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Smarter sharper thinking : reduce stress, banish fatigue and find focus /
Boost your brain and gain an edge in everything you do. Smarter Sharper Thinking reveals how you can expand your brain's capability to think well under stress, to focus and get more out of your day, to be more creative and innovative, and to prepare you for future challenges. Utilising the late...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Milton, Qld :
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd,
2019.
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| Colección: | Be your best (John Wiley & Sons)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Smarter Sharper Thinking; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Creating a high-performance brain; 1 Nutrition: Refuelling smart; You're such a fathead; Gut instinct; Fat is not always ugly; Minding your mind includes minding your weight; Food and focus; Priming the pump; Stocking up on willpower; The java jive; Our daily desk; Time is money; Feed your brain; For the organisation; Tips for building brain nutrition at work; For the individual; For the organisation; 2 Exercise: You've got to move it, move it; Business on the move
- The fact is we think better after we exerciseEquipment order: one hamster wheel please; Is there an optimal time to exercise?; Is there a best exercise for our brains?; The solution for exercise phobia; The perils of too much sitting; Stand up for your brain!; Join the movement; Moving towards a positive thinkings pace; Don't stress me out!; Tips to boost exercise and physical activity; Getting to and from work; At work; Outside work; For the organisation; 3 Sleep: Bring me a dream; Respect the zeds; Scrambled eggs and sleep cycles; How do you know if you're getting enough (sleep)?
- Taking out the trashToo tired to sleep; A series of blows to the cognition; I'd die to go to sleep; Swing shift; Sleepless in Seattle, Tokyo, London, Sydney ...; I'm sorry, I can't remember; Sleep stability; Fighting sleep can lead to fisticuffs; Playing catch-up doesn't work; Stay away from the (blue) light; Sleeping on the job: the power of the nap; Helping ourselves to sleep better; Brainy tips for better sleep hygiene; Brainy tips for avoiding workplace fatigue; 4 Mental stretch: Flexing our mental muscles; Curiosity breeds success; When I was a child, I thought as a child; Bright sparks
- Cultivating curiosityTrain your brain to change your mind; If I only had a brain: the Tin Man and other brainy myths; Myth #1: We use only 10 percent of our brain; Myth #2: We are either right brained or left brained; Myth #3: Brain training makes your brain younger; Myth #4: Brain training doesn't work; Take the challenge: could you pull the sword from the stone?; Brain time at the gym for the individual; Make it a daily habit; Ditch the props; Chase up old flames; Brain time at the gym for the workplace; Change the language; Change the mode of thinking
- Part II: Operating a high-performance brain5 Focus: Adjusting our lens of attention; Fragmented focus; Give your brain a break; We have to manage our cognitive energy; Your brain is a 100-metre sprinter, not Tenzing Norgay; By working with your brain's natural design you work less to get more done, and done well. Efficiency and a cup of tea
- who could ask for more?; You don't pay attention to me anymore; Rage against the machines?; Why monotasking is the new black; Strategies for focus; 6 Mindset: Does your attitude suck?; What's with the attitude?; Mindset over matter