Consilience Podcast
Consilience Podcast
Shannon Beer
Setting Meaningful Goals & Learning From Elite Athletes with Ben Mayfield-Smith
1 hour 21 minutes Posted Jul 21, 2020 at 12:55 pm.
Studying psychology & Matter Athletica
How do we set a goal that is meaningful to us?
Once we have a goal in mind, how do we achieve it?
The role of social environments
When does self-development become selfish?
The role of philosophy in meaning & goal setting
The importance of grit
How do we cultivate resilience? 
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Ben is a psychology student at Queenslands University of Technology and founder of Matter Athletica, a platform aimed at bridging the gap between psychology and elite performance. Ben talks to athletes to uncover the complexity of high level human performance and distil lessons that we can implement in our own lives.  
This was a pretty wide-ranging chat covering:
Find Ben here: https://www.instagram.com/ben_mayfieldsmith_/
Check out Matter Athletica: https://www.instagram.com/matter_athletica/ 
Find Shannon here: https://www.instagram.com/shannonbeer_/
https://www.shannonlbeer.com/