

Happy Habit Podcast
Mathieu Norry
A motivational exploration of all things health, science and wellbeing with presenter and biochemistry graduate Mathieu Norry. We look at psychology, philosophy, neuroscience and human biology amongst other subjects. New episodes are published every Monday and Thursday.
Music credit goes to Purple Planet Music
www.happyhabitpodcast.wordpress.com
Music credit goes to Purple Planet Music
www.happyhabitpodcast.wordpress.com
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Sep 4, 2023 • 41min
# 337 - What women find attractive about men, female friendships, competition and betrayal with Dr Jaimie Krems
Dr Jaimie Krems is an assistant professor in social psychology at UCLA. Her research explores human social cognition, emotions, and behaviour.
Evolution has influenced our frienships and is the reason we are loyal, we share intimate details, we feel betrayal when let down.
What follows is a really interesting discussion where we learn what women want from a man, we ask can men and womens rally be friends,
are men's relationships with their male friends less profound and less complex than womens relationships with their female friends.
Does hell really hath no fury like a woman scorned? Liam Neeson even crops up in the discussion and we touch upon how modern dating apps
are altering how we meet a partner plus, we tlk about women having casual sex.
https://www.kremslab.com/
https://www.psych.ucla.edu/faculty-page/jkrems/

Aug 31, 2023 • 11min
# 336 - Do what scares you
We all know the quote : 'Do one thing everyday that scares you', but why ? What are the benefits of doing things that scare us , that are hard or that make us uncomfortable?

Aug 28, 2023 • 12min
#335 - Imposter syndrome and how to overcome it
Feeling like a fraud is something that 70% of us feel at any given time, indeed some famous names you'd usually associate with unbreakable confidence and unlimited success admit to having imposter syndrome. How do we recognise imposter syndrome and how do we deal with it such that it no longer has a debilitating effect on our progress.

Aug 24, 2023 • 38min
# 334 - The mindset of endurance athlete, adventurer and world record holder Sean Conway
Sean Conway is a recordbreaking adventurer who by his own admission wants to live experiences that allow him to reach extraordinary levels of mental and physical endurance. In his career he has swam, cycled and run the length of the UK, and biked 4000 miles across Europe in record time. Most recently he broke the world record for the most ironamn distance triathlons in consecutive days, 105 !!. In this podcast he talks about his mindset, how he stays physically so strong and how he manages pain and discomfort.
https://www.seanconway.com/
https://www.trueventure.org.uk/donate
https://www.instagram.com/seanconwayadventure/?hl=en

Aug 21, 2023 • 13min
# 333 - A beginners guide to self improvement
Some basic tips that will help any of us on our self-improvment journey. Remember human beings are designed to crave self-improvement, theres absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to become a better version of yourself, this episode spells out why and how you can attain what you want.

Aug 17, 2023 • 15min
# 332 - 7 habits that are making you unhappy
You are what you repeatedly do, good habits are a great way to instil positive, life-affirming routines that bring out the best in you, but equally impactful are bad habits that erode our happiness. In this episode I list 7 habits that make us unhappy.

Aug 14, 2023 • 15min
# 331 - 6 Productivity hacks
How can we hack productivity easily and get more done in less time and enjoy the process? In this episode I give some simple to use tips that allow us to optimise our time and free us up to spend more time doing the things we love.

Aug 10, 2023 • 26min
# 330 - Finding a way regardless of the obstacles - Jasmine Harrison
British adventurer Jasmine Harrison is only 23 but has already rowed the Atlantic solo and swam the entire length of Great Britain. She is also a motivational speaker, having given a Ted talk and is planning on sailing around the world in 2025. In this episode I talk to Jasmine about the mindset that has helped her prevail through the enormous physical and mental obstacles she has faced while she undertook her challenges.
Jasmine's Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/jasminerharrison/

Aug 7, 2023 • 13min
# 329 - How to be more charismatic
Charisma is something we find very attractive in people like George Clooney, Oprah and Martin Luther King, but what defines charisma and can we obtain its characteristics so that we may benefit in our own lives.

Aug 3, 2023 • 19min
# 328 - The power of letting go
We are all so used to the idea that if you want anything you must go after it with all your strength and conviction, alas this leads to frustration and disappointment when things don't go as we had planned. John Purkiss in his book The power of letting go, suggests we take a leaf out of eastern philosophies that value focusing on the present and surrendering outcomes to our intuition and the universe.


