# The Real Reason You Can’t Focus and What to Do About It | Ep. 331 with Nir Eyal NYT Best Selling Author

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Podcast: [Founder's Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906)
Published: 2026-03-27T11:59:00+00:00
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## Resource

Daniel Robbins sits down with bestselling author Nir Eyal to unpack why limiting beliefs feel like facts and how they quietly drive anxiety, procrastination, and self sabotage. Nir explains the difference between facts, faith, and beliefs, why the brain is wired for safety not flourishing, and how labels can become limits that shape behavior and even biology. They walk through Daniel’s real time spiral around business uncertainty, and Nir teaches a practical method to catch the fear early and replace it with a more useful belief tool.

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