The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.
Tony Hawk: Harnessing Passion, Drive & Persistence for Lifelong Success
In this episode, my guest is Tony Hawk, the legendary and pioneering professional skateboarder, video game and skateboard industry entrepreneur, and founder of the Skatepark Project, whose philanthropic mission is to help underserved communities create safe and inclusive public skateparks for all youth. We discuss his career, how he helped popularize and evolve the sport of skateboarding, and his role as an ambassador for skateboard culture. We also discuss where he derives his intrinsic drive, how he sets and evolves goals and how he has made remarkable and continual progress throughout his career. We also discuss Tony’s ability to overcome what would otherwise be career-ending injuries. For anyone seeking to find or pursue their passion and make lifelong progress while serving the larger world, this episode with Tony Hawk ought to be of deep interest.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Tony Hawk
(00:03:16) Sponsors: LMNT & ROKA
(00:05:55) Childhood & Self-Concept
(00:11:08) Early Skateboarding & Skateparks
(00:16:58) Adolescence, Skateboarding
(00:23:10) Turning Professional, The Bones Brigade
(00:34:22) Sponsor: AG1
(00:35:27) Trick Development & Evolution
(00:40:33) Visualization, Dreaming
(00:47:09) “Feeling” While Skateboarding
(00:51:15) Drive & Discipline; Injuries
(00:58:46) Injury Recovery Practices
(01:05:46) Sponsor: InsideTracker
(01:06:52) Healthy Life Practices & Skateboarding
(01:15:03) Video Game Development
(01:23:00) Financial Investments, Birdhouse
(01:30:16) Professionalism; Hobbies
(01:35:43) Kids, Parents & Skateboarding
(01:44:15) Music; High School
(01:49:28) Females in Skateboarding
(01:56:04) Inspiration, Kids, Bones Brigade
(02:01:18) Memorabilia, Autographs
(02:05:50) Skatepark Project
(02:08:14) Future Goals & Aspirations
(02:13:08) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous, Neural Network Newsletter, Social Media
Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac