The Art of Charm

Shane Parrish, expert on mental models and decision-making, shares insights on creating rituals for effective decision-making, the impact of everyday decisions, and 4 psychological traps to avoid. How to turn tasks you hate into ones you excel at? Are you chasing the right goals? Discover the power of creating rules for better decision-making and the significance of proactive living and meaningful goals.

Learn how to make and maintain friendships that last a lifetime, find and build friendships with high value people, master the 3 traits to be the friend everyone wants, and build rock solid friendships effectively and efficiently.

In this episode, renowned academic and speaker, Adam Alter, discusses strategies to get unstuck in life, such as recognizing psychological traps and managing emotions. He also shares life lessons we can learn from fish and explains how to create a hot streak. If you want to break through mediocrity and reach greatness, this episode is for you.

Arthur C Brooks, bestselling author of 12 books, shares the 4 pillars of happiness and the key to increasing happiness. He discusses the importance of managing envy and why feeling unhappy is as important as happiness. Discover the difference between real friends and deal friends and the importance of building real relationships. Explore the impact of economics on daily life and the rising loneliness in society. Learn about the power of relationships and the X-Factor Accelerator program.

Experts Arthur C. Brooks, Dr. Robert Waldinger, Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, and Christoph Schnedlitz explore happiness and purpose. They discuss building life-changing happiness, breaking success addiction, the Harvard Happiness Study, social media's impact on happiness, the influence of relationships on lifetime happiness, and the skills needed for resilient happiness.

Learn the 3 pillars of powerful communication: active listening, giving value in conversation, and recognizing emotional bids. Discover how to strengthen these skills to achieve professional, personal, and romantic success. Avoid pitfalls such as relying too much on humor. The podcast examines the importance of connecting and accepting, along with reviewing game tape to improve interpersonal communication.

Michael Bungay Stanier, an expert in working with people, shares 5 questions to work with almost anyone. Topics include the importance of keystone conversations, asking the amplify question, self-reflection and preparation, the power of conversations in building relationships, and unique perspectives and encouragement.

Explore the power of influence and effective communication with experts in the field. Learn how word choice, asking questions, and using pauses can positively influence others. Discover how to unlock your unique X Factor and join the X Factor Accelerator program.

The Art of Charm is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit betterhelp.com/charm today to get 10% off your first month.Nom Nom delivers fresh dog food with every portion personalized to your dog’s needs, so you can bring out their best. Get 50% off your first two weeks at tryNom.com/artofcharm. Working out is tough. And finding a workout program that sticks, even tougher. Peloton’s classes don’t feel like a regular workout class, they feel like entertainment. In fact, you’ll be craving your workouts. Get started and download the free Peloton App today.Backed by a leading clinical trial where nine out of ten men experienced healthier and visibly improved skin, Caldera Lab has the tools to unlock your best first impression and confidence! Use code CHARM at calderalab.com for 20% OFF their best products.Factor, America’s #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit, can help you fuel up fast with ready-to-eat meals delivered straight to your door. Head to factormeals.com/charm50 to get 50% off your first box.In today’s episode, we cover how to master change with Brad Stulberg. Brad regularly contributes to the New York Times and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and the Atlantic, and he is the bestselling author of Peak Performance, The Passion Paradox, The Practice of Groundedness, and his newest: Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You.Change can rock your world when you’re not prepared for it, so what can you do to become more resilient to change, how do you develop rugged flexibility, and what role does change play in our relationships?  What to Listen For Introduction – 0:00 How many major changes will you encounter in life and how do you prepare for them? How can you embrace change and use it to grow? What steps can we take to find balance in our own lives during times of change? Rugged Flexibility – 13:25 What is rugged flexibility, why do you need it, and how do you build it in your life? How to be resilient to change – 23:45 What are the two requirements to be resilient to change? How do you whittle down a list of values to your 3-5 core values and what impact can living in alignment with your core values have on your overall well-being? Control vs Expectations – 38:03 How do you balance the control you have over a situation with the expectations you have? How do you handle relationships with people who change in different ways from you? How do you set expectations with friendships to make your friends feel like they can always come to you?  The 4-P framework to handle change – 57:58 What is the 4-P framework and how can you use it to handle any change you encounter in life? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Art of Charm is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit betterhelp.com/charm today to get 10% off your first month.Nom Nom delivers fresh dog food with every portion personalized to your dog’s needs, so you can bring out their best. Get 50% off your first two weeks at tryNom.com/artofcharm. Working out is tough. And finding a workout program that sticks, even tougher. Peloton’s classes don’t feel like a regular workout class, they feel like entertainment. In fact, you’ll be craving your workouts. Get started and download the free Peloton App today.Backed by a leading clinical trial where nine out of ten men experienced healthier and visibly improved skin, Caldera Lab has the tools to unlock your best first impression and confidence! Use code CHARM at calderalab.com for 20% OFF their best products.Factor, America’s #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit, can help you fuel up fast with ready-to-eat meals delivered straight to your door. Head to factormeals.com/charm50 to get 50% off your first box.In today’s episode, we cover the expectation effect with David Robson. David is an award winning writer who specializes in psychology and neuroscience, and is the author of The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes, and his most recent book, The Expectation Effect: How Your Mind Can Change Your World.Your expectations can mean the difference between failure and success, but why do your expectations have such a drastic impact, how can you reframe your expectations to achieve success whenever possible, and how do you use visualization techniques to boost your performance in any area overnight?What to Listen For Introduction – 0:00 What is the expectation effect and why do your expectations impact everything you do? Reframe expectations to reach your goals – 10:47 How can you reframe your expectations to enjoy working out and achieve the body you’ve always wanted? Why is it important for you to feel stress and how do you know what too much stress is? What can you do to reframe expectations to be comfortable with public speaking? Visualization and Performance – 26:22 What visualization technique can you use to increase your strength by 10% and recover from injury faster? How do you use visualization to decrease your stress and anxiety? How do the expectations of people around you affect your performance and what can you do to decrease their impact? Do not do this if you want to be happy – 40:10 What do you need to avoid doing if you want to maximize your happiness and minimize your daily suffering? How can you use science to increase your willpower? How can you harness the science of expectations to build the top performing routine that will reach any goal you set for yourself? How do you reframe frustration to help you grow? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices