Relying on stress for productivity is a recipe for burnout. We can avoid burnout and increase our output when we optimise our mindsets. We can keep our mind firing on all cylinders through excitement and enjoyment instead of through stress and difficulty. We can learn faster and access more of our potential when we treat our brain like a brain instead of like a muscle. Brain training and mind workouts can be completely reframed to have a much bigger effect once we know what we are doing. - - - Connect with Sam: Join the conversation on the social podcast app - Podvine Sam's newsletter on creativity and entrepreneurship - Explosive Thinking Sam's podcast on books - Wiser Than Yesterday Support the Show - Patreon If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! TimeStamps 00:00 - Train your mind 01:02 - Am I really Sam Harris? 02:29 - Alan Watts: Make work play 03:27 - Learning from memory champions 04:16 - Rapid transformations 06:02 - Fundamental difference: Mind vs Muscle 09:15 - Different responses to stress 11:38 - Good vs Bad Teachers 13:27 - Gamifying tedious tasks 14:34 - Alexander the Great and conquering 16:08 - Steve Jobs, connecting the dots looking backwards 16:44 - Make exercise fun 17:53 - Shape hard things into enjoyment 19:47 - Jason Mraz: beauty is in acknowledging your own interests and power Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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