On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Jeff Karp, Ph.D., acclaimed mentor and biomedical engineering professor at Harvard Medical School and MIT, a Distinguished Chair at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. As a child, his teacher wanted to hold him back in the second grade. As an adult, he got his PhD, became a celebrated Professor and member of the National Academy of Inventors, and a Distinguished Chair at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where he has co-founded twelve companies, amassed over 100 patents and received 50 awards.

Fueled by his Life Ignition Tools, 'LIT', Jeff turned to nature for inspiration to revolutionize lab practices. Now, Jeff is sharing his lessons in his debut book. LIT aims to empower others to take themselves off autopilot and unlock their own reservoirs of potential. 

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Here are the key takeaways:

• Jeff’s experience as a child with ADHD
• Highlighting Jeff’s Enneagram Type, Seven
• What is Radical Simplicity and how is it helpful?
• What inspired Jeff’s new book, LIT: Life Ignition Tools?
• Low-energy brain state vs. high-energy brain state?
• “Do New” practice to tap into a high-energy brain state
• “Flip the Switch”, a four-step process to bring more awareness
• Connecting to your senses to help get out of the head
• Harnessing creativity by increasing your curiosity 
• Making tiny changes to create momentum
• Experiencing awe

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Turning Failure into Success: 3 Principles of Radical Simplicity TEDx Talk
• Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal
• Into the Magic Shop by James R. Doty

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