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Potential New Alzheimers Disease Treatment Reduces Amyloid Plaque by up to 80%
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Potential New Alzheimers Disease Treatment Reduces Amyloid Plaque by up to 80%

byGreatNewsPodMarch 11, 2023June 16, 2023
A study from UTHealth Houston suggests that a novel, disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer’s disease may…
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A Hormone Injection May Sober You Up Quicker When You Are Really Drunk.

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Treating Brain Damage May Be Possible Soon Thanks to Brain Organoids
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Treating Brain Damage May Be Possible Soon Thanks to Brain Organoids

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Groundbreaking blood exchange therapy has reduced Alzheimer’s effects in mice…
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Groundbreaking blood exchange therapy has reduced Alzheimer’s effects in mice…

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The study showed that performing a series of whole blood exchange treatments to partially replace…
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Air Pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s Disease, children’s cognitive decline, and even death.
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Air Pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s Disease, children’s cognitive decline, and even death.

byGreatNewsPodMarch 18, 2021June 16, 2023
Air Pollution may contribute to substancial cognitive decline in children, unexplained death, and Alzheimer's disease.
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No Cure of Alzheimer’s Disease… yet.
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No Cure of Alzheimer’s Disease… yet.

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Why isn't there a cure or an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease yet?
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A mouse study may have uncovered a drug that can prevent Alzheimer’s Disease.
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A mouse study may have uncovered a drug that can prevent Alzheimer’s Disease.

byGreatNewsPodMarch 10, 2021June 16, 2023
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the Daily Quote – Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day
the Daily Quote – Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

Tune in daily to get a short dose of daily inspiration to kick start your day in a positive way.

the Daily Quote brings you inspirational quotes to help motivate and inspire your day with positivity.
Listen to the show for positive quotes from Albert Einstein, Maya Angelo, Seth Godin, Tony Robbins, Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr, John Lennon, William Shakespeare, Lao Tzu, Confucius and more…

Every single day you will hear a motivational quote to fire up your day.

Naval Ravikant – “Find what feels like play to you, but looks like work to others.”
byAndrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day

Welcome to the Daily Quote — I'm Andrew McGivern.

This episode is brought to you by the Great News podcast. Because good news should be heard.

Today's quote comes from Naval Ravikant — entrepreneur, philosopher, and co-founder of AngelList, one of Silicon Valley's most influential thinkers on wealth, happiness, and how to build a life that actually works.

He once said:

”Find what feels like play to you, but looks like work to others.”

This question sounds simple. It is anything but.
Most career advice tells you to follow your passion, find your purpose, do what you love.

Naval's version is more precise than that — and more useful. He's not just asking what you enjoy. He's asking what you enjoy so much that you'd do it for hours without noticing the time passing — while someone watching from the outside would think you were grinding.

That gap — between how it feels to you and how it looks to everyone else — is where your greatest competitive advantage lives.

Naval explains that when work feels like play, you will outcompete everyone doing the same thing as actual work — because you'll do it effortlessly, for longer, without burning out.

If others want to compete with you, they're going to be working while you're playing — and they're going to lose.
Think about what that means. In any field, the people who rise to the top aren't always the most talented at the start.

They're often simply the ones who couldn't stop doing the thing — who found it so naturally engaging that the hours others found exhausting felt, to them, like play.

Naval ties this directly to what he calls specific knowledge — skills that come only from genuine interest, not from training programs or schools. When someone truly enjoys what they're doing, they spend more time on it without forcing themselves, learning happens faster, and effort feels lighter.

That's not just a career philosophy. It's a competitive strategy. Find the overlap between what lights you up and what the world values — and no one can touch you.

When I started this podcast, people would ask how I found the time. The honest answer is that it never felt like I was spending time — it felt like I was enjoying it. Researching quotes, crafting scripts, thinking about ideas that might shift someone's perspective. To me, that's play. To someone on the outside, it looks like a daily production grind.

That's exactly what Naval is describing. And I think it's one of the best tests available for whether you're doing the right work — not how successful it looks, but how it feels from the inside.

So here's the question — and it's worth sitting with honestly: What feels like play to you but looks like work to everyone else?

Not what you think you should love. Not what seems impressive or practical. What actually lights you up so much that you lose track of time doing it?

Because that's the thing. Find it — and you'll never be outworked. Because for you, it was never work to begin with.

