How to Decide What To Focus On - When you want to do everything

3 ways to stay dedicated to what is important in life, in a noisy world (and with a noisy mind).

We are immersed in infinite options and distractions of alluring things we could be doing. Naturally we often find ourselves wanting to do all the things.

A holiday in the Mediterranean, surfing in Bali or visiting pyramids - Why choose?

Pursuing a career in finance, running a YouTube about cars, or becoming a teacher - Frustrating huh...

Leaning into philosophy and the inner workings of our psychology we explore three lessons and mental models to help us calm our frenetic obsessions and build peace. We'll learn how to build an ability to focus on what matters, ignore passing surface desires and invest deeply in ourselves

Some outcomes of this episode:

Investing in yourself for the long term

Recognise your different personalities and free them

Prevent getting mentally ahead of ourselves

Enjoying the journey

Upgrade to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMA's and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com

Sponsors: 🥙 😋 Factor: 50% off - code GROWTHMINDSET50 - FactorMeals.com/GrowthMindset50

📚 🤓 ShortForm: Free trial + 20% off - code PSYCHOLOGY - ShortForm.com/Psychology

🔗 🐷 PorkBun: .PRO domain for $1 - code BeAPro24 - PorkBun.com/GrowthMindset24

Recommended Episodes

How to build Free Will and Self-Control: Psychology of default behaviours - 6th Aug 2024

Work-Life Battle: Why balancing fails and what works instead - 11th May 2024

Do the Thing: How to stop procrastinating - 12th March 2024

Engineer Unstoppable Motivation: What really builds resilience - 12th Jan 2024

Meet Sam

Free Call - Schedule Link

Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.

Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset)

Website - GrowthMindsetPodcast.com

Insta - SamJam.zen

Newsletter - Expansive Thinking

Chapters:

00:00 The Infinite Directions and Endless Cycle of Decisions in Life 02:07 Navigating Modern Choices and the Opportunity Costs of Commitments 03:20 Cross-Pollinating Ideas and Breaking Barriers 05:08 The Impact of Clothing on Personality 09:51 The Dilemma of Choosing One Path When You Hold Multiple Interests 13:43 The Importance of Focus to Achieve Results 16:47 The Reality of Multitasking, Mental Masturbation, & Being Ahead of Ourselves 18:33 Exceptions to the Rule: Taylor Swift's Dress Changes 21:39 Embracing Change & Growth Through Our Life 27:05 Finding Creativity to Expand the Interest Potential Of Any Domain 28:28 Conclusion: Embrace Curiosity and Keep Growing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices