3 Simple Ways to Sleep Better
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Life is noisy, but your brain doesn't have to be. This quick weekly conversation offers smart, simple ways to retrain your brain to hack your productivity and communicate better. Brain-scien...
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20 of 235 episodesHow to Start a Conversation With Anyone
Ever dread walking into a room full of strangers? Kristin Graham shares practical ways to make talking to anyone feel a lot easier. Drawing...
How the Time Change Affects Your Brain
Changing the clock takes a second, but your biology does not update instantly. Kristin Graham explains how light sets your circadian rhythm,...
Why Can’t I Focus on Focusing?
Are you asking your brain to carry too much information instead of doing the work in front of you? In this episode, Kristin Graham breaks do...
Handling Criticism: When Feedback Isn't a Gift
Criticism doesn't have to be a social threat, despite how your brain might react in the moment. Kristin Graham unpacks the science behind ha...
Kristin Graham on "Expertly Said"
Can doing less actually help you achieve more? Kristin Graham shares insights from neuroscience on how pausing and doing fewer things better...
The (Brain) Science of Giving Good Compliments
Your words can become a powerful gift when the brain's reward centers are activated. In this episode Kristin Graham shares how giving a comp...
Ep. 228 - When Life Isn’t Fair: How to Help Your Brain Let It Go
Why does life feel so unfair, and what can you do about it? In this episode, Kristin Graham explores how our brains process unfairness and t...
Ep. 227 - You’re Already Ready: Stop Overpreparing
How often do you find yourself editing that email one too many times or over-analyzing decisions? This episode is all about shifting from pr...
Ep. 226 - Why Small Steps Work Better Than Big Plans
What if the easiest way to make progress is to make the task smaller? In this episode of Fewer Things Better, I explore the power of “micro”...
Ep. 225 - Why You Procrastinate (and What Your Brain Needs)
Procrastination isn’t always a sign that you need to try harder. Sometimes, your brain needs you to stop trying for a minute. In this episod...
Ep. 224 - Habits Are Promises You Keep to Yourself
How do you transform a commitment into a habit that truly sticks? Committing to something is only the first step; making it a lasting habit...
Ep. 223 - You're Allowed to Let Things Be Easy
Are you open to the idea that easy isn't lazy? In this episode, we explore why accepting ease might actually be a sign of progress, and why...
My Conversation on America (A Feed Drop From A Perfectly Imperfect Union)
What can we learn from America's imperfect journey towards its 250th birthday? Kristin Graham shares a special episode from Michael O'Brien'...
Decision Fatigue? Try This Simple Step
What would you do with an extra hour in your day if you could buy it? Decision fatigue is a common struggle linked to brain chemistry, not p...
Revenge Bedtime Costs More Than Sleep
How much sleep did you get last night, the real number between sheets, not just bedtime? Two nights of less-than-six-hours can leave you slu...
The Productivity Trap You Don't Notice
Are you changing what needs fixing or just working around it? Sometimes the fastest way forward is to address what's been holding you back....
Ep. 218 - Why You Keep Losing Money Without Spending a Dime
What if the money you're losing isn't from bad spending decisions — it's from things you stopped noticing? In this episode of Fewer Things B...
Ep. 217 - How to Sleep Better: Your Body Has Clues
You have tried the routine. You saved the Instagram post. You bought the thing. So why are you still staring at the ceiling at midnight? Wha...
Ep. 216 - What Your Scars Know That Your Brain Keeps Forgetting
What if the most interesting part of your story isn't the wound — it's the healing? In this episode of Fewer Things Better, Kristin gets per...