The Art & Science of Doing Epic Sh*t in 2016Psychologist’s Guide.

Patrycja Sławuta, MA Psych PhD(C)@Patrycja_NYC

In partnership with WeWork Portland: January 20, 2016

Framework:

Human Mind = natural resourceHumans = living code

Confidence, courage, creativity = skill

Meta Question for 2016

Who programs You?

How do you program yourself for 2016?

MindHacking

= SelfHacking

Same of Computer Hacking

MindHacking overviewThe ways we get programmed:

Head - cognition

Heart - emotion

Body - behavior

Others - our social self

Hacking Head• Your thoughts become your beliefs• Your beliefs become your words• Your words become your actions• Your actions become your habits• Your habits become your values• Your value become your destiny

• Mahatma Ghandi

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On average 70,000 thoughts/dayMany SAME (up to 90%)150,000 we hear NO

WHY?

Brain = velcro for - teflon for +

Hacking Head

Meaning-making machineCreates stories and narrativeNot always truthful and useful

Hack #1You don’t have to believe your thoughts

Hack #2Treat thoughts as objects

+Speak back in growth mindset

Human Brain

Heart - Emotions

At some point: EQ > IQ

All emotions serve a purpose and…move. Let them

Name it to tame it

The trauma of everyday life: the art of Self Compassion

BODY

• Gigantic communication antenna

• Most communication - nonverbal

• Two crucial dimensions: Power / Warmth

• Confidence lives in the body 10

Confidence= Calm + grounded presence

Voice: calm & slow

Pay attention to:

*Pitch

*Speak up

Practice:

*Slowing down

*Power poses 11

Hello Human

Human = social animal (Aronson)

Brain = wired to connect (Lieberman)

Body = wired to connect (Levine)

Fundamental human need

TO BE: • Seen

• Accepted/Belong

• Felt

• Heard

Community

• Psychological buffer• Support system

• Vulnerability

• Exercise: • End the small talk ARTICLE

• 36 questions developed by psychologists to make you fall in LOVE with anybody

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Thank you

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For more info & programming:

Patrycja@SelfHackathon.comwww. SelfHackathon.com

@Patrycja_NYC