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Cartoon style image of woman running on a giant blue ribbon in the sky, with milestones marked up to the end, where there's a flag. It's a depiction of the path to a goal that's not a straight line, but an undulating one.

The Science of Goal Setting

The Science of Goal Setting Set Goals Your Brain Will Help You Achieve This week’s Better…

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Edinburgh at night scene with Lights streak from high-sided vehicles on Princess street and Balmoral hotel on background. The sky is dark blue.

How to Slow Time and Make Life Feel Richer

Because the brain encodes new experiences in rich detail and routines as faint traces, we get the sense of time skipping by in-between our key moments and experiences.

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Young woman in a large well-lit bedroom doing squats. She's wearing pink leggings and a pink sports top. She has hark hair in a pony-tail. She is facing the camera and smiling. Lots of light is coming in through the curtain to her left. In the background is a bed that is low to the ground (no legs). There's some green leafy plants in the room.

The Science of Mental Reps: Build Strength With Your Brain

Imagining exercise can actually make you stronger – AND it doesn’t matter how old you are. 

I say this because most previous studies have focused on younger people.

But the youngest person in this study was 68.

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Cartoon image of 2 males and two females having fun holding up a large yellow smiley face, as if it was a giant balloon. The background is a blue sky. The men are wearing dark blue trousers and light blue tops, one woman is wearing a light blue skirt and white blouse, while the other is wearing a dark blue skirt, white blouse and light blue open jacket.

The Pain-Relief Technique You Can Do With Your Eyes Closed

The Pain-Relief Technique You Can Do With Your Eyes Closed This week’s Better You, Backed by…

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