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#608: How Caffeine Hooks, Hurts, and Helps Us
More than 80% of the world's population consumes the same psychostimulant every single day. Yet few of us know very much about our favorite daily dru…
5 years, 8 months ago
#607: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
It's been 30 years since the landmark self-management book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was published. It's been called the most influenti…
5 years, 8 months ago
#606: How to Activate Your Brain's Happy Chemicals
Everyone has experienced the way our feelings fluctuate day by day, and even hour by hour. Sometimes we're feeling up and sometimes we're feeling dow…
5 years, 8 months ago
#605: The Money Moves You Should Make Right Now
The shutdowns that have accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic have wreaked havoc on the global economy. Millions of people are out of work, businesses ar…
5 years, 8 months ago
#604: The Boring Decadence of Modern Society
On the surface, it can feel like we've made a lot of technological, economic, and cultural progress during the past 30 years. But if you look closer,…
5 years, 8 months ago
#603: The Physical Keys to Human Resilience
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl said that "between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response." Frankl was …
5 years, 8 months ago
#602: The Case for Being Unproductive
Decades ago, economists thought that thanks to advances in technology, in the 21st century we'd only work a few hours a week and enjoy loads of leisu…
5 years, 9 months ago
#601: How to Get Jailhouse Strong
When you're in prison, you've got a lot of time on your hands, and a lot of inmates spend this time exercising. With little or no equipment and somet…
5 years, 9 months ago
#600: What Board Games Teach Us About Life
Board games have long been a source of social activity and family entertainment. But my guest today makes the case that board games can be more than …
5 years, 9 months ago
Bonus: How the Stages of Grief Explain What You're Feeling During This Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of people have been feeling out of sorts: angry, sad, frustrated, and just plain bummed out. Part of the reason f…
5 years, 9 months ago