Roughly 80% of global workers now report information overload, and new research found that how often you check your phone predicts stress more powerfully than total screen time does. Meanwhile the science on decision fatigue is clear: as mental load rises, the quality of your choices falls. Overwhelm is not a character flaw — it is demand exceeding capacity while nobody adjusts either number. In this episode, Dr. Shena Dixon Mason explains why more discipline is the wrong prescription and subtraction is the fast lever. You will learn the Capacity Equation and the One Removal rule. Your money work takes something off the plate this week. Join our community at www.audiobookschool.com — school is in session.

National polling shows Americans continuing to report elevated stress about money, the future, and their safety, and one recent survey named "stressful" the word of the year for 2026. But stress is not only a feeling — it is a physical event with a bill attached. Research on chronic low-grade inflammation now describes it as interconnected with sustained stress, poor sleep, and the illnesses that shorten lives. In this episode, Dr. Shena Dixon Mason explains what happens in a body that never receives the all-clear signal. You will learn the Down-Regulation Three and why the recovery is more important than the reduction. Your money work gives your nervous system one honest close each day. Join our community at www.audiobookschool.com — school is in session.

We treat wellness like it lives in the body — sleep, food, movement, recovery. But before any of that, there is clarity, and most people are running their lives without it. Research now shows roughly 80% of global workers experience information overload, and new work on decision fatigue confirms that the quality of your choices declines as mental load rises. New studies also found that how often you check your phone predicts stress more than total screen time does. In this episode, Dr. Shena Dixon Mason makes the case that clarity is not a productivity tool — it is a wellness intervention. You will learn the Clarity Triangle and the one question that ends most internal chaos. Join our community at www.audiobookschool.com — school is in session.