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From self‐sabotage to self‐support
Here's how to step back into your day lighter and clearer
Mario Peshev
April 20, 2025
Welcome to The Smarter Brain, a curation of thought-provoking ideas and actionable reads to help you build better habits and become more productive.
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The Smarter Brain Team
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3 Ideas for Better Habits
Curiosity Beats Fear
Neuroscientist & entrepreneur, Anne‑Laure Le Cunff, on experimental mindset.
“Anytime you don't understand something, it doesn't create fear, it creates curiosity. Having an experimental mindset means seeing failures as data points that you can learn from.”
Success by Subtraction
Bestselling author, Daniel H. Pink, on selective focus.
“What you decide not to do is probably more important than what you decide to do.”
Effort Defines Us
Organizational psychologist, Adam M. Grant, on measuring worth.
“Success doesn’t measure a human being; effort does.”
Systems Aren’t One-Size-Fits All
Systems are the invisible forces at play in the world that can keep things humming along smoothly, or wreak havoc on our lives. When we don’t design our systems consciously, with our unique needs in mind, we experience friction and frustration. Stop downloading templates and build a workspace that works for your unique needs and preferences.
Productivity Tools and Resources
A Radical New Way to Motivate Yourself
Tender Discipline is a 6-week journey into cultivating tenderness that radically reimagines the tools & ideas we use to get motivated and accomplish our goals.
The Content Remix Planner
In 2025, content marketing can't just be about churning out new stuff, it needs to include maintaining what you already have—that pile of old blog posts, videos, and emails you're sitting on? It's time for that content to work as hard as you do.
What We're Reading
Bestselling author Daniel Pink hunts for ideas that make us ask, "Why Not?"—Plus advice on what to read, watch, listen to, and try.
Brain Food
Today I Learned: Today I Learned: When astronomers combined the light of billions of galaxies, they found the average color of the universe to be a warm beige, whimsically dubbed “Cosmic Latte.” (Source)
Science: Research from NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of a carbon cycle on ancient Mars, bringing scientists closer to an answer on whether the Red Planet was ever capable of supporting life. (Source)
Have a productive rest of your week,
The Smarter Brain Team
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