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  • The Willpower Lie: You Don't Have a Discipline Problem, You Have a Design Problem

    The Willpower Lie: You Don't Have a Discipline Problem, You Have a Design Problem
    Aug 19 2026
    Everyone who's ever white-knuckled their way through a resolution and failed has been told the same thing: you just need more willpower. But behavioral scientists have known for decades that willpower is a terrible strategy — not a character flaw you need to fix, but a fundamentally broken tool you were handed instead of the right one. This episode breaks down why your environment is making decisions before you even wake up, and what 'choice architecture' actually looks like when you stop blaming yourself and start engineering your surroundings. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    28 Min.
  • The Motivation Myth: Why Waiting to Feel Ready Is a Trap Your Brain Set for You

    The Motivation Myth: Why Waiting to Feel Ready Is a Trap Your Brain Set for You
    Aug 12 2026
    Everyone's waiting to feel motivated before they start — but motivation science says that's completely backwards. In this episode, we dig into why the brain manufactures 'not feeling ready' as a protection mechanism, what the research on action-first psychology and dopamine misprediction actually reveals, and why the self-help industry's obsession with inspiration is selling you the one thing guaranteed to keep you stuck. Fair warning: this one killed a belief I'd held for a decade, and it wasn't pretty. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    31 Min.
  • The Identity Trap: How Trying to Become a Better Person Is Secretly Keeping You the Same One

    The Identity Trap: How Trying to Become a Better Person Is Secretly Keeping You the Same One
    Aug 5 2026
    You've set the goal, made the plan, maybe even felt that rare spark of motivation — and still, six weeks later, you're exactly where you started. The problem isn't your discipline or your desire; it's that you're running a change strategy on top of a self-concept that's actively working against you. This episode breaks down the behavioral science of identity-behavior loops, why 'just be more consistent' advice is functionally useless, and what it actually looks like to shift the internal story before the external results have any chance of following. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    29 Min.
  • The Motivation Myth: Why Waiting to Feel Ready Is the Strategy That Keeps You Stuck Forever

    The Motivation Myth: Why Waiting to Feel Ready Is the Strategy That Keeps You Stuck Forever
    Jul 21 2026
    Every productivity guru tells you to 'find your why' — but what if motivation isn't the ignition switch, it's actually the exhaust? In this episode, we dig into the behavioral science of action-first loops, why the feeling of readiness is a cognitive trap your brain manufactures to avoid discomfort, and what actually gets people moving when inspiration refuses to show up. Fair warning: this one dismantled something I genuinely believed for about a decade. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    31 Min.
  • The Identity Trap: You're Not Lazy, You're Just Cosplaying as Someone Who Does That

    The Identity Trap: You're Not Lazy, You're Just Cosplaying as Someone Who Does That
    Jul 20 2026
    You know what to do. You've known for months. So why does the gym bag sit by the door like a piece of modern art you never actually use? This episode dismantles the gap between the person you think you should be and the behavior patterns your brain has actually filed under 'who you are' — and gets into the uncomfortable science of why self-image is either your most powerful behavior-change tool or the exact thing quietly sabotaging every fresh start. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    30 Min.
  • The Motivation Hangover: Why Your Best Intentions Always Expire on a Tuesday

    The Motivation Hangover: Why Your Best Intentions Always Expire on a Tuesday
    Jul 19 2026
    You set the goal on a high — maybe a Sunday night, maybe right after a really bad day — and for 72 hours you were unstoppable. Then Tuesday happened. This episode dismantles the myth that motivation is something you build or find, and gets into the actual neuroscience of why inspiration has a biological expiration date — and the unglamorous scheduling tricks that outperform enthusiasm every single time. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    29 Min.
  • The Identity Trap: How Trying to 'Become a Better Person' Is Sabotaging Your Habits

    The Identity Trap: How Trying to 'Become a Better Person' Is Sabotaging Your Habits
    Jul 18 2026
    Everyone tells you to build habits by changing your identity — 'don't say you're trying to run, say you're a runner.' Sounds great on a motivational poster, but behavioral science suggests identity-based habit framing can spectacularly backfire, triggering defensiveness, all-or-nothing collapse, and a specific kind of shame spiral that makes quitting feel logical. This week, we dig into when identity attachment helps, when it destroys progress, and what to anchor your habits to instead. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    27 Min.
  • The Motivation Hangover: Why Feeling Inspired Is the Worst Time to Make a Plan

    The Motivation Hangover: Why Feeling Inspired Is the Worst Time to Make a Plan
    Jul 17 2026
    That surge of energy after a great podcast, a brutal Monday, or a 2am 'this has to change' moment feels like the perfect launching pad — but behavioral science says it's actually sabotaging you. In this episode, we dig into why peak emotional states produce the worst long-term decisions, what researchers call 'empathy gaps,' and how to build systems that work for your future, unmotivated, slightly-annoyed-at-everything self. No hype, no vision boards — just the unsexy architecture that actually holds. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    28 Min.