Self-Help 101 with Viviana Pazos: Recent Episodes
Viviana Pazos
Hey there! In this podcast, I discuss various topics ranging from wellness checks to time management tips; playlist-making and so forth.
The science of decision-making!! When evaluating food decisions, scientists found that people's processing of the stimuli was 0.195 milliseconds faster for the basic attributes (such as taste) than for abstract attributes (such as food health). This can be applied to other areas of human decision-making as well, and realizing our own tantalizing impediments on individuality and that we are all human can make for interesting revelations in applications of psychology.
Would you rather win the battle or win the war? A holistic approach to taking life's L's in a bigger picture. What is one area of your life where you could take temporary setbacks in order to invest in a more worthwhile endeavor? My personal one is my relationship with my mother. Instead of arguing, I can step back from the argument, and realize that a peaceful relationship with my mother is infinitesimally more valuable than "being right," no matter how strongly I might feel.
If you are unfamiliar with this phenomenon, a growth mindset is used to describe a more optimistic outlook on life and its applications, particularly in rebounding from mistakes and setbacks! A fixed mindset is one locked in the present moment and focused on original disposition, not so much in the possibility for progression and evolution. To my friends, I'd say I am a walking application of a growth mindset given how shy and ineffective I was in high school! I hope you can take away something from this podcast and apply it more to your life.
Hey there! Today I discussed the importance of self-awareness with regard to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Basically, should your bottom needs of the Hierarchy be achieved, you can focus on the top one, Self-Actualization to reach your best version of yourself, work towards improving and as a result be a more competent, helpful person for other people. I hope you enjoyed it, learned something and if you have any questions please ask me.
This is just a tiny bit about emotional intelligence; I could talk more to this, especially when I finish reading my book on Emotional Intelligence but this is an intro into it. Hope it's interesting or you learn something !
Biggest takeaway is implementing some system to give yourself endorphins and be resilient to shitty circumstances. For instance, I used to suffer from depression so I would say that's the most pervading inhibitor on emotional intelligence, but if you don't suffer from depression, then figure out something you can do everyday to make you happy. In my life, these are prayer and physical exercise. My friend told me he watches Bob Ross. Finding something to ground you may change your life so I hope you can do that. Have a good Tuesday