Sometimes your willpower seems pretty good but other times – especially right when you need it – it disappears. What if there was a way to boost your will power right when you need it most? This episode begins with a technique that can help you resist whatever that temptation when it is right in front of you. https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/clenched-muscles-assist-self-contro-10-10-20/
When you think about it, being happy isn’t something you do. Happiness is the result of something you enjoy. In other words, you must do something fun first, then happiness will follow. This is according to Mike Rucker, an educational psychologist and the author of a book called The Fun Habit (https://amzn.to/3inKGPT). Listen as Mike reveals why fun is the key to real happiness. And he explains how it only takes a little fun to create a significant increase in your happiness level. Listen as Mike offers some simple strategies to make time for fun and why it is essential to do so.
Having reliable electricity at the flip of a switch is something we all expect. Yet it’s only been in the last 120 years or so that electricity has been in most homes. When you think about how much electricity has transformed our lives, it is really quite amazing. So how did science figure out how to tame this force of nature and harness it so it powers so much of our lives today? That is a story Kathy Joseph is here to tell. She holds advanced degrees in physics and engineering and has a YouTube Channel called Kathy Loves Physics and History (https://www.youtube.com/c/KathyLovesPhysicsHistory). She is also author of the book The Lightning Tamers: True Stories of the Dreamers and Schemers Who Harnessed Electricity and Transformed Our World (https://amzn.to/3CqcyJY)
Whenever you feel down or depressed, it is usually because you are regretting something in your past or you worrying about something that may happen in your future – or it could be both. Listen as I reveal what you can do the next time that happens which may make you feel better in the moment. Source: Dr. Jeffrey Rossman author of The Mind-Body Solution (https://amzn.to/3QkommK)
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RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
Source for the story about willpower: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/clenched-muscles-assist-self-contro-10-10-20/
Amazon link for Mike Rucker’s book, The Fun Habit: https://amzn.to/4fNTbeK
Amazon link for Kathy Joseph’s book, The Lightning Tamers: https://amzn.to/4fNTbeK
Amazon link for Jeffrey Rossman’s book, The Mind-Body Solution: https://amzn.to/4fIH0jt
