How do we change- like actually change? How do we reach our goals? How do we make sure we take our resolutions with us and remember them more than a week or two past the start of the new year? I’ve spent years exploring this topic at length and can’t wait to share a solution with you that works! By learning how to hack our minds, how to work with our brains, we can actually reach our goals! Hope you’ll enjoy this Rosh Hashana gift and join me on the inside. Charlieharary.com/mindhacks Code: NEW ...
Sep 11, 2023•57 sec
Join Charlie Harary in this engaging episode as he shares valuable insights on effective learning strategies and how to dive deep into new subjects. Whether you're exploring Judaism, investing, or any other area of interest, Charlie offers practical advice to make the learning process more manageable and meaningful. Charlie begins by addressing the common challenge of quickly losing interest in new subjects. He emphasizes the importance of going beyond surface-level knowledge and suggests a solu...
Jul 11, 2023•3 min
Are hero’s born? Or made? What does it take to become a hero? Just like a constant drip of water can slowly burn a hole in a rock, so too can small acts of heroism create a hero. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate
Jun 19, 2023•18 min
Join Charlie Harary in this captivating podcast episode as he dives into the power of seasons and their impact on personal growth and performance. Just as different times of the year trigger various seasons, we too can leverage these cycles to unlock our potential. Charlie starts by highlighting the significance of summer, a time associated with expansiveness and abundant light. Summer represents a golden opportunity to step outside our comfort zones and pursue the things we've always wanted to ...
Jun 15, 2023•4 min
There is so much good we do when we focus part of our attention on the outside world, and our contribution, but the question is: Are we an outside in leader? Or an inside out leader? The difference between the two is the ultimate game changer. Tune in to Unlocking greatness for the full conversation at: Send Charlie your questions by emailing ug@charlieharary.com This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us con...
Jun 13, 2023•8 min
Excuse us, Canada, can you please keep your smoke to yourself? That’s not how it works though, is it? We think what we feel and how we react is our business. But how does it affect those around us? Tune into the Unlocking Greatness Podcast for this important lesson, and share with someone who needs to hear this message. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers b...
Jun 09, 2023•4 min
Trick answer: same as what makes anyone successful in life! And it’s not what you think! Tune in to the Unlocking Greatness Podcast to hear the full response: Thanks for sharing your comments and tagging your friends who would benefit from this message. See you tomorrow! This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: h...
Jun 08, 2023•5 min
Welcome to episode 20 of Charlie Harary's Mindhacks Series Podcast. Congratulations on making it this far! If you want to continue the conversation or need additional resources, visit charlieharary.com or email ug@charlieharary.com. Charlie helps us: Take action now: It is so important to start immediately rather than waiting for the perfect moment. Get started on your goals, even if the circumstances aren't ideal. Waiting for perfection only delays progress. Practice and persevere: Charlie comp...
May 25, 2023•8 min
In episode 19 of the Mindhacks Series Podcast, Charlie discusses the power of understanding one's identity and its role in personal growth and transformation. He emphasizes that true change begins with recognizing that one's identity extends beyond the limitations of the brain and is rooted in the soul, which is connected to the infinite. By embracing this perspective,we can tap into our potential and live a life aligned with our true essence. Charlie helps us: Reflect on the emotional charge be...
May 24, 2023•12 min
Today, Charlie discusses how important systems are to achieving goals rather than relying solely on goals themselves. He emphasizes that goals are exciting and necessary but often fail to produce results. Harary explains that systems are the functional aspects of everyday life, just like how society operates with interconnected systems. Systems provide reliability and allow growth and progress. To avoid falling into the trap of repeating the same goals year after year, we need systems. He notes ...
May 23, 2023•10 min
On today’s episode, Charlie explains that when you’re making changes in your life, you must take stock of the environment that brought you to where you are in the first place, and make sure to be around people who are doing what you want to be doing. The theory of Mimetic desire by Renee Gerard teaches that human beings create their desires based on what they see in the culture around them. Which means our desires may not even be our own! It might be that what we desire is based on something we ...
