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The one mistake that can set you back 10 years
Mario Peshev
October 12, 2024
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3 Ideas For Better Habits
The Hidden Cost of Consuming News
Author and researcher, Michael Easter, on the mental health impact of media consumption.
"And this affects us. Consider, immediately after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, researchers from the University of California, Irvine, investigated two groups. The first group was made up of people who watched six or more hours of televised bombing coverage. The second group was people who actually ran in the 2013 Boston Marathon. The finding: The first group, the bombing news bingers, were more likely to develop PTSD and other mental health issues. That’s worth restating: people who binge-watched bombing news on TV from the comfort of home had more psychological trauma than people who were actually bombed."
Source: Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough The Surprising Secret to Longevity
Author and journalist, James Nestor, on the critical role of lung capacity.
"The greatest indicator of life span wasn’t genetics, diet, or the amount of daily exercise, as many had suspected. It was lung capacity."
Psychiatrist and author, Anna Lembke, on the hidden benefits of confronting discomfort.
"But, there is a cost to medicating away every type of human suffering, and as we shall see, there is an alternative path that might work better: embracing pain."
Productivity Tools and Resources
The one mistake that can set you back 10 years
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Brain Food
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Have a productive week ahead, The Smarter Brain Team
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