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14 Habits for an Optimised Morning & Evening Routine - Arthur Brooks - #1043

Modern Wisdom

01/08/26

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Arthur Brooks is a social scientist, professor at Harvard University, and an author.

What does it really take to live a fulfilling life? With endless advice on how to boost or sabotage happiness, what does science actually say about feeling better and living well?

Expect to learn if men need marriage more than women do, why women tend to leave bad relationships faster than men, why falling in love makes us do crazy things, what the brain chemistry of love is, if we should be careful about who we let ourselves fall in love with, how you can tell if you’re a compatible romantic partner, but not a compatible best friend, how to overcome contempt and insecurity in a relationship and much more...

Timestamps:

(0:00) Is Wellbeing Physical or Mental? (8:37) Why Privilege Can Fuel Addiction (18:30) The Key To Managing Yourself More Effectively (35:51) How to Rewire Anxiety and Uncertainty (42:25) How Biology Shapes Our Relationships (50:33) Why Growth Stems From Pain (59:08) Designing the Optimal Morning Routine (01:08:55) The Physiology of Staying Fit as You Age (01:18:49) Engineering the Optimal Evening Routine (01:24:31) Can You Over-Optimise Your Wellbeing? (01:29:45) What Causes Us the Most Pain? (01:33:01) The Neuroscience of Heartbreak (01:39:57) Has Modern Freedom Backfired on Happiness? (01:47:27) Where to Find Arthur

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

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Nick Shirley is a YouTuber, content creator, and investigative journalist.

In just a few weeks, Nick Shirley has gone from relative obscurity to the center of one of the largest political fraud scandals in recent history. By uncovering tens of millions of dollars in alleged fraud in Minnesota, his work has forced immediate reactions from both state and federal officials, something no journalist has accomplished this fast before. So what’s behind this fraud scandal, and how deep does the corruption run at the state and federal levels?

Expect to learn how Nick ended Tim Walz upcoming gubernatorial run, the inside story of how Nick Shirley uncovered the child-care fraud scheme in Minnesota, why Minnesota is a prime state to commit fraud in, the places and states Nick wants to uncover fraud in next, what Nick’s new security concerns are since uncovering the scandal, what part 2 to his major expose will look like, some live breaking news during the ep and much more...

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

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