1. Schedule a Time to Worry

2. Learn “The Technical Lesson”

3. Fix Small Mistakes

4. Eat Right

5. Sleep Right

6. It’s All About Process John Connors’ Goals For the Pan Ams The Purpose of Feeling Sadness

Also mentioned: Rory Connors King Pin Woody Harrelson Money Ball Michael Lewis Oakland A”s Annie Duke Derek Chin Gus Hanson Kru Mark Dellagrotte Larry Fitzgerald The Korean Zombie Anthony Twining Dennis Medina Marilyn Burke

1. How to Insulate Your IDENTITY From Your Mistakes

2. How to Harvest LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

3. The Jerry Seinfeld Method AGAIN!

Also: Dan Robin stops eating like a pig The Power and Danger of IDENTITY Results Lag Efforts Notebooks Mantras John’s Results at World Master Jiu Jitsu Championships “Some things you can ONLY learn in competition.” Rory Connors Annie Duke Donald Trump Poker Mikey Musumeci Dennis Medina Chris Ramos John Burke

1. Discover Unconsciously, Learn Consciously

2. HONESTY is The Foundation for Growth and Improvement

3. Hard Skills vs Soft Skills

4. Be RUTHLESS with Your Mistakes John Preps for The Masters World Championships

Dan Eats Seaweed

Also Mentioned: The Impossible Whopper Mikey Musumeci Tom Bunn Steve Tirrell Alex Honnold Daniel Coyle The Little Book of Talent

Category

1. ___________ World Championship Performances

2. Even The Best in the World ____________.

3. Buy and Use a ________________.

4. __________________ Environments are Best for Working Hard.

Dan Insults Himself in His Car

Also mentioned: Jay Ierardi Regina Ierardi Bruce Willis M. Night Shamalan Peter Attia The Little Book of Talent Rory Connors Steve Jobs Dennis Medina Lucas Lepri

Why you should always exaggerate new moves in jiu jitsu

Small actions over time transform us

John competes at The IBBJF Boston Open

Also mentioned: Bob Lazar Joe Rogan Area 51 Lucy Robin Tim McCarthy The Little Book of Talent Daniel Coyle John Burke Chris Ramos Leo Akiki Phil Maffetone Rocky Balboa

John’s Biggest Ego Trap

John’s Stand Up Comedy Career

The IBJJF Boston Open

Dan Cheats on Slovenly July

Also mentioned: Oura Ring Andy Frisella Rory Connors Alex Honnold Tom Bunn Martin Seligman

What is The Absolutely Worst Case Scenario If You Compete in BJJ?

Also mentioned: Beating Yourself Up in Jiu Jitsu Theory of Mind Dan Henderson Alan Belcher Ryan Hall BJ Penn Garry Tonon Dr. Doug Lisle Beat Your Genes Podcast Highly Conscientious Nutcases Emotional Availability Worst Case Scenario

Dan asks a training partner “You mad, bro?”

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for Kids

Also mentioned: Matt McCarthy Chris Ramos Dave Browning Pat Browning Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari The Fred Lock Steve Whittier Steve O’Neil Tyler King Sean Newell Rory Connors Steve Chorney Grappling Industries

BJJ allows healthy, productive expression of violence

LIVE training is superior to non-live

Also mentioned: Dan does Slovenly July The CBA of BJJ Anthony Twining Jonah Hill parks in a handicap spot Russell Brand Starbucks baristas do NOT want to do jiu jitsu Naturalistic Fallacy Soccer Hooliganism Dan gets clocked by a xylophone “Green Lighting” in BJJ Dan catches a cheater in a college exam

You are BETTER Than You Think in Jiu Jitsu

The Subjective Nature of Feedback in BJJ

The Fear and Pain of Losing Status

FREE WILL

Jiu Jitsu as Intentional Conflict

Steer into Discomfort

Also mentioned: Oura Ring HRV Pat Browning Leo Akiki Meditation John”s Parenting Theory Matt McCarthy Chris Ramos Lucy Robin Mike Gould

