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Eudaimantra
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How to Extend Sovereignty Over the Mind

Earlier today I wrapped up a few Time Blocks of (pre-inputs) Deep Work (3.9 hours to be precise!) as I finished my Note on Mark Hyman’s new book called

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Bliss, Pain & Unicorns on Everest
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Pearl Bites Part II

In our last +1, we talked about my chigger-triggers (hah and yeehah! 🤠) and how to alchemize life’s inevitable “inconveniences” into Pearl Bites. Right after finishing that one I thought about

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Pearl Habits
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How to Create Something Valuable from an Irritant

Wrapping up our tour through BJ Fogg’s brilliant mind and equally brilliant book Tiny Habits, Today we’re going to talk about something he calls “Pearl Habits.” I...

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Rise to the Occasion
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Be Your Very Best in the Darkest Moments

In our last +1, we spent some more time with Admiral McRaven and invited Rocky to the party (via Desmond Clark...

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Rocky on How Winning Is Done
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Wisdom on Eating Sugar Cookies

In our last +1, we spent some time with 4-Star Admiral William H. McRaven. We made some sugar cookies from the challenges life inevitably (!) serves up as we reminded ourselves that life’s not fair and that our job, when we’re inevitably (!) knocked down, is to drive on. We’ll come...

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+1 inspired by Note: The Psychology of Winning

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You = Sugar Cookie
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Life's Not Fair--Drive On!

Admiral William H. McRaven is a Retired U.S. Navy SEAL who served for thirty-seven years and commanded at every level. As a Four-Star Admiral, his final assignment was as Commander of all U.S. Special Operations Forces. (During this time, he oversaw the covert mission that killed Osama bin Lade...

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The Art of Precious Scars
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Kintsugi & You

In our last +1, we talked about Stephen Joseph’s “shattered vase” metaphor to help us understand one powerful way to respond to trauma: rather than try to tape and glue the shattered vase back together, we take the pieces and make a mosaic. I recently shared that wisdom in one...

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+1 inspired by Note: What Doesn't Kill Us

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The Shattered Vase
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Tape + Glue vs. Mosaic

In our last +1, we took a quick look at the science of posttraumatic growth. Today I want to spend another moment on the subject and talk about one of the metaphors Stephen Joseph uses to bring his wisdom home in

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What Doesn’t Kill Us
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The New Psychology of Posttraumatic Growth

In our last couple +1s, we talked about the fact that there are no eudaimonic treadmills and that a eudaimonic orientation is correlated with lower levels of depression. Eudaimonism for the win! We pulled that wisdom out of Stephen Joseph’s great book

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Antifragility & Conquering Fear

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Operationalizing Antifragile Confidence
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If… Then… Repeat. BOOM!

In our last +1, we spent some more time with our beloved Roman Stoic Seneca. As you may recall, first he told us that “Disaster is virtue’s opportunity.” Then he told us: “M...

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+1 inspired by Note: The Stoic Art of Living

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Disaster =
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Virtue’s Opportunity

If you haven’t noticed, I can’t quite get enough of Stoic wisdom. In fact, I can’t quite get enough of ancient (Stoic) wisdom AND modern science—which is why I’ve been on a little streak of reading one positive psychology book then a Stoic book then another science of ...

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A New Take on Mis-takes
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Using Them as Fuel for Our Antifragile Fires

In our last +1, we spent some time with an Academy Award-nominated documentarian who reminded us that we need to be willing to fail. Actually, he reminded us that those hundreds of unused hours of filming weren’t failures. “Each frame was an important part of the overall process...

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+1 inspired by Note: The Courage Quotient

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Your Philosopher’s Wand
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Goes Well with Your Philosopher’s Stone

In our last couple +1s, we’ve been having fun using our magic wands to alchemize adversity into exceptional opportunities for growth. Among other things, we reflected on the fact that, as Abraham Maslow put it when studying his paragons of flourishing: “the most important learni...

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Alchemizing Adversity
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Into Exceptional Opportunities for Growth

In our last +1, we all get issued our magic wand. It can alchemize any and all challenges into fuel for our growth. Thank you, Hermes and Epictetus!! I mentioned the fact that Ward Farnsworth shared that passage in his great book

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+1 inspired by Note: The Practicing Stoic

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Your Secret Weapon
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Thank You, Epictetus and Hermes

In our last +1, we had some fun making our Optimize virtue compass. Recall the four cardinal points correspond with our four cardinal virtues. At the top, pointing North, we have Wisdom. At the bottom, pointing South, we have Self-Mastery. At...

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The Upward Spiral

Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time

by Alex Korb, PhD

Alex Korb is a neuroscientist in the department of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles. (Go Bruins!) He’s also a great writer. As per the sub-title, the book is all about “Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time.” It’s REALLY good. Inspiring. Scientifically grounded. Simple. Practical. <- A winning formula for a great book! Big Ideas we explore include the power of exercising your brain (which is the #1 tip, btw), setting goals (and making decisions), developing positive habits (via repetition, repetition, repetition), biofeedback (and how to take advantage of it), and the power of others (rely on it!).

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The Winner Effect

The Neuroscience of Success and Failure

by Ian Robertson

Ian Robertson is one of the world’s preeminent neuropsychologists. He’s both a clinical psychologist AND a neuroscientist—which is a rare combination. In this book, he walks us through “The Neuroscience of Success and Failure.” It's a fascinating reading. Big Ideas we explore include (Genetic Fatalism (the curse of), Goldilocks Goals (and how to get our goals juuuuuuust right), The Winner Effect (fish, mice, Mike Tyson and you), Oscar Winners (plus their cookie jars and highlight reels), and True Winners (the noble use of power).

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The Stress Test

How Pressure Can Make You Stronger and Sharper

by Ian Robertson

Ian Robertson is a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist. He’s widely considered one of the world’s leading researchers in neuropsychology. This book is, essentially, a fascinating tour through his decades-long pursuit to scientifically test Nietzsche’s maxim “What doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger.” Big Ideas we explore include the double-edge sword of stress (remember the Yerkes-Dodson Law and how to Optimize it!), the power of saying "I feel excited!" (rather than "I feel anxious."), the fact that a wandering mind is an UNHAPPY mind (crazy studio show it), Hall of Fame researching stats (note: failing nearly 70% of the time), and the power of BELIEVING we can use stress to get stronger (it ALL starts with belief).

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Plato’s Lemonade Stand

Stirring Change into Something Great

by Tom Morris

Tom Morris has a joint Ph.D. from Yale in Religious Studies and Philosophy and is one of the most popular teachers in Notre Dame’s history. He’s one of my favorite teachers. In this book, he distills decades of wisdom into the ultimate philosophical lemonade-making recipe. Big Ideas we explore include lemon alchemy (Antifragility for the win!), the Big 3 + 1 (Socrates + Aristotle + Ockham --> Self-knowledge + Ideals + Courage + Simplicity), Plato’s Ideals (and yours), “I’m Getting Nervous!” (--> “I’m getting ready!”), and The Alchemy of Life (fuel for the second mountain).

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Authors (3)

Alex Korb

Neuroscientist, writer and coach. Author of T...
Tom Morris

One of the world's top motivators and pioneer...
Ian Robertson

Scientist, Psychologist and Writer

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