Something You Should Know The Power of Noticing What Matters & Mastering Meaningful Conversation-SYSK Choice
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Feb 28, 2026 
Charles Duhigg, bestselling author on habits and communication, shares practical skills for making conversations more connective. Tali Sharot, cognitive neuroscientist, explores habituation and how noticing restores appreciation. They discuss resparkling everyday life, when to choose deeper talks, simple experiments to notice more, and techniques to make others feel truly heard.
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Viagra Keeps Cut Flowers Perky Longer
- A test showed crushed Viagra in vase water kept cut flowers perky for nearly two weeks.
- Mike Carruthers contrasts this with mixed or negative results for aspirin and limited benefit from standard flower-food packets.
Slower Habituation Fuels Creativity
- Slower habituators tend to be more creative because they retain more stray information.
- Sharot notes that inventors and creators hold sounds, images, and ideas longer, allowing novel combinations to emerge.
Switch Settings For Short Creative Boosts
- Change your environment briefly to boost creative thinking for short windows.
- Sharot says simple moves like working in a coffee shop or taking a walk produce about six minutes of enhanced creativity each time.
