Turn stress into a performance tool

In this episode Ian, Darren & March talk about how to deal with stress. We reflect on why stress matters, our own personal experiences with stress, tips & tricks you can use, and experiments we're going to try and report back on.

Episode 3 of the The Better Show podcast, hosted by Ian Mikutel, March Rogers, Darren Austin, titled "Turn stress into a performance tool" was published on October 13, 2017 and runs 65 minutes.

October 13, 2017 ·65m · The Better Show

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1:23 - Stress - the good, the bad, and the ugly
4:00 - Darren, on his chronic stress and awakening to it
6:02 - Ian, on finding balance and avoiding stress
8:10 - March shares a warning from a life lesson he learned during one crazy year
- The water glass analogy to understand stress
10:45 - Ian's secret to flipping stress like other people flip houses
14:00 - How a mindfulness practice can help transcend or even prevent stress
- 16: 20 - March's tip to practice noticing your thoughts
18:56 - In defense of stress: reasons to allow stress in your life
- Louis C.K. doesn't want you to escape sadness and neither does The Better Show
22:52 - Multiple ways to manage your stress through music or movies
26:28 - Stressors vs soothers: how identifying and utilizing them can upgrade your life
32:12 - The "miracle drug of the 21st century" and other tips to increase resilience
- 41:00 - Darren's quest for more kale, less cookies
42: 15 - What to do in the very moment you're hit with stress
51:41 -Tips for dealing with chronic stress
54:13 - How a little bit of scheduling can go a long way towards boosting your sanity
56:54 - Our next experiments: stoicism, meditation, breath work
- Ian will add daily Stoic readings to his morning routine
- March will start a daily meditation practice
- Darren will try out holotropic breathing and track long term meditation effects
1:04:16 - Reach out to us & join the community!