Learn to Love The Process: The Secret to Success in Jiu Jitsu and Life

Be The Hammer, Not The Nail

Design Elegant Goals for Yourself

Also mentioned: Andy Ruiz, Jr. Derrick Lewis Daniel Cormier Stipe Miocic Craig Lewin The Selfish Gene Richard Dawkins Pit of Despair Martin Seligman Justin Gaethe Marcelo Garcia Mikey Musumeci

Dan Robin Does Not Get Hired

BJJ Belt Promotions

Also Mentioned: Tai Chi Kung Fu MMA Chinese Social Ranking System Black Mirror Insane Clown Posse Tae Kwon Do Karate Edmonton Vision Quest Jocko Willink Jeff Perez Sityodtong Wrestling Boris Becker Rory Connors Gage Morse New England Patriots Boston Bruins Stolen Valor

Ten Jiu Jitsu “MUST DO’s”

How Many are You Doing?

The Power of OPPORTUNITY

What Kind of Ego Should You Have?

Also mentioned: Tony Robbins Boston Brazilian Jiu Jitsu John Parson Billy Giovanella Kru Mark Dellagrotte Sityodtong Stephen Whittier Mark Vignali Prefontaine

Dan Pulls Himself Out of The Pit of Despair

The Unreasonable Confidence of Kenny Florian

Dan Fights Rattlesnakes in the Catskills

The Utter Ruthlessness of Dan’s Fish Tank (and Nature)

Hole in The Head Disease

Jiu Jitsu as Dignified Competition

Also mentioned: New England Patriots Tom Brady Bill Belichick Rickson Gracie Mike Brown Romero Torres Lance Armstrong St. Francis of Assisi Pat Browning Jeff Bezos

Dan Robin Falls into The Jiu Jitsu Pit of Despair

Dan Goes on a Jiu Jitsu Walkabout

Dan Invents The BJJ “Mope Roll”

Dan Gets in a Beef with his Neighbor

BJJ for Law Enforcement

Also mentioned: Paul Proodski John Burke Rory Connors Maria Kipreos Javier Velasquez Jesse Gutierrez Peruvian Necktie Crocodile Dundee Mass BJJ Acton Pikey Fighting John Wayne Joshua Larsen Tabata Craig Lewin

Are You In The Goals Confusion Trap?

Do Your Jiu Jitsu Skills Equal Your Self Worth?

The Jiu Jitsu Pecking Order Is Flow Rolling BS?

Is Positional Training the Best Way to Improve in Jiu Jitsu?

Dan Robin Earns The 3500 Patch How the Training of Seals (Not the Navy Kind)

Could Be the Secret to Improving Your Jiu Jitsu

Also Mentioned: Craig Jones Kenny Florian Karen Pryor Don’ t Shoot The Dog Rebecca Moore Rob Curran John Burke

How to Have A Successful Day in BJJ

Every Time You Step on the Mat

Dan Breaks His Hand Punching a Guy in the Stomach

Fedor Emelianko’s Mindset for Competing in MMA

Are You Afraid to Lose Something?

Why Are You Here?

The Confused Goals Trap In BJJ

The Middle Age BJJ Trap

Breathing in Jiu Jitsu

The Jiu Jitsu Zen Mindset

Also mentioned:

Iron Guts

Doug Jay

Tiger Woods

Mark Vignali

GSP

Tito Ortiz

Carlos Crespo

Rory Connors

Gage Morse

Marcelo Garcia

Andy Puddicomb

The Headspace APP

Get out of the comfort zone to grow.

Get into the Zone of Proximal Development (John calls it the Challenge Zone).

Does Iron really sharpen Iron?

