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A screen grab from the Garbage Island documentary by Vice

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Garbage Island

The cover of A Concise History of the World by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks

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A Concise History of the World

The cover of Postcapitalism by Paul Mason

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Postcapitalism

The cover of So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport

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So Good They Can’t Ignore You

An infographic showing the fight or flight response, the body's response to stress

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The Fight or Flight Response

A cartoon of Mark Smith, the Man in Seat 61

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The Man in Seat 61

Episode 2 of the Tim Ferriss Podcast with Josh Waitzkin as a guest

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Tim Ferriss Podcast #2: Josh Waitzkin

A man wearing a virtual reality headset — an example of a recent gadget.

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Own your gadgets — don’t let them own you.

The cover of Drive by Dan Pink, a blueprint for maximising your motivation

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Drive

An interactive page from The Guardian showing all the flights worldwide in a 24-hour period

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All the world’s connections

The cover of the book The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle

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The Talent Code

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Screened Out

A clock with Roman numerals, showing the time

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Slow down time

The cover of Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

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Invisible Cities

A panorama of Railay's east beach

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Life can’t always be planned

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Selfless Improvement

The title for the What I've Learned video on how to improve willpower through heart rate variability

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Improve Willpower in 5 Minutes

The cover of the book Southeast Asia: An introductory history by Milton Osborne

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Southeast Asia: An Introductory History

The title for the What I've Learned YouTube video on how high or low levels of salt (sodium) affect your health

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Salt: Are you getting enough?

A close up of a wave

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Urges are waves. Let them break.