The Stress Expert: Your Brain is Like a Phone Battery! (9 Ways to Instantly Recharge)
Did you know our minds are like phone batteries that need regular recharging to avoid burnout? Drawing from extensive experience and research, Author and Calm CEO David Ko shares why 61% of people are told to just “get over” stress and offers a groundbreaking way to check in with yourself and others. Learn 9 science-backed practices to recharge your mental battery and discover the surprising difference between good and bad stress that could transform your daily life.
In this episode, we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
02:10 What Are You Not Calm About?
03:09 STOP Asking ‘How Are You?’ Ask THIS Instead
05:41 The Zones of Your Battery
08:52 How To Recharge Your Battery
10:44 What To Do If You’re At 1% Battery
14:42 Vulnerability in Leadership
18:36 Good vs. Bad Stress
24:22 Mental Health in the Workplace
38:45 Tools for Managing Burnout
53:28 The Future of Mental Health Conversations
107:16 David Ko on Final Five
David Ko’s book ‘Recharge: Boosting Your Mental Battery, One Conversation at a Time’ launches on December 17th. Pre-order NOW: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0DLBXBQP5?ingress=0&visitId=bd6e7960-924e-4502-b99b-8caf24841dee
All proceeds will go to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness.)
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36 Comments
Very good…
Thank you. That’s quite interesting conversation and I appreciate those podcasts.
When I feel low charge and I realy want to recharge I have sex🎉
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Many people do not know how to recognize stress, and the signs begin, the mood swings and behavior begin.
Loved this episode! The reflection on past and present is so profound.
This podcast is exactly what I needed to hear today. Thanks for the motivation!
What did you take away
Someone from puta que paril?
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Wait Until you guys feel depressed or unimpressed or just really be in pain mentally and physically….
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The other day, I told my sister that I felt like a battery that was only 5% charged. I felt this way even before listening to the podcast. I feel like I’ve been used up and have no means to recharge.
Jay Shetty is not shitty
I am waiting "MUNIBA MAZARI" on purpose.
I downloaded it to study each and every word from this great podcast.
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What are those 9 ways?
Hey Jay Shetty and David Ko! We have these tools at my job (at around 37 minutes). I would like to use everything they have to offer. We just participated in Global Wellness Day and had the day off. I would have like to have finished my taxes on Global Wellness Day, but it was raining outside and so peaceful, instead, I got into a warm blanket and sat in the recliner listening to the rain by candlelight. Good conversation.
Thank you for this. I believe it's time to go to bed. I am actually up at 12:39 a.m. working hard to understand some concepts in a new role that involved a lot of data analysis and it's really time to turn it in. I'm not sleeping, I'm working out really hard and struggling with the distraction of working from home and being a mother. Listened to your podcast to help me 'focus' to complete some final things. I need sleep. Goodnight.
Dude!!! That part about checking your battery and the whole analogy—absolutely brilliant. I’m definitely going to start using it. I’ve always found it so dull when people just say “I’m fine” or “I’m good.” This is such a refreshing way to actually connect.
Lovedd this👏👏👏👏
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David’s "battery" example for mental health really made things click for me. It’s such a simple way to understand how good stress can actually make us stronger, but bad stress can completely drain us. I also loved how he talked about leaders needing to be truly present, to listen, and to not be afraid to show their human side. It’s such an important but often forgotten part of leadership. The idea of moving away from just being "busy" to actually focusing on doing meaningful and quality work really spoke to me too. This whole message felt like a gentle but strong reminder that when we take care of our own "battery" and help others do the same we all perform better and feel better in the long run.
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So good
Absolutely fantastic and it came exactly at a time I needed this conversation. Thanks.
"I'm a 35-year-old divorcee. People aren't treating me normally like they used to. They're rejecting me. I've struggled with depression and anxiety. My father also suffered from depression, and when he passed away a few years ago, it was tough for me. Relatives and neighbors made us feel isolated, which added to my insecurity."
fantastic
I spent so many years of my life under the spell of cigarettes, depression and severe ptsd. Gained my freedom with the help of nature using mushroom (psilocybin) precisely. After my experience with shrooms five years ago every cigarette I lit up tasted like literal poison. I would take one hit and put out the cigarette. I haven't smoked since, no more depressive mood and ptsd. Few doses of shroom experience made a 15 year 2 pack a day smoker quit instantly.
Shrooms are life changing. There is no way you can put into words what it feels like..
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podcast like this ,this really heals🕺
Thank you having this conversation…it really relieves my mind🙏🏻
Thank you for the episode, love your content always Jay ❤