76% of people regularly break promises to themselves - Why do we keep letting ourselves down?
The uncomfortable truth about why your self-improvement efforts keep failing: it's not about motivation. It's about managing the gap between who you are and who you want to be.
This episode breaks down the exact psychology behind why we disappoint ourselves (hint: your brain is lying to you) and gives you 5 practical systems to fix it. No fluff. No guru BS. Just actionable frameworks.
What you'll learn:
How to kill your past self (respectfully)
Five counter-intuitive strategies that actually work (backed by science)
How to upgrade your mental software without becoming a self-help robot
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Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
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Episode: 5 Science-Backed Ways to Stop Disappointing Yourself - Live Gracefully
Chapters:
00:00 W disappointing yourself
01:09 #1 - Past self vs. present self
02:26 Lesson 1 - Live in reality and change it if you don't like it
04:11 #2 - Future self vs the present
04:37 James Clear's advice
06:17 Lesson 2 - Forget any ideas of your future self that do not align with actions that you want to do in the present
07:28 #3 - Speaking vs. being heard
08:32 If you want to give opinions, it helps if you have authority
11:15 Lesson 3 - Actions are louder than words
11:22 #4 - Taking ownership
13:27 Lesson #4 Don't blame others
15:23 #5 - Expectation vs Reality
17:53 Systems to achieve your goals
20:28 Lessons 5 - Success is about systems, not expectations
20:54 Summary
22:36 Outro
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