About this podcast
Austin and Reagan discuss how to develop our optimal selves, be productive, and the lessons we're learning from what we're reading. Plus, the occasional story from our many travels. New episodes as we have time to make them.
Find Austin @austinschrock or austinschrock.com
Find Reagan @reaganschrock or reaganschrock.com
Follow us on Goodreads to see what we're reading and for the occasional book review.
Reagan's Goodreads - https://bit.ly/3nCF7vz
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Austin's Goodreads - https://bit.ly/3GuzJDD
Austin's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AustinSchrock
Episodes
The newest 20 of 51 episodes
- Take the Stairs: The Power of the 2% Mindset · 26 min · Season 3 Episode 14Why take the stairs instead of the escalator? Turns out, it's really important, and we unpack how it matters to your life in this episode. Getting Things Done Making it All Work…
- We Filmed A Documentary in Europe. Here's What We Learned · 45 minReagan and Austin recently filmed a documentary series across Europe. 3 weeks, 6 countries, all combining into 10 episodes to be released in 2026. This trip created a profound…
- "You Will Own Nothing and You Will be Happy" · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 12There's an important concept in philosophy called techno-feudalism, which deeply affects all of us in the modern world. As the world moves farther and farther towards…
- Reclaiming Focus in a Overstimulated World · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 11Austin spent nearly a year working on a special project: creating a physical notebook planner and using it instead of technology. While that seems counterintuitive in a…
- The Law of Inversion · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 10In this episode, we discuss a simple tactic to break any skill down into a manageable to-do list with something called the Law of Inversion. It uses our natural bent towards the…
- Austin Lived in Mexico to Learn Spanish · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 9Austin tells a few of the lessons he learned from living in Mexico, learning Spanish. Learning a language is perhaps one of the highest bars of learning and is not for the faint…
- This is the Danger of a BUSY Life - Essentialism Part 4 · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 8We finally wrap up the book Essentialism, ending in part 4 which holds many important things to consider. This part is about execution, specifically, the essential parts of life…
- How to Eliminate the Unimportant - Essentialism Part 3 · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 7We continue our deep dive of the book Essentialism, specifically how to say no and eliminate what is not important in our lives. It's essential to learn this skill, without it we…
- How to Explore & Discern What is Most Important in Life - Essentialism Part 2 · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 6This is part 2 of our deep dive through the book Essentialism, specifically how to explore and discern what matters most in life. This concept comes from the belief that we must…
- The revolutionary concept of ESSENTIALISM - Part 1 · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 5What does it means to live a life as an "essentialist"? What is essentialism and how can it impact our lives? There's a lot to break down on this topic, and the next few episodes…
- The Habit Formula · 5 minHabits have the potential to change your life, and there's a formula that helped me understand this. In the words of Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do…excellence…
- The art of listening · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 3In this episode, Austin and Reagan take a deep dive into how we can become better listeners. Without a doubt, being a good listener is one of the most effective tools we can use…
- The art of good communication (and why it matters) · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 2In this episode, Austin and Reagan talk about the core of what makes good communication. The art of simple, clear, concise communication is not easy but will create huge results…
- Exploring life's curiosities · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 1In this episode, we discuss some of our many curiosities. Bouncing off of a previous episode where we discussed the benefits of being curious, here we explore what that looks…
- The man who saved the world (that you never heard of) · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 36In this episode, the Mind Castle Podcast discusses how one man's life can have a profound impact on the rest of the world. How our choices do matter and how to make the best…
- The mosaic of knowledge: frameworks for understanding the world · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 35What do skydiving, polar plunges, and learning Spanish have in common? In this episode, Austin and Reagan discuss expanding of frameworks of reality and how to see the world…
- Did curiosity REALLY kill the cat? · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 34Austin and Reagan discuss what curiosity is and how pulling on the thread of curiosity is essential for a vibrant life. Many of us have heard sayings like "curiosity killed the…
- Why does Mind Castle exists? And what we've been up to... · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 34In this episode, Austin and Reagan discuss what has been their recent interests and endeavors in life, what's happened in the last 6 months, and what's going down in the future…
- The clock of the long NOW · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 33In this episode, Reagan and Austin talk about time and how we relate to it. For example, when you think of "now" what do you think of? Over the years the world concept of "now"…
- How to know what really matters in life · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 32In this episode, Austin talks about how he did something most 22-year-olds probably don't do, and Reagan explains why the number 4,000 will change your life. We discuss how life…
