Title: Why Challenging Yourself Improves WellbeingDate: 10/23/24Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab Episode title and number: Episode 6. Why Challenging Yourself Improves Wellbeing Brief summary of episode: In this episode we discuss why doing hard things improves wellbeing. We explore how distress tolerance and exposure therapy help us meet mental challenges and how similar these mechanisms are to physical challenges. Lastly, we discuss how these topics relate to growth mindset, grit, willpower, the will to live, and neuroscience.Bullet points of key topics + chapter markers Topic #1 [0:00] IntroTopic #2 [10:00] Growth requires the risk of failureTopic #3 [11:55] Deliberately seeking out physical challengesTopic #4 [16:00] Distress tolerance and mindfulnessTopic #5 [22:00] Exposure therapy, anxieties, and phobiasTopic #6 [30:00] Doing hard things increases self-efficacy and confidenceTopic #7 [32:00] Grit, growth-mindset, and tenacityTopic #10 [39:30] 10,000 hours of deliberate practice and expertiseTopic #11 [40:30] Neuroscience of willpower: the anterior midcingulate cortex (aMCC)Topic #12 [44:00] Aging and the aMCCReferences & Resources:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogi- https://eastermichael.com/book/- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212657015300179- https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-book/- https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/dweck-growth-mindsets- https://www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/there-are-no-secrets/- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811920302159?via%3Dihub Website: https://rss.com/podcasts/thrivologylabEmail us: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563253955910&mibextid=LQQJ4dInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivologylab?igsh=MXB0cmhkYWM4cXB2ZQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

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