{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67f810a497de3c2d381b4fa9/69316c8d8c3186fb330d96b9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What We Can Change, What We Can’t, and Why It Matters","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67f810a497de3c2d381b4fa9/1764845606361-0114c5f4-92a8-44d3-9e92-44ee4ba4035a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Francois is back – and we’re talking about something we <em>all</em> struggle with: CONTROL.</p><p><br></p><p>Why do traffic jams, delayed flights, spinning beachballs on our laptops and “typing…” dots in WhatsApp stress us out so much? It’s not the event itself – it’s the <strong>powerlessness</strong> and <strong>not knowing</strong> that drives our brain crazy.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of <strong>NUGGETS</strong>, Pellegrino and Francois dig into:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why the brain hates uncertainty more than pain</li><li>Placebo buttons (elevator and traffic light buttons that don’t actually work) and why they still calm us down</li><li>A wild “snake and rock” experiment that shows how predictability reduces stress</li><li>Control freaks, parenting, and agency at work – when control helps and when it suffocates</li></ul><p><br></p><p>And in the new segment <strong>“What Can You Do?”</strong> you’ll get 3 practical tools for everyday life:</p><ol><li>Creating your own “psychological button” to regain calm</li><li>Bringing clarity to vague plans and worries</li><li>The 10-minute rule for taking back control when everything feels messy</li></ol><p><br></p><p>A bite-sized conversation about stress, certainty and small choices that give you your power back.</p>","author_name":"Pellegrino Riccardi & Francois Sibbald"}