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Strategies to Improve Mental State for Various Activities
41:23 - 50:49 (09:26)
Tim Ferris discusses various methods such as visualization, biofeedback, triggers and provides interesting prompts to help achieve mental clarity and urgency.
Clips
The host reflects on the importance of perspective-taking and shares a personal experience of almost drowning after doing Wim Hof inspired breath hold work, prompting him to ask the question of what his older self would advise him to do in current situations.
41:23 - 44:45 (03:21)
Summary
The host reflects on the importance of perspective-taking and shares a personal experience of almost drowning after doing Wim Hof inspired breath hold work, prompting him to ask the question of what his older self would advise him to do in current situations.
ChapterStrategies to Improve Mental State for Various Activities
Episode#412: Josh Waitzkin on Beginner’s Mind, Self-Actualization, and Advice from Your Future Self
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In a writing exercise about imagining their own death, Tim Ferriss found a sense of urgency and clarity about the things he wanted to do; this exercise doesn't necessarily require a near-death experience, it can be simulated through writing or other means.
44:45 - 47:52 (03:07)
Summary
In a writing exercise about imagining their own death, Tim Ferriss found a sense of urgency and clarity about the things he wanted to do; this exercise doesn't necessarily require a near-death experience, it can be simulated through writing or other means. Physiologically embodying the experience can further enhance the ability to learn from the mortality experience or a near-miss.
ChapterStrategies to Improve Mental State for Various Activities
Episode#412: Josh Waitzkin on Beginner’s Mind, Self-Actualization, and Advice from Your Future Self
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses the benefits of visualization and biofeedback training in order to achieve a desired psychological and physiological state, including the use of triggers such as intense music to achieve peak performance.
47:52 - 50:49 (02:57)
Summary
The speaker discusses the benefits of visualization and biofeedback training in order to achieve a desired psychological and physiological state, including the use of triggers such as intense music to achieve peak performance.