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Cheat Codes For A Good Life

Cheat Codes For A Good Life

Cheat codes for life are handy tricks that help us navigate living in a more easeful (and perhaps more joyful!) manner. On today’s show we break down 16 of the most important.

 

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[2:15] The hands down best way to rewire your brain to forget about rejection

[10:00] Head or heart? Answering this age-old question once and for all (with the help of science)

[18:00] There’s only one right way to respond to compliments and this is it

[21:00] Adopt this simple trick as your brain “prunes its synapses”

[28:00] Don’t praise your child for being smart! Say this instead

 

 

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Cheat codes for life are handy tricks that help us navigate living in a more easeful (and perhaps more joyful!) manner. On today's show we break down 16 of the most important.

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