The Motivated Mind

Scott Lynch

I'm Scott Lynch, host of The Motivated Mind, a Spotify top 100 Health & Fitness podcast with over 6 million downloads. Each week, I bring you practical and tactical insights on how to master your mindset and optimize your happiness. No fluff, no BS, no filter, just a swift kick in the mind. If you like learning about things like philosophy, psychology, lifestyle hacks, entrepreneurship, or dodging existential dread, then you're in the right place.

  • 11 minutes 10 seconds
    The Problem With Self-Help

    Self-help used to be simple: read a book, take a walk, call your mom. Now it feels like you need a 28-step morning routine, a cold plunge, 17 supplements, and a $90 notebook just to feel like a functioning human being. Somewhere along the way, “improving your life” turned into a performance. This video is about that shift and why so much of modern self-help leaves us feeling more overwhelmed than transformed.

    New here? I’m Scott 👋 I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Now I make videos about mastering your mindset, building better habits, and actually enjoying the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread. Please subscribe so my wife doesn’t make me go back to a “real” job.

    Get more stuff from me:

    Credits:
    Produced by ya boi.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    15 December 2025, 6:00 am
  • 1 minute 3 seconds
    Introducing the Jordan Harbinger Show
    If you like learning from really smart and interesting people, check out the Jordan Harbinger Show. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
    15 December 2025, 5:00 am
  • 9 minutes 37 seconds
    Why You Always Feel Behind

    We rush through our days like we’re trying to speedrun life, bouncing between half-finished thoughts, half-finished tasks, and half-brushed teeth. And somehow, even on the days when nothing is actually wrong… everything still feels off. This video is about that feeling, and why you always think you’re behind, even when you’re not.

    New here? I’m Scott 👋 I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Now I make videos about mastering your mindset, building better habits, and actually enjoying the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread. Please subscribe so my wife doesn’t make me go back to a “real” job.

    Get more stuff from me:

    Credits:
    Produced by ya boi.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    8 December 2025, 6:00 am
  • 11 minutes 50 seconds
    Why Everything Feels Harder Than It Should

    We all think an easier life will make us happier. But somewhere along the way, comfort starts working against us. In this video, I explore how “comfort creep” quietly makes life feel harder, why small inconveniences start to break us, and what happens when we finally bring a little friction back into our lives.

    New here? I’m Scott 👋 I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Now I make videos about mastering your mindset, building better habits, and actually enjoying the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread. Please subscribe so my wife doesn’t make me go back to a “real” job.

    Get more stuff from me:

    Credits:
    Produced by ya boi.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 December 2025, 6:00 am
  • 9 minutes 54 seconds
    The 10-Minute Rule for People Who Hate Discipline

    We all have that moment where we swear we’re about to start and then somehow end up lying on the floor in full workout clothes, questioning every life choice. In this video, I break down a simple 10-minute rule that helped me stop avoiding everything that requires discipline and finally start the things I kept putting off.

    New here? I’m Scott 👋 I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Now I make videos about mastering your mindset, building better habits, and actually enjoying the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread. Please subscribe so my wife doesn’t make me go back to a “real” job.

    Get more stuff from me:

    Credits:
    Produced by ya boi.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    24 November 2025, 6:00 am
  • 10 minutes 52 seconds
    Your Phone Is Ruining Your Memory

    Every time we’re bored, we reach for it. The glowing rectangle. The endless scroll. But what if our phones aren’t just killing our focus, they’re quietly erasing our memory? In this video, I explore how constant distraction rewires the way we think, why our brains are offloading more than we realize, and what happens when we finally start giving our attention a chance to remember again.

    New here? I’m Scott 👋 I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Now I make videos about mastering your mindset, building better habits, and actually enjoying the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread. Please subscribe so my wife doesn’t make me go back to a “real” job.

    Get more stuff from me:

    Credits:
    Produced by ya boi.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    17 November 2025, 6:00 am
  • 9 minutes 26 seconds
    Why ‘Finding Yourself’ Might Be the Dumbest Goal You Have

    We talk about “finding ourselves” like our identity is hiding in a couch cushion somewhere. Like if we just travel enough or go on a silent retreat with an $84 ethically-sourced, emotionally-validated journal, the universe will finally reveal who we are. But what if you’re not lost at all? In this video, I share how the search for your “real self” can actually keep you from living and what happens when you stop trying to find yourself and start paying attention to who you’re becoming.

    New here? I’m Scott 👋 I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Now I make videos about mastering your mindset, building better habits, and actually enjoying the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread. Please subscribe so my wife doesn’t make me go back to a “real” job.

    Get more stuff from me:

    Credits:
    Produced by ya boi.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    10 November 2025, 6:00 am
  • 10 minutes 38 seconds
    The Most Overrated Advice You Keep Falling For

    The internet is overflowing with advice. Wake up earlier. Work harder. Cut out negativity. Manifest faster. But if all this advice actually worked, why are we still searching for more of it? In this video, I explore why so much “life-changing” advice doesn’t work, how it quietly keeps us stuck, and what happens when you finally stop listening to everyone else and start thinking for yourself.

    New here? I’m Scott 👋 I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Now I make videos about mastering your mindset, building better habits, and actually enjoying the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread. Please subscribe so my wife doesn’t make me go back to a “real” job.

    Get more stuff from me:

    Credits:
    Produced by ya boi.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    3 November 2025, 6:00 am
  • 8 minutes 18 seconds
    The Productivity Trap Nobody Talks About

    I used to think productivity was the key to freedom. So I optimized everything, my routines, my habits, my workflows. But somewhere between the ice baths, color-coded calendars, and three dashboards tracking my “progress,” I started to wonder… who was I actually doing all this for? In this video, I explore how the pursuit of productivity can quietly become the biggest distraction of all, and what happens when you finally slow down long enough to ask why you’re doing it in the first place.

    New here? I’m Scott 👋 I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Now I make videos about mastering your mindset, building better habits, and actually enjoying the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread. Please subscribe so my wife doesn’t make me go back to a “real” job.

    Get more stuff from me:

    Credits:
    Produced by ya boi.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    27 October 2025, 5:00 am
  • 9 minutes 46 seconds
    Why We Suck At Listening

    We all think we’re good listeners. We nod, we smile, we say “yeah, totally.” But most of the time, we’re not actually listening; we’re just waiting for our turn to talk. In this video, I explore why most of us are worse at listening than we realize, how modern life trains us to tune out, and what it actually takes to hear someone.

    New here? I’m Scott 👋 I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Now I make videos about mastering your mindset, building better habits, and actually enjoying the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread. Please subscribe so my wife doesn’t make me go back to a “real” job.

    Get more stuff from me:

    Credits:
    Produced by ya boi.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    20 October 2025, 5:00 am
  • 10 minutes 28 seconds
    Why Quitting Can Be The Smartest Thing You Do

    For years, I thought success was about working longer, faster, harder. But what if endurance only matters if you’re running in the right direction? In this video, I share why quitting might actually be the key to progress, and why, at first, it feels less like freedom and more like free fall.

    New here? I’m Scott 👋 I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Now I make videos about mastering your mindset, building better habits, and actually enjoying the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread. Please subscribe so my wife doesn’t make me go back to a “real” job.

    Get more stuff from me:

    Credits:
    Produced by ya boi.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    13 October 2025, 5:00 am
  • More Episodes? Get the App