🩻 Really feel over Determine | Neurohackingly

Hey pal,

I’ve been diving into Joe Hudson’s podcast The Artwork of Accomplishment recently.

Whereas he provides an 18-month course, I’ve found that lots of the core ideas are explored in his podcast episodes, beginning with the Masterclass Collection #1.

My favourite to date is Episode #5: Really feel over Determine. It’s making me rethink how I method decision-making. I’ve all the time prided myself on being “rational” and considering all the things via fastidiously.

Right here’s what stunned me:

I might need been approaching this all fallacious.

There’s fascinating analysis exhibiting that individuals with harm to the emotional facilities of their brains—even these with extraordinarily excessive IQs—battle to make even easy selections. Their intelligence stays intact, however with out feelings, they grow to be paralyzed by selection.

Antonio Damasio describes this in his guide Descartes’ Error.

This discovery has led me to start out a brand new apply: I now spend 15-20 minutes each day simply sitting and checking in with myself.

• What am I feeling proper now?
• If I don’t discover something, how does it really feel to not discover something?
• Does this sense have a form or kind? Does it stream, or is it caught?

As Joe Hudson explains, what actually causes us struggling isn’t the feelings themselves—it’s our resistance to feeling them. It’s this layered resistance that retains us caught.

The attractive half? Merely taking note of our feelings, even noticing after we wish to keep away from them, begins to shift one thing inside us.

I’m nonetheless wrestling with the “get pleasure from over handle” precept, particularly since I’m concurrently studying the finest enterprise guide for small companies I’ve ever learn that advocates for extra managing and management. I’ll share extra ideas on that paradox subsequent week!

Have an exquisite week!
Lukas 😁

P.S. Right here’s a tip: After I uncover precious content material like Joe’s podcast, I transcribe key episodes into NotebookLM. This lets me ask particular questions and discover themes extra deeply. It’s like having Joe Hudson as a private coach—strive it.