May 22, 2023•11 min
On today’s episode, Charlie starts putting everything we’ve talked about in the Mind Hacks Series together. Remember the example of radishes and cookies? We learned about ego depletion, how we only have a certain amount of discipline. If we use up our discipline on insignificant things, we’re out of discipline early in the day. For instance, this is why Steve Jobs wears the same thing every day. Jeff Bazos is uninvolved in the small problems and decisions at Amazon because he’s busy with the big...
May 21, 2023•11 min
Join Charlie Harary in this captivating episode as he equips you with practical tools to break free from bad habits and cultivate a life filled with intentional actions and personal growth. In this podcast episode, Charlie delves into the topic of breaking bad habits and provides valuable insights and strategies to overcome them. He emphasizes the importance of understanding and manipulating the cues that trigger these habits. One powerful technique is deferring the cue, allowing you to pause an...
May 19, 2023•10 min
In this episode, Charlie Harary delves into the triggers behind negative habits and provides practical strategies to redefine them. By understanding the components of the habit loop, you can gain insights into how to disrupt unwanted patterns and replace them with positive behaviors. Charlie emphasizes the importance of identifying cues that lead to negative habits. Whether it's stress, boredom, or specific environments, recognizing these triggers is the first step towards making a change. Charl...
May 18, 2023•11 min
In Part 13 of the Mind Hacks Series, Charlie teaches how to make our desired new action become so automatic that it requires no mental energy on our part! What we want is for our brain to cover our new routine with myelin which makes the action quicker and more automatic. We want the cue, routine, and reward to be super quick and easy to do. What will get us going with the routine easily? Finding the right cue! Find a cue you’re already doing Or make a cue that’s super easy and that you don’t mi...
May 17, 2023•11 min
In part 12 of the Mind Hacks Series, Charlie continues the conversation about rewarding ourselves for our new habits in order to keep the motivation strong. He explains that step one is a fast and easy reward, like we discussed in the last episode. But to truly hack your brain, there are two kinds of inspiration that are important to know about: internal and external inspiration. When we combine them, we get the most benefit! Charlie explains: How we are internally motivated by the progress we m...
May 16, 2023•11 min
In this thought-provoking episode, Rabbi Wildes is joined by Charlie Harary to delve into the power of Torah wisdom to help us unlock our best selves. Charlie shares his personal journey of discovering the Torah and how it has helped him initiate personal growth, find meaning, and discover his identity and purpose. We explore the spiritual and physical aspects of our selves and how they interact in our daily lives. Charlie shares insights on achieving lasting happiness by aligning our actions wi...
May 15, 2023•1 hr
What reward should we use? What is the ideal reward? 1) Small reward- don't overdo it. 2) Find something you enjoy or want to do. 3) Maybe it's something you do every day anyway, but now hold back and only do it after the routine. le- I won't drink my coffee until I do the routine. 4) Reward must be immediately after the action at first Soon, your brain has you WANTING to do the routine! This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this serv...
May 15, 2023•10 min
Show notes for youtube and podcast publishers and torah anytime: Title: Part 10: The Secret Hack to Strong New Habits In part 10 of Mind Hacks, Charlie teaches a huge brain hack that will shortcut your routine building: visualization! Creativity, imagination, and dreaming are seen as children’s play. But when used properly, visualization is the secret to getting the best results. Charlie tells the story of Charlie Wolfson, one of the greatest neurosurgeons in the country, who uses visualization ...
May 11, 2023•10 min
Welcome back to part 9 of Mind Hacks! Now that we’ve -written our eulogy, -written our ideal day, -identified who we want to BE, our identity, It’s time to make our routine! Charlie tells the story of David Brailsford, British cycling coach, who turned a defeated, hopeless team into a gold medal team. How? The Theory of Aggregation of Marginal Gains posits: whatever you’re doing in life, you could do 1% better. And it’s not that hard to do, and doesn’t take much discipline. The aggregate gains a...
