You’re eating at your desk again.
Laptop open. Email half-answered. Podcast playing. Food disappearing without you tasting it.
You tell yourself it’s efficient. You’re getting two things done at once.
Except by 3pm, you’re foggy. Irritable. And when you walk into the conversation that matters—the one where you need your words—they’re not there.
This isn’t a time management problem. It’s a nervous system problem.
Why this matters / what we covered
Last Monday, we went live for Week 2 of the Eating & Speaking Challenge. We looked at what actually happens physiologically when pressure rises, and why the techniques you’ve learned (the pause, the structure, the presence) vanish when it matters most.
We also ran a live experiment: same sentence, two different internal states. The difference was visceral.
That’s the real cost of multitasking through lunch. You’re not just losing digestion — you’re losing access.
The next step
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Find your voice.
Jane Bormeister is a speech scientist and rhetoric coach who works with leaders, researchers, and founders in high-stakes moments. If your techniques vanish under pressure, this is where to start. Learn more about her work. Pressure speaks a different language than competence. That's where I work.
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Next live:
Monday, March 16 at 1:15pm CT / 8:15pm Berlin
We’ll close out the challenge together on Day 21 — Integration & Identity week. What stays? What becomes part of who you are?
See you there!
—Savitree & Jane
