How to Reprogram Your Brain for Success (ft. Derek Sivers)

Are you your own worst enemy? Ever think that your life would be so much easier if you could just change your mind about a couple things? Yeah, me too. In this inaugural episode, I am joined by my old friend Derek Sivers, the one person I know who is better at questioning beliefs and changing his mind than just about anyone… and a bona fide grandmaster at not giving a fuck. We dig into the most fundamental aspects of our psychology and happiness—our beliefs. We talk about how to change them, which ones should be changed and which ones should not, and the wide-ranging effects these beliefs have throughout our lives. I believe you will get a lot out of this podcast… see what I did there? I did the believe—eh, never mind. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction: The Man Who Gives Zero Fucks 02:04 Useful Not True: The Philosophy of Choosing Your Beliefs 03:40 The Psychopath Problem: Where Are the Limits? 06:58 The Kanye West Case Study: When Useful Beliefs Go Wrong 28:07 Changing Beliefs: The Journal Method 30:00 Evidence Accumulation and Quitting Smoking 32:11 Cognitive Flexibility: The Skill of Letting Go 17:24 Art, Fiction, and Useful Lies: Why Movies Feel More True Than Life 21:07 Religion: Judging by Usefulness Instead of Truth 37:22 Tragedy as Transformation: Congratulations on Your Breakup 40:50 The Last Third of Life: The Ultimate Procrastination Killer 42:57 The Meta Belief: Everything Is Negotiable 45:52 Fatherhood: The Priority That Changed Everything (and Nothing) 54:56 The Adaptability Problem: Molding Yourself Into a Pretzel 1:00:33 Fuck, Marry, Kill: Music, Writing, and Coding ⇨ Sign up for my newsletter, Your Next Breakthrough. It will help make you a less awful person: ⁠⁠⁠⁨https://markmanson.net/breakthrough⁩⁠⁠⁠ ⇨ Get clarity on what actually matters. Try Purpose, Mark's AI mentor app that learns your patterns, challenges your blind spots, and helps you take action. Get started at ⁠⁠⁠⁨https://bit.ly/4w46FMH⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW MARK Mark's IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/markmanson⁠ Solved IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/solvedpodcast/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/markmanson⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmanson/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@IAmMarkManson