Fewer Things Better

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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.

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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 into your life.  Re-wiring is possible, and there is an art to putting our mental pieces back together in a way to brings light to the way forward.  

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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 connection & the message matters more than the medium. 

Show notes: This episode refers to the work of Harvard psychologist George A. Miller and writer Anne Lamott. 

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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. 

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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 hard for. 

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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 apply to different facets of your life. It allows you to mark complete your time, energy, and investment. You can honor each of those aspects while still allowing yourself to move on. 

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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 to improve your relationship with time (and yourself). 

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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-frames to try when your brain hits overload status and to calculate your own price tag on those minutes. 

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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. 

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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 in that moment – or even at all. 

When communicating in the Attention Economy, make every word (and every second) count.