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Mental state is a lagging output of physical state. When your energy drags, the default move is to fight your mind directly, but biology responds to physical triggers in seconds.

Featuring: Joseph Pilates, Charles Czeisler, Matthew Walker

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Chapters:

(00:00) Scoring each day from negative four to plus four
(00:35) The mammalian dive reflex and a splash of cold water
(01:02) Bright light and the circadian clock
(01:26) A cold bedroom and the drop in core temperature
(01:50) Mental state as a lagging output of physical state

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