The Novelty Rule: How To Use My Neuroscience Hack That’s Changing Millions Of Lives

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.9 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Solo episode! Today I’m explaining my viral neuroscience hack, The Novelty Rule. This simple theory is a game changing way to extend time and live a happier life. In this episode of the Liz Moody Podcast, I discuss the 'novelty rule' that I created based on neuroscience research by Dr. David Eagleman from Stanford University. Introducing new and novel experiences can alter our perception of time, making life feel richer and longer. I share some ideas of weekly and monthly activities that you can use to incorporate novelty into your life, from small changes like brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand to bigger adventures like trips and new hobbies. The episode also covers the importance of scheduling and anticipation in boosting happiness and maintaining robust friendships. I’ll help you enhance your daily life with simple yet effective changes. 00:00 Intro 00:44 The Novelty Rule: A Neuroscience Hack to Create More Time 04:14 Weekly Novelty Rule Ideas 06:24 The Importance of Calendaring 08:05 Monthly Novelty Rule Adventures 16:06 Novelty Rule for Parents 18:33 Final Thoughts For more from me, you can find me on Instagram @lizmoody or www.lizmoody.com. Listen to Anna Goldfarb’s episode here The Secret To Making Soul Satisfying Friends As An Adult (Avoid The Mistake Everyone Makes!) To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order my new book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! This episode is sponsored by: AG1: visit drinkag1.com/lizmoody and get your FREE year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs today. Shopify: sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/lizm. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 259. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello friends and welcome to the Liz Moody podcast where every week we're sharing real science, real stories and realistic tools that actually level up every part of your life.
0:10.5	I'm your host Liz Moody and I'm a best-selling author and longtime journalist. Let's dive in.
0:15.0	One super quick note, I know that 50% of you listening to this episode do not follow the
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0:34.4	miss out on any of our upcoming shows they are jam-packed with science and
0:38.4	stories that will change your life. All right, let's get right into the episode. I've been using something called the
0:45.2	novelty rule and it makes life feel so much longer and so much more satisfying. It's the key to
0:51.4	eliminating that feeling of where did the last year go?
0:54.3	How did I just wake up and it's five years later?
0:57.6	It gets rid of that feeling like every day is the same, like you just wake up and you go to work and you watch TV while you eat dinner and then all of the days blend together. We can't technically slow down time, although if you've figured out away, please let me know.
1:12.6	But we can use neuroscience to hack our brain
1:15.6	to alter our perception of time,
1:18.1	making it feel like we have significantly more time
1:20.9	and our life is longer. This is based on research from Dr David Eagleman. He is a
1:25.4	neuroscientist from Stanford University and basically here is the core premise. The
1:31.2	brain's job is to build an internal model of the world. When you run
1:35.6	into surprises, it notes that because that's something new to add to the
1:38.9	model so your neural circuitry changes. But as you age, because you have seen things before, you have
1:46.2	done them before, you're not having to change your model of the world, so
1:51.1	you're not having to lay down new neural circuitry. So when you
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