The OptimalWork Podcast
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Hosted by Dr. Kevin Majeres and Sharif Younes, co-founders of OptimalWork, The OptimalWork Podcast will help you learn to challenge yourself in each hour of work according to your highest ideals. We discuss all aspects of Dr. Majeres's approach to work, which he developed in his private practice and teaches at Harvard Medical School, and show how it applies to everyday situations like professional work, study, sleep, and relationships.
For personalized plans to help you put the ideas into practice, visit www.OptimalWork.com.
Please send questions for discussion to team@optimalwork.com.
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273. Engines of Enthusiasm I: Motivation and the Septum
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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272. Understanding Depression VI: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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271. Understanding Depression V: Good Tired and Good Energy
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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270. Understanding Depression IV: The Root Cause
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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269. Understanding Depression III: The Truth about Burnout
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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268. Understanding Depression II: Good and Bad Tired
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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267. Understanding Depression I: The Role of Adenosine
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] Overcoming Anxiety I: Feel the Fear
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Discipline Your Children While Deepening Your Bond with Them
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] Unleash the Power of Dynorphins
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Get Energy from Tiredness
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] The Paradoxes of Mindfulness
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] From Tolerance to Acceptance to Love
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] Should You Be Doing Therapy at Work?
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Persuade Your Emotions
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] The True Value of Reframing
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] The Power of a Golden Hour
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] Why Embracing Shame Will Help You Thrive
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Stop Justifying Yourself
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] Why Venting Negative Emotions Only Makes Things Worse
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] The Power of Agency
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Conquer Procrastination
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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251. Optimal Parenting VII: Building Family Rituals
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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250. Optimal Parenting VI: Your Questions, Answered
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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249. Optimal Parenting V: Consistent Discipline
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May 26, 2025 |
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248. Optimal Parenting IV: Teaching Family Ideals with Consistency
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May 19, 2025 |
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247. Optimal Parenting III: How to Build Real Confidence
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May 12, 2025 |
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246. Optimal Parenting II: The Power of Connection
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May 05, 2025 |
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245. Optimal Parenting I: The Big Picture
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Develop Lasting Motivation
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] Punished by Rewards?
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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242. How Addictions Hijack Your Brain
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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241. The Seven Deadly Sins: A Psychological Perspective
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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240. Understanding Dynorphins III: Case Studies in Growth
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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239. Understanding Dynorphins II: The Dopamine-Rebound
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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238. Understanding Dynorphins I: Exploring Unwillingness
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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237. The Essential Tools to do OptimalWork
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] Mastering Your Brain’s Predictions
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] Break Through Your Brain’s Predictions
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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234. The Generous Mind II: What is False Generosity?
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] Why Leisure is More than Just Rest
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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232. The Generous Mind I: What is True Generosity?
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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231. Reviewing “The Thoughtful Home”
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] The Problem of Toxic Positivity
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] Why Growth Goals Are Better than Outcome Goals
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Approach Every Challenge With a Sense of Newness
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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227. Professional Humility VI: A Childlike Spirit
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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226. Professional Humility V: Contempt
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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225. Professional Humility IV: Stonewalling
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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224. Professional Humility III: Critical Spirit
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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223. Professional Humility II: Defensiveness
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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222. Professional Humility I: The Core Elements
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] The Best Way to Do OptimalWork
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] Why People Pleasing is a Trap
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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219. Navigating Challenges with Extreme Ownership
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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218. Developing Mastery IV: The Optimizing Stage
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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217. Developing Mastery III: The Implicit Stage
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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216. Developing Mastery II: The Explicit Stage
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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215. Developing Mastery I: The Three Stages
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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214. How Breath Shapes Mind and Body
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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213. How to Let Go of Your Worries
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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212. Mastering Your Attention to Work Optimally
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] Making the Most of Challenge
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] The Inward Living of Ideals
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] Reframing Without Limits
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] Is Dopamine Worth the Hype?
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] The War of Art
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Flourish in Work and Life
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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205. How to Approach Anxiety
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] Living the Ideal of Temperance
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] The Four Degrees of Humility
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] The Confident Mind
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] Cultivating Mindfulness of the Heart
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] The Power of Reframing
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] Is Courage Still Relevant in the Modern World?
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] Why Motivation Is Crucial for Forming Deeper Habits
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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197. The Ultimate Guide to Complaining
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May 27, 2024 |
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196. Equipping Yourself to Engage Challenge
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May 20, 2024 |
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195. Why Self-Efficacy is More Important than Self-Esteem
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May 13, 2024 |
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194. Reviewing Cal Newport’s “Slow Productivity”
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May 06, 2024 |
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193. Mindset Mistakes that Sabotage Success
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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192. Going Beyond Outcomes with Growth Goals
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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191. How to Help the Anxious Generation Thrive
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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190. Is All Therapy Bad Therapy?
