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The Dr CK Bray Show
by Dr. CK Bray
The Dr. CK Bray Show is a 20-minute science and research-based podcast that aims to provide the information you need to create a better life and career. Dr. Bray shares the latest research findings in the areas of business, personal excellence and achievement, resilience and thriving, career, learning, leadership, change, and health. He also provides a one-stop resource for actionable advice and tools to cover every aspect of your life. Be prepared to be simultaneously educated and entertained.
Episodes
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Episode 650: Small Changes. Enormous Life Impact
Small Changes. Enormous Life Impact. Someday, you would give anything for just three minutes of this. A conversation with someone you love. Time with your kids. An ordinary evening that feels unremarkable right now. We work so hard to improve our lives by doing more and getting ahead that we miss...
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Episode 649: The Dolly Parton Response to Condescending People
What do you do when someone talks down to you, underestimates you, or makes an assumption about what you are capable of? Nearly fifty years ago, Dolly Parton gave us a remarkable lesson in how to handle it. During a now-famous interview, Barbara Walters questioned everything from Dolly's...
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Episode 648: How Fit Is Your Brain?
We spend a lot of time trying to protect our brains from distraction, but what if we started training our cognitive abilities the same way we train our bodies? In this episode, Dr. Bray explores a fascinating new way of thinking about cognitive fitness, inspired by Cal Newport's idea that we may…
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Episode 647: The Surprising Science of Happiness
What if the problem with happiness is that we're trying too hard to make life a 10? We chase the next promotion, accomplishment, purchase, or experience believing it will finally make us happier. Then we get there, our brain adapts, and before long we're asking, "What's next?" In this episode…
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Episode 464: Why Avoiding Small Things Makes Life Difficult
What if the things you avoid aren't just disappearing from your to-do list, but are actually teaching your brain what to avoid next? Whether it's a difficult conversation, speaking up in a meeting, trying something unfamiliar, or even avoiding physical movements that feel awkward, the relief we...
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Episode 645: Your Gut, Your Brain, and a Network You've Probably Never Heard Of
You might think that by now we would have the human body pretty well mapped. Surprisingly, scientists are still discovering new ways our bodies are connected. One of the most interesting involves something called the interstitium. Think of it as a body wide network of tiny, fluid filled spaces...
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Episode 644: How to Influence Others When You Lack Authority
What happens when you need someone to support your idea, prioritize your project, or change direction, but they don't report to you? In today's cross-functional workplace, some of the people most critical to your success may be people you have absolutely no authority over. In this episode, Dr.…
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Episode 643: Emotional Contagion:Your Nervous System Walks Into the Meeting Before Your PowerPoint Does
Have you ever walked into a meeting and immediately sensed something was wrong, even though nobody had said a word? There is a reason for that. Our brains are constantly reading the emotional signals of the people around us, and those signals can influence how we feel, think, communicate, and...
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Episode 642: Bloomscrolling: What If We Changed Our Scroll?
We hear a lot about doomscrolling and the negative effects our digital habits can have on attention, stress, and well being. But what if the answer is not simply to scroll less? What if we changed what we scroll through? In this episode, Dr. Bray explores the emerging idea of bloomscrolling and…
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Episode 641: Sharenting: What Is It and What Are The Hidden Costs?
Every time we post a photo of our children, we're doing more than sharing a special moment. We're helping shape a digital identity they may carry for the rest of their lives. In this episode, Dr. CK Bray explores the growing phenomenon of sharenting, the surprising risks created by social media…
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Episode 640: What If Our Children Are More Capable Than We Think?
When four indigenous children survived 40 days alone in the Colombian Amazon after a plane crash, the world called it a miracle. But what if their survival began years before the crash? In this episode, Dr. CK Bray explores the remarkable story behind their resilience and what it reveals about...
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Episode 639: The Neuroplasticity of First Attempts
What if the hardest part of learning something new isn't the skill—but your brain? In this episode, Dr. Bray dives into the neuroscience of first attempts and explains why your brain naturally resists change, how new neural pathways are built, and why feeling awkward is actually a sign of growth....
