Definition: Fresh Start Effect, Temptation Bundling

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Some practical advice on how to get yourself some motivation for any time, not just at the start of a new year or new decade! See the Happiness Lab Podcast in Twitter link below.

Fresh Start Effect

Extra motivation we get when we deem something to be a fresh start for ourselves.

Temptation Bundling

A motivation technique to bundle something you are tempted by with something productive you are less keen on (eg. audiobook listening while exercising).

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Definition: Battle Standard, Cuneiform

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These were learned from my world art history self-learning on Khan Academy.

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With cuneiform, as ancient a language as it is, there isn’t a sound that a human mouth can make that this script can’t record!

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Definition: Apricity

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Ah, yes. The warmth of the sun in winter. It’s a beautiful feeling, and I’m delighted to know there’s a beautiful word for it!

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Definition: Automatic Writing, Psychography, or Spiritual Writing

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Interesting concept, to say the least. I’m counting these three synonyms, effectively, to be one. Personally, I prefer automatic writing because spiritual writing, to me, describes a hyper-conscious way to write rather than subconscious way to write.

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