today in this long-awaited episode with terrible audio, Tia discusses our obsession with "healing".

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welcome to the first Collecting Bugs guided meditation :)

eft tapping points: https://www.thetappingsolution.com/blog/eft-tapping-chart-getting-to-know-the-9-main-tapping-points/

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today we're discussing the benefits of boredom.

information overload https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35114833/

King's College London and the University of Limerick https://researchrepository.ul.ie/articles/journal_contribution/Can_boredom_help_Increased_prosocial_intentions_in_response_to_boredom/19829128

WSU study https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2019/07/08/boring-looking-brain-reacts-boredom-help-people-cope/

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this week, we're discussing why you should stop taking things personally, and Tia ranks popular self-help advice on a tier list.

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discussing decision fatigue, overstimulation, and the attention economy.

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discussing our obsession with hard work and where it comes from.

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on the first episode of collecting bugs, we're discussing the benefits of putting your phone down and touching grass.

earthing doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ddtR0XDVU

sources:

- https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-09/documents/backgrounder.pdf#:~:text=Most%20people%20are%20aware%20that%20outdoor%20air%20pollution,more%20than%20100%20times—%20higher%20than%20outdoor%20levels.

- https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/the_consequences_of_children_spending_less_time_outdoors

- https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/wellness-benefits-great-outdoors

- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/science-and-research/surface-transmission.html

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31615762/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/

https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/pubs_ext_vt_edu/en/426/426-721/426-721.html

- https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/cg_7.html

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