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  A Wandering Mind

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  Is an Unhappy Mind

  Not too long ago we spent some time with the brilliant neuroscientist Ian Robertson, discussing some Ideas from his great book The Winner Effect. Today we’re going to chat about a powerful idea from his book called The Stress Test which is all about “How Pressure Can Make You Stronger and Sharper...

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  The Power of Others

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  Rely on It!

  In our last couple +1s, we talked about a couple ways Alex Korb tells us we can use neuroscience to reverse depression—one small change at a time. Tip #1? Exercise. Tip #2? Set goals and make decisions. Today we’re going to chat about the power of connecting with others. Alex shares some fascinat...

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  Make Decisions

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  But Only If You Want to Feel Better

  In our last +1, we talked about Alex Korb‘s #1 tip to kickstart an Upward Spiral and “Use Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time”: EXERCISE. For the one million and third time, I remind you: Exercise is very (very!) (very!!!) good for you. 🤓 Toda...

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  The Upward Spiral

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  And How to Get on It

  The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb is a great book. As we briefly discussed when we chatted about some parallel wisdom between that book and Tiny Habits, it’s all about “Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time.” Basically, the neuroscience of how to ge...

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  Sugar & Depression

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  Some Crazy (And Crazy-Making!) Stats

  Continuing our brief tour through Kate Hefferon’s textbook on Positive Psychology and the Body, let’s flip open to the chapter on “Positive Nutrition.” Hmmmm… I wonder what science has to say about the impact of our diets on our wellbeing… Guess where Kate starts her discussion? With ...

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  Eudaimonism vs. Hedonism

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  Don’t Want to Be Depressed? Science Says…

  In our last +1, we talked about the fact that when we go after accumulating more and more “stuff” (whether that’s the latest gadgets or Instagram likes), we often find ourselves working harder and harder but not getting any happier. We’re stuck on what scientists call a “hed...

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  Eudaimonic Treadmills

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  Note: There Aren’t Any

  Have you ever heard of “hedonic treadmills”? We talked about them briefly a few years ago in the context of this +1 on the science of hedonic adaptation. Basic idea: We adapt to all the “things” we get in our lives. That shiny new car isn’t so shiny a few months after we get...

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  Optimism’s Longevity Power

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  → NOT Smoking Two Packs a Day

  In our last +1, we talked about some nuns and crazy stats. Recall: Nuns check in for service. They created “entry statements.” Average age of 22. Decades later, researchers analyze those entries and coded them for positive content. By age 85, an astonishing (!) 97% of the nuns whose entries c...

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  Practicing Gratitude

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  Right Before That Chat With the Supervisor

  In our last +1, we played the “I want to speak with your supervisor!” game. You play it yet? If not, try it. It’s truly awesome. 🤓 As you’ll recall, the most important part of the process is to start with the end in mind—knowing that it’ll end with you praising the awes...

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  The Language of Gratitude

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  Gifts, Blessings and Humility

  Not too long ago, we spent some time with Robert Emmons—the leading scholar studying the science of gratitude. Once again: “Thank you, Dr. Emmons!” Seriously. Wow. THANK YOU for dedicating decades of your life to the pursuit of understanding how we can all Optimize our well-being. (I’...

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  Gratitude Letters

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  Write One Lately? (Science Says…)

  Wrapping up our foray into the science of gratitude, let’s chat about one more INCREDIBLY powerful way to boost our gratitude and, therefore, pretty much every aspect of our well-being: Gratitude Letters. Let’s go back to Robert Emmons and Martin Seligman. In Gratitude Works! Emmons tells us:...

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  What Went Well? (And Why?!)

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  Proven Way to Pump up the ‘Ol Gratitude Muscles

  Gratitude. Yes, we’ve been chatting about it quite a bit recently. That’s deliberate. You know how we recently established the (scientifically-validated) Top 2 virtues as Zest + Hope? Well… Positive psychologists arm wrestle a bit about those top two virtues. While Ryan Niemiec (via The...

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  Memento (Time) Flies

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  28 Days Later

  In our last +1, we talked about the science of Memento Mori. And, for the courageous among us, we actually walked through the “death” scenario scientists use to create more gratitude in their test subjects. Now… Right after I typed that +1, I cruised into the bathroom (TMI? 😲 ) where...

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  Memento Privilege

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  The Science of Memento Mori

  Let’s continue our exploration of the science of gratitude for another moment (or three). In his great book Gratitude Works!, Robert Emmons walks us through a number of practices we can use to cultivate our gratitude. As discussed, the #1 practice he recommends is gratitude journaling. Then there&#...

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  The #1 Obstacle to Gratitude

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  And Its Remedy

  In our last +1, we continued our exploration of the science of gratitude by practicing the grateful art of shifting from taking things “for granted” to seeing all the gifts “AS GRANTED” to us. Today I want to talk about the #1 thing that gets in the way of gratitude. Q: Can you gu...

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