Habits and Behavior Change
221 episodes · Page 5 of 10
#3754: How to Stay Alert Without Burning Out
Practical strategies for maintaining situational awareness during a volatile security crisis without sacrificing your sanity.
#3722: Mapping Humanity's Biggest Unmet Need
Beyond Maslow's pyramid: what do humans actually need to flourish, and where is the global gap widest right now?
#3712: Can You Train Your Nose to Ignore a Scent You Hate?
How your nose physically stops noticing constant odors—and what to do when it won't.
#3697: How to Reclaim Your Social Life After Friend Inheritance
Feeling like a tenant in your partner’s social circle? Here’s what research says about building independent friendships.
#3690: What SERE Training Actually Teaches You
Beyond Bear Grylls: the real military survival framework and what civilians should actually learn.
#3687: How Curiosity Shapes Specialists and Generalists
Why some brains crave novelty while others seek depth—and how both types fit together in society.
#3647: Redesigning Your Day Around Unpredictable Energy
How occupational therapists help people with ADHD, chronic fatigue, and other conditions work with their energy instead of fighting it.
#3605: Can You Retain Audio While Doing Dishes?
Does folding laundry while listening to a podcast help or hurt retention? The science is surprisingly clear.
#3586: The Barney Giggle: How Childhood TV Shapes Adult Behavior
Did Barney the Dinosaur program your adult social responses? The surprising neuroscience of childhood media conditioning.
#3579: Where Time Moves Differently: Bhutan to Vanuatu
Bhutan, Laos, and Vanuatu offer the ultimate antidote to modern speed—but their rhythms come with real tradeoffs.
#3569: Screens, Babies, and Cocomelon: What the Science Actually Says
What does the research actually say about screen time for toddlers and "overstimulating" kids' shows?
#3529: Pill Organizer vs. App: What Actually Works?
Evidence shows a simple pill organizer beats apps for compliance. But the ideal system uses both.
#3505: How a Care Roster Preserves Your Sanity
A care roster isn't about dividing labor — it's about preserving cognitive bandwidth through fixed anchor points and clean handoffs.
#3502: How Margin Prevents Collapse
Why slack in time, money, and emotions is essential — and how to build it before you break.
#3494: Washing Dishes for Enlightenment: ADHD & Zen
Can folding laundry be a meditation practice? Exploring Zen, ADHD, and the peaceful state of everyday tasks.
#3490: PDCA, Six Sigma & Lean for Your Life
Factory-floor frameworks that actually survive contact with your Tuesday morning.
#3472: The Car Preflight Checklist Aviation Never Built
What if every car had a laminated aviation-style checklist in the glove box? Two minutes could prevent a blowout.
#3461: SOPs as Cognitive Prosthetics for Small Biz
Build SOPs for your tired self. Five categories of admin procedures that actually get used.
#3460: SOPs for Your Household Binder
How to create a household SOP binder that offloads mental load and prevents forgotten tasks.
#3444: Is Boredom Essential or a Bug to Fix?
Boredom triggers creativity, but only if you don't fill every gap with a screen. What the science actually says.
#3441: How to Unpack Your Inherited Life Script
Practical heuristics for separating authentic desires from borrowed life paths, grounded in decades of clinical research.
#3440: Happiness Is a Choice (But Here's Why It's Hard)
Why we chase the wrong things for happiness — and what actually works, according to decades of research.
#3391: Fast vs Slow Decision-Making: The Neuroscience
How your brain architecture determines whether you decide in seconds or weeks — and why both styles win.
#3375: Does Expressiveness Actually Make Us Happier?
Mediterranean hand gestures vs. Finnish silence — which culture is actually happier? The data may surprise you.