Micropractice

By Eli Susman
PhD candidate at UC Berkeley studying micropractice—powerful well-being tools that take 30 seconds or less.

Featured in CNN, BBC, CBS, Forbes, LA Times, Mindful, and named among Greater Good Magazine’s Top 10 Insights of 2024.

09/09/2025

What got college students to meditate 63% more often?
A fantasy football league.
Skip your meditation?
Lose a player.

It’s absurd.
It’s genius.
And it might just change how you build habits.

Link to full story + what it means for your own habits—in the image.

09/08/2025

Trees don’t fight the wind.
They move with it.
Real strength isn’t always holding still.
Sometimes, it’s knowing when to dance.

09/04/2025

Your lungs are trees turned inward.
Every breath is an exchange.
You are not outside of nature.
You are nature.

A micropractice: pause once today to notice this quiet exchange. Let it remind you that you belong—rooted, connected, alive.

09/03/2025

Being present isn’t the goal—it’s the path

09/02/2025

The baking soda slipped. Then the vinegar.
The moment they hit the floor, my hallway erupted into a science fair volcano.

And somehow… I felt better.

Not because it wasn’t a mess.
But because of what happened next.

A kind of humor showed up—unexpected, offhand, and oddly healing.
Not the kind that dismisses.
The kind that softens.

Science says this kind of humor might actually help regulate your nervous system.
And surprisingly, it overlaps with mindfulness more than you'd think.

Link to full story in the image.

09/01/2025

Excited to have my work featured again on The Science of Happiness podcast—this time a micropractice I developed for caregivers and kids.
The practice is simple: 20 seconds of gentle tummy circles. And asking, "How can I be a friend to myself?"
A way for kids to feel kindness in their bodies—and for caregivers to feel grounded too.
Link in comments.

08/28/2025

Some news I didn’t expect to wake up to: my research on a self-compassion micropractice I developed was just featured in Thai PBS, one of Thailand’s most widely read outlets.

The article highlights something close to my heart—that even 20 seconds of gentle touch a day can help people be kinder to themselves.

It’s humbling to see this work resonate across cultures. At its core, it’s such a simple idea: care isn’t only something we receive from others—it’s also something we can offer ourselves.

08/27/2025

You'll always be rewarded for working more.
That doesn't mean it's the right reward.

08/26/2025

Life got in the way of your “scheduled” practice?
You’re not failing.
You’re living.
And showing up when it works?
New research says that still counts.

New Micro Memo on consistency, curveballs, and showing up anyway.
(Link in comments.)

08/25/2025

Turns out, most people are too busy worrying about themselves to judge you for being yourself.
Which means—you’re free.

08/21/2025

A hummingbird’s heart beats over a thousand times a minute.

But even they pause for flowers.

Maybe you can too.

08/20/2025

Put your phone down while you chew.

Let your sandwich feel seen.

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