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.

04/23/2026

The habits that feel too small to matter are the ones your future will thank you for.

04/22/2026

Phones are slot machines for attention.
One slow, deep breath before you pull the lever can change the game.

04/21/2026

Most of us dress to be seen.
Rarely do we dress to see ourselves.
This week’s Micro Memo unpacks what really happens in that split second between the mirror and your mood—and how to turn it into a moment of calm instead of critique.
It started with a bathing-suit study you won’t forget.
Link in comments.

04/20/2026

Look up.
The sky is doing its best work for you.
And it’s free.

04/17/2026

If you need a sign to pause today:
This is it.
Three slow, deep breaths.
That’s it.
Then go finish the thing. Or don’t. You’re still enough.

04/16/2026

Your nervous system evolved to escape tigers, not your to-do list.
So when you’re sprinting through your inbox, heart racing like your life depends on it—
remember: it’s just your inner cave-person trying to keep you alive.
Be kind to them. They mean well.

04/15/2026

Not every day can be better.
But every day can be kinder.

04/14/2026

A study tried to buy mindfulness.
Literally—students were paid to meditate.
But the shocker wasn’t about money.
It was what happened when they got to choose their reward system.
Turns out, freedom can sometimes sabotage follow-through.
If you’ve ever done “what’s best for you” and still felt off, this one’s for you.
Link to full story in the comments.

04/13/2026

The world moves quickly.
Your breath doesn’t have to.

04/10/2026

Small doesn’t mean weak.
Small means repeatable.
Repeatable means life-changing.

04/09/2026

consistency compounds
consistency compounds
consistency compounds
Nothing—and then suddenly everything.

04/08/2026

Yes—I pause before I scroll.
No—it doesn’t change the world.
But it changes what part of me picks up the phone.

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