Everything I've Learned (so far): A Guide to Personal Growth

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

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In this special episode, Forrest focuses on the key lessons from 400 episodes of Being Well, giving you a crash course in personal growth and development. If you’re just getting into the show, or are looking for a good episode to share with people who are new to this kind of content, this is a great place to start.

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Key Topics:

0:00: Introduction

1:10: Change is possible, but change is hard

3:00: Focus on what you can control

4:30: The consistency principle

6:05: Punishing ourselves is a losing strategy

7:45: What are you pursuing?

9:30: The negativity bias

11:40: Why you don't have self-worth

13:40: Change the beliefs you have about yourself

17:05: Forming a coherent narrative

19:50: Set reasonable expectations

22:45: The middle path

24:30: Homeostasis and social pressure

26:30: How to get good at anything

27:45: Willpower, and avoiding willpower

28:25: Don’t know mind

31:25: The trap of self-awareness

32:35: Risking disappointment

34:10: The function of our bad habits

36:00: Look for those who support you

37:15: Changing our models of relationship

40:00: Authenticity

41:50: Embrace good conflict

44:40: Contempt

46:20: Start by joining

48:40: Experiencing out

49:55: Joining with the defense

51:15: Moving toward to move away

52:40: Learning to trust yourself

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