447: How to Break Free From the Shackles of an Ordinary Life | Vishen Lakhiani

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Vishen Lakhiani (IG: @vishen) is the founder and CEO of Mindvalley, an award-winning personal growth education company with millions of students worldwide, shaping the future of our education and how we learn.

He is a two-time New York Times bestselling author and hosts a top 20 mental health podcast featuring celebrities, scientists and doctors.

This conversation is really going to get you analyzing your life. Vishen explains that much of what we think and how we act is based on bullshit rules or what he calls Brules that are passed down from generation to generation. He'll teach you how to start thinking and living for yourself.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Vishen grew up questioning the assumptions of society
• The world of absolute truth vs. relative truth
• The art of self-awareness
• Find like-minded individuals who share your beliefs
• Agreeing to disagree
• The 3 most important questions
• Cultural programming views
• Understanding the difference between a means goal and an end goal
• Untangling the concept of a career
• How the culturescape is different around the world
• Cutting the cord on organized religion
• What is belief clustering?
• The best entrepreneurs are at peace
• The Buddha and the Badass
• Following your heart and intuition
• 4 ways to access altered states
• The 6 phase meditation
• Establishing a non-negotiable set point
• How to optimize your sleep
• Vishen’s intermittent fasting schedule
• Mindvalley helps you grow

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Related links:

Vishen Lakhiani - The Code of the Extraordinary Mind (book)

Vishen Lakhiani's website (Mindvalley)

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3 Most Important Questions (YouTube)

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Shawn Achor - The Happiness Advantage (book)

Shirzad Chamine - Positive Intelligence (book)

Walter Isaacson - Steve Jobs (book)

Daniel Goleman & Richard J. Davidson - Altered Traits (book)

The Mastery of Sleep with Michael Breus

Beyond Fasting with Ronan Oliveira

WILDFIT with Eric Edmeades

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