Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement
Episodes
Surrounded by Conformists: How to spot the 5 types of NPC and think your own thoughts - [Psychology of non-player characters]
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The algorithm doesn't want you to think; it wants you to react. It wants you to be a character in its story, following a predictable path of outrage a...
How To Build Free Will
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Free will sounds easy until you look closely. Then it turns out to be smaller, stranger, and far more difficult than advertised. We take a cheerful sc...
5 Surprising Truths About Independence and Being Yourself: What really impacts who you are
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The idea that you are a blend of the 5 people you spend time with has a dangerous side. In fact, it's not exactly true. In this episode, I break down...
Life's Infinite Games: How to play by your own rules
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the game you're playing isn't yours? Every moment of your life, something is at stake. Ignore your partner, they feel less loved. Choose stat...
4 Steps to Become Remarkable: A guide to overhaul your life
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Get in control of your life and use your time to build a life of purpose. We have been sold a myth of heroic solutions. Where a single dazzling act w...
Working with Time Instead of Against It - How to enjoy this year and every year of your life
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You have roughly 4,000 weeks. Somehow, nobody mentioned this at school. This episode takes a cheerful scalpel to modern time-panic—the kind that co...
5 Rules for Mental Health and Clarity - Andrew Huberman's simple formula for success
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every advanced master nails the fundamentals first. To perform at your best these are the 5 most basic and essential practices you need to return to t...
Leaving a Legacy: What do we actually get remembered for - Lessons on family and life - [Storied Recipe]
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to nurture the best in people with consistency and be remembered for what matters. This is going to be a different episode about a cake my nan us...
The Regret Minimization Framework: How to make life decisions
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A boat is safe in the harbor. But that is not what boats are built for. We tend to view our lives as a single, continuous narrative. But in reality, ...
Cognitive Rigidity: 5 Lessons to build a flexible mind - [Cognitive Biases #6]
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to master cognitive flexibility by understanding the biases that keep you stuck. In WWI, generals sent horses against machine guns. Cognitive Rig...
The Illusion of Control: 7 Ways we lie to ourselves that even defeated Napoleon - [Cognitive Biases #5]
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How the mind blinds us to reality by showing us what we want to believe. We don't see with our eyes; we see with our stories. In 1951, psychologists...
Why You Make Bad Decisions: Confirmation Bias and the 7 Sins of Lazy Thinking [Cognitive Biases #4]
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to make smarter decisions that improve your life by understanding your mind and it's hidden psychology. We are all storytelling creatures, desper...
Why We Don't Understand Money: How to fix your thinking flaws - [Cognitive Biases #3]
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Think you konw what you're doing with you money on your mind? Think again. You walk into a cinema and buy the $12 large popcorn because the medium ...
Ego Blindspots: Common cognitive distortions of the self - [Cognitive Biases #2]
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever caught yourself defending a dumb idea just to look smart? That's your ego controlling your brain. Cognitive biases and ego team up to screw your...
Thinking Fast and Slow: How to make better decisions and avoid hidden mind traps
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You think you're rational? Think again. We love feeling like thoughtful decision-makers, but the truth is we're riddled with cognitive shortcuts. Dan...
Who are you VS. Who do you want to be? - How to align your actions with your desires
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We can try all the things: new habits, different mindsets, therapy, medication, or god save us... self-help books. Yet to no ones surprise: we don't ...
The Hidden Psychology of Black Friday - How do shops manipulate us (and make calm aunties fist-fight over PlayStations)?
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inner Peace vs Retail Rage - How do shops design our experience to remove our decisions and make us to FOMO into all sorts of weird situations? Thi...
Systems Thinking: How to understand the deeper reality of the world around us
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most problems in the world aren't random accidents, they're built into the systems we live in. When we look closer we find systems all around us drive...
Die With Zero Regrets - Stoic ideas to make the most of your life
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if “enough” wasn’t a number — but a moment? This conversation explores the quiet art of leaving nothing essential undone. We talk about ...
