Habit Mechanic: Performance Psychology for the AI Era
Habit Mechanic is a performance psychology podcast for the AI era — for professionals, teams and leaders who want to stay irreplaceable as AI reshapes the work humans get paid to do.
Focus, decision-making and mental energy are becoming the real constraints on performance. Each episode explores how to optimise your brain's natural energy patterns — what I call Brain States — so you can do high-value work, work effectively with AI, and sustain performance without burning out.
I'm Dr Jon Finn. I hold a PhD in performance psychology, I've spent 25 years working with professionals, leaders and elite performers across business and sport, and I'm the author of the bestselling books The Habit Mechanic and Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution.
Try the Habit Mechanic system — your personal performance psychology team — at https://habitmechanic.ai?src=podcast
Episodes
256 episodes
Stop Training the Wrong Brain Network
Start free: build your Brain State Tracker at 👉 habitmechanic.ai (and see the network maps: which loop each brain state runs on, and which network each of your coache...
NEW: Your Own Performance Psychology Team — Meet Habit Mechanic AI
Start free: build your Brain State Tracker at 👉 habitmechanic.aiAfter 25 years of one-person-at-a-time delivery, everything changed. In this episode, Dr Jon Finn announces...
How to Build Elite Human-AI Teams in the AI Era
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Protect Your Ability to Do What AI Can’t: Brain State Intelligence + The Six Habits
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How to Motivate Yourself in 2026 (Part 6)
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How AI Is Reshaping Jobs — and What Humans Must Do to Stay Valuable
Get your copy of 📘"Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 hereIn this episode of the Habit Mechanic Podcast, Dr. Jon Finn is joined by Tougher Minds’ Head of...
How to Motivate Yourself in 2026 (PART 5)
Want support putting this into practice? Get personal help from Dr. Finn inside Six Habits Live 👉 hereIn this episode, Dr. Jon Finn...
Why AI Is Replacing Humans Faster Than Anyone Predicted
Want support putting this into practice? Get personal help from Dr. Finn 👉 hereIn this episode of the Habit Mechanic Podcast,...
Why Willpower Isn’t a Myth — and Why Habits Really Matter in the AI Era
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How to Motivate Yourself in 2026 (PART 4)
Get your copy of 📘"Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 hereIn this episode, Dr. Jon Finn continues the How to Motivate Yourself in 2026 series by focusing...
How to Motivate Yourself in 2026 (PART 3)
Get your copy of 📘"Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 hereIn this episode, Dr. Jon Finn continues the How to Motivate Yourself for 2026 series by tacklin...
How to Motivate Yourself in 2026 (PART 2)
Get your copy of 📘"Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 hereIn this episode, Dr. Jon Finn continues the Motivating Yourself for 2026 series by guiding you ...
How to Motivate Yourself in 2026 (PART 1)
Get your copy of 📘"Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 hereIn this episode, Dr. Jon Finn explores what motivation really means as we enter 2026 — and why it will l...
Why Stress Is a Brain State Problem (And How I Learned to Coach Myself Out of It)
In this episode, Dr. Jon Finn shares the single most important thing he’s learned about managing stress — not from theory, but from coaching himself over many years.We live in a world of constant transition: post-COVID disruption,...
The Grumpy Coder Who Became a Habit Mechanic
Get your copy of 📘"Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 hereIn this episode, Dr. Jon Finn shares a powerful story about a senior coder who became unexpectedly angry
How Your Brain States will Shape Your Success in 2026
Get your copy of 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 hereIn this episode, Dr. Jon Finn takes you behind the scenes of one of the most important breakthroughs in ...
Build The Human Skills That Make the AI Era Work For You
🗓️ Book a FREE call with Andrew Foster (Tougher Minds, Head of Coaching) 👉here to see whether one-to-one coaching for AI-Era S...
What are the Six Habits of High-Performing AI-Era Professionals?
Get 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 hereIn this episode, we practically unpack how Human-AI Performance Psychology™ gives professionals and te...
The Six Habits Of High‑Performing AI Era Professionals
Get 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 hereToday’s job market feels like a jobless boom — productivity is rising, yet opportunities feel more f...
Day 4 – Automate Super Habits: How to Coach Yourself and Thrive in the AI Era
👀 Watch the video ▶️ hereGet 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 hereIn Day 4 – Automate | Build Sup...
Day 3 – Optimise | Design Your Day: Strengthen Focus, Willpower, and Brain State Control
👀 Watch the video ▶️ hereGet 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 hereIn Day 3 – Optimise | Design Yo...
Day 2 – Plan | Build Your Long-Term Focus: How to Lead Your Own Life in the AI Era
👀 Watch the video ▶️ hereGet 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 hereIn Day 2 – Plan | Build Your Lo...
Day 1 – Measure Your Brain State – The Hidden Key to Thriving in the AI Era
👀 Watch the video ▶️ hereGet 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 hereWe’re launching the 4-Day Audio...