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Applied psychology for real life. Each episode turns behavioral science, practical frameworks, and proven research into clear tools for navigating change, building better habits, and growing with intention. No jargon, no quick fixes. Just useful ideas you can understand and apply. Brought to you by Jellypod.

  1. Episódio 1

    Burnout Isn’t Laziness: Rebuilding Energy After the Tank Hits Empty

    This episode breaks down burnout through exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced efficacy, and explains why “trying harder” often makes things worse. The hosts then explore practical recovery strategies built around energy, not discipline, including the demands-resources model and four kinds of restoration: detachment, relaxation, mastery, and control.

  2. Episódio 2

    Meditation Isn’t About Calm—It’s About Catching Yourself

    This episode reframes meditation as attention and response training, not a test of whether you feel peaceful, and explains why noticing boredom, irritation, and distraction is actually the work. It also breaks down which styles fit different needs, from breath focus for scattered minds to body scans, loving-kindness, and open monitoring for stress, self-criticism, and reactivity.

  3. Episódio 3

    Good Enough Beats Perfectionism

    This episode explores how perfectionism often hides as professionalism, delaying action while quietly serving fear and self-protection. The hosts share practical ways to define a minimum viable version, time-box work, and focus on what truly matters instead of endless polishing.

  4. Episódio 4

    Cut the Noise: Make Better Decisions When Time Is Tight

    John Silver shares a simple approach for navigating overloaded weeks by separating pressure from priority. The conversation focuses on identifying the most important open loops, taking one small 15-minute action, and using quick completion to build momentum.

  5. Episódio 5

    Why We Prefer More Pain: The Peak-End Effect

    This episode explores how peak-end rule and duration neglect shape what we remember about pain, exercise, and everyday chores. It also shares practical ways to boost motivation by designing better peaks and softer finishes.

  6. Episódio 6

    Why Your Anxiety Isn’t as Visible as You Think

    This episode breaks down the illusion of transparency—why we think our anxiety is obvious to everyone, even when it isn’t. It also explores a 2003 speech experiment showing that understanding the bias can improve performance and offers a practical Internal Volume dial technique for high-pressure moments.

  7. Episódio 7

    Why Your Future Calendar Keeps Lying to You

    This episode explores why we keep overbooking our future selves, from the Yes...Damn effect to the illusion that next month will somehow be less hectic. The hosts break down Resource Slack Theory and share practical ways to make better calendar decisions before routine chaos catches up. Show Notes Resource Slack and Propensity to Discount Delayed ...: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2005-01100-003

  8. Episódio 8

    Why We Think People Liked Us Less Than They Did

    This episode explores the liking gap—why we tend to underestimate how much others enjoyed talking with us—and breaks down the Yale research behind it. It also looks at how past peer victimization can intensify this bias and why our brains misread positive social signals in real time. Show Notes The Liking Gap in Conversations: Do People Like Us More ...: https://clarkrelationshiplab.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/BoothbyCooneySandstromClark2018.pdf The liking gap online: People like us more than we think: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245195882400215X Peer victimization but not social anxiety negatively influences ...: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12040327/

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Applied psychology for real life. Each episode turns behavioral science, practical frameworks, and proven research into clear tools for navigating change, building better habits, and growing with intention. No jargon, no quick fixes. Just useful ideas you can understand and apply. Brought to you by Jellypod.

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