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Future brain : the 12 keys to create your high-performance brain /
Super-charge your brain to gain a huge competitive edge in business and in life Future Brain is the busy professional's secret weapon for boosting mastery, efficiency, and productivity to gain that coveted competitive edge - in business and in life. Designed to be implemented at the individual,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Milton, Qld. :
John Wiley and Sons Australia,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- FUTURE BRAIN: THE 12 KEYS TO CREATE YOUR HIGH-PERFORMANCE BRAIN; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; PART I: Creating a high-performance brain; KEY 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; KEY 2: Exercise: You've got to move it, move it; Business on the move; Equipment order: one hamster wheel please; Is there an optimal time to exercise?
- Playing catch-up doesn't workStay away from the (blue) light; Sleeping on the job: the power of the nap; Helping ourselves to sleep better; KEY 4: Mental Stretch: Flexing our mental muscles; Curiosity breeds success; When I was a child, I thought as a child; Bright sparks; Cultivating curiosity; Train 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 per cent 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?PART II: Operating a high-performance brain; KEY 5: Focus: Adjusting our lens of attention; Fragmented focus; Give your brain a break; You don't pay attention to me anymore; Rage against the machines?; Why monotasking is the new black; Strategies for focus; KEY 6: Mindset: Does your attitude suck?; What's with the attitude?; Mindset over matter; I'm open-minded, but . . .; Workplace perspective; The power of belief; For the individual: becoming brain type 'be positive'; Check in first at Hotel Reality; Know your choices
- Watch your languageKeep practising!; For the organisation: keeping the door ajar; Develop a framework for positive and honest feedback; Praising effort by staff, regardless of outcome, matters; Ask what your staff finds exciting or motivating about their work; Avoid micromanagement; Build brain awareness about mindset in the organisation; KEY 7: Healthy Stress: Creating a brain-safe environment; Stress leave; Why caring is sharing; Managing stress; Identify the culprit or culprits; Identify what you can change and what you can't; Choose your stress reduction plan