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The Motivated Mind

The Motivated Mind

By: Scott Lynch
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I'm Scott Lynch, host of The Motivated Mind, a Spotify top 100 Health & Fitness podcast with over 6 million downloads. Each week, I bring you practical and tactical insights on how to master your mindset and optimize your happiness. No fluff, no BS, no filter, just a swift kick in the mind. If you like learning about things like philosophy, psychology, lifestyle hacks, entrepreneurship, or dodging existential dread, then you're in the right place.Scott Lynch Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • How to Take Back Your Financial Freedom
    May 29 2025

    We’ve normalized debt, student loans, car payments, credit cards, and convinced ourselves it’s just the cost of adulthood. But what if it’s actually the biggest barrier to the life you want? In this episode, I break down why most of us are drowning in consumer debt, how we got here, and what it really takes to climb out.

    For more go to: www.scottmlynch.com

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    Level up your life by joining my Patreon where you’ll get exclusive content every week and more badass offerings (rips t-shirt in half, Hulk Hogan style, and runs around the room).

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    If you’re a glutton for punishment and want more swift kicks in the mind follow me on social:

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    Leave a review and tell me how I suck so I can stop doing that or you can also tell me about things you like. I’d be okay with that, too.

    Produced by ya boi.

    Past guests on The Motivated Mind include Chris Voss, Captain Sandy, Dr. Chris Palmer, Joey Thurman, Jason Harris, Koshin Paley Ellison, Rudy Mawer, Molly Fletcher, Kristen Butler, Hasard Lee, Natasha Graziano, ⁠David Hauser⁠, Cheryl Hunter, Michael Brandt, Heather Moyse, Tim Shriver, and Alan Stein, Jr.

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    15 mins
  • Rewiring Your Brain For Focus
    May 26 2025

    There are moments when sitting down to do something meaningful feels physically uncomfortable, like your brain is actively protesting. You open your laptop with the best intentions, and five minutes later, you’re in a black hole of browser tabs, group chats, and a suspicious number of snack breaks. Why is it so hard to focus, especially on the stuff that actually matters? In this episode, I unpack the science behind that resistance, why our brains crave distraction, how dopamine has hijacked our motivation system, and why chasing pleasure might be the exact thing pulling us away from purpose.

    For more go to: www.scottmlynch.com

    Level up your life by joining my Patreon where you’ll get exclusive content every week and more badass offerings (rips t-shirt in half, Hulk Hogan style, and runs around the room).

    And/or…

    Unlock practical and tactical insights on how to master your mindset and optimize your happiness directly to your inbox.

    If you’re a glutton for punishment and want more swift kicks in the mind follow me on social:

    • Instagram
    • YouTube

    Leave a review and tell me how I suck so I can stop doing that or you can also tell me about things you like. I’d be okay with that, too.

    Produced by ya boi.

    Past guests on The Motivated Mind include Chris Voss, Captain Sandy, Dr. Chris Palmer, Joey Thurman, Jason Harris, Koshin Paley Ellison, Rudy Mawer, Molly Fletcher, Kristen Butler, Hasard Lee, Natasha Graziano, ⁠David Hauser⁠, Cheryl Hunter, Michael Brandt, Heather Moyse, Tim Shriver, and Alan Stein, Jr.

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    11 mins
  • What Happens When You Actually Try Daily Affirmations?
    May 22 2025

    Most self-help advice makes me cringe. Vision boards, “manifesting,” and the whole daily affirmation thing? Yeah, I’ve always put that in the woo-woo category. But lately, I’ve been stuck in my head, wrestling with self-doubt, perfectionism, and the classic case of overthinking everything. So I decided to try something that made me deeply uncomfortable: staring at myself in the mirror and saying things like “I am enough.” And no, I didn’t spontaneously combust from secondhand embarrassment. In this episode, I test daily affirmations for a week, even the corny ones, and rope my wife into writing a few that are, well, questionable at best.

    For more go to: www.scottmlynch.com

    Level up your life by joining my Patreon where you’ll get exclusive content every week and more badass offerings (rips t-shirt in half, Hulk Hogan style, and runs around the room).

    And/or…

    Unlock practical and tactical insights on how to master your mindset and optimize your happiness directly to your inbox.

    If you’re a glutton for punishment and want more swift kicks in the mind follow me on social:

    • Instagram
    • YouTube

    Leave a review and tell me how I suck so I can stop doing that or you can also tell me about things you like. I’d be okay with that, too.

    Produced by ya boi.

    Past guests on The Motivated Mind include Chris Voss, Captain Sandy, Dr. Chris Palmer, Joey Thurman, Jason Harris, Koshin Paley Ellison, Rudy Mawer, Molly Fletcher, Kristen Butler, Hasard Lee, Natasha Graziano, ⁠David Hauser⁠, Cheryl Hunter, Michael Brandt, Heather Moyse, Tim Shriver, and Alan Stein, Jr.

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    12 mins

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