1. The Importance of Deliberate Practice
2. Why You Need to Keep a Future Self in Mind
3. Why You Need a Goal For Deliberate Practice
4. Your Future Self as Your Higher Purpose
5. Goals Shape Your Identity
6. Should You Tell Everyone Your Goals?
7. Why You Should Invest in Your Future Self
Also mentioned: Rory Connors Josh Waitzkin Marcelo Garcia Hal Hershfield
1. “Mentl toughness i learned.” – Greg Jackson
2. You Are Either Getting Tougher or Softer
3. How to Come Back to Jiu Jitsu After the Lockdown
4. The Fight Might Be 15 Minutes, But The Process is a Lifetime
5. The Simple Breathing Method to Help You Keep Your Cool
6. The Method of Gazing That Helps You Get into The Flow
7. Never Accept The Takedown (or The Pass)
8. The Breathing Technique to Use After a Big Takedown
9. Practice Your Serenity Daily
Also mentioned: Joe Rogan Andrew Huberman Fedor Mike Campanella Fighter’s Mind Sam Sheridan Greg Jackson Rory Connors Conor McGregor Anderson Silva
1. Michael Jordan’s Greatest Attribute
2. The Inner Game of Tennis and Self Consciousness
3. Are Team Sports More NOBLE Than Individual Sports
4. In BJJ You Must Train with These THREE TYPES of Training Partners
5. Why You Should Channel Emotions instead of Blocking Them
6. How Much Evidence Do you Need to Form a NEGATIVE BELIEF?
7. How The Cat Handles Tension vs How The Mouse Does
8. John Pulls a Hamstring Live on The Podcast
Also mentioned: Kenny Florian Rory Connors Rick Shea Mark DellaGrotte
1. “I Had to LOSE to Move Forward” – Justin Gaethje
2. Investing in a LOSS to Adjust Strategy
3. “Being an UNDERDOG is Freedom.” – Randy Couture
4. The Magic Phrase to Make The Most of a Tough Situation
5. How Michael Jordan Used Disrespect for Motivation
6. BECOMING The Natural
7. How LOSS Can Provide Motivation
Also mentioned: Rory Connors John Burke Kenny Florian Vitor Belfort Daniel Cormier Tin Nguyen
Dan and John’s Breakdown of UFC 249 and Predictions – How Did They Do?
1. INVESTING IN LOSS
2. STUDY YOUR DEFEATS without EGO
3. LET DEFEATS HAPPEN IN PRACTICE
4. IN COMPETITION, RECOGNIZE LOSING AND ADJUST STRATEGY
5. A TEAM (OR TRIBE) CAN SAVE YOU FROM A LOSS
Also mentioned: Kenny Florian Sean Sherk Rory Connors Chuckys Fight Yorgan De Castro Calvin Kattar Vinny Magalhaes Craig Jones Gordon Ryan Garry Tonon William C.C. Chen Josh Waitkzkin Mark Dellagrotte Sityodtong The Selfish Gene
1. The VIRTUE TRAP – Signaling Virtue and Avoiding Competition
2. The SELF ESTEEM Process and Optimizing Happiness
3. YouTube ROAD RAGE FIGHTS
4. Marcelo Garcia: “Do One More Thing”
5. The SECRET of MARCELO GARCIA
Also mentioned: Matt Thornton SBG Dr. Doug Lisle Dr. Jen Howk Beat Your Genes Podcast Leo Akiki Marie Kondo The Fighter’s Mind Rory Connors
1. Big Cat Energy vs Dog Energy
2. Breaking Somebody
3. The REAL PURPOSE of BJJ
4. Kenny Florian’s Inspiring Quote from Fighter’s Mind
5. Why You Should Identify with Your FUTURE SELF
6. BIG EGO vs Fragile Ego Also mentioned: Steve Chorney Mark Gordon Mike Gordon Ravee Chhay Jay Covitz Ron’s Ice Cream Coen Brothers Miller’s Crossing Evan Tanner Rich Franklin Mark Dellagrotte Lorenzo Perez Helio Gracie Mike Gould Vasily Alekseyev Franco Colombo Gordon Ryan John Burke
1. Possibly The MOST POWERFUL Concept in Jiu Jitsu
2. Why You Need to COMBINE Techniques to be Effective
3. Why You Need To Avoid Falling into a CYCLE OF DEFENSE
4. How to Create a PREDATOR Mindset and Avoid a PREY MINDSET
5. How Positive Visualization and MANTRAS can Take Your BJJ Game to the Next Level
Also Mentioned: Sam Sheridan The Fighters Heart The Fighters Mind Zoran Amar Matt Field Kenny Florian Mark Dellagrotte Sityodtong GSP Rory Connors Jesse McElligott Mike Campanella PEX Health and Fitness Gordon Ryan Garry Tonon
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Also mentioned: Straw Man Argument Mega Stuff Oreos Blue Light Blocking Joe Exotic Tiger King MIchael Vick Ray Rice The English Game Dave Schultz Mark Schultz Fox Catcher Lachlan Giles Craig Jones Ozark Dr. Lisle Dr. Jen Howk Beat Your Genes Podcast