The Psychology of Podcasting: Lessons in self actualisation, intrinsic motivation and how to enjoy yourself - w/ Paul Davies
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
99% of podcasters quit before episode 20. Why do 1% keep going... and what does it teach us about ourselves? Paul Davies interviews Sam on the psycho...
How to Defeat Your Shadow Life and Face Your Calling: Lessons from Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield,
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the life you're living is just a metaphor for the life you're meant to live? Pressfield kept his typewriter buried under spare parts in his t...
Tips on Getting Better Today Than Yesterday - w/ Olympic Coach Frank Dick OBE
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if winning isn't a destination? What if it's the quiet act of becoming slightly better than you were when the sun rose this morning? Frank Dick...
Moments Where Character Forms: Stop being a Victim and build a Victor Mindset - w/ Olympic Coach Frank Dick OBE
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever notice how the people who never mess up also never win big? Frank Dick, the legendary British Olympic coach who led Team GB through its golden e...
What is a MINDSET Exactly? (and how do you spot a bad one)
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever said "you just need the right mindset" without knowing what that actually means? You're not alone. Most people use mindset like a magic word—va...
Make Time Your Friend: Build a positive mindset with a little existential psychology (and stoicism)
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Panic less, enjoy more - treat time well and it will treat you well. Humans have a difficult relationship with time. Sometimes just a birthday can le...
Questions to Build a Life of Substance & Let Go of What is Holding You Back - w/ Jodi Wellman
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Build a mindset that doesn't care what other people think, because you know what actually matters to you. In this episode we examine insightful ways ...
The Real Problem with Work Life Balance and the Mental Model to Fix It
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rethinking the problem and our mindset from scratch when it comes to this whole life thing. What if the problem isn't your schedule—it's your metap...
Shame, Addiction, and How To Focus On Who You Are Becoming
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We evolved shame as a gift. A signal that whispers when we've drifted from who we might become. What if the discomfort you feel isn't the problem, but...
Be Crystal Clear: 3 Truths and 2 Tips to Communicate with Impact [Archive]
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our cognitive biases and ego can muddy the waters of our minds and block the path to clear communication. Today's episode provides strategies on how ...
From Escaping the Holocaust to Building a Billion Dollar Empire - The Life and Mindsets of Dame Stephanie Shirley
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Stephanie Shirley built a billion-dollar tech empire from her kitchen table in the 1960s, pioneered remote work before anyone knew what Wi-Fi was...
Lessons, Paradoxes and Hard Questions For Building an Authentic Life
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We chase alignment with our purpose, values, passions but can sometimes get a little lost on the way. Life has a scary habit of passing us by in a ru...
12 Questions For Meaningful Relationships - How to go deep w/ Topaz Azides
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You know that Stupid questions = Stupid answers. It's the same for boring questions. If you want to live a meaningful life with space for personal gro...
A Curios Thing About Your Ego (and 3 ways to turn it down)
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The ego is more unruly than you think. We dissect how it works and how to make it work for you. When you don't watch it carefully your brain will t...
How to Cultivate Awareness and Self-Control to Overcome Addiction - w/ Jeremy Lipkowitz
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever felt like you're fighting a losing battle with your own brain? Addictions are like that. We learn the mindsets and psychology to build self-aware...
How to Teach a Growth Mindset to Children (and to yourself)
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You want your kid to magically become some badass, challenge-eating machine? Lectures don’t work, praise gets boring, and perfectionism is just ano...
How To Overcome Your Problems With Curiosity and adventure - /w GeoWizard (Tom Davies)
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever felt like life’s locked you in a box and thrown away the key? Tom Davies (GeoWizard) knows the feeling—and he picked the locks with curiosity...
The Hidden Connections Between Movement and Mental Strength You Need To Know
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Freedom doesn’t arrive when you finally “figure it all out”—it arrives the moment you move.We’ve built mental walls around the idea that cre...
How to Build More Memories Instead of More To-Dos - w/ Jodi Wellman
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Positive Psychology applied to the shortness of life. This episode is a repeat of a masterclass from last year on living wider and deeper with psycho...
