Brain Bites
Going Below The Surface
Explore the Interactive Cards Below for the High Points of each topic.
Rest Is Not Idleness
Gamma gets the star billing while the slow, absorbed side of the brain gets called “doing nothing.” Six beliefs about brainwaves, flow, and hypnosis — each one flipped over to show what the studies actually found.
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The Doorway Effect
You walk into the kitchen and forget why — and quietly wonder what it means. It isn’t what you think, and the research took a turn in 2021 that most articles never mention.
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The Critique Sandwich: When It Works & When It Doesn’t
Praise, criticism, praise — and the research is split down the middle. Here's what actually decides whether feedback lands, and when to skip the bread entirely.
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The Rhyme Trap
A rhyming claim gets rated as more true than the same claim without the rhyme. Here's the shortcut that's firing — and how to use it on purpose.
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Three Ways to Say the Same Thing
Why "I get nervous in crowds" and "I have anxiety" leave you with very different ideas about whether it can change.
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Consider the Cyclic Sigh to Create Calm
The one breathing pattern with actual trial data behind it — and why the long exhale is doing the work.
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The Brain Keeps You in Control
You're awake the whole time. Here's the circuit that makes sure of it.
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Fear Isn't Broken — It's Protective
Why your fear response exists, what it's actually trying to do for you, and where it overshoots.
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Music & The Mind
Why a song can drop you straight back into a memory — and what that says about how your brain files experience.
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Can Everyone Be Hypnotized?
The real answer isn't yes or no — it's about how suggestible states actually work in the brain.
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Is Hypnosis Fake?
The stage-show stereotype vs. what's actually measurable in a clinical hypnotic trance.
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The Gut-Brain-Serotonin Connection
Most of your serotonin isn't made in your brain. Here's what that actually means for mood.
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Laughter and Health
What's actually happening physiologically when you laugh — and why it matters more than you'd think.
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The Zeigarnik Effect
Why unfinished tasks nag at you until they're done — and how your brain keeps that open loop running.
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Autosuggestion
The mechanism behind self-directed suggestion, and why it's the foundation of everything hypnosis does.
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Disclaimer: The above shares ideas in exploring personal progress as derived from various sources. It is intended as information only and is not intended as advice to engage in any specific physical or mental activity. Always consider whether these ideas, concepts, techniques & activities are right for you & always confer with your health professionals.