The Science of Self

This episode explores the story of Rosa, who dreams of becoming a movie director but struggles with self-discipline and fear of failure, illustrating common mental obstacles to taking action.

This episode explores the relationship between the brain and the mind, using a violin metaphor to explain how the physical brain enables mental activities.

This episode explores how to transform suffering by separating pain from attachment, drawing on Buddhist wisdom and mindfulness practices.

This episode explains the 3-2-1 strategy for active reading to enhance comprehension and memory.

This episode explores Viktor Frankl's logotherapy and his philosophy of finding meaning in suffering, as featured in Peter Hollens' book Legendary Self-Discipline.

The Science of Self continues Peter Holland's Psychological Triggers with an examination of evolutionary risk detection, phobias, fear, anxiety, and free will.

The Science of Self uses Archimedes of Syracuse and the disputed golden-crown story to examine how observation, water displacement, and focused reasoning can produce a Eureka moment.

The Science of Self uses chapter one of Peter Hollens's book How to Do the Things You Hate to examine procrastination and the claim that labeling complex behavior as “laziness” can block useful diagnosis.

The Science of Self episode on Peter Hollins’s Become a Studying and Learning Machine centers on chapter one, “Understanding the Structure of Learning,” and the idea that learning is not automatic.

This episode explores ethical hedonism through Aristippus's philosophy, arguing that mindful pleasure-seeking can coexist with self-discipline and long-term fulfillment.

The Science of Self examines whether extroverts are genuinely happier than introverts or simply more likely to report happiness positively.

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Hussein Hallak recounts growing up in Damascus, where sanctions reduced his family from middle class to poverty and an engineer’s salary could be about $100 per month.

Rick Culleton discusses his journey with ADHD, entrepreneurship, sobriety, and finding happiness, sharing insights from his book 'Messed Up Like You'.

This episode explores how Albert Einstein's creative genius stemmed from combinatorial play, embracing the impossible, and challenging conventional wisdom.