What is Actually Important? How to stop reacting to news and non-events
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how important something really is, yet lacked a reference point to put it into context? These days news, apps, jobs or neighbo...
The Top 3 Fitness Mistakes and How to 20:80 your Health - w/ Coach Jake Parker, Beyond Fitness
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We think fitness is about the body. But in truth, it begins in the story we tell ourselves. In this conversation with Jake Parker, we explore fitness...
Where To Spend Your Life Energy: A 3-step framework for brilliance
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's not just what you do, it's how you do it. We are increasingly bombarded with demands and equally confused by how important everything seems. Gr...
The Evolutionary Psychology of Gender Roles, Male Violence & Food - How Fire Transformed Us
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever felt like you were wrestling with more than just a campfire? Me too. Turns out, controlling fire is a bit like trying to control your own mind; t...
Defining Your Own Success in a World Full of Self-Appointed Experts - w/ Mike Winnet (Worlds #1 Demotivational Coach)
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if success isn’t about working harder or even more achievement, but about how we feel day to day? In this episode, Mike Winnet invites us to r...
Why Taking Life Less Seriously Could Be the Productivity Boost You Need
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The art of making work not suck; how playing helps you stress less (and achieve more). In today’s episode, we challenge the architecture of adultho...
How to Stay MOTIVATED When You Keep LOSING - w/ Gold Medal Olympian Sir Ben Hunt-Davis
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine training every day for a decade… and still losing. Then figuring out one question that changes everything. Olympic gold medallist Ben Hun...
Why You’ll Care About Completely Different Things in 5 Years
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever look back at something you obsessed over… and now you can’t even remember why? This episode’s about that gap. The gap between what you care...
How to Find Your Zone and Stay There - A Masterclass On Focus w/ John Lee Dumas
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feel like your focus constantly slips through your fingers? Like you’re juggling five projects but none are actually moving the needle? You’re not...
The Art of Consistency: 10 Simple Rules for Real Growth
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone loves a good habit but what's the science that makes some work and others not so much? Real growth isn’t about lightning bolts, but the qu...
Why Wisdom Isn't About Age - And what really defines maturity
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if everything we believe about wisdom and maturity is backwards? Most of us carry this quiet assumption that growing up means becoming someone e...
Introspection and How to Work Out What to do With Your Life - w/ Melissa Monte
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if your rock bottom was actually a launchpad? Melissa Monte, host of the Mind Love podcast, shares how hitting her lowest point became the cataly...
The Surprising Habits of Emotionally Resilient (unstressable) People /w Military Psychologist Steven Stein
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the stories we tell about stress and adversity are holding us back? What if the most resilient people are not the strongest, but the most adap...
Loud Thoughts: Depression, Anxiety, ADHD and the Default Mode Network [Archive]
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We revisit a classic episode to understand the circuitry of the self as we uncover the neurological pathways behind the Ego and explain what the Defau...
How to Create Perspective and Get Out of Your Own Way
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever tried surfing and ended up just swallowing seawater? That’s what life feels like when you’re glued to the problem and forget to look up. In ...
The Creative Act: Rick Rubin's 12 Rules for Creativity and Being Yourself
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like creativity is reserved for “real” artists? Rick Rubin’s 12 rules say otherwise. They’re for anyone who wants to live and create...
Lessons Across Time: How to teach yourself, remember more and grow wiser
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The best lessons don't come from others, but from yourself. As Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living". This episode invites you to ...
Attachment Theory and How to Avoid the Mistakes Everyone Makes When They Learn About It
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attachment theory and how to avoid the mistakes everyone makes when they learn about it. It’s probably your attachment style. Think of it as the ...
Do You Think Like a Caveman? Surprising Mindset Lessons From History
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where does the scarcity mindset, imposter syndrome, and loss aversion come from? Welcome to a mindset masterclass from history. Learn if the very ins...
5 Self-Limiting Beliefs that Hold You Back from Who You Want To Be
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re not lazy. You’re just listening to the wrong voice in your head. This episode breaks down 5 invisible saboteurs that make you think you're ...
