You're Missing Half Your Life to Distraction | Dr. Amishi Jha

episode

Previously titled “How To Master A Peak Mindset, Find Your Focus & Own Your Attention w/Dr. Amishi Jha EP 1178” — renamed by the publisher on Sep 3, 2026

The School of Greatness not yet transcribed

▲ 0

Transcript

This episode hasn't been transcribed yet Upvotes decide what gets transcribed next — 0 so far. Sign in to upvote

More from The School of Greatness

You're Not Unprepared, You're Afraid to Start | Lewis Howes 28 min · 25 Sep 2026

Burnout Is a Sign You're Doing the Wrong Work | Jonathan Fields 1h 8m · 24 Sep 2026

7 Signs You're About to Get Rich | Lewis Howes 1h 1m · 23 Sep 2026

Stop Grinding: Build a Business You Don't Hate | Codie Sanchez 1h 13m · 21 Sep 2026

Your Phone Is Stealing the Life You Actually Want | Cal Newport 1h 1m · 18 Sep 2026

Rebuild Your Identity in 3 Steps and Finally Make Habits Last | Dr. Kim Foster 1h 4m · 16 Sep 2026

All episodes from The School of Greatness →

Report any issue

Source

Recorded20 Oct 2021

Publisherfeeds.simplecast.com ↗

CollectionAudioscrape Public Library

Handlerec:42726

Show notes

Today’s guest is Dr. Amishi Jha. She’s a professor of psychology at the University of Miami and serves as the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, which she co-founded in 2010. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California–Davis and postdoctoral training at the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University. Mindfulness has become a buzzword in the last decade, but Dr. Jha spent the last 25 years researching the science of attention through extensive work with elite sports teams, the US Military, medical professionals, and more to answer this question. She’s written a new book called PEAK MIND - Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day.In this episode we discuss how being distracted is causing you to miss out on 50% of your life, how high performers focus their attention to achieve success, practices to help you calm down and retrain your mind to be less distracted, how your life could change if you change your attention, and so much more!For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1178Check out her website: www.amishi.comThe Wim Hof Experience: Mindset Training, Power Breathing, and Brotherhood: https://link.chtbl.com/910-podA Scientific Guide to Living Longer, Feeling Happier & Eating Healthier with Dr. Rhonda Patrick: https://link.chtbl.com/967-podThe Science of Sleep for Ultimate Success with Shawn Stevenson: https://link.chtbl.com/896-pod Get more from Lewis! Get my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy!Get The Greatness Mindset audiobook on SpotifyText Lewis AIYouTubeInstagramWebsiteTiktokFacebookX

Ask this episode

“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.