Learn About Brain Exercise for Hyper-Productivity on February 2 at SIBL
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One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to exercise. But what about exercising our brains to get more things done?
Have you noticed that some people calmly go about achieving their goals and others always feel rushed and behind schedule?
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In the words of Paula Oleska, M.A., expert in neuroscience, “your brain gets disorganized under stress… and you don’t perform well.”
So how to do you organize you brain?
It’s simple: engage your body. Learn from Paula some soft, yet targeted, physical movements to help you organize your brain for maximum productivity. Tuesday, February 2, from 6-7:30 PM at the Business Library.
For more resources on productivity and simplifying your life, check out any of these great books:
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
Breakthrough methods for stress-free performance: how to assess goals, relax, and stay focused.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
Seven rules for improving effectiveness and increasing productivity at work, at home and life in general.
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Essentialism is about doing only ‘the right thing, in the right way, at the right time’. Regain control of your own choices about where to spend your time and energies instead of giving others implicit permission to choose for you.
Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy
The importance of tackling the most important things first. Twenty-one simple, yet effective strategies to get more things done in less time.
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