The Genius Life’s host Max Lugavere and I have known each other for 10 years! So it is always a pleasure being a guest on his podcast. In this episode we cover all things mental fitness, including my new book Healing the Modern Brain and the science behind it.
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SHOW NOTES:
Time Stamps:
[4:15] Biggest mistake people make when it comes to their mental fitness
[6:00] What does being mentally fit mean
[14:37] Biggest detractors from good mental fitness today
[22:20] How things have changed in the last 20-30 years on a global scale
[29:45] The daily habit that I get the most ROI on in my life right now
[33:30] How I got interested in mental fitness modalities
[45:00] Thoughts on cannabis use for sleep
[51:00] Mental fitness workout plan
Quotes:
“The modern world is coming for your mental health”
“When we are seeing horrible events from other parts of the world, we don’t want to look away and ignore them but at the same time ew don’t have the emotional capacity or bandwidth to keep track of all of them.”
“We engage is affective labeling which is when we put our feelings into words
“Insomnia increases your risk of psychiatric disorders by 10-17x”
