Metacognition

S3 EPISODE 34 - Neuroscience, Brain Agility & Unlocking The Source w/ Dr. Tara Swart MD, PhD

Season 3, Episode 34

Dr. Bubbs interviews Dr. Tara Swart, MD, PhD. Dr Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, leadership coach, award-winning author and a medical doctor. In this episode Tara shares her insights into how we can become more aware of our unconscious biases, the impact of body language and emotion in communication and how to ‘master’ our emotions. Tara discusses her brain agility model, how fear and failure can act as a trigger for performance, and considers whether you can be really smart and also really emotionally intelligent?

Summary of This Episode

4:30 – How evolution has impacted unconscious bias

6:45 – How can you become more aware of unconscious biases

9:00 – Body language and emotion in communication

11:30 – How to ‘master’ emotions; not regulate

13:00 – The brain agility model; mastering emotions, know yourself, trust your gut, logic (make good decisions), stay motivated and resilient, real-world outcomes

15:00 – Prioritize your mental strengths, but know your areas of

18:00 – Fear, failure & a single point of focus

20:00 – Metacognition & changing how you think

21:40 – Is ‘doing nothing’ a lost art? Getting away from technology

Link to Tara’s Book

The Source

About Dr. Tara Swart MD, PhD

Dr Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, leadership coach, award-winning author and a medical doctor. She works with leaders all over the world to help them achieve mental resilience and peak brain performance, improving their ability to manage stress, regulate emotions and retain information. Tara is the only top-tier leadership coach with both a PhD in neuroscience and former medical career as a psychiatrist. Educated at Oxford University and King’s College London, her role as Faculty at MIT and King’s College London, and as guest lecturer at Oxford SAID, ensures that she remains at the forefront of the latest developments in her sector.


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