Lead to Gold
Hosted by English teacher, writer, and multi-faceted life learner Wren Taylor, we're keeping it cozy here, as if we were gathered on the couch with a good friend. Through thoughtful tangents, unique interviews, and practical advice, Lead to Gold is a valuable resource for alchemizing your life and turning heavy challenges into golden opportunities for growth and community.
Lead to Gold
057 - This Is Why The Lessons Aren't Landing
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Your screenshots folder is full of old horoscope wisdom from your astrology app, advice pieces from Reddit, and stills of videos from TikTok wellness influencers. You meant well by saving them. You still want to incorporate them.
But you'll never have time to look at those screenshots, much less utilize them.
Today we're discussing the plague of overwhelm that comes from the internet of wellness, and why you can't get any of those lessons to stick around long-term. There are new studies being done to show what kind of downtime we actually need for sustainable self-reflection, and we're going to cover all of that and more.
If you're tired of learning without really changing, this is the conversation for you.
Show notes:
- The blog post that started this conversation: A matter of "when"
- PubMed Central: The Journey of the Default Mode Network: Development, Function, and Impact on Mental Health
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