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Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick

By: Dr. JC Doornick "The Dragon"
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 Hello and welcome to Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick. We discuss the things that make you go "Hmm?" — the most pressing topics of contemplation in your mind as you interface with the reality of your day-to-day life. Are you open, curious, and ready to solve the mysteries of why stuff happens? Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses.Makes Sense Productions Personal Development Personal Success
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  • Is your brain lying to you? The neuroscience of reality and perception - Episode 144

    Is your brain lying to you? The neuroscience of reality and perception - Episode 144
    Feb 13 2026
    Beyond Belief: The Neuroscience of Reality, Perception, and the Biology of Belief Belief feels like truth. It feels earned. It feels safe. But what if your brain isn’t revealing reality… it’s predicting it? In this episode of Makes Sense, Dr. JC Doornick explores the neuroscience of belief and perception, revealing how the brain constructs reality inside a “dark box” using prediction, familiarity, and past experience. Drawing from modern brain science, epigenetics, the Biology of Belief, placebo research, and the work of thinkers like Lisa Feldman Barrett and Bruce Lipton, this conversation exposes how beliefs stabilize identity and calm the nervous system—while quietly limiting cognitive flexibility, curiosity, and long-term brain health. If belief is a shortcut the brain uses to reduce uncertainty, what happens when certainty becomes a prison? You’ll learn how rigid beliefs shape physiology, influence gene expression, and impact longevity—and how the Interface Response System (IRS) restores choice by transforming belief from identity into hypothesis. This episode isn’t about telling you what to believe.It’s about helping you pause long enough to ask: Hmmm… what else might be possible? ️ MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick Welcome to Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick — the podcast where neuroscience, philosophy, performance, and perception converge. This show is built on a simple but disruptive truth: It’s not what you do that determines your results — it’s who you are while you’re doing it. Each episode explores the psychology of belief, the mechanics of perception, and the power of conscious awareness through Dr. JC’s Interface Response System (IRS). When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. If you’re ready to reclaim authorship of your life, sharpen your awareness, and awaken from autopilot…Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Resources: Article on Open and Curious correlation to longevity - https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/curiosity-can-help-brain-stay-sharp-as-they-age#:~:text=If%20you're%20curious%20about,even%20other%20forms%20of%20trivia.%E2%80%9D Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy:► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: / drjcdoornick ►Facebook: / makessensepodcast ►YouTube: / drjcdoornick MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon OUR SPONSORS: Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychologically safe environment full of the Mindset and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/aboutThe Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another, yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level. Relax, reestablish, and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com 0:00 - Intro 3:10 - Live Audience Attacks as Opportunities to Run the IRS 6:05 - Beyond Belief 7:18 - Live Audience Attack #2 - This guy isn;t a doctor of anything 9:32 - When we have a belief, it feels true and earned and worthy of protection. 12:31 - The Core Signal of the Day: Belief is shortcut to reduce uncertainty 13:49 - Why does the brain cling to belief? 16:48 - We don’t cling to beliefs cause they are true, we cling cause they make us feel safe. 18:40 - Cognitive Flexibility 23:44 - The Reverse Inference Problem 24:42 - The Biology of Belief and Bruce Lipton 27:45 - The Placebo, nocebo, and flow burglars 30:18 - Belief and Longevity and Mental Health 32:11 - Run Belief through the IRS (Interface Response System) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data...
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    36 mins
  • The MacGyver Secret: How to Unlock Your Subconscious Mind and Solve Anything with Lee Zlotoff - Episode 143

    The MacGyver Secret: How to Unlock Your Subconscious Mind and Solve Anything with Lee Zlotoff - Episode 143
    Feb 10 2026

    In this interview with Lee David Zlotoff, Dr. JC Doornick sits down with the creator of MacGyver to uncover The MacGyver Secret, a powerful approach to problem-solving that taps the subconscious mind, breaks functional fixedness, and turns constraints into creative fuel. Together, they explore why intuitive intelligence often outperforms brute force, how the MacGyver mindset builds anti-fragility in leadership, and why, especially in the age of AI, resourcefulness may be the ultimate competitive advantage. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a “copy-paste” way of thinking, this conversation offers a new vantage point on how to solve what feels unsolvable.

    Connect with Lee Zlotoff:

    ► Instagram:: @macgyverglobal

    ► Website: www.macgyver.com

    ► Twitter: @macgyver

    Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy:► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com

    ► Instagram: / drjcdoornick

    ►Facebook: / makessensepodcast

    ►YouTube: / drjcdoornick

    MAKES SENSE PODCAST

    Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

    SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.

    FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

    Podcast Affiliates:

    Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

    OUR SPONSORS:

    • Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychologically safe environment full of the Mindset and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about
    • The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another, yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level. Relax, reestablish, and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com

    0:00 - Intro

    1:59 - My personal exposure to MacGyver as a kid.

    3:05 - How MacGyver fell in my lap

    6:43 - The MacGyver Secret - Problem Solving Technique

    10:19 - There are two parts to our minds

    24:53 - Was Covid a necessary Reality Check?

    31:22 - The MacGyver Secret (Three Steps)

    37:29 - The new generation and their ability to problem solve.

    40:26 - The things we’re looking for are not outside of us, their inside.

    53:20 - If someone is overwhelmed with uncertainty, what are the three questions they must ask to free themselves up?

    58:35 - Final Question


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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • They Didn’t Leave. They Disappeared - The Quiet Psychology of Ghosting - Episode 142

    They Didn’t Leave. They Disappeared - The Quiet Psychology of Ghosting - Episode 142
    Feb 6 2026

    They didn’t leave. They just… disappeared.

    No goodbye. No explanation. Just silence.

    If you’ve ever been ghosted by a close friend or someone you loved, your brain probably didn’t register a breakup. It got stuck. Stuck in a loop of ambiguous loss, searching for closure that never came.

    Today, we’re breaking down the Psychology of Ghosting, why it hurts more than a normal breakup, why friendship breakups can cut even deeper, and why their silence is not a verdict on your worth.

    By the end of this episode, I want you to see something clearly:

    Their disappearance is not rejection. It’s incapacity.

    Make Sense? Let’s get into it.

    Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy:► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com

    ► Instagram: / drjcdoornick

    ►Facebook: / makessensepodcast

    ►YouTube: / drjcdoornick

    MAKES SENSE PODCAST

    Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

    SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.

    FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

    Podcast Affiliates:

    Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

    OUR SPONSORS:

    • Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychologically safe environment full of the Mindset and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about
    • The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another, yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level. Relax, reestablish, and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com
    0:00 - Intro

    1:45 - They didn’t leave, they disappeared.

    3:42 - My personal experience and the inspiration for this episode

    6:35 - Ghosting is one of the strangest behaviors we’ve ever normalized

    9:00 - Self Blame

    10:39 - Ambiguous Loss.

    12:33 - Attachment theory Comes in

    14:17 - The Capacity Issue

    16:14 - When the ghost reappears and returns?

    24:00 - Closure is not obtained by them, it comes from you.

    25:03 - Let’s Run Ghosting through the IRS (Interface Response System)


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    35 mins
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