All Episodes

321. Work With AI Without Sacrificing Your Growth

320. How to Want to Do the Hard Thing

319. Why Bad Decisions Can Feel Reasonable

318. Prudence, Fast and Slow

317. How a Good Decision Becomes an Action

[Rebroadcast] Professional Humility IV: Stonewalling

[Rebroadcast] Professional Humility III: Critical Spirit

[Rebroadcast] Professional Humility II: Defensiveness

[Rebroadcast] Professional Humility I: The Core Elements

[Rebroadcast] Navigating Challenges with Extreme Ownership

[Rebroadcast] Developing Mastery IV: The Optimizing Stage

[Rebroadcast] Developing Mastery III: The Implicit Stage

[Rebroadcast] Developing Mastery II: The Explicit Stage

[Rebroadcast] Developing Mastery I: The Three Stages

[Rebroadcast] How Breath Shapes Mind and Body

[Rebroadcast] How to Let Go of Your Worries

[Rebroadcast] Mastering Your Attention to Work Optimally

[Rebroadcast] How to Approach Anxiety

[Rebroadcast] The Ultimate Guide to Complaining

[Rebroadcast] Equipping Yourself to Engage Challenge

[Rebroadcast] Why Self-Efficacy is More Important than Self-Esteem

[Rebroadcast] Reviewing Cal Newport’s “Slow Productivity”

[Rebroadcast] Mindset Mistakes that Sabotage Success

298. When Abstention Becomes the Measure

[Rebroadcast] Going Beyond Outcomes with Growth Goals

[Rebroadcast] How to Help the Anxious Generation Thrive

295. The Sacrifice Trap

294. How Being Right Can Keep You Stuck

293. How to Conquer Scrupulosity

[Rebroadcast] Is All Therapy Bad Therapy?

291. OptimalWork Gets Intelligence: AI, Goals, and the Future of the Golden Hour

[Rebroadcast] Why You Should Stop Labeling People

[Rebroadcast] Harnessing Your Brain’s Predictions to Transform Anxiety

288. Dynamics of Vitality VI: Friendship & Justice

[Rebroadcast] How to Navigate Inner Conflict

286. Dynamics of Vitality V: Centered on Justice

285. Dynamics of Vitality IV: The Cardinal Virtues

284. Dynamics of Vitality III: The Power of Saddle Points

[Rebroadcast] Getting Past Shame-Based Motivation

[Rebroadcast] Overcoming Anxiety III: Incorporating Ideals

[Rebroadcast] How to Approach Every Challenge With a Sense of Newness

[Rebroadcast] Beginning the Year with High Hopes

[Rebroadcast] A Cheerful Giver

[Rebroadcast] Overcoming Anxiety II: Develop Daring

277. Dynamics of Vitality II: Valleys and Vortexes

276. Dynamics of Vitality I: Tipping Points

275. Engines of Enthusiasm III: Attention and the Cortex

274. Engines of Enthusiasm II: Effort and the Striatum

273. Engines of Enthusiasm I: Motivation and the Septum

272. Understanding Depression VI: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science

271. Understanding Depression V: Good Tired and Good Energy

270. Understanding Depression IV: The Root Cause

269. Understanding Depression III: The Truth about Burnout

268. Understanding Depression II: Good and Bad Tired

267. Understanding Depression I: The Role of Adenosine

[Rebroadcast] Overcoming Anxiety I: Feel the Fear

[Rebroadcast] How to Discipline Your Children While Deepening Your Bond with Them

[Rebroadcast] Unleash the Power of Dynorphins

[Rebroadcast] How to Get Energy from Tiredness

[Rebroadcast] The Paradoxes of Mindfulness

[Rebroadcast] From Tolerance to Acceptance to Love

[Rebroadcast] Should You Be Doing Therapy at Work?

[Rebroadcast] How to Persuade Your Emotions

[Rebroadcast] The True Value of Reframing

[Rebroadcast] The Power of a Golden Hour

[Rebroadcast] Why Embracing Shame Will Help You Thrive

[Rebroadcast] How to Stop Justifying Yourself

[Rebroadcast] Why Venting Negative Emotions Only Makes Things Worse

[Rebroadcast] The Power of Agency

[Rebroadcast] How to Conquer Procrastination

251. Optimal Parenting VII: Building Family Rituals

250. Optimal Parenting VI: Your Questions, Answered

249. Optimal Parenting V: Consistent Discipline

248. Optimal Parenting IV: Teaching Family Ideals with Consistency

247. Optimal Parenting III: How to Build Real Confidence

246. Optimal Parenting II: The Power of Connection

245. Optimal Parenting I: The Big Picture

[Rebroadcast] How to Develop Lasting Motivation

[Rebroadcast] Punished by Rewards?

242. How Addictions Hijack Your Brain

241. The Seven Deadly Sins: A Psychological Perspective

240. Understanding Dynorphins III: Case Studies in Growth

239. Understanding Dynorphins II: The Dopamine-Rebound

238. Understanding Dynorphins I: Exploring Unwillingness

237. The Essential Tools to do OptimalWork

[Rebroadcast] Mastering Your Brain’s Predictions

[Rebroadcast] Break Through Your Brain’s Predictions

234. The Generous Mind II: What is False Generosity?

[Rebroadcast] Why Leisure is More than Just Rest

232. The Generous Mind I: What is True Generosity?

231. Reviewing “The Thoughtful Home”

[Rebroadcast] The Problem of Toxic Positivity

[Rebroadcast] Why Growth Goals Are Better than Outcome Goals

[Rebroadcast] How to Approach Every Challenge With a Sense of Newness

227. Professional Humility VI: A Childlike Spirit

226. Professional Humility V: Contempt

225. Professional Humility IV: Stonewalling

224. Professional Humility III: Critical Spirit

223. Professional Humility II: Defensiveness

222. Professional Humility I: The Core Elements