That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern — I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Naval Ravikant – “Find what feels like play to you, but looks like work to others.”
Naval Ravikant – “Find what feels like play to you, but looks like work to others.”
March 24, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Eleanor Roosevelt – “It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”
March 23, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Tony Robbins – “Ten years from now you’ll laugh at whatever’s stressing you out today. So why not laugh now?”
March 22, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Octavia Butler – “First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit is persistence in practice.”
March 21, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Mia Hamm – “Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don’t settle for them.”
March 20, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Pablo Picasso – “Action is the foundational key to all success.”
March 19, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Carl Lewis – “If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.”
March 18, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Bill Phillips – “The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.”
March 17, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Charles Buxton – “You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.”
March 16, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Rhonda Byrne – “Every single second is an opportunity to change your life, because in any moment you can change the way you feel.”
March 15, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
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Great News | Inspiring Stories, Positive Developments and Good News
Great News | Inspiring Stories, Positive Developments and Good News

The Great News Podcast is your source for positive news, inspiring stories, and good news from around the world. We skip the doom and gloom of mainstream media to focus on scientific breakthroughs, environmental wins, and the inspiring news that proves the world is getting better. Join Andrew McGivern for a dose of optimism and uplifting stories that will change your perspective on human progress.
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Keep looking for the good in the world, because it is not only there – its everywhere.

Self-Spreading CRISPR and the Sun Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion
byAndrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration

This episode is brought to you by the Daily Quote. The podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way.

Today, we are diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medicine, biotechnology, and sustainable energy. What if a gene editor could replicate and spread like a virus to ensure it reaches every cell that needs a cure? That is our lead story today.

Plus, we have a ”rechargeable sun battery” that outperforms lithium-ion, tiny bubbles that shatter cancer’s defenses, and a city-wide success story in wiping out Dengue fever.

CRISPR Gene Editor Replicates and Spreads Like a Virus

New Sun Battery Beats Lithium-Ion

Bubbles and Ultrasound Break Soften Tumour Walls for Better Treatment

Wiping Out Dengue Fever

And don’t forget to stick around for the speed round, where we’ll dive into even more great news.Prime C Shows Striking Survival Benefit in ALS Clinical Trial

Inhalable Treatment Could Replace Months of Pills for TB

Could a “Longevity Protein” Slow How We Age?An Inflammation Suppressor Decreases Mortality
Turning Our Own DNA Against Cancer

Until next time, keep looking for the good in the world, because it’s not only there—it’s everywhere.

Self-Spreading CRISPR and the Sun Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion
Self-Spreading CRISPR and the Sun Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion
March 18, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Cancer-Eating Bacteria, 10-Passenger Flying Taxis, and the First Moon Harvest
March 9, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Can We Bottle the Sun? Plus the AI Tool Outperforming Doctors in Rare Disease Diagnosis
March 7, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Lower Crime and More Energy
March 3, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Saving the Banana and Reversing Brain Aging
February 28, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Mushroom Boxes and Bacterial Mating
February 25, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
How AI is Designing Custom Antibodies and Curing Cancer
February 21, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
3D-Printed Organs & Steel Brain Probes: The Next Frontier of Medical Tech
February 17, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Resetting Cells to “Age Zero” and Turning Tumors Against Themselves
February 13, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Psychedelics Without the “Trip”: New Drugs for Depression and PTSD
February 10, 2026
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    Naval Ravikant – “Find what feels like play to you, but looks like work to others.”

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    Eleanor Roosevelt – “It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”

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    Tony Robbins – “Ten years from now you’ll laugh at whatever’s stressing you out today. So why not laugh now?”

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    Octavia Butler – “First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit is persistence in practice.”

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    Self-Spreading CRISPR and the Sun Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion
    byAndrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration

    This episode is brought to you by the Daily Quote. The podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way.

    Today, we are diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medicine, biotechnology, and sustainable energy. What if a gene editor could replicate and spread like a virus to ensure it reaches every cell that needs a cure? That is our lead story today.

    Plus, we have a ”rechargeable sun battery” that outperforms lithium-ion, tiny bubbles that shatter cancer’s defenses, and a city-wide success story in wiping out Dengue fever.

    CRISPR Gene Editor Replicates and Spreads Like a Virus

    New Sun Battery Beats Lithium-Ion

    Bubbles and Ultrasound Break Soften Tumour Walls for Better Treatment

    Wiping Out Dengue Fever

    And don’t forget to stick around for the speed round, where we’ll dive into even more great news.Prime C Shows Striking Survival Benefit in ALS Clinical Trial

    Inhalable Treatment Could Replace Months of Pills for TB

    Could a “Longevity Protein” Slow How We Age?An Inflammation Suppressor Decreases Mortality
    Turning Our Own DNA Against Cancer

    Until next time, keep looking for the good in the world, because it’s not only there—it’s everywhere.

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    March 18, 2026
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    Cancer-Eating Bacteria, 10-Passenger Flying Taxis, and the First Moon Harvest
    March 9, 2026
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