Listen "Dr Sid Warrier on the Science of Motivation , Addictions, and Busting Neuroscience Myths"
Episode Synopsis
When faced with a long to-do list, do you tend to feel ‘lazy’? Do you find yourself constantly self-diagnosing every symptom on Google? These odd tics and more are part of Varun's conversation today with Dr Sid Warrier on all things Neuroscience. Find out how our primal brain still controls our fight or flight response and why we are all chasing only one goal: Happiness. Dr Sid Warrier is a Neurologist and a YouTuber who talks about mental health and our brain’s inner workings in an attempt to bring conversations about Neuroscience into the mainstream. (00:00 - 1:10) Introduction (1:10 - 2:20) Cosmix (2:20 - 5:49) Sid Warrier’s interest in neuroscience (5:50 - 8:30) How much do we know about our brain? (8:31 - 9:22) Laziness: How the mind prioritizes (9:23 - 10:58) Social feedback: Why do we care what people think? (10:59 - 11:50) Social constructs: Why were rituals created? (11:51 - 12:54) How the society is in a transition phase (12:54 - 17:24) Primitive Brain vs Evolved Brain (17:24 - 25:54) What motivates us scientifically explained (25:55 - 26:55) How does Sid deal with finding motivation (26:56 - 29:30) Sid Warrier journey into content on neuroscience (29:31- 31:40) Why should humans study science? (31:41 - 34:53) How does our brain react to being a beginner (34:54 - 36:09) Why we can’t be good at ONLY one thing (36:10 - 38:20) How does Sid take a pause (38:21 - 41:35) Sid’s relationship with food (41:36 - 45:31) How fasting affects our mind (45:31 - 47:47) Is the focus on our body numbers a problem? (47:55 - 49:43)What is the weirdest thing on the internet about neuroscience which is not true but is claimed to be (49:44 - 53:05) Why self diagnosis with Google is wrong (53:06 - 54:32) A subject that Sid would like to study today (54:33 - 55:21) Why dual degrees can be the next big thing Use VARUN to get 10% off at https://cosmix.in You can Order Varun’s book “Everything is out of syllabus: An instruction manual for life & work “ at https://amzn.to/335QKow Follow Varun across social media platforms @VarunDuggi https://www.instagram.com/varunduggi/ https://www.youtube.com/c/VarunDuggi https://twitter.com/varunduggi And for a weekly download of mind musings and recommendations subscribe to his newsletter “Unschooled with Varun Duggirlala” at https://varunduggi.substack.com About the show “Take a pause with Varun Duggirala” ( previously “The Varun Duggi show”) is a thrice a week podcast that’s meant to enable its listeners to take a pause amidst the chaos of their daily lives to learn tools, embrace ideas and soak in concepts that will help them find motivation, build the right mindset and perform at their best. Varun also occasionally taps into the minds of truly interesting people to give listeners a learn from and use in their work, life and everything in-between. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message
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