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Episode 638: Find Your No!
Why is it so hard to say "no" even when we know we should? Most of us believe we'd stand up for our values in difficult moments, yet research shows we often choose compliance over conviction. In this episode, we'll explore the fascinating psychology behind why we say yes when we mean no, why...
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Episode 637: The Quiet Cracks We Don't See
What if your best employee is not burned out or ready to quit, but is slowly losing the energy, curiosity, and enthusiasm that once made them exceptional? In this episode, Dr. CK Bray explores the emerging concept of quiet cracking, the slow and often invisible erosion of engagement and human...
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Episode 636: We've Been Thinking About Thriving at Work All Wrong
In this episode, Dr. CK Bray explores a question every leader should be asking: If organizations have invested so much in employee wellbeing, why are so few people truly thriving at work? Drawing on neuroscience and organizational psychology, he challenges the idea that wellbeing is the ultimate...
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RERUN: The 80/20 Rule Should Rule Your Life
Wouldn't it be fantastic if we could cut down the work we do while still increasing our productivity? If we could discover what things we do in a day that have the most impact on our success and happiness! The answer has been around for more than 70 years—the Pareto Principle. Most individuals…
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Episode 635: Increase Your Surface Area for Opportunities
Increase Your Surface Area for Opportunities with Dr. Bray What if opportunity isn't random? What if it's something you can actually influence? In this episode, Dr. Bray breaks down a simple idea with powerful implications: increasing your surface area for opportunities. It's not about waiting…
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Episode 634: You Are Winning at Life When the Goal Is Experience
Most people assume they'll remember the big moments. The promotion. The achievement. The breakthrough. But years later, it's often something else entirely that stays with us. A conversation that lasted longer than expected. A wrong turn that became an adventure. A laugh you'll never forget. A…
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Episode 633: When You Feel Stressed, Stuck, or Completely Overwhelmed… Start Here
Is your belly full? Have you had water today? Can you take a slow breath and fully exhale? What if you're okay? In this episode, Dr. Bray breaks down a simple but powerful reset: 10 questions that help you regain clarity when you feel stressed, stuck, or overwhelmed. Most people try to think…
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Episode 632: The Untapped Power of "Tell Them"
You think it all the time. You just don't say it. In this episode, Dr. Bray breaks down one of the simplest and most overlooked behaviors that drives performance, trust, and connection: telling people what they are doing well. It sounds basic. It isn't. Most people assume others know what they…
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Episode 631: The New Rule of Getting Hired
In this episode, Dr. Bray explores one of the biggest shifts happening in hiring right now: the rise of the job audition. For many roles, the interview is no longer a one-hour conversation and a polished résumé. Companies are inviting candidates to spend several days with the team, solve real...
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Episode 630: Smart People Don't Know More. They Ignore More.
In this episode, Dr. Bray explores one of the smartest modern skills you can develop: selective ignorance. In a world flooded with alerts, headlines, opinions, and endless distractions, the real challenge is no longer access to information. It is learning what deserves your attention and what…
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Episode 629: Bossware: How Watched Are You at Work?
In this episode, Dr. Bray explores the rapid rise of Bossware, the workplace surveillance software tracking clicks, keystrokes, idle time, screen activity, webcam presence, and productivity scores. What began as a tool for accountability and security is quickly becoming a defining issue in modern...
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Episode 628: The Quiet Workplace Shift No One Is Talking About
In this episode, Dr. Bray explores the quiet workplace shift happening inside many companies right now. Paid time off is being reduced, parental leave is shrinking, flexibility is tightening, and performance expectations are rising. These may look like small policy changes, but together they…
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Episode 627: You Only See 10% of People
You interact with people every day and feel like you understand them. Their tone, their behavior, their reactions. But what if you're only seeing a small fraction of who they really are? In this episode, Dr. Bray challenges a powerful assumption we all make and reveals why your brain is…
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Episode 626: Help Someone "Catch a Break"
There are moments in your life that quietly change everything. Not because you planned them or earned them, but because someone stepped in at just the right time. A door opened. A chance was given. You "caught a break." In this episode, Dr. Bray explores the hidden role those moments play in...
