Fewer Things Better

We'd love to hear from you! We often overestimate what we can get done in a day and underestimate the progress that can happen in just a few minutes. This episode outlines the time-based tool of a 10 Minute Kickstart and how the act of simply starting something gives your brain a boost that can propel further progress. 

We'd love to hear from you! This episode explores the powerful potential of words – seven words in particular – and how using them might bring opportunities to different situations in your life. Words unspoken often leave larger regrets than those shared. While a few words don’t brush away all the thorns of life, they can, at times, offer a salve for the soul. And sometimes the impact of our w...

We'd love to hear from you! As we seek shortcuts to buy more time, there is a cost to every convenience. Technology has brought many innovations – and it can also add wide layers of aloneness.  Every shortcut you use is a detour from something else. So make sure you know the cost of each trade and where it's better to take the longer, less convenient route.

We'd love to hear from you! When the brain – and the body – is processing a traumatic experience, it’s as if all the wires were pulled out of the wall all at once. The surface functions all still work fine, but your brain and body have been jolted into survival mode. The nervous system is halted from its regular flow and works overtime to try to go around that giant rock that was just dropped...

We'd love to hear from you! This episode is for those who struggle to make their words be perfect. As a former journalist, I get it. And I've learned - the long and hard way - that being messy helps you write better, faster. Too often, we are trying to craft the finished product from start to finish. There's time to revise later, but start by starting. Words are meant to create a con...

We'd love to hear from you! It’s fun when you get lucky or win on the first try. However, there are gifts that come from disappointment. Grit comes after the gravel of life shows up. It’s a gift with purchase alongside the sting of heartache. We can take a loss today and compost the parts of it that fertilize the mind and invigorate the action forward. 

We'd love to hear from you! Exhaustion is not a status symbol. We do not win by doing it all.  This episode focuses on the often-overlooked benefit of Rest and explores the productivity boost that comes in three ways:  Reboot, Recalibrate, and Recharge. Rest is a companion you must invite into your life. Once you embrace the art of slow, you can spend time enjoying the life you have worked so...

We'd love to hear from you! This episode is being posted on the day that my oldest son graduates from high school. In honor of this, today’s topic is about how specific words have the power to propel us forward.  The Bottom Line on Top (or BLOT) is that certain ceremonies of life are within our control to designate, recognize, celebrate, and claim. “Graduate” is an important word to adopt and...

We'd love to hear from you! Our relationship with time is both tangible and psychological. It's the one asset everyone shares equally and yet also seems to be in short supply universally. This episode explores our role in this relationship in three areas: The indecision loop, the ambiguity of 'maybe', and the gift of time with no agenda. Invest six minutes to learn ideas on how...

We'd love to hear from you! In the average day, most adults have 1,020 minutes to navigate daily life.  A lot of those minutes are spent making thousands of decisions between this-and-that and what's-next. The effect of that on our brain is often decision fatigue. There is a mental cost to how you spend your time and progress comes from making your minutes matter.  Learn a few simply re-f...

We'd love to hear from you! Successful people do consistently what other people do occasionally. If you want sexy results, try being boring - daily. In this short episode, learn about the concept of being an "everyday person," habit sprints like a Badass 30, and how habit stacking triggers your brain to adopt new actions. 

We'd love to hear from you! It takes extra effort to be heard in this noisy world.  One communication tool you can try is using a BLOT (Bottom Line on Top). In this 5-minute episode, Kristin outlines the benefits of finding - and using - a BLOT. This is especially helpful in written communications as the average recipient spends only four seconds before deciding if they will interact with it i...

We'd love to hear from you! We are what we repeat.  Neuroplasticity is the science behind our capacity to rewire our brains.  This 7-minute episode looks at four simple steps that can help refresh our mental map and put you on the path to positive progress. 

We'd love to hear from you! Daily deposits are being made into your mind through words. And those words, either add or subtract from your self-confidence. Which voices do you hear from the most on any given day? The people you hear from the most are your bankers - they are either investing in you or they are divesting from you.  You get to be in charge of what nourishments go into the soil of...

We'd love to hear from you! If you got an extra hour today, what would you do with that found time?  The more you focus on productivity, the more you're going to find time.  One way to kickstart that with mental momentum.  This episode explores that momentum plus how procrastination, research, and perfectionism are derailers of productivity and how the power of dopamine can work with us o...

We'd love to hear from you! In this episode, we're going to talk about why when matters. Specifically, we explore the study of chronobiology, which reflects your body's natural timekeeping. Key elements of this topic reference the great book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink. While we don't always have control over our calendars, knowing when we can a...

We'd love to hear from you! In this episode, Kristin walks through why multitasking is a myth, what happens to our brains when we try to do so many things at once, and why white space is oxygen for the brain.  (10 minutes)

We'd love to hear from you! We live in a go-go busy world and getting your attention is big business. There is a reason why your brain gets distracted so many times during the day. Spend 11 minutes with Kristin to understand more of the science and psychology behind the tech brain drain we often feel. To better navigate the attention economy, start by recognizing what boosts our brain and what...

We'd love to hear from you! This episode is the welcome mat to the idea that it really is possible to do fewer things better in your life. Time is in limited supply so this 4-minute kickoff conversation shares a bit about what you will hear along the way and introduces you to host Kristin Graham, who shares her own insights from living a busy, messy, beautiful life along with the science and r...