52. Action is the Antidote w/David Mykel (Founder of PSYFI Performance Psychology

Psychologist David Mykel says your feelings are garbage.... but your emotions are worth listening to. In this episode, David joins Mary and Connor to unpack why our brains fight us on the things we say we want, how to tell genuine exhaustion from resistance, and what to do when pushing harder stops working. Frameworks and terms mentioned From David: Five minutes to freakName it and tame itOwn the pauseThe power of one percentFact check your feelingsB3 — brain, body, breathSafe space as founding principle: physical, mental, emotionalThe "I'm not enough" woundThe "AI hot dog" (reticular activating system) From Mary: The self-sabotage frameworkABC: antecedent, behavior, consequenceThe STOP method — stop, take a pause, optimize your nervous system, proceed with intentionRun to the roarTemper tantrum tootsThe one percent Other References Made Viktor Frankl — the source David credits for owning the pauseTony Robbins — pain and pleasure; state, strategy, storyAtomic Habits, James Clear — the one-percent principleDr. Ralph Kilmann / the TKI — conflict modes, which Connor applies internallyAlex Honnold — free solo climber; David and Connor address the "broken amygdala" claimAlex Hormozi — credited (loosely) for "everything you want is on the other side of hard"The 90-second emotional peakThe claim that 50%+ of people abandon New Year's resolutions by mid-JanuaryHospice studies on end-of-life regretFunctional MRI research on amygdala and prefrontal cortex activity