Why Your Own Mind Is Holding You Back – Peter Crone
Dave Asprey
Mar 7, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Recognize boredom as an egoic response to enhance presence
Boredom is an egoic response designed to make you stop paying attention because your ego believes that not paying attention is safer than being present.
Recognize perfectionism as a coping mechanism for inadequacy
Perfectionism is not an identity but a coping mechanism for a deeper feeling of inadequacy, where you believe you must be perfect to survive within your social tribe.
Evaluate ayahuasca use for potential negative brain effects
According to research from Dr. Daniel Amen's clinics, the brains of people who frequently use ayahuasca often show negative metabolic effects.
Distinguish feelings from emotions to connect with reality
Feelings are a form of pure sentience that connects us to reality, whereas emotions belong to the ego and are a learned strategy for survival.
Shift from perfectionism to appreciation of beauty
You can shift from being a perfectionist to having a preference for beauty, where you enjoy nice things but are not stressed or attached if you don't have them.
Leverage biological intuition rooted in mitochondrial density
Women may have stronger intuition because their ovaries contain 100,000 mitochondria per cell, which act as highly sensitive environmental sensors, compared to 15,000 in the brain or heart.
Recognize parental programming to understand personal behavior
You are often programmed by your parents not just by copying their behaviors, but also by unconsciously doing the exact polar opposite of what they did.
Transform identity statements to overcome limiting beliefs
The first step to overcoming a limiting belief is to change your language from an identity statement like "I am a perfectionist" to a behavioral one like "I tend towards perfectionism.".
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