Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement

Genius decision-making strategies to build wisdom in your everyday decisions. Annie Duke is the author of Thinking in Bets - A book full of genius psychology and poker tips to help you build mental models to make better decisions. Annie is a psychologist studying cognitive behavioural decision science and in her life as a professional poker player she won the World Series. She was even the highest-paid female player in history when she retired. Her psychology helped her poker and her poker helped her psychology. The summation of her lessons are wrapped up in the book 'thinking in bets' and in today's episode I break down my 5 favourite rules and mental models from the book that are worth using in your life. At a simple level, building wisdom is the process of making better decisions. Nothing more. so that's what we're going to learn about today Related episodes 163: Making bets that pay off - Annie Duke - 23rd March 2021 Thinking Fast and Slow - 12th July 2024 Upgrade to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com Sponsors: 💼 LinkedIn Jobs - The largest professional network in the world Advertise your job for free - LinkedIn.com/growth Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) 🛜 Website - Growth Mindset Chapters 00:00 Thinking in Bets summary - Understanding life's chances 01:56 How Annie Got into Poker 04:24 Rule 1 - Seek Truth 05:26 Rule 2 - Do not chase losses 07:08 Mental models 07:35 Model 1 - Wisdom is good choices - (you don't know what a good choice is) 10:32 Model 2 - Question common knowledge 12:55 Model 3 - Make bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The laws of physics are the only true limits, stop letting your brain set fake limits. We accrue all sorts of limiting beliefs for different reasons. Our culture and reference points hide them from us. Or fear of failure keeps us small. This episode explores the psychology of self-limiting beliefs and fixed mindset ideas that sit hidden and unchallenged in our mind. These limiting beliefs sabotage our potential and the only way to stop them it to take ownership of your own thoughts. We explore: How mental barriers form and get accepted What ingredients make a genius Neuroplasticity and performance at any age The best strategies to grow your comfort zone As we launch into 2025 it's a great time to reflect on what has held us back and raise our bar for this year. This episode will help you set your sights higher and uncover the areas of potential you have untapped. This episode carries on the mini-series on goals and achievement: Journey vs Destination - Choosing the right goals Stop dreaming, start doing - The magic of actually doing stuff What are the top 5 Reasons we Fail to achieve our goals. Previous season on Fear: The Neuroscience of Fear: Understanding anxiety, trauma & tools to overcome fear 4 Hidden Fears that Secretly Sabotage Your Life 3 Tactics to Leave Your Comfort Zone and Overcome Fear of Failure The Psychology of Fear, Security and Emotional Intelligence (PolyVagal Theory) The Secrets Behind Curiosity Without Worry (Stephen Porges) How To Stop Catastrophising Upgrade to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com Sponsors: 🌰 Acorns - Invest, earn & grow your money $5 dollar starting bonus - Acorns.com/Growth Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) 🛜 Website - Growth Mindset Chapters: 00:00 The Illusion of Limitations 02:18 Self-Efficacy Theory & The Brain's Security System 04:23 Safe Limits & Overcoming Social Anxiety 06:39 Reference Point Dependence 08:46 The Four-Minute Mile Barrier 09:52 Cultural Influences on Limitations 11:12 The Polgar Experiment: Genius is Made 13:18 Learning at Any Age 16:17 The Power of Environment 18:45 Advert Break 19:09 The Placebo Effect 20:46 Redesigning Your Environment 23:06 Strategies to Break Mental Barriers 24:08 Questioning Your Limits 26:40 Final Thoughts on Overcoming Barriers 27:19 Conclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The psychology of beating procrastination, inaction, and confusion that lets you systematically work towards any goal. Goal setting is easy - Goal achieving is a very different thing. We dig into the main causes and the often small but subtle tweaks we can make that keep us in check. Using ideas from psychology and ancient wisdom we see how humans have dealt with the big hairy ambitious goals over history and how you can too: Task Initiation Paralysis - Shows us how Charles Darwin overcame the most complex tasks in history. Ulysses Contracts - Teaches us how Victor Hugo wrote the timeless Hunchback of Notre Dame ahead of schedule by engineering his environment. Effective vs Fluffy Intentions - How psychologists helped heart surgery patients double their success rates through a simple sentence change. Sam also lists some of the most effective resources and tools you can access to stay on track to beat the common problems we face. This episode carries on the mini-series on goals and achievement: Journey vs Destination - Choosing the right goals Stop dreaming, start doing - The magic of actually doing stuff Upgrade to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com Sponsors: 🎇 Constant Wonder - The podcast for questioning why Explorations of wonder and awe in science, art, & history Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) 🛜 Website - Growth Mindset Chapters: 00:00 How we lose track of reality and where to find it 01:21 Unrealistic expectations 02:07 Not ready for the moment 05:36 Time to adjust to new habit 06:11 Personal responsibility - No external help - No momentum 07:49 Charles Darwin and Task Initiation Paralysis 10:02 Beating Motivation with "when - Then" contracts 13:06 Ulysses contracts and Victor Hugo's writing strategy 16:47 Get it out of your head 17:43 Cohort learning 19:10 Coaching 20:02 Accountability Groups 21:45 Future letters 23:02 Bonus tips 24:07 Temporal discounting and the real Marshmallow study 26:18 Keeping promises to ourselves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stop Dreaming, Start Doing - Action is more important than planning. We are increasingly addicted to planning yet more and more allergic to doing. Get your ducks in a row this year as we learn about the psychology behind our goals and dreams and what it takes to knuckle down, make some hard decisions and start taking action. We discuss some key concepts: What is our real work The problem with motivation and aspirations Waiting for life to blow us in the right direction 4 Burners theory Sam also shares his own results, including the failures and successes behind taking bigger leaps and focusing on your main goals. Upgrade to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com Sponsors: 🎇 Constant Wonder - The podcast for questioning why Explorations of wonder and awe in science, art, & history 🐏 Unbound Merino - Highest quality Merino wool clothing 10% off with code 'PSYCHOLOGY' UnboundMerino.com Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) 🛜 Website - Growth Mindset Chapters: 00:00 Amateur vs Professional goal-seeking 00:38 Growth Minded ambition vs Fixed Minded 01:07 The trap of 'find your calling' 02:29 The real work behind your calling 03:21 "When I feel like it" - means "never" 04:36 Writing as a hobby or a profession 06:16 Podcasting at professional quality 08:12 Making your own path 10:26 Sam's results and reflections 14:40 4 Burners Hypothesis 16:26 Questions to stop dreaming and start doing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices