Sam Webster-Harris
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698 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 8 Sep
Sam Webster-Harris’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Thank you so much for listening.
Your consistency to reach the end of an episode is legendary.
If you have any ideas or feedback for the show, I'm always interested to hear from you.
Studies show we need time for information to sink in.
So I'm going to give you a five second pause.
Silence.
To reflect on one idea from the show before you jump back into your busy life.
Ready and go.
Hello and welcome to the Growth Mindset Psychology Podcast with me, Sam Webster-Harris, where we look at the science behind self-improvement and discuss philosophically what it means to live a life well-lived.
If you have listened for a while, you know that I enjoy finding inspiration in unexpected places.
It is also Christmas lately, so why not reflect on some more personal backstories that define our human experience?
For our episode today, we have a slightly sentimental set of ideas on growth mindset and life in general by looking at the concept of cooking, family, weird schooling practices and the cool things my nan used to do.
To fill you in, my nan was an entrepreneur, artist and self-assigned chief baker for all of her friends in the village.
As she grew old, she turned blind and without complaining, still found ways to do the things that she loved and was always a source of positive encouragement for me and the whole of our wider family.
So if you are looking for an episode where I teach you specific lessons about an idea or concrete tips on mastering an aspect of mindsets, this is probably not the episode for you.
But if you enjoy heartwarming stories and lessons on family, growing up and growing old, then I think you'll love it.
You're going to hear me being interviewed by Becky Hadid, who runs the excellent podcast called The Storied Recipe, where she asks people about a specific recipe that means something deeply important to that individual and the weird and moving stories behind it.
In my case, my special recipe is the coconut pineapple upside down cake that my nan used to make religiously for me.
every single time I saw her for over a decade because I had been slightly traumatized by my schooling system that would force feed me food until I vomited and this pineapple cake was one of the only things she could get me to eat and so she just did not stop giving it to me.
But it's a long and heartwarming story that I would be honored if you have the time to take a listen.
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