These daily habits will make your brain happier
[1:20] These are some tips to help you foster a happier brain, according to Alex Korb, a postdoctoral researcher in neur…
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Two Minute Meditation
[2:20] Take a little moment to restore calm and confidence. [Source: The School of Life YouTube link]…
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Jill Bolte Taylor: The Neuroanatomical Transformation of the Teenage Brain
[16:30] A wonderful Tedx talk by Jill Bolte Taylor describing the 90 second rule of hormones gushing through our bod…
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Russell Romeo: What Basic Research Says About Stress and the Adolescent Brain
[1:37] Dr. Russell Romeo’s work has shown that adolescents are much more vulnerable to the ill effects of stress …
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Ryan Holiday: Ego is the enemy
[9:47] A summary of a wonderful book by Ryan Holiday on how the ego can disrupt lives. [Source: FightingMediocrity …
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Jon Kabat-Zinn: Mindfulness Dissolves Thoughts — Attention Is What’s Left Over
[5:28] Too many people understand meditation as a way to banish worldly thoughts, but your thoughts will never go away, …
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Why We’re All So Anxious
[4:49] Most of us are anxious pretty much all the time – but frequently imagine that other people aren’t. It’s tim…
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The Sanity of ‘Madness’
[4:04] There’s so much pressure on us to be always rational, calm and sensible: it’s time also to say a word about the …
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What Do We Really Know About Meditation and Health?
[1:27:17] Does the science live up to the hype? Dr. Rck Hecht, the director of research at the UCSF Osher Center for Integ…
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David Agus: Optimize Brain Health by Balancing Social Life with Downtime
[4:36] Life is a marathon, says Dr. Davi Agus. Maintaining longterm brain health is all about having positive social re…
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