How To Academy Podcast Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar-Lewis –The Uncertainty Toolkit
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Jan 16, 2026 Sam Conniff, a best-selling author known for his work on cultural change, joins neuroscience consultant Katherine Templar-Lewis to tackle the complexities of uncertainty. They discuss transforming fear into emotional regulation and explore practical biohacks for decision-making, like gratitude exercises and interoception. The duo examines how understanding bodily signals and cultivating metacognition can alleviate anxiety. With insights on connection and personal growth, they provide a toolkit for leveraging uncertainty as a path to resilience and innovation.
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Rethink Emotional Regulation
- Emotional regulation means changing your relationship to fear rather than removing it.
- Regulate fear so it doesn't hijack decision-making parts of the brain.
Use Micro-Tasks To Regain Control
- Use short, controllable tasks to create a sense of agency when the outside feels uncontrollable.
- Break time into small chunks and tick them off to stimulate calming hormones and restore control.
Hack Anxiety With Radical Gratitude
- Practice radical gratitude by focusing on an ordinary object and listing its qualities.
- Spend ~60 seconds synthesizing a warm gratitude feeling to calm the threat response.