May 10, 2023•11 min
On today’s episode, Charley leads us through a second exercise to help us shut down the survival mode rut we’ve been existing in, and get into the future to figure out who you really are. We generally operate out of the amygdala in the back of the brain, which keeps us in survival mode and always stressed. Today’s exercise takes us into the front of our brain, and our promising future! By articulating where we want to be, our ideal, we will be able to start creating new habits that will get us t...
May 04, 2023•12 min
In part 7 of the Mind Hacks Series, Charlie Harary discusses the importance of getting in touch with your true identity in order to create new habits and make lasting changes. He explains that the more connected you are with your soul or essence, the more it drives your brain and motivates you to make positive changes. On the other hand, when you are not in touch with your true self, and focus on the reality around you, your brain tends to play the same old program and resist change. Charlie dis...
May 03, 2023•12 min
Welcome to part 6 of the Mind Hacks to Actually Reach your Goals. Why aren’t we already where we want to be? Why aren’t we healthier? More giving? Some part of who us is blocking us from that thing. We don’t really believe in the thing we say we want! We fail because we change our hands not our heart-we don’t REALLY want to do it for some reason. Something inside of our brain, in how we perceive ourselves, is holding us back. We haven’t changed our identity. Charlie discusses: -Why we revert to ...
May 02, 2023•11 min
Welcome to part 5 of our Mind Hacks Series, where Charlie shares how to begin designing effective rituals to help you achieve your goals. Charlie explains that rituals train the brain to allow the action to become conditioned into your brain so it becomes automatic- so automatic so it takes no energy, and you don’t have to exert discipline to do it. Charlie emphasizes the importance of understanding the cue, which is the most critical piece to understanding habits. He explains that when the cue ...
May 01, 2023•12 min
Today is Day 4 of Mind Hacks to Actually Reach Your Goals, and Charlie continues yesterday’s conversation about why we are the way we are. Our brain is like a computer. It has been practicing specific habits throughout our lifetime (without us even realizing it) until the brain created shortcuts for them, “programming” our knowledge or habits into us until they get easier, and become subconscious. The more you are consistent, repeat the (negative) habit or knowledge, the more your mind gets it a...
Apr 27, 2023•10 min
If you want to hack your mind, you MUST understand how it works! Ever feel stuck in your life, and you keep trying and trying but it doesn’t change? It’s so easy to look at how much you know, how you act and feel, what results you have in your life, and think it’s you. It’s not you! These are all a result of how you’ve been using your brain! We’re on day 3, so catch up if you’re behind, because we’re about to discover how to actually reach our goals! (Link in podcast show notes to full series) W...
Apr 26, 2023•11 min
On today’s episode, Charlie clarifies why making resolutions practically guarantees failure. Listen as Charlie quotes a study by Roy Baumeister, a researcher at Florida State University. Roy tested student’s discipline muscle by tempting them with fresh baked chocolate chip cookies and radishes- the results were fascinating. Charlie discusses how: -If your brain would have known how to reach the goal, it would have done so already -Creating a resolution forces you to rely heavily on your discipl...
Apr 25, 2023•10 min
Join us for this special project during the Omer, the weeks between Passover and the holiday of Shavuot that are designated for personal growth. Together we will set and reach our next big goal! 🤛 Have you ever set a resolution or goal and not reached it? You’re in good company! Only 4.8% of Americans stick with their goals for any length of time. So how are we supposed to get the results we want?!?! Tune in to the full episode to understand why what we’ve been doing until now hasn’t been worki...
Apr 24, 2023•13 min
realizing who we are This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate
Apr 17, 2023•6 min
“In between Egypt and the Promised Land is a big dessert.” So let’s be prepared. So how do we walk through the desert of our lives? Recognize G-d chose ME, and He wants great things from me. Set big goals. Big visions for ourselves. Choose greatness over comfort. When we choose to walk through the desert with G-d, we cut through all the noise and tumult of the world around us. Does this resonate with you? Wishing you a Passover full of greatness and personal freedom! This podcast has been gracio...
Apr 04, 2023•4 min
