Best of: The Neuroscience of Goals with Srini Pillay




The Unmistakable Creative Podcast show

Summary: <p>Have you ever wondered how your brain functions when setting goals? How does it differentiate between the basic, more primal goals and the more complex goals we as humans can create? Srini Pillay is an expert in the “head and heart” approach to personal development, and he knows all about how the brain works and the tricks you can do to help set more attainable goals.</p> <p><em><a href="http://drsrinipillay.com/meet-srini/">Dr. Srini Pillay</a> is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Part-Time) at Harvard Medical School. He is known for combining “head and heart” (figuratively and literally) in an approach to personal development and goal mastery that blends science, spirituality, and horns-grabbing joie de vivre to combat the stresses faced by ambitious and high-achieving people in academia, business, and life.</em></p> <h2>The Fearless Writer’s Workshop</h2> <p><strong>I can tell you how to become an author and get publishers. I can teach you how to organize your thoughts and structure it into a book.</strong> But none of that matters if you write while hostage to your fears. In the Writer’s Workshop, I’ll help you let go of this baggage so that even if you do feel fear, you’ll be able to boldly and clearly say what you need to say. – <em>Srinivas Rao,</em> <em>The Fearless Writer’s Workshop: <a href="https://unmistakablecreative.com/workshop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://unmistakablecreative.com/workshop/</a></em></p> <p>Have you ever wondered how your brain functions when setting goals? How does it differentiate between the basic, more primal goals and the more complex goals we as humans can create? Srini Pillay is an expert in the “head and heart” approach to personal development, and he knows all about how the brain works and the tricks you can do to help set more attainable goals.</p> <p><em><a href="http://drsrinipillay.com/meet-srini/">Dr. Srini Pillay</a> is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Part-Time) at Harvard Medical School. He is known for combining “head and heart” (figuratively and literally) in an approach to personal development and goal mastery that blends science, spirituality, and horns-grabbing joie de vivre to combat the stresses faced by ambitious and high-achieving people in academia, business, and life.</em></p> <h2>The Fearless Writer’s Workshop</h2> <p><strong>I can tell you how to become an author and get publishers. I can teach you how to organize your thoughts and structure it into a book.</strong> But none of that matters if you write while hostage to your fears. In the Writer’s Workshop, I’ll help you let go of this baggage so that even if you do feel fear, you’ll be able to boldly and clearly say what you need to say. – <em>Srinivas Rao,</em> <em>The Fearless Writer’s Workshop: <a href="https://unmistakablecreative.com/workshop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://unmistakablecreative.com/workshop/</a></em></p>