Charlie Hoehn - Play Your Anxiety Away • Find Work That Doesn't Feel Like Work • Intentional Acts Of Kindness
Episode 172
Charlie is the author of Play It Away and Recession-Proof Graduate. He's spoken at the Pentagon, TEDx, and universities around the world. Charlie is the Head of Podcast & Video for Book in a Box. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and two dogs.
Today we're talking about Charlie's experience with extreme anxiety and how he cured it primarily through play and switching to a play mindset.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How he coordinated a huge event for Tim Ferriss
- The 1:3 sleep to wake ratio
- Charlie's slow and steady build to debilitating anxiety
- The various modalities Charlie tried to help relieve his anxiety eg. meditation, supplements, psychedelics, & fasting
- The book that was the tipping point during Charlie's anxiety recovery
- How play completely cured Charlie of anxiety and depression within a few weeks
- How improv allowed Charlie to embrace what was going on in the moment
- Adopting a play mindset
- Children generally fall into one of 3 categories: secure, avoidant, or anxious
- We can all choose to view the world as a playground and the world tends to respond accordingly
- How to figure out what types of play best suits you
- Start by scheduling in as little as 30 minutes of play a week
- Outdoor sports are one of the best ways to reduce anxiety, especially in men
- Pay to play
- Fitting play into the workday
- It's ideal to find work that doesn't feel like work
- Finland has up to 2 hours of recess a day
- Are tracking devices such as Fitbit's and social media taking away from the play experience?
- The less screen time you get, the happier you're going to be
- It's liberating to get rid of stuff - minimalism
- Finding an environment/location that supports your wellbeing
- Start smiling and saying hello to strangers on the street
- Intentional vs. random acts of kindness
- The more sleep you get, the better your work is
- The ultimate cheat in life... a 15-20 minute nap
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Related links:
Charlie Hoehn - Play It Away (book)
Charlie Hoehn's website
Follow Charlie Hoehn on Facebook, and Instagram
Charlie Hoehn - Play For A Living (book)
Charlie Hoehn - Recession Proof Graduate (book)
Author Hour with Charlie Hoehn (podcast)
Stuart Brown - Play (book)
Tim Ferriss - The 4-Hour Chef (book)
Published on 8 years, 3 months ago