Learned Helplessness

Fight Nerds

Also mentioned:

Mark Vignali

Tyler King

Cage Titans

Michael Polvere

Jesse McElligott

Rory Connors

John Burke

Leo Akiki

Zoran Amar

Lev Vygotsky

Marcelo De Oliveira

Reggie Davis

Ebrahim Aziz

Jon Ciampa

Matt Tullos

David Branch

Anxiety in Competition

The Shame Around Anxiety and Fear

Why Dan Doesn’t Mind Peeing His Pants

Control and Predictability in the Stress Response

The Problem with “Flow Rolling”

Learned Helplessness

Also mentioned:

Andy Kaufman

Fight to Win

Tyler King

Maria Kipreos

Cage Titans

Michael Polvere

Jesse McElligott

Ebrahim Aziz

Scott Miller

Robert Sapolsky

Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers

GSP

Mark Dellagrotte

Flinch Response

Mike Segala

Patric Barbieri

Doug Lisle Beat Your Genes Podcast

Pat Browning

Craig Lewin

How To Get Motivated

Follow Dan’s Instincts

Expressing Your Aggression in a Healthy Way Thru Jiu Jitsu

Should You Stand Your Ground?

Dan is Undefeated Against Muggers

A Young Dan Robin Baffles a Mugger In New York City

Have You Ever Heard a Voice Telling You to Give Up?

Also Mentioned:

Alex Honnold

Free Solo

Dr. Doug Lisle

Beat Your Genes Podcast

Saving Private Ryan

The Mellish Death

Pat Browning

Khabib

Kamaru Usman

Leo Akiki

Craig Lewin

John Burke

Rob Curran

Mike Schultz

Can we really tap into a powerful Instinct of Intuition?

John describes dealing with voices of panic and fear in his head.

Dan tells stories of his exploits with Passive Aggressive Jiu Jitsu.

Freeze, Fight or Flight Response

Dan tells stories of “Flop Sweat”

Dan gets in a near fatal car crash on the highway

Dan Gets Mugged in Miami

Also mentioned:

Bulletproof Radio Podcast

Dave Asprey

Garry Kasparov

Gavin DeBecker

The Gift of Fear

Pat Browning

Rory Connors

Craig Lewin

Javi Velasquez

Luis Velasquez

Andrew Huberman

Marcelo De Oliveira

Tim

Tin

Mike Gould

Rob Curran

Dan and John have Road Rage Incidents

John’s Grand Theory on Road Rage

Are People Getting Too Soft?

Dan Gets in a Fight with a Repairman

Also mentioned:
Kru Mark Dellagrotte
Sityodtong
Javi Velasquez
Carlos Crespo
Rory Connors
Cauliflower ear
UFC
BJ Penn
Kenny Florian
Chestnut Hill Dental
Pulp Fiction

Dan tells about an encounter with a ghost.

John tells his two ghost encounters.

John discusses his Grand Theory on UFOs and Extra-Terrestrial Beings.

Also Mentioned:

Other Animal Attacks

Zombies

Craig Lewin

Dan’s Super Hero Identity – Hangover Man!

Also mentioned:

Ben Hardy 35 Hard Truths

Thomas Gilovich

Irish Culture and Pronouns

Fulfillment vs. Happiness

Self Esteem

Dr. Doug Lisle

Beat Your Genes Podcast

Bill Gates

The Butterfly Effect

Dan tells his experiences with ghosts, a Ouija board and other Super Natural phenomena.

Dan gets abducted by a Big Foot.

Also mentioned:

Daryl Bem, Cornell University

Banacek, The Amazing Randi

Alien Abductions

Paul Stamets, Joe Rogan Podcast

Facilitated Communication

Saint Vitus Dance

Craig Lewin

Dan starts No Sweets February

Odysseus and The Sirens

Dan gives Medusa a “2”

Accountability Devices to achieve your goals

John has an epiphany about negative emotions and happiness

Strategic Disagreeability gets you free stuff

Mentioned:

Lemmy from Motorhead

Lucy Robin

Craig Lewin

Dr. Doug Lisle, Beat Your Genes Podcast