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Make Stress Your Superpower (Yes, Really)
Stop fighting it. Start using it. Here's the twist that changes everything.
Mario Peshev
April 09, 2025
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3 Ideas for Better Habits
Embracing Stress as a Catalyst for Growth
Clinical psychologist and author of Stress Resets, Dr. Jenny Taitz, on transforming stress into a positive force.
"Stress resets are quick ways to improve how you feel in minutes, allowing you to solve problems rather than exacerbate them."
The Illusion of Knowledge
Theoretical physicist, Richard Feynman, on intellectual humility.
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.”
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Focus Is a Superpower
Productivity expert and author, Cal Newport, on reclaiming attention.
“Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not.”
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Explore Psychological Science
Learn what new results in psychological science teach us about how to be happier, how to feel less stressed, and how to flourish more.
Dr. Andrew Huberman’s Guide to NSDR
Non-sleep deep rest is a powerful practice that guides your brain and body into a state of deep relaxation without falling asleep—Learn the science behind non-sleep deep rest.
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Brain Food
Today I Learned: The Mississippi River takes a drop of water about 90 days to travel its entire length. (Source)
Science: A web platform uses a chatbot to enable any chemist—including undergraduate chemistry majors—to configure and execute complex quantum mechanical simulations through chatting. (Source)
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The Smarter Brain Team
Resource Spotlight
The Happiness Lab in Your Inbox
Our minds are constantly telling us what to do to be happy. But what if our minds are wrong? What if our minds are lying to us, leading us away from what will make us happy? The good news is that understanding the science of the mind can point us all back in the right direction.
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The Illumina Genomics Podcast
Hear directly from the people whose work in genomics is shaping the way we think about science and our world. Listen as leading scientists discuss the impact of genomics with the Illumina Scientific Affairs team.
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