Concepts: How the Brain Constructs Reality, Emotional Experience and Who You Are - w/ Nicholas Shea
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder why you can recognise your friend's face instantly but struggle to remember where you put your keys? Your brain is running the most sophis...
When Your Brain Won’t Shut Up: A guide to internal peace and lasting focus
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let's unpack the heart of attention, addiction, autopilot and self-sabotage. This episode is a deep dive into the junk food of thought: addictive ment...
How to transcend your normal habits and routines to have original ideas
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mental Constraints: How to change your thoughts and break invisible limits you can't see This episode is a ride through dimensions—space, time, and ...
How to Tell if Someone Will Be a Good Long-Term Partner (and find them)
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if everything we believe about finding love is designed to keep us searching instead of finding? This episode debunks some of the worst common a...
Uncertainty: How to Handle Life's Surprises (+ What is a Black Swan event) - w/ Nicolas Vereecke
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever felt like life just sucker-punched you out of nowhere? That's exactly what Nassim Taleb calls a Black Swan event. Most people think they can pre...
10 Mental Models to Create Long Term Thinking and Better Decisions from Jeff Bezos
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The tools of thinking that fueled the Growth Mindset and fast decisions behind the success of Jeff Bezos. Bezos frames business as a series of silent...
How To Change The World - Learn to think like an innovator
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered how to really change the world? After thinking about the question for too long, Sam has started a new podcast to answer it. Sam's n...
3 Ways to Avoid the Biggest Self-Help Traps and Just Start Enjoying Your Life
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Self-help is sometimes the opposite. It can end up increasing your task list with a bunch of unrealistic expectations you never achieve. Today’s con...
Master Magnetic Presence: How to be yourself but more likeable w/ Harry Cohen
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A sunflower doesn’t hold strategy meetings to decide which way to grow. It simply tilts toward the light. This conversation with Dr. Harry Cohen ...
6 Unsexy Habits of Geniuses - How to build substance over style
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Uncover what it really takes to build greatness. There's much more to genius than effortless intelligence or risky business bets. We dive into the co...
The Joy of Missing Out: The simple way to reducing overwhelm and increase focus
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re not lazy. You’re overloaded. And no, another productivity hack won’t save you. In this episode, I talk about how minimalism isn’t abou...
The Science of Love, Desire and Attachment - Psychology vs your Biology
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Love isn’t just a feeling, it’s a pattern. And patterns, when understood, can be changed. We are the descendants of beings who bonded, lusted, ...
Anti-Fragile: How to benefit from uncertainty and build resilience into your systems
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A system that grows stronger from chaos? That’s not science fiction. It’s nature’s original design. Nassim Taleb's Antifragile isn't just a book...
How to Be Less Wrong: The psychology of self-deception and silly things we believe
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cognitive bias. False memory. The Dunning-Kruger effect. What do they all have in common? They show how unreliable our minds can be. In this episode...
Emotional Intelligence: Why the FBI Trains for Empathy, and You Should Too w/ Steven Stein
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People avoid you for reasons that have nothing to do with your deodorant. You can be smart, talented, even funny—but if people feel unseen or misund...
Doing the thing - a short sharp masterclass on creating focus
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are a million ways to waste time. We don't need a million and one ways to be productive. We just need to - Do The Thing It's easy to overco...
Overthinking: The psychology of catastrophizing and how to stop assuming the worst
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t see the future. We predict it — and sometimes we predict disaster before it’s even possible. Catastrophizing is a mental reflex. It’...
Bad Habits: The Psychology of Behavioural Debt—and How to Pay It Off
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the person you think you are is an outdated idea? In this episode, we explore how habits form—not from logic, but from history. From chil...
Eat, Pray, Set Boundaries: The psychology of getting your needs met
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you say no? In this episode, I unpack the beautiful mess that is boundary-setting—with stories, psychology, and a touch of Brexit. T...
Science of Mental Toughness: Assess yourself using the 4 quadrants of resilience
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What separates those who break from those who bend? A shift—not in strength, but in perspective. In today’s episode, we look at the 4 quadrants...
