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The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161

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The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161

Modern Wisdom

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Modern Wisdom

Modern Wisdom

10 HOURS AGO
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Spencer Greenberg is a mathematician, founder, CEO & creator of ClearerThinking.org Expect to learn the most valuable lessons from over 500+ personal development books, why understanding values are so hard, which popular self-help advice turned out to ha...

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Spencer Greenberg distills hundreds of self-help techniques into 12 psychological levers, then explains how to diagnose personal problems, choose strategies that fit the individual, and turn useful ideas into practice.
01:17
The right method depends on the context
04:55
Old ideas can still be useful
08:58
Better understanding leads to better solutions
13:41
Intrinsic values are the things we're fundamentally after
17:09
Trying to be happy can undermine happiness
21:05
Most habit techniques did not work
25:10
Personalized beats theoretically optimal
27:38
Do not let fear stop what matters
31:14
Exposure requires dropping safety behaviors
35:04
Fear cannot stay at maximum intensity forever
38:21
Ground yourself outside your mind
41:15
Relaxing the body can relax the mind
47:12
Worry is not the same as action
53:46
Inner parts are trying to protect you
56:51
Importance can create extraordinary gains
1:00:10
Preparation creates lifelong gains
1:03:26
Choose activities you will be glad you did
1:09:46
Willpower is rarely the best long-term solution
1:13:18
Positive thoughts can follow positive actions
1:16:54
People are more different than they realize
1:20:40
Where you look is where you go
1:23:55
Reading is not doing
1:27:01
Free tools to apply the book’s lessons

Chapters

Why Have We Become So Disillusioned With Self-Help?
00:00
Is Self-Help Just Old Advice Repackaged?
05:00
The Biggest Self-Development Strategies That Aren’t Backed Up
06:55
How to Find the Right Self-Help Strategy
08:59
Should We Focus on Intrinsic Values?
12:56
How to Work Out What You Actually Value
18:18
The Science of Building Habits That Stick
20:47
Are You Setting Goals the Wrong Way?
25:42
Why Is Focusing on Fear So Important?
27:42
How Your Mental State Controls Your Performance
38:13
The Relationship Between the Mind and Body
40:36
The Best Ways to Combat Overthinking
42:27
Can Anyone Rewire Their Thinking?
50:22
The Peak Productivity Formula
55:25
How to Become More Efficient
1:00:07
Why Everyone Needs ‘Glad You Did It’ Activities
1:03:05
Is Willpower Enough to Solve Your Problems?
1:08:26
The Power of Positive Thinking
1:12:16
How Much of Self-Development Is Following Your Focus?
1:20:38
The Self-Development Strategy You Shouldn’t Ignore
1:22:02
Where to Find Spencer
1:26:55

Transcript

Chris Williamson: You researched nearly 500 self-improvement strategies. What'd you learn? Spencer Greenberg: Yeah, so my co-author, Jeremy and Stevenson and I, we had this crazy project. Where we're like, what if we could gather all the good stuff in sel...