60-Second Resets: How AI Nudges Can Stop Stress From Compounding and Bring Your Brain Back Online

Feeling overwhelmed, distracted, or constantly racing from one meeting to the next?

In this episode, Penny Zenker pulls back the curtain on her newest AI experiments — including her custom-trained AI agent built on her books, exercises, and leadership tools — and reveals how simple, science-backed reset moments can transform your day.

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You’ll learn:

• Why stress isn’t always about your workload — it’s about the lack of recovery between tasks.
• How AI-powered nudges can scan your calendar and remind you to reset exactly when you need it.
• The neuroscience behind real mental clarity, including why closing your eyes reduces up to 80% of sensory input.
• A powerful 60-second breathing technique (“Ninja Breathing”) that brings your executive function back online.
• How micro-rituals — like scent-based reset anchors — instantly calm or energize your nervous system.
• Why back-to-back meetings are sabotaging your focus (and what organizations must change).
• What Penny is building next with AI to help leaders reduce burnout and show up more present.

If you want to think clearer, stress less, and work smarter — this episode gives you practical tools you can use today.

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