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] The Impact of Awe
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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188. Why You Should Stop Labeling People
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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187. Harnessing Your Brain’s Predictions to Transform Anxiety
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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186. How to Navigate Inner Conflict
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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185. Getting Past Shame-Based Motivation
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Process Negative Feedback
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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183. Overcoming Anxiety III: Incorporating Ideals
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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182. Overcoming Anxiety II: Develop Daring
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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181. Overcoming Anxiety I: Feel the Fear
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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180. How to Discipline Your Children While Deepening Your Bond with Them
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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179. Unleash the Power of Dynorphins
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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178. How to Get Energy from Tiredness
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] A Deeper Dive into Challenge
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Approach Every Challenge With a Sense of Newness
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Broadcast Positive Emotions
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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174. The Paradoxes of Mindfulness
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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173. From Tolerance to Acceptance to Love
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Work Intensely without Stressing Yourself Out
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] Choose Flow, Not Hyperfocus
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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170. Should You Be Doing Therapy at Work?
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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169. How to Persuade Your Emotions
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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168. The True Value of Reframing
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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167. The Power of a Golden Hour
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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166. Why Embracing Shame Will Help You Thrive
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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165. How to Stop Justifying Yourself
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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164. Why Venting Negative Emotions Only Makes Things Worse
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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163. The Power of Agency
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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162. How to Conquer Procrastination
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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161. How to Develop Lasting Motivation
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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160. Punished by Rewards?
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Be Generous and Still Thrive
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Have Deeper Conversations
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] Challenging Anxiety
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] Making Wise Use of Small Blocks of Time
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] Boost Your Sleep Skills
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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154. Mastering Your Brain’s Predictions
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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153. Break Through Your Brain’s Predictions
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] Why You Should Aim for Silver Instead of Gold
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Face Imposter Syndrome
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] An Unconventional Way to Stop Wasting Time
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Dehypnotize Yourself
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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148. Why Leisure is More than Just Rest
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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147. Why Growth Goals Are Better than Outcome Goals
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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146. The Problem of Toxic Positivity
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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145. The Best Way to Do OptimalWork
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May 29, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] A Summer to Remember
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May 22, 2023 |
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143. Why People Pleasing is a Trap
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May 15, 2023 |
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142. Making the Most of Challenge
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May 08, 2023 |
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141. The Inward Living of Ideals
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May 01, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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139. Reframing Without Limits
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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138. Is Dopamine Worth the Hype?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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137. Striving for Self-Mastery in Conversations and Meetings
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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136. The War of Art
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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135. How to Flourish in Work and Life
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] Turn Problems into Projects
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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132. Living the Ideal of Temperance
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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131. The Four Degrees of Humility
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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130. The Confident Mind
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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129. A New Approach to Mental Health
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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128. Cultivating Mindfulness of the Heart
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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127. The Power of Reframing
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] How to Learn to Love Anxiety
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] Early to Rise
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] Beginning the Year with High Hopes
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] A Cheerful Giver
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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122. Is Courage Still Relevant in the Modern World?
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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121. Why Motivation Is Crucial for Forming Deeper Habits
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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120. How to Approach Every Challenge With a Sense of Newness
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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119. How Work Can Help You Integrate Conflicting Parts of Yourself
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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118. An Unconventional Way to Stop Wasting Time
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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117. Should You Expect Fulfillment from Your Career?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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116. How to Understand Your Strengths and Weaknesses and Keep a Growth Mindset
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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115. How Scary Movies Are the Key to Overcoming Anxiety
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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114. Helping Others Become Givers Instead of Takers
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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113. How to Be a Generous Giver and Still Thrive
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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112. Discover the Deepest Source of Optimism
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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111. Why You Should Aim for Silver Instead of Gold
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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110. How to Work Intensely without Stressing Yourself Out
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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109. Loving Yourself in Order to Love Others
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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108. What You Can Do about Narcissism
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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107. A Summer to Remember
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May 30, 2022 |
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106. Challenging Anxiety
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May 23, 2022 |
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105. Choose Flow, Not Hyperfocus
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May 16, 2022 |
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104. The Mindfulness Paradox
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May 09, 2022 |
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103. Making Wise Use of Small Blocks of Time
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May 02, 2022 |
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102. How to Process Negative Feedback
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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101. Can Complaining Be a Good Thing?
