We Study Billionaires - The Investors Podcast

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 03:58 - How a famed Harvard psychologist inspired Daniel Goleman to study high performance. 07:00 - How spiritual teachers like Ram Dass and Neem Karoli Baba led him to study meditation. 12:35 - What neuroscientists have discovered about the impact of meditation on the brain. 20:36 - How self-awareness helps us to manage our emotions and stay “balanced” amid chaos. 23:05 - How to become more keenly aware of our fear and anxiety, so we can recover faster. 29:21 - Why George Soros paid close attention to how he felt—emotionally and physically. 31:47 - Why it’s risky to make big decisions when hungry, angry, lonely, tired, in pain, or stressed. 34:50 - How the brain gets “hijacked” by sudden negative emotions—and what to do about it. 37:48 - How Warren Buffett and Bill Miller succeed by reacting unemotionally to bad news. 41:34 - How we can handle stressful situations by learning to think about them differently.  45:15 - How a simple breathing exercise can help you to ca