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Training Your Monkey Brain with Celeste Headlee
07:45 - 11:09 (03:24)
Celeste Headlee suggests regularly practicing things that you feel embarrassed by, such that when it comes to standing up for something, you will have the necessary training. The monkey brain is present in all of us in some capacity.
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This podcast discusses the importance of regularly practicing things that may feel embarrassing but have no grander importance in order to become more resilient in the face of bigger decisions.
07:45 - 09:26 (01:41)
Summary
This podcast discusses the importance of regularly practicing things that may feel embarrassing but have no grander importance in order to become more resilient in the face of bigger decisions. Stoicism is presented as offering practical ways to cultivate this resilience.
ChapterTraining Your Monkey Brain with Celeste Headlee
Episode#175: How to Cage the Monkey Mind
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker suggests setting aside days each month to appreciate minimalism and question whether the "scantest affair" is truly a feared condition.
09:26 - 11:09 (01:43)
Summary
The speaker suggests setting aside days each month to appreciate minimalism and question whether the "scantest affair" is truly a feared condition. The idea of a "monkey mind" is introduced as the tendency for the mind to jump from thought to thought and distract from the present moment.