How Nervous People Can Perform Under Pressure - Steve Magness - #897
Modern Wisdom
02/01/25
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Steve Magness is a performance coach, author, and sports scientist.
Performing under pressure isn’t easy. Whether it’s a big test, a game, or a presentation, nerves often get in the way. So how do you stay calm and do your best? How can you turn pressure into an advantage?
Expect to learn how pressure impacts performance, how to deal better with stress and anxiety, how to stop focusing on negative outcomes, why identity and self-clarity are so important, the biggest differences between surviving and thriving, the role failure plays in shaping your true identity and how to fail better, why it’s so difficult for people to find out who they are and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Talented People Who Struggle to Reach Their Potential (04:51) The Price of Your Own Expectation (11:43) How Pressure Impacts Performance (16:36) Performance Experiments in Rugby (20:09) How Our Mindset Impacts Our Biology (31:34) Evidence-Based Strategies to Reframe Pressure (39:48) The Benefits of Having a Support Group (51:14) Dealing With Fear of Failure (01:00:40) How Important Are Goals & Values? (01:06:49) Where to Find Steve
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3.25M Q&A - Marriage Plans, Beautiful Women & Chris Bumstead - #896
January 30, 2025
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Expect to learn my thoughts on the Fin vs The Internet episode, what my favorite band I’m listening to at the moment is, what my plans for marriage will look like, best lessons I’ve learned from Chris Bumstead, how I’m dealing with my current health issues, if anyone has farted on the podcast before, if there is any sort of exit plan for the podcast, what the lowest point in my life was, how to avoid being overworked and much, much more...
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February 3, 2025
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Alain de Botton is a philosopher, author, and founder of The School of Life
Healing yourself is one of the most transformative journeys you can undertake. From nurturing your inner voice to improving relationships, how can we embrace healing to not only grow personally but also show up better for those around us?
Expect to learn where bad inner voices come from and how to hear a negative voice, why we struggle to connect with our emotions, if there is a danger of intellectualising challenges of emotion for smart people, Alain’s advice for obsessive people who want to let go a little more, advice for an anxious person dealing with an avoidant one, why we get stuck in unhappy relationships, how to improve your self worth and much more...
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(00:00) Where Do Bad Inner Voices Come From? (08:22) Healing a Negative Inner Voice (22:31) Why Do We Struggle to Fully Connect With Our Emotions? (28:14) The Danger of Intellectualising Emotions (36:01) Letting Go as an Obsessive Person (43:06) Openness & Transparency in Relationships (52:13) Advice for People in an Anxious-Avoidant Relationship (58:37) How Malleable Are Attachment Styles? (01:08:42) Embracing Playfulness in a Serious World (01:12:26) How Childhood Impacts Adult Relationships (01:16:02) Why People Get Stuck in Unhappy Relationships (01:22:33) Our Tendency to People-Please (01:29:59) Taking Ownership of Your Patterns (01:37:12) Are Deep Thinkers More Lonely? (01:41:05) What Drives Alain? (01:51:51) Where to Find Alain
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This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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