Why does childhood feel endless, but the last five years feel like they disappeared?

In this episode, I break down something I call The Novelty Rule — the idea that intentionally introducing new experiences into your life can actually make your life feel longer.

Your brain is a prediction machine. When experiences are repetitive, it compresses them. When something is new, it creates a prediction error, activates dopamine, and strengthens memory encoding in the hippocampus. Novel moments take up more “mental space” in hindsight, which is why routine makes time blur, and novelty stretches it.

We’ll talk about:

• Why your brain compresses familiar experiences

• How dopamine signals importance (not just pleasure)

• Why childhood feels long and adulthood feels fast

• The connection between novelty, neuroplasticity, and cognitive health

• My simple framework: 1 small disruption daily, 1 new experience weekly, 1 new skill quarterly, and 1 big event annually

If you’re tired of life feeling like it’s on autopilot, this episode is your reminder: you don’t have to add years to your life to expand it.

Try the Novelty Rule this week and see what happens.

Study referenced:Rutledge, R. B., Skandali, N., Dayan, P., & Dolan, R. J. (2014). A computational and neural model of momentary subjective well-being. Psychological Science, 25(3), 780–790. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613504966

Intro and outro music by Pecan Pie.

I used to think affirmations were kind of… dumb. Standing in front of a mirror saying “I am beautiful, I am successful, I am happy” just didn’t feel constructive to me.

But after learning about limiting beliefs, everything clicked. In order to change your actions, you must first change your beliefs.

In this episode, I share how I created my first mind movie, a short, personalized visualization video combining affirmations, music, and imagery; and why it’s already shifting my thought patterns after just one week.

We’ll talk about:

• How limiting beliefs are formed

• Why affirmations sometimes don’t stick

• The psychology behind repetition and visualization

• What a mind movie is and why it works

• How to create your own (step-by-step)

If you’ve ever felt stuck, behind, or like your goals are “not for you,” this episode will show you how to start rewiring that narrative, just two minutes at a time.Intro and outro music by Pecan Pie.

The woo wooing is just mother nature cheering you on.