How To Actually Achieve Your Goals in 2025 (Evidence-Based)

Are you constantly switching between tasks, juggling a million things, and feeling like you’re getting nowhere? What if I told you that multitasking is secretly draining your productivity and costing you more than you realize?

In this episode of BUILD, I sit down with Emily Balcetis, a leading researcher on vision, focus, and motivation, to uncover the science of achieving more with less effort. Emily shares groundbreaking research on how top executives and leaders either maximize their time—or sabotage it without even realizing.

We dive deep into:

- Why most people only focus on tasks for 3 minutes at a time (and how to fix it)

- The cognitive cost of task-switching and why it’s making your work harder than it needs to be

- The simple mindset shift that helped Michael Phelps dominate the Olympics—and how you can use it to level up your life

- How to leverage your calendar and schedule your success like the world’s top performers

- The hidden ways that leadership and emotional intelligence impact trust, morale, and business success

If you’re tired of feeling stuck in a cycle of distractions, frustration, and unfinished projects, this episode is a must-watch. Emily’s research will change how you approach your work, your goals, and your time—forever.