Ep. 43: Brain Wash Yourself to Make Better Decisions with Austin Perlmutter, MD
Austin Perlmutter, M.D., is a board-certified internal medicine physician and New York Times bestselling author. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami and completed his internal medicine residency at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland Oregon. His focus is in helping others to improve decision-making and quality of life. He is also interested in methods of understanding and reducing burnout in the medical field. He is the co-author of Brain Wash and he writes for Psychology Today on his blog, The Modern Brain.
In this episode, we discuss:
· How making good decisions is more complicated than willpower.
· How different lifestyle factors (sleep, stress, and inflammation) affect our ability to make good decisions.
· Disconnection syndrome and how the wiring and connection patterns in our brains affect our decision making.
· How the modern world is wiring our brain for poor choices and what we can do about it.
· A healthy strategy to use for digital media consumption.
· The pros and cons of our sense of community and why we care about what other people think.
· How to reframe moments where peer pressure is tempting you to make a bad decision.
· How we can make structural changes in the brain that will aid in better decision making.
· The brain benefits of spending time in nature.
· How practicing empathy can rewire our brains for good choices.
You can find and follow Dr. Perlmutter here:
Instagram: @austinperlmutter
Twitter: @austinperlmd
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