Turn stress into a performance tool
- Author
- Ian Mikutel, March Rogers, Darren Austin
- Published
- Fri 13 Oct 2017
- Episode Link
- https://www.bettershow.io/
In this episode Ian, Darren & March talk about how to deal with stress. We reflect on why stress matters, our own personal experiences with stress, tips & tricks you can use, and experiments we're going to try and report back on.
Show Notes
- 1:23 - Stress - the good, the bad, and the ugly
- 4:00 - Darren, on his chronic stress and awakening to it
- 6:02 - Ian, on finding balance and avoiding stress
- 8:10 - March shares a warning from a life lesson he learned during one crazy year
- The water glass analogy to understand stress
- 10:45 - Ian's secret to flipping stress like other people flip houses
- 14:00 - How a mindfulness practice can help transcend or even prevent stress
- 16: 20 - March's tip to practice noticing your thoughts
- 18:56 - In defense of stress: reasons to allow stress in your life
- Louis C.K. doesn't want you to escape sadness and neither does The Better Show
- 22:52 - Multiple ways to manage your stress through music or movies
- 26:28 - Stressors vs soothers: how identifying and utilizing them can upgrade your life
- 32:12 - The "miracle drug of the 21st century" and other tips to increase resilience
- 41:00 - Darren's quest for more kale, less cookies
- 42: 15 - What to do in the very moment you're hit with stress
- 51:41 -Tips for dealing with chronic stress
- 54:13 - How a little bit of scheduling can go a long way towards boosting your sanity
- 56:54 - Our next experiments: stoicism, meditation, breath work
- Ian will add daily Stoic readings to his morning routine
- March will start a daily meditation practice
- Darren will try out holotropic breathing and track long term meditation effects
- 1:04:16 - Reach out to us & join the community!
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