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How to change your stress response | 201

Sep 26, 20241 hr 12 min
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Episode description

Why do you get nervous? Do you “choke” in important moments? i.e. Meeting someone you’re attracted to, public speaking, conflict or competition?


How to “conquer your inner weakness” really comes down to how to change your stress response.


The episode breaks down how to change your stress response. We’ll start with the biologically process of acute stress, and how to “practice right emotions” so the next time you’re faced with an important moment— in business, love, or life— you’ll have a winning response, rather than a self-sabotaging one.



00:00 - Intro


01:46 - Announcements


10:50 - Why do you get nervous?


15:55 - Steroid hormone stress


22:40 - Understanding your physiology


36:00 - Emotional distress vs. chronic stress


39:45 - The winner vs. the loser effect


45:45 - Practice right emotional response


1:05:00 - Why breathing calms your brain


1:08:50 - Recap



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