Welcome to the 2025 Q3 Recap edition of Airplane Mode, where less is more and the WiFi is always off.

Every week, we curate 3 impactful ideas for you to stop and ponder, taking you away from the algorithm and putting you back in control of your most valuable resource: your attention.

After our final week of vacation for 2025 last week, this week we want to do a Q3 recap of some of the audience’s favorite clips from the first 10+ editions. Use this to reread some of your favorite clips or catch up with some that you might have missed!

And as always…thank you for flying with 99 Lives 🐆✈️

Airplane Mode #003: Smartphone addiction literally shrinks your brain

Airplane Mode #005: Treatment using magic mushrooms extends the lifespan of your cells & might help you live longer

Airplane Mode #009: People with ‘young brains’ outlive ‘old-brained’ peers

Airplane Mode #010: Maximizers vs. Satisficers: Who ends up more happy in the long run?

Airplane Mode #013: Smartphones before 13 could harm mental health for life

Airplane Mode #002: Narcissism is a spectrum

Airplane Mode #003: Communication in low-context & high-context cultures

Airplane Mode #004: Impatience is an argument with reality

Airplane Mode #006: Peach vs Coconut Cultures

Airplane Mode #009: Traveler Mindsets - Tourist, Traveler, or Pilgrim

Airplane Mode #007: How we breakup - 3 core strategies humans use to end relationships

Airplane Mode #008: You can literally make yourself more introverted or extroverted

Airplane Mode #009: New psychology research reveals why people stay in situationships

Airplane Mode #010: Why ‘ghosting’ is so damaging

Airplane Mode #011: The neuroscience of rejection: The surprising way your brain learns from being left out

Thanks for reading the our first recap edition! We will be back with our normally scheduled programming next week.

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