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Episode 625: Time Poverty: One of Your Brain's Favorite Lies
Last week, Dr. Bray explored the cost of hurry and what moving too fast does to your brain, your thinking, and your ability to lead and connect. This week, he goes deeper into the question that naturally follows: if we know we are moving too fast, why is it so hard to slow down? In this episode,...
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Episode 624: The Hidden Cost of Hurry: Why Slowing Down Is the Ultimate Performance Advantage
The Hidden Cost of Hurry: Why Slowing Down Is the Ultimate Performance Advantage We live in a world that rewards speed, responsiveness, and constant motion. But what if the very pace that makes us feel productive is actually working against how our brain is designed to function at its best? In…
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Episode 623: Stop Letting Your Best Talent Walk Out the Door and Retire: It's Time For a New Deal
Most companies are letting some of their most experienced, valuable talent walk out the door, and they do not even realize what they are losing. Retirement has long been treated as an endpoint, but that model no longer fits today's workforce or today's business needs. In this episode, Dr. CK Bray...
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Episode 622: Retirement Is Not the End. It Is the Most Important Transition of Your Life
Most people think of retirement as a finish line. You stop working, slow down, and finally relax. But neuroscience tells a different story. Retirement is not an event. It is a major shift in identity, structure, and purpose. In this episode, Dr. CK Bray explores what actually happens in the brain...
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Episode 621: The Loudest Voice in the Stadium
The Loudest Voice in the Stadium You can have the right strategy, the right experience, and even the right preparation, and still underperform. Why? Because in the moments that matter most, the loudest voice in the stadium is not your boss, your team, or the situation. It is the voice in your…
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Episode 620: Quiet Self Betrayal in Your Everyday Life
Why do so many capable, intelligent people keep saying yes when they mean no? In this episode, Dr. Bray explores the quiet pattern of self-compromise that slowly erodes confidence and self-respect. This is not about being weak in an obvious way. It is about the subtle moments where we trade...
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Episode 619: Courage is Built, Not Born
What if courage is not about eliminating fear, but learning to act with it? In this episode, Dr. Bray breaks down the neuroscience and psychology behind courage and why avoidance quietly shrinks your world. Whether it is your health, your relationships, your career, or the fear of not being…
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Episode 618: Creating Your 2.0
What if the restlessness you feel is not dissatisfaction, but development? In this episode, Dr. Bray explores the idea of creating your 2.0, the next intentional phase of your life. Not because you failed. Not because everything is falling apart. But because growth is calling you forward. Too…
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Episode 617: Why Your Brain is Ruining Your Life
Your brain may be ruining your life, not in obvious ways, but quietly and consistently. In this episode, Dr. Bray explores how everyday thinking patterns like overanalyzing, constant anticipation, and mental replay can slowly undermine performance, relationships, and well-being without us…
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Episode 616: Why You Like People Less at Work Than You Used To
Have you ever caught yourself feeling more irritated with people at work than you used to be, even when nothing obvious has changed? In this episode, Dr. Bray explores why so many capable, well-intentioned professionals find themselves feeling less patient, less generous, and more easily annoyed…
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Episode 615: Why More Effort Isn't Working
Most of us have been taught the same rule for success: when things get hard, try harder. Put in more hours. Push a little more. Stay more available. For a long time, that rule worked. In this episode, Dr. Bray turns that idea upside down and explores why it doesn't anymore. We talk about why so...
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Episode 614: Brain First, Technology Second
We were promised that better tools would make work easier. Faster. More efficient. So why do so many smart, capable people feel more overwhelmed, distracted, and mentally drained than ever before? In this episode, Dr. Bray explores what is really happening beneath the surface of modern work and…
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Episode 613: Why Do So Many People Think I'm Stupid?
