Insights to help you unwind
Dopamine gets a bad rap.
Dopamine gets a bad rap these days. We're told our phones are giving us dopamine hits, said in a tone that implies dopamine itself is the problem. But dopamine isn't the villain. It's one of the most important chemicals in your brain. It's the thing that drives motivation and focus. The real story here is how you trigger it. Because dopamine can either leave you feeling genuinely restored or endlessly chasing the next hit, depending on where it came from. Think of it as cheap dopamine versus deep dopamine. Cheap...
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The surprising thing your exhausted brain is craving
Ever noticed that when you finish the day exhausted, your first instinct is to hit up the couch and start the scroll or the TV streaming? You’re not alone.
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Need more time? Take up a hobby... Let us explain.
...when we engage in effortful creative activity, it doesn't just feel good in the moment. It expands our perception of time! So we end up feeling like we have more time in our day.
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I interviewed a creative health scientist. It was fascinating!
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down via Zoom with Katina Bajaj, who is a Creative Health Scientist with a Master's in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University.
Katina studies how creativity works in the brain and why it’s the most overlooked aspect of our wellbeing.
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'I quit my dream job to be a florist overseas. Nobody knew the real reason why.'
Have you ever fantasised about quitting your job and running away from the daily grind and impending burnout to become a florist? Well, I did that, and it ended up...
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