This week I share some of the teachings, theories, and recommendations I have created over the years to drive my own personal success in business, fitness, and life. 

I do mention "episode 12" in the podcast. I mean, this is the twelfth original episode and is the concluding episode of season 1. 

Please share your thoughts & feedback. Reach me at matt@thehackedgym.com or on Instagram @thehackedgym

Hello everyone

This week I am sharing a conversation I had with Ben Eastwood at the start of 2022 on his program, The Mindset Tuneup

Ben is an expert on Mindset and Attitude and we discuss many ideas and practices that have helped us to find success in our chosen fields and hopefully, will help you improve your mindset as needed and reach new levels of accomplishment. 

As always, I'd love to hear from you. DM me on Instagram @thehackedgym or email matt@thehackedgym.com

This episode title is a well known quote from Thomas Edison. I've always valued those words as I inevitably will find a few dozen ways that "won't work" before I find what will work for most any project I try to tackle. 

 "Have I Failed?" 

We all have to ask ourselves that question at many points in our lives. Sometimes it's constructive, sometimes it's just self-defeating and unproductive. In any case, the question remains, "have I failed?" 

I've been ruminating over that question the last few weeks regarding this podcast. 
In this week's episode, I analyze the current state of The Hacked Gym Podcast by applying the tools and techniques I've presented in the prior 10 episodes. 

Reach out and send me your feedback at matt@thehackedgym.com or on Instagram @thehackedgym

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Hello everyone. - It's the Memorial Day holiday here in the U.S., so I'm giving myself a break this week and we are going to revisit my personal favorite episode so far of season one. I hope you enjoy it.

We've all seen enough crime shows on television to know how a "post-mortem" autopsy works. In this episode, we will talk about conducting a Project Pre-Mortem as a tool for preventing project death and as an effective method to aid us in designing successful health & fitness objectives.

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Today we are discussing the teachings of Ethan Kross and his book Chatter. 

What is the difference between negative self-talk & chatter? Why does the difference matter? How do we manage & eliminate chatter in our lives? Should we even try? 

Raphael Nadal Rituals Video & Breakdown
https://youtu.be/wYbCNfC0iuM
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/06/rafael-nadal-ritual-tic-pick-water-bottles


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Humans are terrible at estimating the value of future events & experiences. When a payoff is in the future, we especially undervalue that payoff. Most of us will take a lesser payout today versus a higher payout in the future (think, instant gratification) 

Behavioral Economists have developed a way to model and explain this behavior, called Hyperbolic Discounting. It's complex, yet fascinating math. Below are a few links to help you learn more if you'd like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p0J6gFwQ1c&feature=youtu.be
https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/4481499/Laibson_GoldenEggs.pdf

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Why are we so bad at forecasting our futures? What does it take to start over? Do people really change? We are covering two mini-episodes this week.

In the first segment, we will explore the concept of Affective Forecasting, mood prediction, and emotional influence on future perceptions. Based on the work of Daniel Gilbert & Timothy Wilson

In the second segment, we explore the concert of The Fresh Start Effect by Katy Milkman. 

email me at matt@thehackedgym.com or DM me on Instagram @thehackedgym for comments or questions. 

Sometimes we are devils to ourselves.  When we will tempt the frailty of our powers, Presuming on their changeful potency. - Shakespeare, Troilus & Cressida

This week I'm presenting two, mini-episodes.
Temptation Management & Procrastination vs. Optimization

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Influenced by the works of Katy Milkman, Dan Ariely and Dean Carlin