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The Powerful Benefits of Nostalgia & Why Games Are More Than Just Fun - SYSK Choice

Does your place in the family — firstborn, middle child, or youngest — really shape who you are? Birth-order theory has been debated for decades. This episode begins by exploring what science actually says about how sibling order affects personality, achievement, and relationship ... Show More

50m 22s

Nov 27

What Awe and Wonder Do to Your Brain & Why Your Attention Span Is Shrinking

When you’re congested with a cold or flu, getting a good night’s sleep can feel impossible. This episode begins with smart, science-backed ways to clear your sinuses so you can breathe easier and finally get some much needed rest. https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/sleep-better-c ... Show More

49m 56s

Nov 25

Thanksgiving Myths, Foods & Forgotten Traditions- Bonus Holiday Episode

Ever wonder what was actually served at the very first Thanksgiving? Much of what we learned in school doesn’t hold up. In this special bonus holiday episode, we unpack some of the most surprising — and misunderstood — moments in Thanksgiving history. We start with a beloved mod ... Show More

27m 17s

Feb 2024

#741 - Dr Joe Dispenza - How To Unlock Your Mind & Master Your Life

Dr. Joe Dispenza is a researcher and an author specialising in neuroscience and known for his work on neuroplasticity and epigenetics. If your thoughts can make you sick, the obvious question is whether your thoughts can make you well. Just how instrumental are the things we thin ... Show More

2h 46m

May 2024

#790 - Vienna Pharaon - How To Overcome A Difficult Childhood

Vienna Pharaon is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an author. Learning to understand yourself can be the most powerful form of self-care. It helps you fix bad habits and improve your relationships with others. But how do you actually begin to understand who you are, a ... Show More

1h 20m

Feb 2024

#743 - Hannah Ritchie - Why Does Everyone Believe The World Is Doomed?

Hannah Ritchie is a data scientist, senior researcher at the University of Oxford and Deputy Editor at Our World In Data. Climate alarmism dominates headlines, painting a grim picture of impending global catastrophe. But what if the actual data reveals a less worrying situation, ... Show More

1 h

Mar 2024

#758 - Dr Orion Taraban - How To Hack Your Psychology And Become More Resilient

Dr. Orion Taraban is a psychologist specialising in men’s mental health and a YouTuber. Everyone wants to become more resilient. To be less perturbed and at the mercy of life, fears, emotions, everything. Thankfully there are strategies we can use to improve all of these and afte ... Show More

1h 11m

Jul 2024

#805 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 14 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Psychology

Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer. Gurwinder is one of my favourite Twitter follows. He’s written yet another megathread exploring human nature, cognitive biases, mental models, status games, crowd behaviour and social media. It’s fantastic, and today we go through so ... Show More

1h 44m

Mar 2024

How to Make New Habits Stick, Why You Can’t Break Old Habits and The Secret to Great Communication with Charles Duhigg #436

My philosophy as a doctor has always been connect first, educate second. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. And this goes for all relationships, not just doctor-patient. Good communication is something we’d all like to master. And today’s gues ... Show More

2h 23m

May 2024

#788 - Mo Gawdat - How To Save Your Brain From The Dangers Of Stress & Anxiety

Mo Gawdat is an entrepreneur, former Chief Business Officer at Google, and an author. We often experience stress without knowing where it's coming from. Although we feel overwhelmed, we struggle to pinpoint the source. So how should we go about assessing our lives and reducing ou ... Show More

1h 28m

Dec 2023

Nothing Better Than A Simple Pleasure

Sometimes it’s obvious why certain things are expensive, why people will pay more for it. The feel of a luxury vehicle. The taste of one of those insane smoothies from Erewhon. The upgrade to a better seat on an airplane.It’s not cheap, and maybe you don’t do it all the ... Show More

2m 8s

Jun 2024

3227: Confessions of a Hoarder by Rose Lounsbury on Minimalism, Decluttering & Simple Living

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3227: Rose Lounsbury shares a candid and relatable story about her journey from hoarding school supplies to letting go and ... Show More

10m 42s

Feb 2024

One Mental State that will Accelerate Your Learning & Healing with Dacher Keltner

How can you cultivate more awe into your daily life? On the spectrum of emotion, awe is probably one of the most elusive and misunderstood. It’s easy to feel awe when you encounter the wonders of nature, a piece of powerful music or art, or have a deeply spiritual exper ... Show More

20m 37s

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