Everything I've Learned (so far): A Guide to Personal Growth
Feb 03, 2025•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
In this special episode, Forrest focuses on the key lessons from 400 episodes of Being Well, giving you a crash course in personal growth and development. If you’re just getting into the show, or are looking for a good episode to share with people who are new to this kind of content, this is a great place to start.
You can watch this episode on YouTube.
Key Topics:
0:00: Introduction
1:10: Change is possible, but change is hard
3:00: Focus on what you can control
4:30: The consistency principle
6:05: Punishing ourselves is a losing strategy
7:45: What are you pursuing?
9:30: The negativity bias
11:40: Why you don't have self-worth
13:40: Change the beliefs you have about yourself
17:05: Forming a coherent narrative
19:50: Set reasonable expectations
22:45: The middle path
24:30: Homeostasis and social pressure
26:30: How to get good at anything
27:45: Willpower, and avoiding willpower
28:25: Don’t know mind
31:25: The trap of self-awareness
32:35: Risking disappointment
34:10: The function of our bad habits
36:00: Look for those who support you
37:15: Changing our models of relationship
40:00: Authenticity
41:50: Embrace good conflict
44:40: Contempt
46:20: Start by joining
48:40: Experiencing out
49:55: Joining with the defense
51:15: Moving toward to move away
52:40: Learning to trust yourself
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