{"podcast":{"title":"ABetterU: 52 Books A Year by Brad Young","slug":"abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young-7127515","podcast_index_feed_id":7127515,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/7094740/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young--7094740","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e2b8ac426b099e39622a0cff6d0c80f0.jpg","author":"PodCentral Publishing Inc","episode_count":211,"summary":"Welcome to ABetterU: 52 Books A Year by Brad Young, the podcast inspired by an extraordinary challenge undertaken in 2024. Brad Young wrote and published a remarkable 52 paperbacks and 52 ebooks, each focusing on crucial aspects of health, wealth, happiness, and skills training. In this podcast, Brad dives into the wealth of insights, strategies, and lessons gained from his prolific year of writing. Join us as he breaks down key takeaways from each book, offering you invaluable advice on how to enhance your personal well-being, financial acumen, and everyday skillsets. Whether you're striving for a healthier lifestyle, aiming to achieve financial success, or eager to learn new skills, this podcast is your ultimate resource for personal enrichment and self-improvement. Embark on this journey with Brad, and discover how you can apply the transformative principles from these 52 books to create a better you. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young--7094740/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T20:19:59.428919+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young-7127515"},"episode":{"title":"Stop Wasting Time — Start Building Positive Habits","slug":"stop-wasting-time-start-building-positive-habits","published_at":"2026-03-22T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young-7127515/stop-wasting-time-start-building-positive-habits","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young-7127515","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-wasting-time-start-building-positive-habits--72439289","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72439289/1f751748_ab0b_41c2_8574_f7ba02b9c106.mp3","summary":"Research from the University of California Irvine found that it takes an average of twenty three minutes to fully refocus after a single interruption. Most Americans are interrupted or self-distracted dozens of times per day. That means a significant portion of every workday is spent recovering from distraction rather than doing actual meaningful work.A study published by the American Psychological Association found that multitasking — switching between tasks rapidly — reduces productivity by as much as forty percent. We think we are being efficient, but we are actually burning time and mental energy on transitions rather than deep, focused output.According to research from Salary.com and Udemy, the top time wasters in daily life include excessive social media use, aimless internet browsing, unproductive meetings, excessive television consumption, and disorganized work environments. Together these habits can consume anywhere from three to six hours of an average person's day — time that most people say they desperately wish they had more of. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young--7094740/support .","meta_description":"Research from the University of California Irvine found that it takes an average of twenty three minutes to fully refocus after a single interruption. Mos…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1889,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young-7127515/episodes/stop-wasting-time-start-building-positive-habits/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young-7127515/stop-wasting-time-start-building-positive-habits.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}