They Monitored His Brain While He Changed His Self-Talk | Chai Tea: Mindset Moments

#CaseKenny #Optimism #Mindset Watch my FULL conversation with Case Kenny here: https://youtu.be/4tfxZJwqTY8 Follow Nina Dixon & CTND on Instagram for BTS + Daily Takeaways https://www.instagram.com/ninapaldixon/ https://www.instagram.com/chaiteawithninad/ Follow Case Kenny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/case.kenny/ "The brain literally can't find what it can't name." Case Kenny hooked his brain up to monitors at a friend's lab and ran his own prompts: "if I achieve this goal" against "when I achieve this goal," the future in the future tense against the future in the past tense. The readings were night and day. He says you can't fake them, because they pick up subconscious brainwaves. "Remind yourself of your effort. That's the sauce." 🔔 Subscribe for more elevated conversations: https://www.youtube.com/@ChaiTeawithNinaD 💻 Watch on YouTube 📱 Watch on Spotify 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts Timestamps: 0:00 The Brain Scan That Tested "If" vs "When" 1:20 Optimists Speak in Verbs, Not Adjectives 1:59 The Prompt: "I'm the Kind of Person Who..." 2:28 Your Brain Can't Find What It Can't Name 3:18 The Fifth-Grade Praise Experiment 4:14 Why a Quality Makes a Brittle Identity 4:52 Rewrite Your Affirmations Around Effort 5:41 "Will I" Beats "I Will": The Anagram Study 7:29 Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Motivation 9:08 Nina: Why High Performers Get Tripped Up 9:30 Ambition, Playfulness, and the Sweet Spot