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  Dr. Gena Gorlin (https://twitter.com/Gena_I_Gorlin) is a clinical psychologist
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  with her to discuss how @ChatGPTapp has become a key tool in her quest for
  radical self-betterment. In this episode, she feeds ChatGPT a list of her old
  journal entries, and it conducts the most thorough and insightful annual
  review and goal-setting session you’ve ever seen: - It writes a personal
  biography for her, unpacking themes and key questions from each year of her
  life - It helps her plan her year for 2024, aligning her focus and helping set
  goals - It allows her to see her own blindspots and avoid common failure modes
  - It predicts what the year might have in store for her - It helps her be more
  ambitious and reach higher for the things she wants Ultimately, it acts as
  both a mirror and mentor for her—one that’s always on, responds instantly, and
  can take on any personality or psychological modality that she needs. It’s a
  mind-bending example of how ChatGPT can unlock your potential. If you found
  this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want
  more? Dan is running a course with Dr. Gorlin called Maximize Your Mind With
  ChatGPT. It’s a four-week cohort-based course marrying the cutting edge of AI
  with the best of what psychology knows about how to reach your potential.
  Learn more: https://maxyourmind.xyz Want even more? Sign up for Dan’s
  newsletter Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT. It’s
  usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free:
  https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt To hear more from
  Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X:
  https://twitter.com/danshipper Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:00:18 -
  Introduction 00:04:14 - An external hard drive for our brains 00:07:25 - What
  is epistemic hygiene? 00:12:25 - Upscaling with ChatGPT 00:20:34 - Dan and
  Gena’s brainstorming session 00:31:43 - Gena uses ChatGPT to analyze her
  years-in-review 00:46:51 - Outsourcing to ChatGPT 00:53:36 - Pushing beyond
  “work-life balance” 01:09:22 - Will ChatGPT replace therapists? 01:20:00 -
  Building a new version of you Links to resources mentioned in the episode:
  Gena’s newsletter: https://builders.genagorlin.com/ In Defense of Radical
  Self-Betterment: https://every.to/p/in-defense-of-radical-self-betterment How
  to Use ChatGPT for Psychological Growth:
  https://every.to/p/how-to-use-chatgpt-for-psychological-growth
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# You can change your life with ChatGPT. - Ep. 8 with Dr. Gena Gorlin

Dr. Gena Gorlin (https://twitter.com/Gena_I_Gorlin) is a clinical psychologist at UT Austin whose goal is to raise the ceiling on human potential. I sat down with her to discuss how @ChatGPTapp has become a key tool in her quest for radical self-betterment. In this episode, she feeds ChatGPT a list of her old journal entries, and it conducts the most thorough and insightful annual review and goal-setting session you’ve ever seen: - It writes a personal biography for her, unpacking themes and key questions from each year of her life - It helps her plan her year for 2024, aligning her focus and helping set goals - It allows her to see her own blindspots and avoid common failure modes - It predicts what the year might have in store for her - It helps her be more ambitious and reach higher for the things she wants Ultimately, it acts as both a mirror and mentor for her—one that’s always on, responds instantly, and can take on any personality or psychological modality that she needs. It’s a mind-bending example of how ChatGPT can unlock your potential. If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want more? Dan is running a course with Dr. Gorlin called Maximize Your Mind With ChatGPT. It’s a four-week cohort-based course marrying the cutting edge of AI with the best of what psychology knows about how to reach your potential. Learn more: https://maxyourmind.xyz Want even more? Sign up for Dan’s newsletter Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT. It’s usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt To hear more from Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:00:18 - Introduction 00:04:14 - An external hard drive for our brains 00:07:25 - What is epistemic hygiene? 00:12:25 - Upscaling with ChatGPT 00:20:34 - Dan and Gena’s brainstorming session 00:31:43 - Gena uses ChatGPT to analyze her years-in-review 00:46:51 - Outsourcing to ChatGPT 00:53:36 - Pushing beyond “work-life balance” 01:09:22 - Will ChatGPT replace therapists? 01:20:00 - Building a new version of you Links to resources mentioned in the episode: Gena’s newsletter: https://builders.genagorlin.com/ In Defense of Radical Self-Betterment: https://every.to/p/in-defense-of-radical-self-betterment How to Use ChatGPT for Psychological Growth: https://every.to/p/how-to-use-chatgpt-for-psychological-growth

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