The Real Reason You Avoid Checking Your Bank Balance
There's a notification on your phone you haven't opened, a red circle that keeps climbing, a balance you already suspect is lower than you'd like. This episode looks at why so many of us quietly stop ...
5 Sep 4min
7 Good Minutes: Extra - The 10 Seconds That Turn Comparison Into Something Useful
The next time you feel that familiar drop — the flash of "I'm behind" after seeing someone else's highlight — there's a specific, short practice that changes what happens next.This episode walks throu...
4 Sep 1min
The Real Reason a Stranger's Photo Can Wreck a Perfectly Good Day
You're waiting in the pickup line, or scrolling on a lunch break, or reading the family group chat, and there it is — someone else's trip, their finished kitchen, their perfectly matched holiday photo...
4 Sep 4min
How to Stop Re-Deciding the Same Thing Every Night
The fix for that nightly stall isn't more willpower — it's making the decision once, in advance, back when there's actually room to make it well.Start by noticing which decision in your week keeps lan...
3 Sep 1min
Why Simple Decisions Get Hard By Evening
It's 6:00 p.m. and someone is standing in the kitchen, unable to answer a question that shouldn't be hard — even though they handled something genuinely difficult with total composure twelve hours ear...
3 Sep 4min
7 Good Minutes: Extra — The One-Hour Rule for Saying No
Here's a simple way to say no this week without letting the guilt talk you into taking it back.Pick one real request that doesn't fit in your week, and say no in a single short sentence — something li...
2 Sep 1min
The Guilt That Shows Up After You Say No
Most of the yeses in your day happen before you've had a chance to check whether there's actually room for them — until the rare time you say no, and a fast, uncomfortable guilt shows up as if you'd d...
2 Sep 4min
A Two-Minute Way to Quiet a Loud To-Do List
Most of what's sitting on your to-do list isn't loud because of how much there is — it's loud because none of it has a specific time attached yet.This episode walks through a short exercise: choosing ...
1 Sep 1min
