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How Your Brain Builds Reality and Why It Gets Stuck: Jakob Hohwy on the Predictive Mind

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The Score Trap: C. Thi Nguyen on Goals, Metrics and Games

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A Younger Brain: Dr. Tommy Wood on Dementia, Aging, and Staying Sharp

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How to Break the Stress Cycle with Andy Bernstein

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Anxiety Isn't the Obstacle: Morita Therapy Explained with Gregg Krech

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The AI Fallacy: Dr. Jerry Kane on Education, Work, and What We're Getting Wrong

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Happy or Hidden: Sonja Lyubomirsky on the Science of Connection and Feeling Loved

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How to Decide: Gary Klein on Expertise, Intuition, and the Limits of AI

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More Than Matter: Philip Goff on Mind, Value, and Cosmic Purpose

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Beliefs Behind Your Stress: Dr. Walter Matweychuk on REBT and the 'Musts' That Wreck Your Mood

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How to Slow Down Time: The Psychology of Time Perception with Steve Taylor

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When Goals Fail: Anne-Laure Le Cunff on How Small Experiments Change Everything

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Fear, Anger, and the Plans They Hide: Angus Fletcher on the Science of Primal Intelligence

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When You're in a Hole: Tony Stubblebine on the Strategy, Psychology, and Lessons of a Business Turnaround

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Medicine for the Mind: Donald Robertson on Ancient Therapies for Modern Stressors

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Why Joy Fades: Tali Sharot on The Power of Noticing What's Always There

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Reclaiming Experience: Christine Rosen on Being Human in a Disembodied World

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Ep. 83: Why Depression Exists: Jonathan Rottenberg on the Evolutionary Origins of Mood

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Ep. 82: The Divided Brain: Iain McGilchrist On How We See The World

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Ep. 81: The Power of Curiosity: A.J. Jacobs on Living the Constitution and Bridging Differences

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Ep.80: Your Crypto or Your Life. Nat Eliason: Financial Frenzies and Mindful Living

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Ep.79: Mind and Matter: Christof Koch on What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It

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Ep. 78: Beyond the Apple Legend: Guy Kawasaki on Remarkable Journeys with Remarkable People

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Ep. 77: Hit or Miss? Merrick Furst on Business Innovation, Customer Illusion, and the Challenge of Authentic Demand

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Ep. 76: An Unconventional Path: Derek Sivers on Useful Beliefs, Pragmatic Positivity and Embracing Randomness

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Ep.75: Reflective Happiness: David Myers on Self Perception, Fear, Money and Micro-Friendships

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Ep. 74: Trance as a Tool: Dr. David Spiegel on the History and Evidence-Based Benefits of Hypnosis

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Ep. 73: A Post Career World: Bruce Feiler On The Reinvention of Work

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Ep. 72: The Irrational: Dan Ariely On The Mechanics of Misbelief

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Ep. 71: Clearing The Fog: Shane Parrish On Clarity In Decision-Making and Transforming Knowledge Into Wisdom

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Ep. 70: Between Life and Death: Hadley Vlahos on Hospice care, End-of-Life Moments and Embracing Mortality

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Ep. 69: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Cosmic Perspectives, Aliens, AI and Thinking Scientifically

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Ep. 68: Defeating Delay: Dr. Tim Pychyl On Solving the Procrastination Puzzle

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Ep. 67: How To Get Unstuck: Adam Alter On The Structure Of Breakthroughs

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Ep. 66: AI. Progress or Peril? Pedro Domingos On Where We Are Now and What's Next.

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Ep. 65: Kevin Kelly With Excellent Advice For Living.

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Ep.64: Reboot Part 1: Jerry Colonna On Crucible Moments and Starting Over

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EP. 63: How To Live More and Think Less. Dr. Pia Callesen On Metacognitive Approaches To A Happier Life

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EP. 62: How Emotions Are Made: Lisa Feldman Barrett On The Neuroscience of Feeling

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EP. 61: A Reason Why: Dr. William Damon On Purpose And The Benefits Of A Life Review.

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EP. 60: The Upside of Uncertainty: Embracing the Unknown With Nathan and Susannah Harmon Furr

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Ep. 59: Life Is Hard: Kieran Setiya On How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way.

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EP. 58: YOUR BRAIN ON DEPRESSION: DR. JOHN KRYSTAL ON ANTIDEPRESSANTS, PSYCHEDELICS, AND KETAMINE THERAPY

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Ep.57: DEALING WITH THE HIGH-CONFLICT PERSONALITY: DR.LINDSAY GIBSON ON THE EMOTIONALLY IMMATURE

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EP. 56: YOUR BRAIN ON GRIEF: MARY-FRANCIS O'CONNOR ON LEARNING FROM LOSS

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EP. 55: AN EXPERIMENTAL LIFE: A.J. JACOBS, LESSONS FROM RADICAL LIFESTYLE CHANGES

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EP.54: LIFE IS SHORT, TO-DO LISTS ARE LONG: OLIVER BURKEMAN ON TIME MANAGEMENT FOR MORTALS

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EP. 53: THE POWER OF FRIENDS: ROBIN DUNBAR ON OUR MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER

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EP. 52: THE GREAT RESIGNATION: ASHLEY STAHL ON CAREER DESIGN AND HOW TO GET UNSTUCK

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EP. 51: THINKING TRAPS: DR. STEVEN HAYES ON DEPRESSION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY

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EP. 50: A SHORT HISTORY OF VACCINES; DR. PAUL OFFIT ON SKEPTICISM, RISK, AND COVID-19

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EP. 49: TAPPING A HIGHER SELF: LOCH KELLY ON EFFORTLESS MINDFULNESS

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EP: 48: THE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS: NICHOLAS CHRISTAKIS ON WHAT WENT WRONG, WHAT'S GOING RIGHT, AND OUR POSSIBLE FUTURE

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EP: 47: CHATTER: ETHAN KROSS ON UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING THE VOICE IN OUR HEAD

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EP: 46: HIGH ON LIFE: TOMMY CHONG ON PRISON, POT AND KARMA

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EP. 45: SURVIVING SURVIVAL: LAURENCE GONZALES ON TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND NEW NORMALS

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EP. 44: FREEDOM FROM RESULTS : MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI ON A REDEFINING SUCCESS

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EP. 43: MAKING BETTER DECISIONS: ANNIE DUKE ON CREATING YOUR OWN CRYSTAL BALL.

