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169: How to Calm Your Mind, with Chris Bailey

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The Art of Productivity Is Knowing When We Should Care About Productivity

Watching six hours of news about the Boston Marathon bombing actually caused more stress than being in it. Super stimuli are highly processed exaggerated versions of something that were wired programmed biologically to enjoy and this is true for technology as well most super stimuli live they reside in the digital world instead of the analog. Pornography is far more super stimulating alternative to romantic time with a partner, just like social media obliterates intimacy because it tricks us into trading dopamine hits with one another.

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