{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Useful Thinking | Mindset, Identity & Brain Training","title":"Ep 8: The two questions your brain is secretly asking about your goals","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1147,"description":"Your identity can change. But it moves under very specific conditions. In this episode, Laura breaks down the calculation your brain runs the moment you set your sights on something you want. You'll learn about the two questions your brain is constantly working to answer, why they operate almost completely outside your awareness, and why what looks like self-sabotage is actually your brain trying to protect you from a cost it has calculated must be coming.This episode covers:How your brain stores not just your experiences, but everything you've ever witnessedThe constant pattern-matching calculation your brain runs against every goal you setThe two questions your brain is always asking about your goalsOne of the most common hidden costs the brain will findA quick look at how your brain bundles all of time into one everlasting costWhy self-sabotage isn't real, and what's actually happening when you hit the brakesHow to recognize your own personal \"quitting zone\" thoughtsA practice for surfacing the two answers your brain has been calculating about a goal you've struggled withConnect with Laura:Instagram: @think.lauraJoin Laura's Free Thinking Practice on Substack: ThinkLaura","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7BlS0JFroWi8tfhFf_Qg1Ka1Z5Pkao5EfKJSrCUcSAs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NzI5/Y2U2ZmZlMTVjOTIw/NDUyM2Y1YWEwYjA4/ZTU0Zi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}