Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement
Growth Mindset Psychology
There are a lot of opinions on how to master your mind, but then there’s PSYCHOLOGY.
We’re all stuck with the brain we’re born with, but we aren’t stuck with ho...
Intelligence By Design: 10 Ways to Engineer Your Mind For Wisdom
A high IQ isn't useful if you can't make decent life decisions.
Drawing from neuroscience and behavioural psychology, this episode delivers practical frameworks for cognitive development. You'll discover:
No-nonsense tools to stop overthinking and start actually learning from your mistakes
Real-world examples of how reflection beats raw intelligence
A simple system for turning life's patterns into practical wisdom
Research-basked methods for implementing reflection practices and deliberate learning
Backed by real examples and zero fluff, this episode shares timeless principles that work for anyone, regardless of IQ.
Perfect for ambitious professionals seeking to optimize their cognitive performance and decision-making capabilities.
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Growth Mindset Psychology:
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
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Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement
Episode: Intelligence By Design: 10 Ways to Engineer Your Mind For Wisdom
Chapters:
00:00 Making more intelligent decisions
01:05 Behaving intelligently
08:31 Spotting patterns in your environment and learning from them
12:27 Experiment and adapt quickly
13:54 Lesson about spotting patterns
16:57 Put more time
18:55 Be an intelligent investor
25:32 Questions that will give a motivational boost if you're feeling lost
27:10 Journaling prompts
29:31 Feedback from peers and friends
32:05 Therapy and coaching
33:40 Deliberate practice
37:10 Send off
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43:09
Ego and the Prisoner of Success: 3 Steps to Build Silent Confidence
Ego loves company. But success? Success loves silence.
Ever noticed how the loudest person in the room rarely has the most interesting thing to say? There's a reason for that. And it's the same reason why Elizabeth Holmes is in prison while the world's best operators are probably people you've never heard of.
In this episode:
- The "Washington Protocol": How America's first president used strategic humility to build an empire (and why modern leaders keep missing the point)
- Lehman Brothers' $600 billion ego trip: A masterclass in how NOT to handle success
- The Blockbuster Effect: When being the best becomes your worst enemy
This isn't just another episode about ego. It's a blueprint for building the kind of confidence that whispers instead of shouts. Because real success? It doesn't need a megaphone.
Related reading:
Ego is the Enemy - Ryan Holiday
A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle
Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself - Michael Singer
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Growth Mindset Psychology:
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
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Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement
Episode: Ego and the Prisoner of Success: 3 ways to build silent confidence
Chapters:
00:00 Ego as a blocker for growth
03:35 #1 Ego and new starts
08:31 Lesson from George Washington
09:16 5 problems of ego when starting new things
11:12 #2 Ego and success
13:16 5 areas where ego can block you
18:57 #3 Ego and Failure
21:52 5 areas that ego can blind us
24:50 Accepting and learning from your failures
25:59 Wrap up
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32:26
Instant Gratification and the Death of Mastery: How to Refocus Your Life
Make time your secret weapon.
Our success and happiness are often eroded by the 7 habits of highly impatient people. We are losing the ability to focus and glorify instant success. Thus we lose the ability to stick with anything and create meaningful work.
This episode goes through the psychology and philosophy of taking a slower and deeper approach to life:
Understand the causes behind our poor attention spans
Create resilience in your work
Grow lasting momentum instead of bursts of speed
From ancient stoic philosophers to the latest neuroscience. The signs are all put together in the episode that will help you focus your life and make time work towards your success.
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Growth Mindset Psychology:
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
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Episode: Instant Gratification and the Death of Mastery: How to Refocus Your Life
Chapters:
00:00 Slowing down as a key to success
01:45 The allure and pitfalls of instant gratification
03:56 Building momentum
06:40 Optionality diminishes focus and inertia
10:35 Michael Jordan vs. high school star
12:03 Modern dating and the problem with optionality
12:54 ADVERT
13:03 Social media fuels our addiction to speed
15:38 Marcus Aurelius on the power of slowing down
16:53 Evaluating daily choices that speed you up or slow you down
17:38 Slowing down for happiness and growth
20:04 Realizations of ADHD
20:45 Going "all in" builds momentum
21:26 Send off
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27:11
16 Strange But Beautiful Paradoxes in Life (The hidden keys to fulfilment)
What If Everything You Knew About Success Was Backward?
Our lives are shaped by contradictions:
The harder we chase happiness, the further it seems.
The more freedom we gain, the more constrained we feel.
You need money to be happy, but then chasing money makes you miserable.
The more we learn, the more we realize we know absolutely nothing
These are some of life’s paradoxes, and they are as profound as they are puzzling.
In this episode, we explore 16 of these paradoxes, breaking down their underlying logic and what they reveal about the human condition.
We’ll unpack why they exist, how they shape your life without you even noticing, and how to embrace the absurdity instead of letting it drive you insane.
