Chronic Stress Blocks Prefrontal Blood Flow, Killing Clarity
Chronic stress reduces blood flow to your prefrontal cortex. That’s your strategic thinking center. So if you’ve felt foggy, reactive, less sharp in high-stakes conversations, this is why. It’s not age. It’s not you losing it. It’s your brain stuck in survival mode. You literally cannot access executive clarity from fight-or-flight.
Opportunities Constantly Knock—Learn to Hear Them
Opportunity doesn’t knock just once. It knocks all the time; though you may not recognize the sound. Pay attention. Opportunities are everywhere and often overlooked. #expertadvice #successtips #buildyourempire
Beyond Titles: True Growth Lies in Learning and Mentorship
Think it matters: Really matters: ——————— ——————— 10-20: grades learning to learn 20-30: first job first boss and sponsor 30-40: job titles ...
Simplify Digital Life: Fewer Choices, More Clarity
Digital freedom without structure becomes chaos. In this episode of APC, @johnnydecimal shares a simple framework for organizing your digital life — and why fewer choices create more clarity. https://t.co/GLH4lYzg7J How do you manage your files? https://t.co/W1lgoy0ZjH
Accept or Resist: Choose Your Response to the Uncontrollable
So true: There are situations in life that unfold and you have absolutely no #control over what-so-ever. And when you realize you are in a situation that is beyond your control, you have two choices to make...
Separate Devices and Silence Notifications to Stay Smarter
This is how you get dumber btw, true even before AI. Turn on DnD, put your phone in a drawer. The best option if you can is to separate work + personal devices so your work device can't even see...
Constant Naysayers Reveal Poor Decision-Making Skills
Watch out for people who argue against something whenever they can find something--anything-- wrong with it, without properly weighing all the pluses and minuses. Such people tend to be poor decision makers. #principleoftheday https://t.co/B2OBDkdlDr
When Your Cup Is Full, Teach Others
"Recognize when your cup is full. You were meant to be with people and have these moments in your life that teach you something. When you have achieved that, make space to teach others." - @katelin_cruse (EP.490) With thanks to @AlphaSenseInc, @MorningstarInc,...
We Overestimate Bad Events; Recovery Happens Faster
Have you ever dreaded something, only to find out it wasn't nearly as bad as you expected? Dan Gilbert and colleagues found that we consistently overestimate how terrible we'll feel after bad events. A breakup, a job loss, even a serious...
Kindness Isn’t Weakness; Set Boundaries Against Takers
Some people take your kindness for weakness because that's exactly what it is. . Givers have to set boundaries because takers rarely do.
Adopt a Collect, Organ
Notes. Screenshots. Slack messages. Voice memos. Random ideas at 11:47PM. You’re collecting nonstop. But without a daily organise habit, chaos wins. COD closes the loop. Collect. Organise. Do. Simple framework. Massive mental relief. https://t.co/edEGsruY96 https://t.co/jfmGGIFCdT
Dine Solo to Boost Confidence for Solo Travel
My number one tip for a girlie who aspires to go on a solo trip one day but doesn’t have the confidence yet is start taking yourself out to dinner. It helped with my confidence—I learned how to turn the...
True Productivity: Intentional Habits, Not Endless Busyness
What real productivity looks like: - Plan your day night before - Start before you're ready - Do the hardest task first - Improve 1 thing daily - Finish what you start - Rest with intention - Protect mornings - Work in silence - Review output - Track results Stop chasing...
Consistent Reliability Beats Occasional Brilliance
Send this to someone who just keeps showing up! Consistently reliable > occasionally extraordinary #growth #mindset #energy
Fear Becomes a Weapon, Trapping Modern Minds
Calling out “fear” this Wednesday morning ☀️ it’s insane to me how much people weaponize rhis human trait for their own good and how many people’s nervous systems are conditioned to find it and see it out and allow it...
Unresolved Cognitive Schemas Fuel Relapsing Mental Health Issues
Sometimes a mental health problem keeps coming back because the work did not identify deeper, less conscious cognitive schema networks. Let's dive in.
