What if the biggest thing holding back your growth isn't a lack of knowledge, but a lack of curiosity?

In this episode of the Thrive State Podcast, Dr. Kien Vuu sits down with keynote speaker, magician, and innovation expert Nash Fung to explore why curiosity may be one of the most powerful skills for thriving in today's rapidly changing world.

From immigrating to the United States as a teenager to overcoming insecurities through magic, Nash shares how curiosity helped shape his journey and ultimately became the foundation of his work with organizations around the world.

Together, they discuss the connection between curiosity and innovation, what children can teach us about creativity, how assumptions limit our potential, and why human connection may become even more valuable in the age of AI.

Along the way, Nash reveals surprising lessons from nearly two decades as a crisis counselor, explains what magic teaches us about human perception, and shares practical ways to cultivate more wonder, creativity, and possibility in everyday life.

In this episode, we explore:

* Why curiosity is the fuel behind innovation and growth

* How childhood experiences shape the stories we tell ourselves

* The surprising lessons learned from 18 years on a crisis hotline

* What magicians understand about memory, perception, and human behavior

* Why assumptions are the enemy of curiosity

* How children naturally think differently than adults

* The role of human connection in an AI-powered future

* Simple ways to cultivate curiosity in your work and life

If you've ever felt stuck, uninspired, or trapped by old ways of thinking, this conversation offers a refreshing reminder that curiosity may be the doorway to your next breakthrough.

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You're getting things done, but at what cost?

In this episode of the Thrive State Podcast, Dr Kien Vu breaks down the biology of stress and reveals the hidden middle stage that most high performers are unknowingly living in: a dangerous "coping zone" where productivity masks depletion.

He explains why willpower alone won't save you, and introduces a powerful 60-second reset tool called the IMPACT framework to bring you back to your center without adding a single hour to your day.

In this episode, we cover:

• The biological definition of stress and why it's not the enemy you think it is

• The 3 stages of stress: Anticipation, Coping, and Exhaustion and how to identify where you are

• The sleep paradox: why 8 hours of rest still leaves high performers waking up depleted

• Why high achievers are the most vulnerable to burnout and why it hits them the hardest

• The science of recovery: why growth never happens during stress, only after it

• How to engineer micro-recovery moments into your day without losing productivity

• The IMPACT Framework: a 60-second reset practice to ground your nervous system anywhere, anytime

Ready to stop running on empty? Take the 7-day challenge: find one friction point in your day and add a micro-recovery moment before it. Then share this episode with a high performer in your life who needs to hear this.

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