Mindset
About this category
Content whose primary subject is how an individual manages their own psychology, focus, habits, or relationship with work. The unit of change is the *person themselves*, not their business or team.
Showing 2363 articles for Mindset.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Why smart copywriters stay broke and dumb ones get rich
Matthew Volkwyn
March 22, 2026
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
6
Intelligence makes you resist the simple actions that actually work
Ego stops you asking questions — and kills campaigns worth thousands
Playing dumb and just starting beats overthinking every time
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
The number one key to greatness: study the greats
Scaling Up with Verne Harnish
March 20, 2026
Identity & self-belief
8
Vision & mission
5
Michael Jackson studied every number one hit before recording Off the Wall
Greatness is built by obsessively learning from those who've already achieved it
Build an advisory board of giants — then study everyone you can
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
The portable retreat: finding peace within yourself
The Daily Stoic
March 20, 2026
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
7
The peace you seek on holiday exists inside you now
Seneca: waiting for the right moment is the fool's trap
Replicate your vacation habits at home — it just takes discipline
Physical & cognitive performance
YouTube
How visual focus and goal planning improve performance
Andrew Huberman
March 19, 2026
Physical & cognitive performance
9
Goal setting
8
Resilience & grit
6
Narrowing visual focus makes effort feel 17% less painful
Vision boards lower motivation by tricking the brain into premature satisfaction
Pre-planning obstacles is what separates those who quit from those who don't
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Breaking through comfort and choosing your own path forward
The Daily Stoic
March 19, 2026
Resilience & grit
9
Deep work & focus
6
You choose whose child you become, not who raised you
Serial focus beats parallel distraction — finish one deep dive, earn the next
Decision paralysis is self-inflicted; most choices are far less permanent than they feel
Resilience & grit
YouTube
The three types of luck and how 10x winners use them
Tim Ferriss
March 19, 2026
Resilience & grit
8
Identity & self-belief
6
Vision & mission
5
10x winners get the same luck — they just convert it better.
Who luck and zeit luck are the most overlooked life-changers.
Recognising a 'not all time is equal' moment is the real skill.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Ten Stoic practices for focus, clarity, and daily calm
The Daily Stoic
March 18, 2026
Deep work & focus
9
Productivity & habits
9
Resilience & grit
6
Why your evening habits are sabotaging your morning focus.
Doom bins, bad habits, and the possessions that own you.
Memento mori: your mortality is the sharpest focus tool available.
Why visualising success can undermine your goals
How I Work
March 18, 2026
Goal setting
9
Resilience & grit
6
Management
5
Visualising the end goal makes you less likely to achieve it.
Failure goals turn rejection into measurable progress toward success.
Athletes visualise obstacles and responses, never the trophy.
Physical & cognitive performance
YouTube
Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose: supplements, breathing, balance, and brain health
Tim Ferriss
March 18, 2026
Physical & cognitive performance
8
Breathing twice daily may replicate implanted vagus nerve stimulators' anti-inflammatory effects
Methylene blue and infrared photobiomodulation show promise for Alzheimer's prevention
Blood flow restriction training builds muscle with a fraction of the normal weight
Jim Collins's 1,000 creative hours rule and punch card system
Tim Ferriss
March 18, 2026
Time management
9
Deep work & focus
8
Success creates a gravitational pull away from your best work
Collins tracks creative hours daily — 1,000 per year, no exceptions
Every external commitment costs points from a fixed annual punch card
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Stoic resilience, letting go, and rebuilding after loss
The Daily Stoic
March 17, 2026
Resilience & grit
9
Identity & self-belief
6
Why forgiving the situation beats directing anger at the universe.
A blank calendar isn't idle — it protects generosity and serendipity.
Photograph objects you can't release; the memory outlasts the weight.
Physical & cognitive performance
YouTube
How meditation rewires your brain and builds stress resilience
Andrew Huberman
March 16, 2026
Physical & cognitive performance
9
Deep work & focus
6
Five minutes daily for 30 days measurably reduces anxiety, depression, and inflammation.
Early meditation anxiety is the stimulus for adaptation, not a reason to quit.
Teacher well-being practice raised students' standardised test scores — flourishing is contagious.
Productivity & habits
YouTube
Stop consuming your life and start directing it
Brendon Burchard
March 16, 2026
Productivity & habits
9
Identity & self-belief
7
86% of people let their phone set the tone for their entire day
Shifting identity from passive viewer to director unlocks implementation
Full commitment to one chosen path breaks the stuck-in-circulation trap
Productivity & habits
Podcast
How to stop confusing busy with productive: three lessons from Eat That Frog
Business Book Club
March 16, 2026
Productivity & habits
9
Goal setting
7
Do your hardest task first — before email steals your peak focus.
20% of actions drive 80% of results; say no to the rest.
Planning tonight saves ten minutes of execution tomorrow.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
How to transform your smartphone into a less distracting, more useful device
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
March 16, 2026
Productivity & habits
9
Deep work & focus
7
A text-only monochromatic interface removes 60–70% of phone distraction instantly.
Browser-based social apps with feed-stripping tools cut addiction without quitting platforms.
Replace news apps with once-daily digests to eliminate hidden scroll compulsion.