A practical recommendation for listeners who want a deeper, less shame-based way to think about sleep, routines and health.
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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 […]
News Lounge Ep4: Residents refuse to pay the excess water charge in Christchurch; student’s first nude pic ends in blackmail; rolling earthquakes rock Bay of Plenty.
Kia ora and welcome to News Lounge, your daily dose of current events from around the country. Today is Saturday, March 18th, 2023, and we’ve […]
News Lounge Ep3: A man was shot by the police after an attempted robbery; 300,000 customers have had their personal information breached; NZ Parliamentary Service has banned TikTok.
Good evening listeners and welcome to News Lounge, your go-to source for the latest and breaking news stories from around the world. It’s Friday, March […]
News Lounge Ep2: Teachers striking all over the country; balance of payments deficit hits record; China offers help.
Welcome to News Lounge, your daily dose of the latest headlines from around New Zealand. Today is March 16th, and we have a range of […]
News Lounge Ep1: Air NZ bans self-service spirits from lounges; Auckland mayor spent $58k on post-flood branding; Make rum from kūmara; Medieval drink Mead making in Christchurch.
Welcome to News Lounge, where we bring you the latest stories from around New Zealand and beyond. Today, we’ll be covering a range of topics, […]