Stop Nighttime Overthinking: Treat Thoughts, Not Emergencies
My latest article is on nighttime overthinking and six evidence-based ways to stop that from happening. The short version: everyone's brain throws up random thoughts at night. Bad sleepers just have a brain that treats them like emergencies.
Talk Less, Execute More: Let Results Speak
Nobody tells you this: There's an inverse relationship between talk and execution. The people who constantly talk about their plans rarely execute them. Learn to work without validation. Stop telling people what you're going to do. Just go do it....
Break the Revenge Spiral with Practical Mental Strategies
Will you try to use these strategies the next time your mind spirals down a revenge fantasy rabbit hole?
Shoot Your Shot—You’re Qualified, Valuable, and Capable
Maybe someone else needs to read this too… shoot your shot. You are qualified. You’re valuable. You already know you’re capable. Your fear of rejection or falling short of expectations is not something you need to worry about when you...
Three Simple Decisions to Transform Your 2026 Life
NEW podcast episode is up! How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Maria Popova, Morgan Housel, Cal Newport, Craig Mod, and Debbie Millman Many of us feel like we’re drowning in invisible complexity. So I wanted...
Cross‑disciplinary, Inverted, and Creative Thinking Unlock Hidden Opportunities
How to see opportunities others miss: 1) Study a totally different field, then return to the original problem. Apply insights from other domains. 2) Invert the problem. Try to achieve the opposite. 3) Find ways to engage with hyper-creative people. Their thinking will...
Transform Self-Judgment Into Authentic Self-Love
Join me for this 6-week online course and learn practices that can help us stop judging ourselves and instead, connect more deeply to our most alive, most authentic and loving self. Here's the link to learn more & register (link...
Annual Review: Gratitude First, Long‑Term Growth Unlocked
My new book is available for pre-order 🎉 "Life in Perspective: The Art and Power of the Annual Life Review" comes out Nov. 3 in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook This book distills nearly two decades of practicing annual reviews into a...
15 Years of Growth Yields $100M Portfolio
I've been serious about personal development and getting better at business for 15+ years. But not just reading and thinking about business... I've put the concepts to work. I sold my first business for 7 figures and built...
Mind Over Doubt: Bannister’s Coach Saved History
The 1st sub 4 mile almost didn't happen. Bannister wanted to call off the attempt. His coach saw him full of doubts and asked one question: “If you forego this chance, would you ever forgive yourself for the rest of your life?...
Delay Gratification, Earn Long‑Term Freedom
My entire life changed when I realized you have to sacrifice short-term freedom in order to earn long-term freedom. Instant gratification is the thief of your dreams. Sacrifice is the cost of entry. Delayed gratification is the key to the...
Meditation Benefits Without Long Retreats—Try Our App
Will you try sharpening your mind through meditation? And I should add, meditation retreats are objectively great but you do not have to go on a 45 day retreat to notice the benefits of a practice. If you're meditation curious...
Why Psychologists Share Their Own Mental Health Stories
Why as a psychologist I choose to publicly disclose my personal mental health history I am having lots of thoughts so buckle up 🧵
Own Your Flaws, Transform Pain Into Liberation
I do recommend looking at your patterns and finding out how much of a dick you’ve been in your life and realizing you have a part to play in likely all things that are going wrong in your life. Pretty...
Action Beats Talk: Celebrate Those Who Actually Create
You can “take about writing or ✍️ drawing or anything” but until you put pencil ✏️ to paper … you’re doing nothing but building a fake narrative to hide your insecurities and fear … my friends … this post is...
Minimalism Builds Confidence to Risk with Barely Anything
“One of the many life skills that you want to learn at a fairly young age is the skill of being an ultra-thrifty, minimal kind of little wisp that’s traveling through time . . . in the sense of learning...
Feel the Pain, Don’t Let Atrocity Numb You
Atrocity becomes normalized when we see it so repeatedly that we start going numb. This is how people, over time, feel so beaten down they can't stand up, or worse - start participating in harm. Don't avoid the news, but imit...
