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Intense Life with Nicola Flückiger
#161: He Wants To Transform Mental Health Globally - Leo Kösters, Founder Of beyond-you.net
#161: Leo Kösters is the founder of beyond-you.net, a psychology student and social scientist.
In our busy world today, people don't talk much about mental health. It's often misunderstood and judged wrongly, even though we know a lot more about the mind and brain now. So, how can we then improve mental health in the population? How can we include third-world countries in that endeavor?
Expect to learn how Leo wants to improve mental health worldwide, 3 lessons from his ADHD journey, the connection between ADHD and unconventionality, three books that have greatly influenced his life, his favorite failure from the past, and much more.
Timestamps
- (00:01:50) Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.
- (00:07:26) 3 lessons from his ADHD journey.
- (00:14:16) ADHD and unconventionality.
- (00:18:48) Elon Musk.
- (00:20:55) ADHD and sensitivity.
- (00:32:14) His favorite failure.
- (00:33:57) How he reduces overwhelm.
- (00:35:54) Practicing gratitude.
- (00:40:55) How we try to make a positive impact on this planet.
- (00:46:44) Marketing, sales, and acting from abundance.
- (00:54:18) 3 traits of the ultra successful.
- (00:55:06) About his start-up, beyond-you.net.
- (01:06:40) Third-world countries.
- (01:10:51) Questions by Tim Ferriss.
- (01:17:30) Support Leo.
Leo Kösters
Things Mentioned
- Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
- Elon Musk
- Jack Dorsey
- Big 5 personality test by Dr. Jordan Peterson
- The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
Episode Clarifications and Corrections
- (00:03:26) - Correction: The individuals discussed are legally mandated to stay in a psychiatric hospital, not jail.
- (00:32:40) - Clarification: "Now I am" should be "now I am not."
- (00:38:40) - Amendment: The correct term is "first world," not "third world."
- (00:39:40) - Fact Check: Nigeria's minimum wage is about 65 dollars per month.
- (00:55:00) - Misconception: The "Napoleon complex" refers to shorter individuals' aggressive behavior, not a belief in achieving more. Recent research debunks this theory.
Nicola Flückiger
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