When Your Brain Won’t Shut Up: A guide to internal peace and lasting focus
Let's unpack the heart of attention, addiction, autopilot and self-sabotage.
This episode is a deep dive into the junk food of thought: addictive mental loops that hijack your attention, and keep you stuck repeating the same boring patterns — again and again and again.
We talk about why your thoughts are like badly designed software, why addiction makes your brain less creative, and how to actually take back control. From scrolling email to self-sabotaging loops, it turns out the enemy isn’t the internet… it’s your untrained mind.
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Reframe addiction as a self-inflicted cognitive handicap
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Break the loop with “internal repulsion” instead of willpower
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Interrupt the mental chatter that blocks creativity
You’ll never look at your own thoughts the same way again.
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Episode: When Your Brain Won’t Shut Up: A guide to internal peace and lasting focus
Chapters:
00:00 Useful vs bad fixed beliefs
02:37 Dimensions of our thoughts
03:46 Activating our Auto-Pilot
04:55 Understanding Addiction
05:56 Your mind in addiction
09:25 How do addictions impact ability
10:10 Addictions Undermine Growth and Potential
11:48 The Distraction Ritual
12:58 Taking Responsibility for Addictions
15:27 Changing Your Desire, Not Just Your Behavior
18:03 Reframing Addiction as a Self-Imposed Limitation
19:33 Reclaiming Your Mental Capabilities
20:55 The Power of Embracing Boredom
21:34 Support the podcast by helping a friend
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