Saying No May Hurt, But Self‑Honor Endures
A gentle reminder for my sisterfriends... You were not put here to make everyone comfortable at your own expense. The discomfort of saying no is temporary. Learning to honor yourself is worth every awkward moment it takes to get there.
Comparison Blinds Us; Humility and Self‑love Needed
So many are stuck in a “glass half full” 🥃 mindset…envy, jealousy, resentment, longing, desire, begrudging, rivalry, yearning,spite of others isn’t allowing you to see the “good” you have … comparison to what others “have” has destroyed a generation of...
Science-Backed Strategies to Break Everyday Addictive Habits
Will you try this the next time you’re hit by an urge to mindlessly scroll, shop, eat, or whatever habit you’d like to break? Today I’m talking to Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Dr. Eric Garland about the science...
Working Late Isn’t Ambition, It’s Burnout’s Shortcut
If you’re the woman who says, “It’s fine, I’ll just get ahead tonight,” and then spends Sunday evening working “just a little”… I see you. That’s not ambition. That’s a fast track to burn out. Download my free guide before burnout...
Sunday Evening Cortisol Spike? Reset Your Nervous System
Research shows cortisol levels spike on Sunday evenings for working professionals. So, if your chest feels tight around 6 p.m., you’re not weak. You’re conditioned to have a stress response. I can help: Download my free guide for quick and easy...
Arguing with a Fool Turns You Into One
Send this video to someone who needs to hear it today! Lesson: If you argue with a fool, you become one. #growth #relationships #mindset
ADHD? Try These Real Cleaning Strategies From a Psychologist
If this chart works like a charm for you, you probably don't have ADHD. Here are some strategies that actually might work to get you cleaning your space, from a psychologist with ADHD.
Stop Imagined Suffering: Stop Catastrophizing Future Events
We're so good at creating suffering that doesn't exist yet—catastrophizing about meetings that haven't happened, arguments that might never occur, worst-case scenarios that live only in our heads. By the way, my new audible original with Sebene Selassie, “Even You Can...
Healing Means Choosing Less, Not More Productivity
You don’t have to optimize your Saturday. You don’t have to turn rest into another project. Sometimes healing looks like doing less — on purpose. Download my free guide and start practicing that.
Rest Isn't a Reward—It's a Necessity
If your idea of relaxing is finishing everything first so you can “earn” your rest… hi. Recovering overachiever here too. Rest isn’t a reward for productivity. Download my free guide and let’s unlearn that together.
Beyond Us & Them: Science of Compassion
How do we stay grounded in the heart when the world feels more divided than ever? Join the globalcompassioncoalition for a profound conversation between teacher Tara Brach and scholar Paul Gilbert, chaired by Rick Hanson. Together, they explore the biology...
Saturdays: Stop the Catch‑Up Grind, Prioritize Rest
Why do we treat Saturdays like unpaid admin days? Catch up on life. Catch up on errands. Catch up on being human. At this point I’d like to catch up on missed sleep from the last 6 years.
Embrace Uncertainty: The Key to Winning
The one who can tolerate the most uncertainty is the one who will eventually win. #growth #mindset #energy
Rest Is Enough; You Don’t Need to Finish Everything
You don’t have to complete everything on your to do list today. You can just BE. REST. It’s enough for today. Close the laptop. Drop your shoulders. Breathe.
We Misjudge Happiness, Overvalue Milestones, Undervalue Connection
You know that moment where you finally get what you've been chasing and it just... doesn't feel the way you expected? Research suggests we're genuinely bad at predicting what will make us happy. We overestimate how much the next big purchase...
Four Simple Steps to Protect Mental Health Working Remotely
Working from home can still mess with your mental health, so here are four ways to manage it. 💛 • Get social: Schedule the outing, book the FaceTime date, and give yourself something to look forward to. • Clear space = clear...
Leadership Lessons Aim to Empower Those We Serve
We study leadership for the same reason a parent studies parenting—so that those in our care will be the beneficiaries of our learning. Video from Chick-fil-A Next 2025, in conversation with Chief Legal Officer Lynette Smith