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Podcast Pick: Between Two Beers is a warm way to understand New Zealand sporting lives
Between Two Beers works because it treats athletes as full people, not only highlight packages. It is a good listen after Williamson’s retirement.
Podcast Pick: Cal Newport’s Deep Questions is useful when your attention feels rented out
Deep Questions is a practical listen for people who want to think about attention, work habits and digital overload without turning life into a productivity contest.
Podcast Pick: a calmer way to think about sleep, attention and daily recovery
A practical media recommendation for readers who want a calmer, evidence-minded way to think about sleep, attention and daily recovery.
Podcast Pick: The Drive’s sleep conversations are useful because they treat rest like a system, not a moral failure
A practical recommendation for listeners who want a deeper, less shame-based way to think about sleep, routines and health.
Podcast Pick: Hidden Brain’s “How to Get Out of a Rut” is useful because it does not shame stuck people
Hidden Brain’s episode on getting out of a rut is a practical recommendation for anyone feeling stalled. It treats stuckness as a normal human pattern, not a character flaw.
Podcast Pick: Huberman Lab’s Sleep Toolkit is practical, but use it like a menu, not a prescription
Huberman Lab’s Sleep Toolkit episode remains a useful guide for sleep timing, light exposure and routines. For New Zealand readers, the best way to use it is to choose a few low-risk habits, not to turn sleep into another stressful project.
Why effort feels good: a Stanford podcast on dopamine and motivation
A Stanford neuroscience podcast episode explains why rewards can feel bigger when you work for them—and how to use that insight without turning dopamine into a gimmick.
Podcast Pick: Dr Lucy Hone on the Gap Between the Life You Expected and the One You Have
A thoughtful Imperfects Podcast conversation with New Zealand resilience researcher Dr Lucy Hone offers practical language for disappointment, grief and the quiet work of rebuilding.
News Lounge Ep5: Health officials warning spike in syphilis cases; a huge chunk of Kiwis aren’t saving money; pay extra $7 billion for power over next 12 years
Kia ora and welcome to News Lounge, your source of the latest updates on what’s happening in New Zealand and around the world. It’s March […]