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The Habit Mechanic - Fine-Tune your Brain & Supercharge how you Live, Work, & Lead

The Habit Mechanic - Fine-Tune your Brain & Supercharge how you Live, Work, & Lead

By: Dr. Jon Finn
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I'm Dr. Jon Finn, best-selling author of 'The Habit Mechanic' (https://geni.us/TheHabitMechanic) and founder the award-winning Tougher Minds consultancy (https://www.tougherminds.co.uk) and the Habit Mechanic University app (https://www.tougherminds.co.uk/habit-mechanic-app/). I have three psychology related degrees and have worked in performance psychology for over 20 years. I started in elite sport (working with world-class athletes and coaches). I now also work with some of the biggest businesses in the world. In this podcast, I share my expertise about how you and your team can use insights from cutting-edge science and elite sport to fulfil your potential in our challenging world. I provide simple and practical tips, tools and techniques to help you develop Resilience, become an outstanding Leader, and create World-Class teams. If you ever have any questions just drop me an email here: jonfinn@tougherminds.co.uk© 2023 The Habit Mechanic - Fine-Tune your Brain & Supercharge how you Live, Work, & Lead Economics Management Management & Leadership Personal Development Personal Success Science
Episodes
  • The £800 Billion AI Boom: How to Thrive While Jobs Disappear
    Jun 11 2025

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    The AI sector in the UK is projected to grow to £800 billion by 2035, representing one-third of the economy and growing 30 times faster than other sectors. This rapid growth signals fundamental changes in how we work and live, requiring new approaches to human performance through Brain State Intelligence.

    • UK government announcing major AI investments during London Tech Week
    • AI sector projected to exceed £800 billion by 2035, about one-third of UK economy
    • Growing evidence that businesses are replacing medium-charge human work with AI
    • Future value will come from consistently accessing high-charge brain states
    • Human+AI plateaus in performance while Brain State Intelligence+AI creates a J-curve effect
    • Success Cycle approach works for both work projects and personal improvement goals
    • Brain State Intelligence improves sleep, confidence, focus and leadership abilities
    • Organizations will soon seek human-AI performance psychology coaches
    • Free 60-minute training program "Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" available now

    Remember you're only ever one Brain State habit away.


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    12 mins
  • Surviving the AI Revolution: Why Brain State Intelligence Matters
    Jun 9 2025

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    👉Check out our new mini-course "Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" where you'll learn how to build your own High-performing Human-AI Team in under 60 minutes.

    Brain State intelligence is the key to unlocking opportunities in the AI revolution which data shows we're now experiencing. Understanding this concept is crucial as businesses like IBM replace human workers with AI systems that can complete complex cognitive tasks faster and more cheaply.

    • Our brains operate like batteries with three charge states: recharge (sleeping/recovery), medium charge (routine cognitive tasks), and high charge (complex mental work)
    • AI is now replacing medium-charge work across industries, which explains the 67% decline in graduate recruitment since 2019
    • To remain irreplaceable, we must consistently access our high-charge brain states where we do work AI cannot replicate
    • High-performing professionals who use AI effectively can increase their high-impact work from 4-5 hours to 7+ hours daily
    • The future belongs to those who can build their own human-AI team by understanding which tasks to delegate and which require human intelligence
    • Accessing high-charge brain states regularly leads to greater happiness, health and sense of progress


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    14 mins
  • Three Jobs That Will Survive the AI Revolution
    Jun 5 2025

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    ⚡️Learn more about the AI Era Leadership Accelerator here.

    The AI revolution is already disrupting jobs across multiple industries, with technology that seemed like science fiction just months ago now becoming reality. Professor Stuart Russell's BBC Reith Lectures from 2021 offer a measured, academic perspective on AI's impact that predicted many developments we're now witnessing without hyperbole.

    • IBM recently laid off 8,000 HR staff as AI takes over cognitive tasks
    • UK graduate recruitment down 67%* as companies can use AI for entry-level tasks (*scroll down for a clarification on this stat)
    • AI is affecting cognitive jobs now but will soon impact physical trades too
    • Agricultural technology from companies like John Deere demonstrates how AI is transforming traditional physical work
    • Three roles will likely survive: innovators solving complex problems, automators building AI systems, and human-AI performance psychology coaches
    • The last defendable human skills will be helping other humans optimize their brain states
    • High-charge brain states enable complex thinking that AI cannot yet replicate

    We now have our AI Era Leadership Accelerator, where we support people to become AI era leaders who are future-proofed and in-demand experts. Check out the link beneath this podcast for more information about our monthly challenge programme, or contact us through our website.


    *Graduate job listings in the UK have fallen by 67% since 2019, with AI playing a major role in that decline. While economic pressures and hiring slowdowns have contributed, experts estimate that 30–50% of the drop is directly linked to AI and automation reshaping entry-level roles — especially in sectors like finance, law, consulting, tech, and media. As routine graduate tasks are absorbed by AI, employers are hiring fewer juniors.

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    12 mins
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