Nervous System Mastery: Build resilience, reduce stress and feel more yourself - w/ Esin Pinarli
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s only so much logic you can apply to your problems, at some point you need to work with your biology. The nervous system it an incredible ...
The Science Behind Changing Your Mind (and how to build better taste)
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The problem with being human is that we believe our version of truth is the truth. Not because we’re bad—but because we’re wired that way. T...
How to stop worrying about small problems that don't matter (and kill your perfectionist)
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever notice how you'll curse for days when stuck in traffic but never celebrate hitting all green lights? Your brain's flaw-detection software is wor...
What creates lasting willpower and resilience: the 4 types of motivation
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The psychology of mental strength and how to achieve your goals. The path to extraordinary achievement isn't paved with enjoyment. It's built on some...
The Psychology of Hypnosis: Can it really guide your Subconscious thoughts?
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the key to unlocking your potential was already within you, nestled within the folds of your own mind? Today we're diving into the science an...
Mental, moral and physical laziness - how to beat our modern addictions
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the path to a meaningful life isn't paved with comfort, but with deliberate discomfort? In this episode, we explore the insidious nature of "...
How to uncover emotional blocks holding you back, when you can't see them w/ Tracy Litt
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're all blind to our own patterns. Even when we think we're self-aware, there's a whole universe of emotional blocks lurking beneath the surface. M...
Bruce Lee's 6 simple habits to build mastery, mental strength and a growth mindset
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Lee wasn't just a martial arts icon. He was a master of mental discipline, using six powerful habits that transformed his approach to life and s...
The 7 types of stupidity: the human flaws more important than brainpower
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the greatest barrier to your success isn't what you don't know, but what you think you know that simply isn't so? This episode explores the s...
Unconventional ideas on happiness that change how you feel today (and in 30 years)
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the path to happiness isn't where all the spotlights are shining? While most seek contentment in the thin slice of "now," true fulfilment live...
Can you talk with your subconscious? - w/ Jeff Bauhner
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The mind does a lot of things we are never aware of. You don't think about how you move or digest, your mind just does it in the background, You also...
The psychology of control - why your brain overcomplicates everything
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We all know smart people make dumb decisions. But why? Why do gamblers double down when they should walk away? Why do we check our phones 58 times ...
7 habits of highly miserable people
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if misery wasn’t something that happened to you—but something you unknowingly created? We all have habits that screw us over—whether it’...
How to guide your destiny - What to avoid, where to push, when to relax
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like life’s pulling you in a direction you didn’t choose? Like you’re paddling against a current, but the harder you try, the further ...
Systems to unlock your creative genius w/ Jeremy Enns
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to boost creativity and productivity with a gentle yet dedicated approach to getting the best of yourself Fun fact: The average person has 6,200 ...
5 tips to stop waiting for opportunities
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The awkward thing about finding our calling. Is that our calling isn’t out there looking for us. It's easy to be stuck in mediocrity waiting for th...
Psychology's guide to 18 oddities of desire
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating the great paradoxes of the heart. What if everything we believed about perfect relationships was exactly what held us back from creating me...
The Loneliness Paradox: How to stop being needy and start being magnetic
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The more we fear loneliness, the more we scare people away. Connection is our birthright. Yet in our rush to avoid loneliness, we often make things w...
5 Science-Backed Ways to Stop Disappointing Yourself - Live Gracefully
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
76% of people regularly break promises to themselves - Why do we keep letting ourselves down? The uncomfortable truth about why your self-improvement...
Intelligence By Design: 10 Ways to Engineer Your Mind For Wisdom
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A high IQ isn't useful if you can't make decent life decisions. Drawing from neuroscience and behavioural psychology, this episode delivers practical...
Ego and the Prisoner of Success: 3 Steps to Build Silent Confidence
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ego loves company. But success? Success loves silence. Ever noticed how the loudest person in the room rarely has the most interesting thing to say? ...
Instant Gratification and the Death of Mastery: How to Refocus Your Life
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Make time your secret weapon. Our success and happiness are often eroded by the 7 habits of highly impatient people. We are losing the ability to foc...