00:21:24.029 5. Is “I don’t want to” a good enough excuse to not do something?00:25:43.800 6. Am I doing the right thing or the easy thing?00:32:21.180 Here are two optionsHear it Here - https://bit.ly/PowerOfSelfDiscipline• Yes or no? Just a simple answer, please, with no BS. This chapter is all about self-interrogation and digging into your excuses and rationalizations to avoid exercising self-discipline. What follows is typically self-awareness at how casually you view avoiding work. There are six questions to bring clarity. Most are indeed yes/no questions to force you to either admit a harsh truth or take action.• Will this course of action create a gap between my ideal self and my non-desired self? Alternatively, does this action take me closer or farther from my goals? • Does this action truly represent my intentions? If not, then what the heck am I doing?• Am I merely uncomfortable? Am I letting mere discomfort keep me from my goals? Am I so mentally weak?• What would I do if I had no choice but to exercise self-discipline? Certainly not the worst-case scenario.• Is “I don’t want to” a good enough excuse to not do something? You may have the ability to use this excuse, but what about those who are never able to take a break and have to act every single time? It’s difficult to feel gratitude and lack self-discipline at the same time.• Am I doing the right thing or the easy thing? There’s usually only one path to what you want, and it’s not typically an easy one.• Is there a real obstacle to my goal that I can’t overcome? This focuses you on the fact that most of the time, the so-called obstacle is not the problem, but our attitude is. If we wanted to do it, no obstacle would stop us, and if we didn’t want to do it, we wouldn’t, even if there we zero obstacles.• What is the outcome of this action if I continue along this path? Switch your focus away from instant gratification and see how a decision plays out over time, from ten minutes to ten years into the future. When you choose something, you are also choosing the consequences of that thing, even if those consequences don’t kick in for a while.