109 episodes

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-science-meets-word-nerd host Kristin Graham offers shortcuts on how to navigate our cluttered digital world so you can spend more time enjoying life offline. She's done the research and tried-the-things, so you get the headlines and hacks without all the homework.

Fewer Things Better Kristin Graham

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 57 Ratings

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-science-meets-word-nerd host Kristin Graham offers shortcuts on how to navigate our cluttered digital world so you can spend more time enjoying life offline. She's done the research and tried-the-things, so you get the headlines and hacks without all the homework.

    Ep. 109 - Where Are You Due for an Upgrade?

    Ep. 109 - Where Are You Due for an Upgrade?

    Sometimes even the act of thinking about change can stop us from making the day-to-day decisions in our lives. This episode looks at when and why we might resist the switches we ultimately know are necessary. Whether it's information overload, fear of something new, or just being too tired, there are a few ways we can boost our brain to see the small steps to bigger (or smaller) options.

    • 7 min
    Ep.108 - A Recipe for Results: Goals + Actions = Decisions

    Ep.108 - A Recipe for Results: Goals + Actions = Decisions

    How often do your "have to" and "want to" items end up moving from one list to the next, or are replaced by a new, urgent thing, or are subconsciously just avoided?When it comes to true progress, a decision isn't made until action is taken. This episode looks at the how we can stop tracking things and start doing them. It also explores the micro-momentum from taking small steps in the direction of your decision.

    • 8 min
    Ep. 107- Giving & Receiving (Part 2): Updating Your Menu

    Ep. 107- Giving & Receiving (Part 2): Updating Your Menu

    This episode continues the conversation from Episode 106 about exploring your own comfort with giving and receiving. In this episode, we look further at the layers of what it takes (and how it feels) to create, revise, and communicate your own wants. Learn more about the psychology behind social cohesion and why it sometimes takes a few drafts to discover our own mental menu.

    • 8 min
    Ep. 106 - Giving & Receiving: What's On Your Menu?

    Ep. 106 - Giving & Receiving: What's On Your Menu?

    In the busy buzz of everyday life, we can lose sight of what it is that we actually want. In this episode, we take a closer look at how we can better receive and how spending a little extra time to create a mental menu of wants empowers us - and those who give to us.

    • 8 min
    Ep. 105 - Quick Conversation Starters & Exits

    Ep. 105 - Quick Conversation Starters & Exits

    In this episode, we explore strategies we can use to start (and sometimes end) conversations with confidence and grace. Join the conversation as we break the ice and unlock the potential for authentic connection.

    • 8 min
    Ep. 104 - The Superpower Science of Math & Money

    Ep. 104 - The Superpower Science of Math & Money

    Money (and time) both have a compounding nature - and when we apply this idea in our lives, it can greatly affect not only our finances and our goals. This episode offers insight and ideas on how to explore the power of patience as we invest our money, time, and energy.

    • 10 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
57 Ratings

57 Ratings

PeteBeskas ,

Fun and nerdy

I love listening to Kristen, she’s always sharing little nuggets that seem to sit with me for weeks and prompt me to want to learn more.

Congrats on such a great listen!

CeciliaMD ,

Cecilia

Love Kristin’s energy and focus to help us achieve all our intentional goals. She helps with productivity, focus as well as wellbeing. Great podcast for professionals.

Yogimark ,

Making the Complex Simple

Intelligent, insightful and engaging. And yes..... she does make the complex simple.

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