How To Literally Become Smarter with Annie Murphy Paul

I’m so excited to welcome Annie Murphy Paul to the podcast. Annie is an acclaimed science writer whose work has appeared in publications like the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Scientific American, Time Magazine, among many others. She’s a graduate of Yale University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, has served as a lecturer and advisor at Yale, and her TED Talk on what we learn before we’re born has been viewed by more than 2.8 million people. Annie. Her latest book, The Extended Mind, is AMAZING, and dives deeper into all of the things we talk about on this episode. On this episode, we talk about:  why we’re setting students up to fail why you shouldn’t think of your brain as a muscle or a computer  a trick to completely change how you experience stress, sadness, and anxiety one easy way to instantly think faster a practice to help you figure out exactly when you should trust your gut the workout that’s been shown to produce really high levels of creativity  why you should lean into fidgeting  the secret to massively increasing your memory  the one thing we should do every day to recharge our brains how to set up your environment to make you think better a daily practice to “clean out” your mind so it can focus on important things and so much more!  We would LOVE to hear from you any thoughts, reactions, or takeaways you have as you’re listening, so definitely screenshot and tag me @lizmoody and Annie @anniemurphypaul on Instagram.  To join the Healthier Together Podcast Club Facebook group, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthiertogetherpodcast. Stock up on Healthy Convo Co decks now for the holidays at healthyconvo.co!  This episode is sponsored by Thrive Market. Go to thrivemarket.com/healthiertogether to join Thrive Market today and get $80 in free groceries. This episode is sponsored by Levels. Sign up at levels.link/HEALTHIERTOGETHER to receive an additional two free months of your Levels membership. This episode is sponsored by Wild Health. Go to wildhealth.com/liz or use code LIZ for 20% off.   This episode is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens. Visit athleticgreens.com/healthiertogether and get your FREE year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs today.  Healthier Together cover art by Zack. Healthier Together music by Alex Ruimy.

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The Liz Moody Podcast, hosted by bestselling author and longtime journalist Liz Moody, is a research-backed wellness podcast all about helping you live your healthiest, happiest life. Each week, Liz sits down with some of the world's best functional doctors, researchers, authors, journalists and various other leaders in their field to answer all of health and wellness questions you want to know. In a world where wellness information is everywhere, this podcast aims at cutting through the noise and finding out what actually works. Come along with Liz as she uncovers the unknown hacks, tips, and tricks you need to know for making a healthier life easier—topics include what to eat to fight disease, how to take control of your finances, tips for fighting anxiety and depression, productivity and career advice, advice for making friends as an adult, the best skincare routine elements, healthy cooking secrets, and so much more. To get even more info, head to lizmoody.com and come hang out on Instagram @lizmoody to enter giveaways!