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The secret to making new friends as an adult (w/ Marisa G. Franco)
Tips for Building New Friendships When Moving To A New Place
AI Key Takeaways
- Meeting people in times of transition, such as traveling or moving to a new city, can lead to more successful friendships.
- Look for commonalities, such as being from the same country, when trying to connect with new people.
- Visit places that interest you and strike up conversations with others who are there.
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Bonus Episode - The Science of Attraction: Why You’ve Not Met Someone - Matthew Hussey
Asking for Small Favors: A Way to Break the Ice
AI Key Takeaways
- Asking for small favors can give others the opportunity to do a small act of service for us and break the ice without feeling awkward
- Examples of small ways to ask for a favor include asking someone to watch your jacket while you use the restroom or asking for recommendations for a good place to eat or drink
- Starting with phrases like 'Can I get your help with something?' or 'I could really use your help with something' can help make asking for a favor feel more natural
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Goals Toolkit: How to Set & Achieve Your Goals
Circadian Rhythms in Attention and Motivation
AI Key Takeaways
- Motivation and fear of failure are important factors, but everyone experiences natural rise and fall in attention and motivation levels.
- Pablo Valdez's review on Circadian Rhythms in Attention provides valuable insights.
- There are three optimal times during the day for high focus and attention: 30 minutes, three hours, and 11 hours after waking up.
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The Fitness Scientist: "Even A Little Alcohol Is Hurting Your Health!", "Late Night Screen Time Linked To Cancer!", "Working Shifts Kills You 15 Years Early!" - Kristen Holmes
Sex and Sleep: The Relationship
AI Key Takeaways
- Sex with a partner before bed may lead to better markers of sleep and recovery
- Masturbation does not have significant effects on sleep and recovery
- Ejaculation releases oxytocin, a calming chemical that may aid in falling asleep
- Sex with a partner promotes a sense of connection and safety, contributing to better sleep
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The Fitness Scientist: "Even A Little Alcohol Is Hurting Your Health!", "Late Night Screen Time Linked To Cancer!", "Working Shifts Kills You 15 Years Early!" - Kristen Holmes
Living Your Values in Action
AI Key Takeaways
- Values such as growth, impact, tolerance, compassion, and presence are important.
- It is essential to connect beliefs and values to actions.
- Writing, internalizing, and practicing behaviors aligned with values can be helpful.
- Having an outlet to express values is necessary.
- Goals should be viewed as opportunities to live values rather than achievements.
- Evaluating success based on living values to the fullest is important.
- A focus on living values outweighs the importance of competition and opponents.
- Consistent performance requires quality and daily commitment.
- Learning and development should be prioritized over beating opponents.
- Focusing on personal growth rather than external metrics leads to better outcomes.
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The Fitness Scientist: "Even A Little Alcohol Is Hurting Your Health!", "Late Night Screen Time Linked To Cancer!", "Working Shifts Kills You 15 Years Early!" - Kristen Holmes
When your sleep cycle qualify into Circadian Disruption and it's effects
AI Key Takeaways
- Chronic circadian disruption has significant health consequences, including cancer, metabolic disease, cardiovascular disease, and mental health issues.
- Being exposed to light outside of natural biological preferences results in circadian disruption.
- Many people are experiencing circadian disruption, which is a concerning problem.
- Qualifying as a shift worker involves being awake from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. for two hours, two days per week, for 25 days of the year.
- Shift workers with circadian disruption are at risk for various health problems.
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Someday Is Today: Achieve Your Goals And Live Without Regret - Matthew Dicks
The Importance of Taking the Next Step
AI Key Takeaways
- The most important step a person can take is just the next one.
- Breaking down goals into manageable steps can create progress and motivation.
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Someday Is Today: Achieve Your Goals And Live Without Regret - Matthew Dicks
The Meaningful Use of Time which you might think is a waste of your time
AI Key Takeaways
- Acknowledging goals is important
- Life is unpredictable and regret can be overwhelming
- It's important to take action towards the things one wants to do in life
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Someday Is Today: Achieve Your Goals And Live Without Regret - Matthew Dicks
Advice for How you could use your time effectively if you are onto something
AI Key Takeaways
- The speaker is willing to spend 30 minutes with fledgling writers to give advice.
- The speaker prefers meeting writers at places like McDonald's rather than coffee shops.
- The speaker asked a writer about their project and asked how much they have written, which is often nothing.
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Someday Is Today: Achieve Your Goals And Live Without Regret - Matthew Dicks
The Importance of Positive Forward Movement
AI Key Takeaways
- Small positive steps forward can eventually lead to life-changing results
- One's current work or experiences may not necessarily lead to expected outcomes, but can still be valuable for future endeavors
- Incremental growth should be recognized and credited for its potential impact
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Someday Is Today: Achieve Your Goals And Live Without Regret - Matthew Dicks
Real Expectations from a Goal
AI Key Takeaways
- Setting goals not dependent on others is important to avoid failing for reasons beyond our control
- Failing can be beneficial and lead to pushing oneself beyond what was thought possible
- Accomplishing everything one sets out to do may mean not pushing oneself enough
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Leverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrastination & Optimize Effort
Psychological way to combat lack of Motivation
AI Key Takeaways
- Have a short list of 5 effortful activities to combat procrastination
- Engage in activities to force yourself into a deeper state of pain and discomfort
- Steepening and deepening the trough makes return to elevated levels of dopamine quicker
- Teaches one that doing hard things is possible
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