How backup plans sabotage our success and learning to take calculated risks.
What can we learn from the psychology of an incredible military tactic?
How can we shape our behaviours and motivations to increase our chances of success?
What happens in our minds when we remove Plan B?

 Matt Higgins is the author of "Burn the Boats" and has the story and success to back it. After growing up in poverty looking after a disabled mother Matt has taken incredible risks to become the success he is today. After deliberately flunking out of school he somehow made it to being a shark on Shark Tank for two seasons. He runs the VC firm RSE Ventures and he has lectured at Harvard Business School for several years. Stay tuned to learn about:
Making the most of your strengths and weaknesses
When and what to fight for in life
How to truly commit to and stick to your intentions

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 Chapters 00:00 Cortes Burning the boats 01:31 Matt Higgins 04:12 The problem with Plan B 06:15 Managing Risks 10:57 When you should be able to retreat 15:22 Why We Should Not Romaticise Failure 17:41 Life After Shark Tank 24:37 Optimizing Strengths vs Improving Weaknesses 31:55 Importance of Commitment and Setting Intentions 33:54 Inspiring Women  38:57 Earliest Memory 39:38 Kindest Thing 40:39 Wrap up   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clash of Plans: Is Your Plan B Sabotaging Plan A? w/ Matt Higgins

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Who are you VS. Who do you want to be? It could also be stated - What do you want to do now VS. What do you want to have done? In both cases, the reality of how we act in the present moment can often be very different than all the desires of who we want to be and what we want to achieve in the future. In this episode, we break down the Psychology of the Behaviour model that drives our actions. We learn how to close the gap between our desires and our actions to achieve our own version of success and happiness. 
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Growth Mindset podSam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.

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Newsletter - Explosive Thinking


 Chapters 00:00 The Two Competing Desire 02:00 Desires as Contracts for Unhappiness 04:12 The Formula for Action 04:48 Finding the Right Level of Challenge  07:05 Discovering Your Path 09:23 Redefining Sacrifice 11:18 Making Tasks Easier 13:12 Simplifying and Prioritizing 14:58 Money vs Happiness Balance 16:29 Aligning Desires with Actions 18:02 Send Off   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Desire and the Battle of Present vs. Future-self

Mindsets can be described as life-changing, miracle-cure thought processes with vague and fluffy brilliance. In reality, Mindsets have a lot of answers to very powerful core elements of our behaviours. They are extremely important to understand. It's also important to not misuse them. Let's dig into:
What exactly is and isn't a Mindset.
Common Mindset myths
What to look out for as bad science and lies

 We also dig into some of the most popular mindset pairs that are regularly mis-understood and mis-used:
Fixed vs Growth mindset
Scarcity vs Abundance Mindset
Closed vs Open Mindset

 
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 Chapters 00:00 Do you really understand mindset? 01:16 Understanding Mindset: Core Concepts 02:08 The Psychology Behind Mindset 03:49 Fixed vs. Growth Mindset 04:44 The Evolution and Misuse of Mindset 12:37 Open vs. Closed Mindset 17:36 Scarcity vs. Abundance Mindset 20:29 Applying Mindset Correctly 23:05 Future Content Plans and Listener Engagement 27:27 Conclusion: Embracing Change and Staying Positive   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is a Mindset Exactly? 

7 ways we are wired to be really dumb + How to become rational Today's episode covers 7 perception and decision-based cognitive biases that cloud our judgement.

Confirmation Bias and NASA

Availability Bias and Tornadoes

Neglect of Probability Bias and Gambling

[Bonus] - Black vs White Swan events and how to avoid being wiped out


Hindsight Bias and Dua Lipa

Outcome Bias and being Right when we were Wrong

Paradox of Choice Bias and the depressing nature of optionality
How the Time Discounting Bias causes Climate Change

 Give it a listen and unmuddy the waters of your mind to become a more rational and clearer thinker. 
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Newsletter - Explosive Thinking


 Chapters 00:00 The Confirmation Bias 04:13 The Availability Bias 07:07 The Neglect of Probability Bias 09:11 Black Swan vs. White Swan Events 10:59 The Hindsight Bias 13:46 The Outcome Bias 16:10 The Paradox of Choice Bias 18:52 The Time Discounting Bias 21:06 Becoming More Rational Thinkers 22:06 Wrap Up   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Confirmation Bias and the 7 Sins of Lazy Thinking - [Cognitive Biases pt. 3]

The illusion that your life is deeply flawed is fueled by the desire for what you don't have. We can develop an unpleasant distaste for our situation, a nagging sense that something isn't enough. This episode answers two main questions:
Why is Life dysmorphia so common when objectively life has never been better?
What can we do about it?

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 Chapters 00:00 The Pressure of Social Media Fame 01:10 The Pervasive Nature of Upward Comparison 02:12 Gratitude in Perspective 03:18 The Privilege of Modern Conveniences 05:24 The Illusion of "Enough" 06:45 Valuing Life Over Wealth 07:45 The 5-6 Minute Episode Challenge 08:04 Send Off   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Life Dysmorphia: Hedonic Adaption is not your Friend

How to redefine our definition of 'realistic' and meet our potential head-on. Heather Moyse is 2x Olympic Gold winner and is in the Rugby Hall of Fame for being the top try scorer at the 2006 World Cup. She is also the author of 'Redefining Realistic' explaining the concept of potential and how social pressure, conforming behaviours and our self-doubts limit us. We go through her best mental models to increase your capacity for success and overcome the obstacles in your mind. 
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Newsletter - Explosive Thinking


 Chapters 00:00 Importance of Potential 02:32 Potential is talent You Don't Have Yet 05:02 The Impact of Parental Expectations on Potential 07:12 Breaking Through Environmental and Exposure Limitations 10:20 Inertia and Change 13:38 Overcoming Fear of Judgment and Self-Sabotage 14:57 The Physics of Behavioral Inertia and Motivation 20:59 Intentionality in Life Choices 23:59 The Difficulty of Intentional Choices Like Having Children 27:39 Limiting Beliefs, Assumptions and Identity Blockers 29:30 Energy Takers, Naysayers and Lobsters 32:30 Finding the Right Influences and Support System 35:19 Performing under pressure 35:55 Optimal Arousal Zone for Peak Performance 39:08 Managing Adrenaline at the Olympics 42:54 Imposter Syndrome at the Olympics 45:02 Earliest Memory 46:41 Kindest Thing 48:04 Wrap Up   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clash of Plans: Is Your Plan B Sabotaging Plan A? w/ Matt Higgins

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