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 psyc...
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...
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 bra...
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 tru...
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... se...
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 ...
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 ...
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 o...
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 ou...
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 kep...
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 yo...
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 ...
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 alo...
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 relati...
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...
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...
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...
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 communica...
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, pione...
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...
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 ...
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. W...
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 lea...
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,...
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 th...
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.W...
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 fro...
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 int...
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...
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 equal...
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 fir...
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 ...
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...
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 cha...
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...
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...
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? Rea...
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 a...
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, sha...
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 resilie...
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 ...
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’r...
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....
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 ...
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 p...
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 minds...
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...
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 pu...
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 ...
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 episod...
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...
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...
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 B...
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 ...
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 unreali...
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...
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 intell...
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...
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 ...
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 de...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 po...
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 ...
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—...
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. ...
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 you...
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...
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 li...
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 achievem...
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...
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 ...
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 o...
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 ...
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 ...
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 contentmen...
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, ...
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 shoul...
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 ...
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 again...
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...
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. ...
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 relationsh...
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 ou...
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 u...
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 behav...
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 r...
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 ...
16 Strange But Beautiful Paradoxes in Life (The hidden keys to fulfilment)
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What If Everything You Knew About Success Was Backward? Our lives are shaped by contradictions: Th...
A Practical Guide to Clear Thinking: Socrates' Lessons on Beating Self-Deception
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the path to true growth begins with admitting how little you actually know? The teachings o...
24 Stoic Life Lessons To Solve 93% of Your Problems
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Timeless laws to focus on what matters and live free of stress and anxiety. No matter what life thr...
5 Genius Mental Models From Poker to Help Master Life: Thinking In Bets
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Strategic decision-making approaches to build wisdom in your everyday decisions. Annie Duke is the...
How To Overcome Your Personal limits: Grow Out Of Your Comfort Zone
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The laws of physics are the only true limits, stop letting your brain set fake limits. We accrue al...
What Are The Top 5 Reasons People Fail To Achieve Their Goals
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The psychology of beating procrastination, inaction, and confusion that lets you systematically work...
The Life-Changing Magic of Actually Doing Stuff - Start 2025 Right
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stop Dreaming, Start Doing - Action is more important than planning. We are increasingly addicted t...
10 Powerful Stoic Questions: Review Your Year and Refocus your Life
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to live a good life? The Stoics were the masters of asking the right questions to...
Journey vs Destination: How to Optimise For The Right Things In Life
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we get off track, and how do we get back on track? Humans love goals, but where do our goals...
The Psychology of Buddy the Elf ☃️❄️🎅
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The science behind spreading Christmas cheer and getting people to like you. Not only is Elf a wond...
Self-Help Vs. Real-Help: How to Actually Improve Your Life
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does psychology say about the role of information in building wisdom and lasting change in our ...