5 Neuroscientific And Slightly Hilarious Cheat Codes To Hack Life

CLEANING UP YOUR MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Want to hack your brain for a better life? In this episode, we’re diving into five science-backed psychological "cheat codes" that can help you build better connections, stop overthinking, and boost confidence—all with the power of neuroscience. From the magic of asking for favors to the game-changing 3-second eye contact rule, these simple tricks are backed by your brain’s wiring. Tune in to learn how to make your mind work for you instead of against you!

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm your host, Dr. Caroline Leif and welcome to my podcast, Cleaning Up the Mental Mess.
0:09.8	Well, today we're going to dive into some fun but completely science-back ways to hack your mind-brain-body connection for a better life.
0:17.6	We all need that.
0:18.9	So I came across this really cute article on BuzzFeed that
0:22.3	explores some psychological mind-brain body hacks to make life easier. And I thought, well, I need
0:26.9	those so I know you do too. And guess what? Neuroscience actually backs these up. If you've
0:33.2	ever wanted to get people to like you more, stop overthinking, or even make your own brain
0:37.9	work for you instead of against you.
0:39.7	This episode is definitely for you.
0:43.1	Well, just before we begin, I am so excited to tell you about something that is really
0:48.2	something that thrills me.
0:50.0	I've got another book coming out.
0:51.4	This will be my 19th book.
0:53.3	And it is called, it's coming out in August, by the way, and it's called Help in a Hurry.
0:58.0	And it's out really soon in August.
1:00.2	And this book has really come from myself needing help in a hurry.
1:03.5	Seriously, it's come from me needing help in a hurry.
1:06.2	And it's also come from you, from my patients, from the questions I get asked over the years.
1:16.4	It's that what do you do in the moment when you get hit by that email, that conversation in a meeting, that those things that catch you in the moment.
1:20.1	And also, you know, when you have that exhausting, overthinking, feeling like you're, you know,
1:25.3	out of control because of life's challenges and there's just too
1:27.8	much going on. So while the bad day is universal, knowing what to do when we face with the ups
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