1. How to Manage Your FRUSTRATION and a Method to “Leave Your Ego at the Door”
2. Why You MUST Do POSITIONAL TRAINING, and The Best Way to Do It
3. Why “Flow Rolling” is Useless
4. What Kind of BJJ Instructional Videos Should You Be Watching?
5. The BEST WAY to Train TAKEDOWNS (Especially If You’re a Beginner)
1. Professor John Connors offers Private Lessons to his Students in order to Share the Burden of the COVID-19 Crisis.
2. Pat Browning Brings John to Tears HEALTH HACKS TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR JIU JITSU
1. John Uses The Oura Ring for Sleep Improvement
2. John explains his Wim Hof Practice
3. HRV – Heart Rate Variability / Morning Readiness
4. Kaatsu for Recovery
5. Remove Your WORST OFFENDER in Health or BJJ to Make Big Improvement
6. Eat Whole Natural Foods
7. Strength and Conditioning for Jiu Jitsu
8. Get The Jiu Jitsu to Work – What is the Technical Solution?
9. Work on Hip Mobility
Also Mentioned: Peter Zeiger Steve Whittier Dana Sharpton Garry Tonon Rory Connors The Supple Leopard
1. Dan Robin doesn’t hoard toilet paper because he has a Japanese Robotic Toilet with Bidet functions
2. Be The Person Who Calms People Down
3. A look back at 9/11 and Y2K 4. Gotcha Culture
5. Captain Hindsight
6. Dan and John’s Paper Route Stories
7. John Comes to The Aid of a Drunken Old Lady
8. Dan Almost Gets Kidnapped by Guys in a Creepy Van
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1. Cost Benefit Analysis – The Formula That Controls Your Behavior
2. The Secret Hidden Benefits of Training Jiu Jitsu
3. Which Techniques in Jiu Jitsu Should You NOT Learn?
4. The Most DANGEROUS Jiu Jitsu Techniques for Beginners
5. The ONE THING That Competing in BJJ Guarantees
6. What Your LONG TERM GOAL in BJJ SHOULD BE
7. How Can You Be a BLACK BELT at Being a White Belt?
Also Mentioned: Beat Your Genes Podcast Dr. Doug Lisle Dr. Jen Howk Clockwork Orange Art Jimmerson Royce Gracie Dan Severen Kenny Florian Boston Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Gordon Ryan Kevin Malloy Justin Cosgrove Rory Connors Dan Robin Dana Sharpton Dennis Medina
1. Toxic Masculinity is BS
2. ARETE – Excellence for Everyday, Excellence for Everyone
3. Law Enforcement Training Jiu Jitsu
Also mentioned: Amanda McQuade Jordan Peterson Rory Connors Tin Nguyen Lucy Robin Matt Dion Rob Curran Dennis Medina Javi Velasquez Luis Velasquez Benny Linsky Anthony Twining Steve O’Neil Pat Browning
1. What is Your Personality Profile?
2. What are The Strengths and Weaknesses of Different Personality Characteristics?
3. The Big Five Personality Inventory – OCEAN
4. The Invincible Mind Film –https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/…
5. ARETE – Excellence For Everyday,
Check out The INVINCIBLE MIND Trailer.
How Labels Can Limit you Should You Be BSing More?
Also mentioned: Mark Vignali John Madden Joseph Campbell Ronda Rousey Tin Nguyen Bruce Lee JKD Mark Dellagrotte Sityodtong Tony Robbins Lewis Howes Tim Ferriss Tyler King Tom Egan Rory Connors John Burke Ebrahim Aziz Jesse McElligott Matt Tullos
1. Why You Should Never Say “I’m tired”
2. Dan Gets Angry to Get Strong
3. Strategically Disagreeable – How Being Too Agreeable Works Against You and What to Do About It
4. The Need for DELIBERATE Practice
5. Why You Need Both the Cheese AND The Cat
6. Why You Should Slightly Overestimate Your Abilities in Safe Circumstances
Also mentioned: David Sinclair, PhD Carnivore Diet Joe Rogan Jordan Peterson Tony Rpbbins Direct Tire Norwood Drunken Barbers Rory Connors John and Marilyn Burke Dennis Medina Rob Curran Chris Ramos Chris Pandolfo Mark Vogel Tyler King Mike Schultz Maria Kipreos Alex Rose Tin Nguyen
1. Dan Berates Himself Out Loud at the Gym
2. How to Get Thru “The Dip” – When to Persist, When to Quit
3. Most People Underestimate Their Own Abilities
4. Mimic The Best in the World -Use Less Trial and Error
5. Active Recall – The Secret to Accelerated Learning
6. What is the Optimal Learning State?
Also mentioned: Dr. Doug Lisle Dr. Jen Howk Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond John Burke Marilyn Burke Dennis Medina Rob Curran Chris Ramos Chris Pandolfo Mark Vogel Tyler King Mike Schultz Rory Connors Maria Kipreos Share Team
