Podcast 034: Mind Triggers




Uncommon Sense: the This is True Podcast show

Summary: In This Episode: Scenarios are a great way to do long-term planning and thinking, but here’s a great trick for short-term results. Also: another segment of No Longer Weird.<br><br> <br> <a title="Click to submit to Twitter - You do get the chance to edit before you submit it." href="http://twitter.com/home?status=RT%20@ThisIsTrue:%20https://thisistrue.com/d-" target="new"></a><br> Jump To…<br> <br> * <a href="#notes">Show Notes</a><br> * <a href="#subscribe">How to Subscribe</a><br> * <a href="#feedback">How to Comment</a><br> * <a href="#transcript">Episode Transcript</a><br> * <a href="https://thisistrue.com/category/podcasts/">List of All Episodes</a><br> <br> <a name="notes"></a><br> Show Notes<br> <br> * No Longer Weird: Car thieves having to go to court, so they drive themselves there in a stolen car. (Example from <a href="http://fox61.com/2018/03/08/police-man-drove-stolen-car-to-court-for-stolen-car-charge">WTIC Hartford</a>)<br> * <a href="https://thisistrue.com/podcast028-scenario-for-you/">Podcast 28</a> talked about using scenarios.<br> * The fitness band we use: Garmin’s Vivofit 2 ($60 <a href="http://hop2.cc/vivofit">at Amazon</a>), because it has a super-long battery life (Randy’s is still going after more than two years! Kit had to put in new batteries a few months ago), and it’s waterproof.<br> * We talked a little about Kit’s coaching: she’s a High Performance Coach who specializes in people with ADD. Her web site <a href="https://www.LiveInFocusedEnergy.com">is here</a><br> <br> <a name="subscribe"></a><br> How to Subscribe<br> Search for Uncommon Sense in your podcast app or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast/id1259380128">iTunes</a>, or manually enter this feed URL into your app: https://thisistrue.com/feed/podcast<br> Also available via <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Ixj6haluiswf4e5wiw4qksmlzni?t%3DUncommon_Sense:_the_This_is_True_Podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16">Google Play</a>, <a href="https://player.fm/series/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast-1496500">PlayerFM</a>, <a href="https://beta.tunein.com/radio/Uncommon-Sense-the-This-is-True-Podcast-p1015540/">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://podfanatic.com/podcast/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast">Podfanatic</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/channels/4508232/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast//">ListenNotes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1259380128/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast">Overcast</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=147364&amp;refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/gb57a-57601/">Podbean</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/channels/4508232/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast/">Listen Notes</a> — and more to come?<br><br> <a name="feedback"></a><br> Comments and Questions?<br> Your comments on this episode are welcome below. Questions can be added there, sent via this site’s <a href="https://thisistrue.com/contact/">Contact Page</a>, or tweeted to <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisIsTrue">@ThisIsTrue</a>.<br> <a name="transcript"></a><br> Transcript<br> Randy: Welcome to Uncommon Sense, the Podcast companion to the ThisIsTrue.com newsletter with the mission to promote more thinking in the world. I’m Randy Cassingham.<br> Kit: I’m Kit Cassingham.<br> Randy: This week we’re not discussing a story from the newsletter, but rather another tool in what I call the Thinking Toolbox — a way to learn how to think better, unlike the people in True’s stories. Or, if you’re already an accomplished thinker, a way to help others learn how to think because trust me: they need the help.<br> Kit: We all do.<br> Randy: Before we get there, though,