Impatience

The Richard Nicholls Podcast by Richard Nicholls

Oct 1, 202617:49Health

Send us Fan Mail Once we expect something, our brain acts as if it's about to happen any second, and then gets cross when it doesn't. This week we look at why some waits feel endless and others fly by, what the marshmall...

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