1. Dan is a Stud at The Old Folks Gym
2. Dan Doesn’t Help Old Ladies
3. Why Do People Quit BJJ After Blue Belt?
4. Channel Factors 5. Binge Chip
6. Why You Should Never Say “I’m Tired”
7. Dan’s Mantra To Defeat Hunger Pangs
Also mentioned: Jack Ellis Aaron MacKinnon Ken Jenkins Albert Samano Javier Velasquez Tin Nguyen John Howard Forrest Griffin Shaq Dr. Doug Lisle Dr. Jen Howk Gandhi John Burke Alex Rose Rob Curran Dennis Medina Pedro Millet Tom Bunn
1. PULLING IT BACK TOGETHER
2. Morning Dan Hates Night Dan
3. You Can’t Outwork What You Eat
4. Dan Eats Seaweed and Double Stuff Oreos
5. Do What You Can Do That’s Not Too Painful – “No Pain, Gain”
6. Set Goals But Focus on The Daily Behaviors Required to Meet The Goal
Also mentioned: Scott Miller Dr. Doug Lisle Dr. Jen Howk Beat Your Genes Podcast Tim Ferriss
1. Dogs are Awesome
2. Review Your Year
3. Exciting but Realistic Goal plus
4. Process
5. Decide Dan Moves to Indiana with his Dog Zack Crisis Stimulates Change
Also mentioned: Tom Bunn The Dog Whisperer Dennis Keating Bouvier des Flanders Maria Kipreos James Clear Atomic Habits Rory Connors Gordon Ryan
1. FREEZE, FLIGHT OR FIGHT
2. THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION
3. Combine a COMPELLING GOAL with IMMERSION in the PROCESS
Also mentioned: Kru Mark Dellagrotte Lao Tsu Tao Te Ching The Flying Wallendas Kenny Florian The Irishman Joe Pesci Robert Deniro Old People Anthony Twining Wim Hof
1. Recipe for SUCCESS: Consistency Motivated by a Love of the Work
2. BJJ Principles
3. Big Risks Don’t Always Pay Off
4. How to Escape an Ego Trap
5. The Magic Phrase to Overcome Adversity
Also Mentioned: Grabbling Maria Kipreos Tim Ferriss BJ Penn Michael Spinks Mike Tyson Buster Douglas Roberto Maia Kenny Florian Keith Florian Ego Trap Boston Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Selection Bias John Delorean Back to The Future Rory Connors Steve Chorney Rocky Balboa NE Patriots Jesse McElligott Matt Tullos “Even Better”
COURAGE
Embracing the Grind vs. Finding Improvements
EGO TRAP vs. EGO BLUFF
Running Away from Competition
Also mentioned: Jocko Willink Jon Jones TRT hGH Mike Campanella Dr. David Sinclair M&M;s and Red Wine TB12 The Irishman Chuck Lidell Tito Ortiz Jordan Peterson John Danaher Greg Jackson
Also mentioned: Gordon Ryan Nicky Rodriguez Jesse McElligott Matt Tullos Alex Honnold Rory Connors Tin Nguyen Rob Curran Tim McCarthy Jay Ierardi Kevin Malloy Dan Kennedy Billy Giovanella Maria Kipreos Robert Wingert Tyler King BJJ Fanatics
Dan Robin’s Theory on Insomnia
People are “Ghosting” Dan Robin
Dan Sings Lavender Blue Dilly Dilly
Also mentioned: Steven Pinker Theory of Mind The Power of Agency Accountability Buddy
Dan Gets in a Road Rage Fight
Dan Infuriates a Cop
Dan Becomes a Full Blown Psychopath
John Explains Double Talk
John Gets Pissed Off
Also mentioned: Gary Gilmore Brooke Castillo Big Five Personality Inventory Bob Dylan Rory Connors Predator vs Prey
John Tells a Story About Competing in Rome Italy at The IBJJF European No Gi Championships
Dan tells about his Ego Trap Story
John Self Sabotages
Also mentioned: Bench marks Accountability Buddy Pseudo- Esteem Internal Audience Dr. Doug Lisle Beat Your Genes Podcast Leonardo Dicaprio Imposter Syndrome Malco Gladwell David and Goliath The Karate Kid Dave Browning Pat Browning
Your Life Needs The Enlightenment Trap
John’s Pan Am Results
Also mentioned: Nate Diaz Jorge Masvidal Doug Lisle Beat Your Genes Podcast Ronda Rousey Conor McGregor Jordan Peterson Anthony Bourdain
Eight Ways to BOOST Your FREE WILL for BJJ and Life
1. De-clutter
2. Men Shouldn’t Have Umbrellas
3. Make Your Bed
4. Let Yourself Get Bored
5. Spend Time with the Right People
6. Say “NO” to Situations that Pull You Down
7. Visualize Self Prevailing
8. “I’M IN CONTROL!”
Also mentioned: The Power of Agency Anthony Rao Dr. Paul Napper Rory Connors Kru Mark Dellagrotte Sityodtong Sam Harris Bill Gates Neil Gaiman Jordan Peterson Carlos Crespo Tyrelle Anderson Alex Rose Marie Kondo
