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Are you sabotaging yourself?

6:20Marco Montemagno · podcast RSS

Starting with a test suggested by his tennis coach, Montemagno explores self-sabotage and mental training. He presents Positive Intelligence as a prompt for reflection, clarifying that he has no connection to the service and that its test leads into a paid programme. He then connects the topic to Lisa Feldman Barrett’s ideas about emotion, focusing on brain predictions, experience, habits and context.

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What is discussed

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Starting with a test suggested by his tennis coach, Montemagno explores self-sabotage and mental training. He presents Positive Intelligence as a prompt for reflection, clarifying that he has no connection to the service and that its test leads into a paid programme. He then connects the topic to Lisa Feldman Barrett’s ideas about emotion, focusing on brain predictions, experience, habits and context.

Key points

  • The test is presented as a starting point for noticing habits that hinder performance.
  • Montemagno explicitly identifies the commercial programme behind the free test.
  • The discussion of emotion offers material for further exploration rather than a personal diagnosis.
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An often affectionate nickname for bold experimenters, enterprising people and members of his community.

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