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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100. How to Master Your Memory
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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99. The Hidden Power of Study
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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98. How Competition Can Bring Out Your Best
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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97. How Conflict Can Strengthen Bonds
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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96. How to Face Imposter Syndrome
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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95. How to Love Frustration
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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94. Turn Problems into Projects
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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92. How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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91. Boost Your Sleep Skills
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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90. The Deadline Benefit
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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89. Back to Basics: An Intro to OptimalWork
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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88. The Value of Psychological Flexibility
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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87. A Deeper Dive into Challenge
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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86. How to Broadcast Positive Emotions
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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85. The Impact of Awe
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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84. Why You Need Essentialism
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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83. Mindfulness at Work
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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82. How to Cultivate Gratitude
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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81. A Tribute to Aaron Beck
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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80. How to Have Unlimited Reserves of Willpower
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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79. How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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78. What’s Missing from Atomic Habits
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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77. Use Dopamine to Shape Habits
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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76. Routine: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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75. How to Win Over Your Inner Critic
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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74. How to Have Deeper Conversations
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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73. How to Maintain Intensity in Work
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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72. Bringing Clarity to Brain Fog
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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71. Understanding Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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70. Going Deeper into Your Why
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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69. Deep Work and OptimalWork
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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68. On the Importance of Ideals
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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67. How to Read Sixty Books in a Year
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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66. How to Dehypnotize Yourself
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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65. Do You Need Deadlines to Feel Motivated?
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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64. How to Develop Emotional Intelligence
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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63. How to Thrive in Uncertainty
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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62. How to Help Others Grow
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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61. Sleep: A Skill You Can Learn
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May 31, 2021 |
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60. How to Develop Your Personality
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May 24, 2021 |
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59. How Fasting Supercharges Focus
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May 17, 2021 |
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58. How Reframing Can Replace Medication
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May 10, 2021 |
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57. How to Rest so You Can Thrive in Work
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May 03, 2021 |
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56. The Silent Cure for Stress
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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55. Bring More Flow Into Your Life
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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54. Reframing When the Stakes Are High
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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53. Does Email Bring out Your Best?
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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52. Why Psychology Gets Baffled by Love
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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51. Recovering from a Broken Streak
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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50. Making Decisions without Regret
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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49. How to Learn to Love Anxiety
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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48. The Breath of Life
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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47. Getting to the Heart of OptimalWork
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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46. How to Build Confidence
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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45. How to Raise your IQ
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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44. Finding your Daily Rhythm
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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43. How to Make Things New
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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42. Uniting Work & Rest
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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41. When People Annoy You
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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40. Beginning the Year with High Hopes
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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39. Reframing Explained
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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38. A Cheerful Giver
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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37. Exploring Projects
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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36. Early to Rise
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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35. How to Stop Worrying
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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34. The Cloud of Unknowing
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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33. OptimalWork at Home
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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32. Perfectionism: An Introduction
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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31. Theta Locking: The Muscle of Mindfulness
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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30. The Best Exercises for Attention
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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29. The Cure for Procrastination
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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28. Discipline? Let's be sincere.
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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27. The Post-Pre Flip
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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26. Overcoming the Afternoon Slump
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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25. When Anger Challenges Bonds
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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24. The Key to Mastering Sleep (and anything else!)
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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23. Patience and Thalamic Gating
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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22. Reframe out of Addiction
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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21. A Vital Approach to Depression
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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20. Train Your Attention with Silence
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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19. Transform Your Brain with Exercise
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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18. Prepare Your Brain to Embrace Challenge
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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17. The Secret of Motivation
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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16. Putting People over Projects
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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15. Transform Anxiety by Working at Your Best
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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14. Left & Right Brain, Part 2: Motives
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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13. Left & Right Brain, Part 1: Work
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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12. Why We Get Frustrated
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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11. OptimalWork and the Brain: The Default Mode Network
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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10. How to Grow in Mastery
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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9. What is a Golden Hour?
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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8. How to Measure Your Growth
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May 26, 2020 |
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7. Bring Your Ideals to Life
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May 18, 2020 |
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6. Getting Traction from Distraction
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May 11, 2020 |
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5. Victory over Tiredness
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May 04, 2020 |
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(Special) 11 Reasons to Jump out of Bed the Moment Your Alarm First Sounds
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May 01, 2020 |
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4. How to Get Effective Sleep
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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3. Never Feel Overwhelmed Again
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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2. Aiming for Ideals in Relationships
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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1. Developing Resilience with OptimalWork
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Apr 06, 2020 |