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EP. 42: HOW TO FEEL GREAT: DR. DAVID BURNS ON WHAT NEGATIVE EMOTIONS ARE TRYING TO TELL US

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EP.41: MISTAKES WERE MADE: CAROL TAVRIS AND ELLIOT ARONSON ON LEARNING THE ERROR OF OUR WAYS

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EP. 40: HOW WILL WE BEHAVE? RORY SUTHERLAND ON THE NEW WORLD OF WORK AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR POST COVID-19

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EP.39: CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: JAMES ALTUCHER, BOUNCE BACK PREDICTIONS

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EP.38: HOW STOICS KEEP CALM: WILLIAM B. IRVINE ON PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMING

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EP. 37: THE WEDGE, SCOTT CARNEY ON STRESS AND HACKING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

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EP. 36: CORONAVIRUS QA WITH DR. ALEX LICKERMAN, M.D.

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EP. 35: STRESS INOCULATION: STEVEN SOUTHWICK ON THE SCIENCE OF RESILIENCE AND COPING WITH EXTREMES

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EP. 34: THE MOTIVATION EQUATION: PIERS STEEL ON HOW TO STOP PUTTING THINGS OFF

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EP. 33: LIVING LIVES WE WANT: NIR EYAL ON ATTENTION AND BEING INDISTRACTABLE

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EP. 32: A FRAMEWORK FOR HUMAN EFFORT: J.J. SUTHERLAND

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EP. 31: THE TECH FALLACY: GERALD KANE ON WHY PEOPLE ARE THE KEY TO DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

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EP.30 : ALGORITHMS AND AGENCY: KARTIK HOSANAGAR ON LEARNING TO LIVE WITH LEARNING MACHINES

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EP.29: WORKING WITH A.I. : ROB MAY ON THE HYPE AND REALITY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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EP.28: MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN: SETH GODIN ON MODERN MARKETING

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EP. 27: THE WISDOM ASSET: CHIP CONLEY ON AIRBNB, AGE AND RELEVANCE IN THE TECH INDUSTRY

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EP. 26: SECOND CHANCES: CATHERINE HOKE ON REDEMPTIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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EP.25: MELTDOWNS: CHRIS CLEARFIELD ON PREVENTING SYSTEM FAILURES

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EP.24: MEANING AND WORK: FRED KOFMAN ON THE ROI OF PURPOSE

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EP 23: MOTIVATION MYTHS: JEFF HADEN ON PROCESS VS. PASSION

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EP.22: HOW TO THINK IN BETS: ANNIE DUKE ON POKER, PROBABILITIES AND BETTER DECISIONS

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EP.21: MEDITATION FOR FIDGETY SKEPTICS: JEFF WARREN ON A DIFFERENT WAY OF BEING

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EP. 20: CHOICE ARCHITECTURE: RORY SUTHERLAND ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADVERTISING

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NOT IMPOSSIBLE: SUSANNAH MEADOWS ON MEDICINE, MINDSET AND MOTIVATION

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HOW TO TALK TO YOURSELF: MARISA PEER ON RAPID TRANSFORMATIONAL THERAPY

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EP. 17: SURVIVING ASSHOLES: ROBERT SUTTON ON OUTWITTING THE JERKS IN YOUR LIFE

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EP: 16: HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY: TASHA EURICH ON SELF AWARENESS

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EP. 15: TRUE GRIT: CAROLINE MILLER ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HARD THINGS

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EP.14: ON FAILURE PART 2, FAILING WELL: ASHLEY GOOD

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EP 13: ON FAILURE PART 1 : FAIL FAST, FAIL OFTEN : RYAN BABINEAUX

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EP. 12: HOW TO BOUNCE BACK OVER AND OVER AGAIN: A TALK WITH JAMES ALTUCHER

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EP.11: HAPPINESS AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE DIGITAL ERA: AMY BLANKSON

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EP. 10: AFTER CANCER: DR. WENDY HARPHAM, HOW TO BE HAPPY IN A STORM

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EP 9: A PHILOSOPHY FOR HARD TIMES: MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI ON STOICISM

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Ep: 8: SUCCESS, FACTS & FICTIONS: ERIC BARKER

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EP.7: RESILIENT GRIEVING: DR. LUCY HONE ON LIVING WITH LOSS

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EP. 6: FEELING GOOD, OVERCOMING DEPRESSION AND DISTORTED THINKING: DR DAVID BURNS

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EP. 5: WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU: A TALK WITH SCOTT CARNEY

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EP. 4: HOW GOING BLIND HELPED ME SEE: ISAAC LIDSKY

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EP. 3: WHY THINGS BOUNCE BACK: ANDREW ZOLLI

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EP. 2: CONSTRUCTING AN INDESTRUCTIBLE SELF - Dr. Alex Lickerman

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EP. 1: NO ARMS, NO LEGS, NO EXCUSES, KYLE MAYNARD