What happens when you give an overthinking entrepreneur a microphone, a curiosity obsession, and access to the sharpest minds on the planet?
You get MindHack - the podcast for founders, builders, and high-performers who want to upgrade their brain like they upgrade their software.
Each week, Cody McLain (entrepreneur since 15, burnout survivor, and productivity nerd) sits down with scientists, psychologists, and successful entrepreneurs to reverse-engineer how extraordinary people think, feel, and execute.
We unpack the mental models, weird routines, emotional rewiring, and psychology-backed strategies that actually work—so you can build your business without losing your mind.
🎯 Think: startup grit meets cognitive science.
🎙️ Guests include bestselling authors, startup OGs, and unreasonably curious humans.
🔥 Warning: listening may result in existential clarity, better habits, and fewer panic Googles at 2am.
New episodes every week. Subscribe and hack your brain before your brain hacks you.
What happens when you give an overthinking entrepreneur a microphone, a curiosity obsession, and access to the sharpest minds on the planet?
You get MindHack - the podcast for founders, builders, and high-performers who want to upgrade their brain like they upgrade their software.
Each week, Cody McLain (entrepreneur since 15, burnout survivor, and productivity nerd) sits down with scientists, psychologists, and successful entrepreneurs to reverse-engineer how extraordinary people think, feel, and execute.
We unpack the mental models, weird routines, emotional rewiring, and psychology-backed strategies that actually work—so you can build your business without losing your mind.
🎯 Think: startup grit meets cognitive science.
🎙️ Guests include bestselling authors, startup OGs, and unreasonably curious humans.
🔥 Warning: listening may result in existential clarity, better habits, and fewer panic Googles at 2am.
New episodes every week. Subscribe and hack your brain before your brain hacks you.
"I've been doing Duolingo for over a year, completed the entire Spanish course, and still can't hold a conversation." Sound familiar? In this myth-busting episode, language teacher Michael Sullivan reveals the crucial missing piece in your language learning journey—human connection.
Discover why your brain needs more than gamified apps to achieve fluency, the exact moment when you stop translating in your head, and why that embarrassment you feel is actually your biggest barrier to mastery. Michael shares why language families matter, how Portuguese took him just weeks after mastering Spanish, and the counterintuitive reason why being tired might actually improve your speaking skills.
Whether you've hit the dreaded app plateau or feel like a five-year-old when attempting conversation, Michael offers science-backed daily practices that build true fluency without the burnout. Learn why 20 minutes daily trumps weekend cramming, when AI tools actually help, and the unexpected technique that will have you thinking in your target language faster than you thought possible.
ℹ️ About the Guest
Michael Sullivan, a language teacher who proves anyone can master a new language with the right approach. After mastering Spanish, he picked up Portuguese in just months. Michael teaches at Speak Better Spanish, where he helps students overcome the app-learning plateau through real human connection.
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