Most people do not procrastinate because they are lazy or unmotivated. They procrastinate because something feels heavy beneath the surface. In this episode of the Dr. CK Bray show, Dr. Bray unpacks why putting things off is often a form of self-protection rather than self-sabotage. He explores...
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Episode 612: The Brain Science of Procrastination
Most people do not procrastinate because they are lazy or unmotivated. They procrastinate because something feels heavy beneath the surface. In this episode of the Dr. CK Bray show, Dr. Bray unpacks why putting things off is often a form of self-protection rather than self-sabotage. He explores...
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Episode 611: Why 40 Million People Quit Their Job in 2024
What if loving your job has nothing to do with passion, purpose, or perks and everything to do with how often you get to be yourself at work? In this interesting episode with Dr. Bray, he unpacks a powerful idea from Marcus Buckingham that challenges how leaders think about engagement, retention,...
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Episode 610: This is the Year You STOP!
As the year comes to a close, many people feel it. A mix of relief, pressure, and a quiet sense that something needs to change. Not because they failed, but because despite doing many things right, the year felt heavier than expected. In this episode, Dr. Christopher K. Bray explores a different...
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Episode 609: Design Your Brain Not Your Goals for 2026
Everyone is talking about goals right now. New habits. New plans. New resolutions. But what if the most important thing to design for the New Year is not your goals, but your brain? In this episode, Dr. Christopher K. Bray introduces a different way to think about the year ahead. Instead of...
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Episode 608: The Holiday Brain
The holidays look simple from the outside, but inside the brain they are anything but. This week, Dr Bray explores why this season stirs up so much emotion and how small rituals, tiny moments of connection, and simple sensory cues can create the holiday season you really want. You will hear...
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Episode 607: A Season of Surprising Shifts
Sometimes a single month can hold enough joy, loss, wonder, and meaning to rearrange the way you see your entire life. In this episode, I share three moments that arrived unexpectedly and changed me in ways I didn't anticipate. You'll hear about neighbors who taught me something about legacy, a...
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Episode 606: The Language of Leadership: Seven Phrases Every Leader Should Use
If you want to level up your leadership in under fifteen minutes, this episode is for you. Dr. Bray is breaking down seven simple phrases that can completely change how your team collaborates, performs, and shows up every day. These are not clichés, and they are not soft skills. They are powerful...
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Episode 605: The Meeting Habit That is Ticking Everyone Off!
In this episode of the Dr. CK Bray Show, Dr. Bray unpacks the "Fester List," Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's bold move to expose the quiet problems rotting his company from within. The top offender? Leaders and teams glued to phones during meetings, including Chesky himself. Dr. Bray goes beyond the...
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FAN FAVORITE Episode 306: Thankful, Grateful and a Dose of History
We all need a day to celebrate and acknowledge all that we are grateful for. No matter where you live in the world today listen to the story of Squanto and how he changed Thanksgiving for numerous immigrants. Also, take up the Thanksgiving challenge to do service for others and be an individual...
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Episode 604: The Science of Stillness: Quieting the Brain
We live in a world that glorifies speed, noise, and constant doing. But what if the secret to thinking better, leading better, and living better is actually found in the moments when we stop? In this episode, Dr. Bray dives into the neuroscience of stillness; why your brain needs quiet to perform...
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Episode 603: Why You Don't Need to Worry When Things Don't Work Out
We have all been there. The job that didn't happen, the plan that fell apart, the moment that left you wondering, what now? In this episode, Dr. Bray explores what happens in your brain and body when life doesn't go as planned, and why learning to let go, reframe, and keep moving forward is one…
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The Dr. CK Bray Show is a 20-minute science and research-based podcast that aims to provide the information you need to create a better life and career. Dr. Bray shares the latest research findings in the areas of business, personal excellence and achievement, resilience and thriving, career, learning, leadership, change, and health. He also provides a one-stop resource for actionable advice and tools to cover every aspect of your life. Be prepared to be simultaneously educated and entertained.
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