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Episode 8 - Breaking the Chains of our Brains to Accelerate our Success with Jason Hunt

October 19, 2020 • Rob Cook / Jason Hunt • Season 1 • Episode 8

Show Notes:
Do you ever just feel like you yourself are the thing getting in the way of your success? Like if you could figure out how to control your natural tendencies then you’d surely be successful? Well then you won’t want to miss our episode today with Jason Hunt. Jason is from St. George, Utah. He attended Dixie State and Southern Utah University for his associate and bachelor’s degrees, then went on to receive his master’s and a PhD in Endocrine Physiology from Idaho State University. Jason is now a professor in the biology department at Brigham Young University Idaho teaching Human Physiology and conducts research on various topics involving endocrinology and brain chemistry. Jason has been married to his best friend, Angela, for 26 years, and together they have 5 children. On the show today Jason and I discuss:

How he became a professor (5:31)
How Jason developed skill at introspection and his growth mindset (14:55)
The power of the limbic system and pre-frontal cortex and their roles in habits and addictions (24:56)
The brain science behind social media and internet pornography (32:43)
How to strengthen our ability to exercise self-control (38:07)
The 20-second rule and how to train the limbic system to work for you not against you (39:58)
How being unselfish increases our self control (49:28)
What does it mean to him to be a Contender (54:51)

Resources:
How to learn more about Jason and what he does:

His email: huntj@byui.edu
Professor Bio: BYUI Dept. of Biology

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

Contact Me:
As always, feel free to reach out to me by emailing me at rob@contenderswanted.com for suggestions of ways to improve the show, to let me know how the show is helping you, or to even suggest a future guest.