The You Project

Kelly Smith is back on TYP asking more great questions and this is an important and relevant conversation for many; especially those of us using some form of tech to track, monitor and guide our health/fitness journey. And don't panic tech fiends, it's not bad news but it is interesting and definitely food for thought. Enjoy.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If I had a kid who was old enough to have a somewhat grown-up conversation, where I could share with them some things that I believe are important for everyone to know, that conversation would include (but not be limited to) the core ideas, concepts and principles that I share in this podcast. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some of us have been getting in our own way for years. Shooting ourselves in the metaphoric foot, undermining our own goals, sabotaging our dreams and quite often, being the biggest barrier to our own success. In this broadly-relevant episode, I unpack ten common forms of self-sabotage and some potential remedies. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This was a fun episode exploring everything from the new more 'affordable’ addictions, the changing habits (pun intended) of addicted Aussies, the science of starting a cult, Epstein Island, the death of cigarettes, how to hijack a young brain, Gillespo's new book and lots more. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How well can you adapt? Deal with the unknown, uncertain, uncomfortable, unfamiliar and unpredictable (all the 'uns')? According to Dr. Carlos Davidovich (MD), in terms of real-world function, success and survival, our ability to adapt (AQ), might even be more important than IQ and EQ (it's more renowned cousins - lol). This chat with the Doc (a new TYP guest) was super enjoyable and we covered a...

Today we are revisiting a fascinating conversation about human optimisation. Specifically, getting ‘better’ as we get older, challenging pre-existing norms and beliefs around physical potential for over forties, life-long learning, skill development, optimal cognitive performance at any age, self-limiting thinking, flow states, behavioural neuroscience and lots more. BIO: Steven Kotler...

In the context of the average Aussie life expectancy for a bloke being 81.1 years and me being 62 in September, statistically I'm on the home straight. If I'm 'typical', I'm 75% cooked. And knowing that the last few years for most people aren't exactly... awesome, it's probably time that I at least think about what I want the rest of my ‘life experience' to be, and how I might make that happ...

In this chat with the loveable TYP Nerd (and Tiff), we talk about concrete being made (partially) from leftover coffee grounds, why your dishwasher might be bad for your health, the Doctor vs. Al diagnosis showdown, companies getting in trouble for dodgy Al applications, the phone maker that's now a best-selling car maker, a new gadget to help phone addicts, why you shouldn't watch videos at two t...

This was a reflective and meandering chat with Bobby and I loved it. We meandered through lessons and insights from childhood (his and mine), random acts of kindness, giving vs. getting, beliefs that we abandoned, the health benefits of social connection and Bobby shared a couple of great personal stories. Enjoy. theselfhelpantidote.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What I love about Dr. Jeff is that, apart from being a Medical Doctor and a Spine Fellowship Trained Neurological Surgeon, he's medically curious, open-minded and is constantly pushing himself to better understand how to treat and serve his patients. In a world of medical conformists prescribing treatments that often don't work and sometimes create even more problems, it's great to chat with a Doc...

Professor Rebecca Lemov is a historian of science at Harvard University, specialising in the history of the human and behavioural sciences. She serves as a Professor in the Department of the History of Science and is the Director of Undergraduate Studies. She's also just written a book called 'The Instability of Truth: Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyperpersuasion', and I only wish that I had mo...

Hi Team, I’m back on deck from tomorrow with new eps but today I’m re-sharing one of my favourites with a legit guru. *I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t know who Peter Crone was before this interview was booked and while that was my loss, this chat was definitely my gain. Smart, insightful, intuitive and so gifted at exploring and explaining the human condition. I’...

This is a weird, brief (but interesting) mini-pod. You might like it. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology found that walking on soft sand expends approximately 2.1 to 2.7 times more energy expenditure than walking at the same speed on a firm surface. In simple terms, 81kg me (Harps) walking for an hour on a hard surface at 5 kph would burn about 280 calories, compared with me...

In this chat with TYP fave Dr. Jodi Richardson, we talk about navigating life with anxiety and we explore some interesting questions like.. what's something that most people get wrong about anxiety? How do we tell the difference between "normal" worry and a clinical anxiety disorder? What's actually happening in the brain and body during an anxious moment? Are we over-pathologising uncomfortable e...

This time around, Bobby and I talk about the art, science and practice of reading a room, understanding an audience, building rapport, developing confidence and supporting the content (information) with humour, story-telling, interaction and timing. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Blokes can become a dad at any age" is the story most of us have been told. And while it's kind-of true, it's only part of the story. And who better to pull back the metaphoric curtain on the truth about ageing swimmers than our resident researcher, feather-ruffler and award-winning author, David Gillespie. Also (at no extra cost) we chat about the science behind fish oils and their alleged healt...

Purpose. Do we have only one? Or maybe more? Does it change over time? Do we need to 'discover' our purpose under some mystical rock? Or perhaps it comes to us in a dream? Do we simply choose it, based on what matters to us? Like our values, beliefs and goals? Maybe it reveals itself to us with a subtle tap on the metaphoric shoulder? Or perhaps we have a significant experience or life event, and...

Hi Team, I’m under the PhD pump at the moment, but I’ll be back tomorrow with a brand new ep. Today we’re revisiting one of my favourite chats and favourite people Dr. Dinesh Palipana, who since this recording was named Queensland, Australian of the Year (2021). *Medical Doctor, Lawyer, Disability Advocate, Researcher, TED Speaker and Order of Australia recipient Dinesh Pali...

This is a simple little chat around the very broad objective - one that most of us have - of getting better. Whatever that means to you personally. It's something of a coaching session. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I honestly don't know what to tell you about this episode other than I had a lot of fun, there was some inappropriate R-rated content, Patrick has Raynaud's disease and is scared of driverless cars, I'm scared of paragliding, Tiff's a networking queen, and depending on your personality, you'll laugh a lot or turn it off. Enjoy. Or avoid. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I think George Bernard Shaw was onto something when he declared "we don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." It's long been my opinion that many of us ‘get old before we need to' simply because we stop doing things which can help us maintain a level of physiological, psychological and cognitive function and performance 'younger' than our chronological age...

Sometimes you feel like physical, mental, and/or emotional crap but the situation, role, task, or job at hand requires you to step up, when you feel like lying down. This is a conversation about that. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes what we want is the couch, Cheetos and Netflix. Sometimes what we need is to get up, lean into the discomfort, and do the thing. Our resident Clinical Psychologist Dr. Lillian is back and we explore what gets in the way of behaviour change, how to manage anxiety, why understanding yourself matters, and how to strike the right balance between empathy, accountability and tough love. Enjoy....

Of all there is to know, how much does 'the smartest species' actually know? My guess is, not nearly as much as we'd like to believe. Dr. Cam's back and this was an atypically deep and philosophical conversation where we leant into religion, spirituality, parallel universes and all the 'woo-woo' stuff that doesn't really fit into our logical, explainable, comfortable, familiar, scientific box. Enj...

Kelly Smith is back for more free coaching (I know what she's up to), hitting me with the hard questions about the multi-dimensional process of getting in shape, and maintaining it. Along the way, we chat about why some people change and some don't (even with the same resources and reasons), the pros and cons of sharing our health/fitness journey online, the role of psychology in changing physiolo...