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Podcast: Life Examined
Episode: ‘Re-sparkling’: The science behind embracing variety and rejecting habituation
Description: While good habits and rituals are beneficial, brain scientists and psychologists also say the key to a fulfilling and happy life is novelty, variety, and disruption from our routines. In her book Look Again; The Power of Noticing What Was Always There, co-author and MIT neuroscientist Tali Sharot sources decades of research illustrating that greater sensitivity, appreciation, and innovation happens when we dishabituate. Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe