Fewer Things Better
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 175
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Ep. 15 - Words: How Being Messy Makes You Stand Out
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 y…
Ep. 14 - Using Bitter & Sweet: How Grit Is a Superpower
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 …
Ep. 13 - Productivity: Go Slow to Go Fast
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 come…
Ep. 12 - Words: Creating Personal Graduation Ceremonies
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 …
Ep. 11 - Productivity: It's About Time
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…
Ep. 10 - Productivity: Decision Fatigue & Making Minutes Matter
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-n…
Ep. 9 - Habits: The Benefit of Being Boring
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 be…
Ep. 8 - Communications: Bottom Line on Top (BLOT)
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 t…
Ep. 7 - Neuroplasticity: Four Ways to Boost Your Brain
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 …
Ep. 6 - Words Matter: Who Are Your Engines & Anchors?
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…
Ep. 5 - Productivity: Hidden Procrastination Habits + Two Quick Tips
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 wi…
Ep. 4 - Productivity: The Science of Why When Matters
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 elemen…
Ep. 3 - Multitasking Is a Myth
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 th…
Ep. 2 - The Attention Economy
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 wi…
Ep. 1 - Fewer Things Better
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 conversati…