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069 - What Dying Can Teach Us About Living (with Dr. BJ Miller) Aug 29, 2024

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We're all going to die. (Gulp.) We know this—and we all share it—but death remains taboo, as do so many of its accompanying experiences: grief, suffering, vulnerability, and loss of mental and physical faculty. But by ignoring death, we not only deny ourselves the opportunity to have a good death; we also deny ourselves the chance at a better life! Because, as you’ll hear from today's guest, a palliative care doctor named BJ Miller, those who are close to death have a lot to teach us about what matters in life.

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068 - A Mindset Shift to Make Your Life Easier Aug 26, 2024

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The psychologist and philosopher Erich Fromm argued that there are two fundamental orientations we can bring to the world: a having orientation and a being orientation. The difference between the two—which Brad lays out today, and in his most recent book, Master of Change—is the difference between getting stuck in your identity, and being durable, flexible, and versatile over the course of one's life. Plus, Brad gives a quick primer on how to define your core values.

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067 - How to Stay Motivated for the Long Haul Aug 22, 2024

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When times get difficult, people often turn to sport and fitness to help. It's a way to build confidence and mental strength, and an outlet for frustration. But if that's why you get into athletics, what happens when you get your life back on track? Can you still have the same drive? That's the opening question of today's episode, but it leads into a broader discussion about how to navigate changes in motivation and goals over the course of our lives. Plus: Brad discusses his first powerlifting competition, and Steve goes into coach mode to discuss different tools to help "flip the switch" during key competitive moments.

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066 - The Coach Up: 5 Rules for a Better Routine Aug 19, 2024

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There's plenty of information out there about the "best" routine for your morning, your night, and every time in between. Of course, as we always say, there is no "best" anything. What works for one person may not work for another. That being said, there are some general guidelines that can help you think through how to build the daily routines that are most effective for you. Here, Brad shares his philosophy on routines, how to know when to throw yours away, and what he's learned over the years about routines and rituals, including his five best tips for creating your own.

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065 - The (Underrated) Mental & Physical Benefits of Walking Aug 15, 2024

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We all know walking is good for us—but just how good is it, exactly? Today we go deep on running's more leisurely and oftentimes less celebrated (dare we say underrated?) cousin. What are the aerobic benefits of walking? If you're a regular runner, is there a case for why you should mix in more walking? Why is everyone so obsessed with 10,000 daily steps as a metric, and should you be? What is the connection between walking and creativity? What does the latest research say about why so many people report solving problems or getting unstuck when they go on walks? So, put on your headphones, go for a walk, and give it a listen.

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064 - The Coach Up: How to Exercise in the Heat Aug 12, 2024

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If you’re someone who lives in a place with seasons (or decided to travel somewhere especially warm) you might be slogging through heat and humidity during your workouts these days—particularly if you’re training for a fall marathon. Lucky for you, Steve Magness deals with this problem nearly year round since he lives in Houston. So today he offers his best tips for adjusting your workouts and surviving the heat when it really gets cooking.

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063 - A World-Class Violinist's Tips for Peak Performance (with Hilary Hahn) Aug 08, 2024

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Hilary Hahn first picked up a violin when she was 3, and made her major orchestral debut at 12. Now in her forties, she has spent four decades playing, and more than thirty of those years playing with some of the best orchestras in the world. Over that time, she has gathered some—actually, A LOT of—wisdom about what goes into an elite performance. Though her experience is in music, her tips are accessible and useful for all levels of performers across all disciplines: how to stack your training so that you peak at the right moment; what to do when your brain betrays you in the middle of a performance; how to work with the performance you're having rather than struggling to make it fit some prior expectation; how to motivate yourself positively rather than with negative threats; how to trust the wisdom that's stored in your body; and on and on. It's an absolute masterclass in how to perform at your best.

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062 - How Elite Performers Turn Anxiety Into Fuel Aug 05, 2024

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Studies have shown that elite performers—like those we're watching in the Olympics right now—experience the exact same feelings of nervousness and anxiety that we all feel before an important event. But they're experts at turning that anxiety into fuel using a specific psychological tool. Today, Brad breaks down what that tool is and how it can help you next time you have pre-performance jitters.

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061 - The Difference Between Greatness and Fake Greatness Aug 01, 2024

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Nike recently released an ad for the Olympics whose message is that you have to be a "bad person"—in the ad's telling, a competitor who lacks empathy, compassion, and respect—to be a winner. So Brad, Steve, and Clay debate: Is this true? Is it possible to be a ruthless competitor and still be a good person? What separates true greatness from pseudo-greatness? And what do we get wrong, culturally and societally, when it comes to winning in sport?

"Am I a Bad Person?" (Nike):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwLergHG81c

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060 - The Coach Up: A Tool to Help with Prioritization Jul 29, 2024

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When it comes to being productive, there’s nothing more important that prioritization. You don't just want to get things done; you want to get the right things done. Unfortunately, when life (and our to do list) gets overwhelming, we can resort to just getting through what’s loudest and latest, which means we ignore our important, long-term projects to tend to what’s urgent. That can keep us from getting to the tasks that actually move the needle. Today, we talk through an organizational tool called the Eisenhower Matrix that’ll help you give proper weight to each task on your to-do list and allow you to do more of what matters.

To see what an Eisenhower Matrix looks like, click here:

https://slab.com/blog/eisenhower-matrix/

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