On reclaiming your attention and feeling alive in 2026

On reclaiming your attention and feeling alive in 2026

From Reprogramming with Lindsay Hyatt by Reprogramming with Lindsay Hyatt

January 7, 2026 · 47 min

About this episode

Lindsay discusses reclaiming attention and finding joy amidst instability in 2026.

Lindsay kicks off 2026 with equal parts honesty and hope—sharing a real-life holiday reset (including a brutal road-trip illness) and naming the tension many of us feel right now: how do you keep living your life—taking care of yourself, feeling joy, creating beauty—when the world feels unstable? This episode is about finding the middle ground between doom-scrolling and disengagement, letting go of guilt around self-preservation, and redefining what a “good life” looks like in a time when panic is everywhere. Why 2026 feels like it holds more possibility than 2025—even alongside real hardship The mental tug-of-war: “How much permission do I have to feel good when things aren’t good?” Doom-scrolling vs. total disengagement—and why neither extreme is sustainable Choosing when and how you take in information (and why that’s a form of power) Self-preservation as survival—not selfishness (and why guilt has to go) A new New Year approach: no traditional resolutions—goals rooted in feeling good What “feeling good” looks like for Lindsay right now: more offline life, winter walks, sleep, cozy home rituals, more music, more writing Redefining success: presence, peace, creativity…

People in this episode

Host: Lindsay Hyatt

Topics covered

  • attention
  • self-preservation
  • mental health
  • creativity
  • New Year goals
  • success redefinition

Keywords

  • doom-scrolling
  • self-care
  • guilt
  • offline life
  • creativity
  • presence
  • peace

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