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Jan 2023
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Starting 2023 with more attention and le...

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About this episode

We know gym memberships go up at the start of the year with people keen to get their bodies in shape, but what about our minds?

In this episode of the Briefing we find out why we feel like our attention spans are getting shorter and strategies we can use to stay on task and be happier. 

We speak with Susan Pearse who is part of the Mind Gardener, an organisation that focuses on building attention to increase mindfulness, fulfillment and happiness. She has worked in this area for 25 years and authored four books that use mindfulness strategies backed by neurological science to rewire and retrain the brain.


Headlines:

- Investigations into helicopter crash underway
- Covid restrictions: China warns of retaliation
- Kimberley suffers record-breaking floods
- Pele: Brazilian football legend farewelled


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