Wisdom and Science behind Authentic Purpose on Mind the Gap Show - A podcast co-hosted by Sanah Anand and Harmeet Anand

Episode Summary: This episode dives into what is "Purpose", how to find it and how to be on it. Co-hosting this audio show Sanah - a budding neuroscientist and Harmeet - an established executive coach, share from their lives what purpose means, what is genius, and how to stay on purpose.

From their own lives, they share actionable insights on self-leadership, how to uncover one's genius, the role practice plays in being in the flow, and the critical role of developing a growth mindset.

Topics Discussed:

What is Authentic Purpose?
Kronos Time versus Kairos Time
How our brain behaves when we experience flow state
Role of practice, attachment to purpose versus letting go of outcomes
What is the default mode network versus the pre-fontal cortex?
Neuroscience around the mindsets that help or deter us in continuing on purpose
Fixed mindset and Growth mindset neuroscience

Resources Mentioned:

The Element by Ken Robinson
Building a Flow State: Creative flow as optimized processing: Evidence from brain oscillations during jazz improvisations by expert and non-expert musicians (Rosen et al., 2024) https://www-sciencedirect-com.ccl.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0028393224000393?via%3Dihub
Fixed vs. Growth Mindset- Neural Correlates: The matter of motivation: Striatal resting-state connectivity is dissociable between grit and growth mindset (Meyers et al., 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040906/
Default Mode vs. Executive Control Network: Default and Executive Network Coupling Supports Creative Idea Production (Beaty et al., 2015) https://www-nature-com.ccl.idm.oclc.org/articles/srep10964#:~:text=This%20antagonistic%20relationship%20is%20thought,of%20the%20default%20mode%20network
Instagram handle - mindthegap.show and website www.coach4max.com

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Music by Jay Someday