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b'Is new always better? Instead of always chasing the newest thing, is there not a way that you can appreciate the people and possessions already in your life?\\nIn this new episode Steven sits down again with leading neuroscientist, Dr. Tali Sharot.\\nDr. Tali Sharot is the director of the Affective Brain Lab and Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London. Sharot\\u2019s research combines neuroscience with the study of behaviour and psychology to examine how emotions and motivation lead to people\\u2019s beliefs and decisions. She is the author of the award-winning books, \\u2018The Optimism Bias\\u2019 and \\u2018The Influential Mind\\u2019.\\n\\nIn this conversation Dr. Sharot and Steven discuss topics, such as:\\n\\nHow to shake up your life\\n\\nWays to break the feeling of being in a repetitive cycle\\n\\nWhy people become immune to joy\\n\\nHow to see what you\\u2019ve always missed\\n\\nHow to have the best holiday\\n\\nWhy you should take a break from your partner to improve your relationship\\n\\nHow to keep a relationship spicey\\n\\nWhy humans need the feeling of being in control\\n\\nThe secrets of motivation\\n\\nWhy the midlife crisis is real and the ways to beat it\\n\\nHow VR can help people overcome fear\\n\\nWhy happiness is low in midlife\\n\\nHow to increase productivity\\n\\nWhy humans get bored of happiness\\n\\nWhy the idea of living your best life doesn\\u2019t exist\\n\\nWhy people need to disrupt their life\\n\\nHow to increase your levels of happiness\\n\\nWhy 40% of people quit a new job\\n\\nHow to use change to improve your life\\n\\nThe ways that social media is like prison\\n\\nWhy social media is ruining expectations\\n\\nWays to make people believe you\\n\\nHow changing incentives can change your life\\n\\nWhy Gen Z will change the world\\n\\nPeople becoming addicted to risk\\n\\nWhy risk can help get rid of anxiety\\n\\n\\nThe brain trick image Dr Tali refers to - https://bit.ly/3sMa86R\\nYou can pre-order Dr. Sharot\\u2019s new book, \\u2018Look Again: The Power of Noticing What was Always There\\u2019, here: https://amzn.to/3SEbVp5\\nIf you enjoyed this episode, I recommend you check out my first conversation with Dr. Tali Sharot, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DZK1nawEXQ\\n\\nFollow me:\\n\\ufeffhttps://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'