It's time to flip the script on acts of kindness.

Instead of doing something kind for someone else, how about doing an act of kindness for yourself?

My colleague Edie Lambert is back on the show and we're building on some concepts that came up in a recent episode about "pandemic brain."

It's the feeling of overwhelm and foggy thinking that a lot of us have after two years of pandemic life.

Psychologist Dr. Hillary Van Horn-Gatlin encouraged us to slow down, get outside, sleep and stop multi-tasking to get some mental relief.

Turns out, it's harder than you think.

Many listeners struggled to figure out how one could live a life of solo focus.

My conclusion? Start small and do what you can.

Edie's conclusion? Be kind to yourself.

Edie has come up with an efficient way to get a brain boost each day.

And there's an accountability hack that's one text away.

It works. We've tried it and we want to share our "kindness challenge" with you.

On this Dying to Ask:

Why an act of self-kindness is powerful

How to make sure you stick with the challenge

And the surprising response to our pandemic brain episode