What is Actually Important? How to stop reacting to news and non-events

What is Actually Important? How to stop reacting to news and non-events

36:28 Sep 2, 2025
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Have you ever wondered how important something really is, yet lacked a reference point to put it into context? These days news, apps, jobs or neighbours comments all seem to be infinitely important and it's somewhat distracting. If you want to actually do stuff you need to know what is important and screen out the rest. Sam shares a framework for working out the impact of any idea or event that adds context to anything around you. From an idea in the shower to nuclear weapons everything has it's place NEW SHOW - ??How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation?? Learn about the evolving story of the human species and our ideas told in chronological order. The podcast is full of fun facts, surprising stories and philosophical insights. Found on all major podcast players: Spotify - ???????????????????????????https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT??????????????????????????? Apple - ???????????????????????????https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649??????????????????????????? YouTube - ???????????????????????????https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast??????????????????????????? RSS feed - ???????????????????????????https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8??????????????????????????? --- UPGRADE to ??????????????????????????????????Premium??????????????????????????????????: ?? Ad-free listening ? Support the show ? Exclusive AMAs and bonus content ? Community Discord ??????????????????????????????????GrowthMindset.Supercast.com?????????????????????????????????? Get in Touch ? Free Call - ??????????????????????????????????Schedule Link?????????????????????????????????? - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset ? Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. ? Watch - ?????????????????????
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