Netsley: Asking for Starbucks Discounts Builds Discipline Against Lizard Brain
Austin Netsley · The 911 Operator Pitied Him More Than the Patient Did · Oct 10, 2023 · at 21:06
Entrepreneur Austin Netsley discusses cold plunges and somatic practices with host Sean Weisbrot, explaining how overcoming daily discomfort trains leaders to avoid procrastination and dopamine-seeking behavior.
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“So if you can every single day have different ways that you can beat your lizard brain, whether it's jumping into a cold shower, doing a cold plunge, Asking for a discount at Starbucks, which, you know, they're not going to do, but like, just asking for that is like a little fear thing that you're like you, yeah, you just beat your lizard brain every single day. And if you do that, you build the muscle of making more of the right moves and being more in control instead of, again, just letting our brain and dopamine and the psychological triggers that we have kind of control us.”
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