Drawing on philosophy, psychology, and practical insights, we’ll show how embracing these paradoxes can lead to a richer, more intentional life.
It’s an invitation to think deeply, challenge assumptions, and find clarity in life’s complexities.
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Growth Mindset Psychology:
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
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Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement
Episode: 16 Strange but Beautiful Paradoxes of Life; The hidden keys to fulfilment
Chapters:
00:00 16 paradoxes of life
02:08 Advice Paradox
02:56 More can be less Paradox
03:39 Freedom Paradox
05:12 Growth Paradox
06:28 Wisdom Paradox
07:44 Intelligence Paradox
09:14 Persuasion Paradox
10:20 Insecurity screams and confidence whispers
11:47 Simple future paradox
13:33 Productivity Paradox
16:45 Stress relieves stress
17:40 Harder is easier
18:32 Unpleasant moments create pleasant memories
19:14 Failure Paradox
19:35 Control Paradox
20:17 Happiness Paradox
21:59 Death Paradox
22:53 Send off
Topics:
Understanding life's paradoxes psychology podcast episode
Exploring paradoxes in growth mindset and self-improvement
Freedom Paradox insights for personal development
Growth Paradox discussion in psychology and philosophy
Navigating the Wisdom Paradox in self-improvement journeys
Intelligence Paradox implications for growth mindset
Persuasion techniques and the Persuasion Paradox
Insecurity and confidence dynamics in personal growth
Simplifying complex thoughts for mental clarity
Productivity strategies and the Productivity Paradox
Using stress management techniques to relieve stress
Approaching challenges with the Harder is Easier mindset
Creating positive memories from unpleasant experiences
Learning from failure with the Failure Paradox
The Control Paradox in psychology and personal development
Finding true happiness with the Happiness Paradox
Memento Mori and the Death Paradox in life philosophy
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27:50
A Practical Guide to Clear Thinking: Socrates' Lessons on Beating Self-Deception
What if the path to true growth begins with admitting how little you actually know?
The teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates tells us to use questions to expose holes in conventional thinking.
If you enjoy learning about psychology, self-development, and the inner workings behind success, you’ll discover proven wisdom from ancient Greece on getting out of your own way.
Hear unique Socratic tactics for:
Questioning assumptions
Overcoming knowledge bias
Admitting what you don’t know.
Learn more about the psychology of Stoicism, critical thinking, and the inner workings of progress. Socrates is the master at helping us live more thoughtfully and discover our own blindspots.
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Growth Mindset Psychology:
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
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Chapters
00:00 Socrates: The Father of Philosophy
01:02 Wisdom in Admitting Ignorance
01:43 Who Was Socrates?
02:15 Socratic Questioning and Human Thinking
05:15 The Charity Conundrum
06:42 Socratic Questions for Self-Improvement
09:56 Failure as a Path to Learning
10:54 Living with Honor and Integrity
12:01 The Hard Work of Personal Integrity
13:53 The Philosophy of Knowledge and Ignorance
14:34 Understanding Human Behavior
17:58 Achieving Inner Peace and Happiness
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About Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement
There are a lot of opinions on how to master your mind, but then there’s PSYCHOLOGY.
We’re all stuck with the brain we’re born with, but we aren’t stuck with how we use it.
Learn science-backed answers to make the most of your mind and your life.
CURIOUS?
Growth Mindset Psychology is the "self-help sceptic" podcast for the curious.
Whether you want to improve performance, navigate setbacks, or know who you are.
We find answers to the true science of self-improvement.
So put down the astrology chart and start working with your mind, instead of against it.
With over 8 million downloads and 60,000 monthly listeners, you’re invited to join.
PROCESS
Instead of telling you what to think, we discuss how thinking works.
Armed with a stack of science journals, textbooks and a boatload of curiosity, we uncover the mechanics of the mind.
Why? >>> Success is personal!
You might want to make the most of your neurodiverse strengths, start a business, or simply find more reasons to smile.
Hone your ability for independent thinking and growth with mental models to pursue your definition of success.
HOST
I’m Sam Webster Harris, a lifelong learner with ADHD, a raging curiosity, and an obsession with finding answers to hard questions.
After launching several businesses, travelling the world and nearly dying a few times I concluded that science and Psychology are where it’s at.
What actually makes people happy? What’s the best way to treat a brain? How can I get more done?
Studying the answers we find that changing behaviours requires building mindsets, mental models, and a healthy relationship with failure.
I run the show to help listeners enjoy nutritious content that feeds their minds (and I needed a legitimate excuse to cover for my reading addiction).
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Previous guests include Olympians, Scientists, Billionaires, and Sam's Mum.
Past series:
— Psychology vs Stoicism
— Time Management for busy mortals
— Independence and knowing yourself
— Cognitive biases and rational thinking
— Psychology of connection
— Carol Dweck and the Multiverse of Mindsets
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