Facts about your brain are readily available in the research and yet unfortunately, far less evident in practice. For instance, did you know that you should void heavy meals before afternoon sessions where you want to think … apply new ideas … or in my case … facilitate others!
If you eat a huge lunch during mentally challenging days … your brain could appear to abandon you – for its more pressing job of digesting and processing foods….
Or did you know that if you… drink more water to fuel and energize your brain, you will achieve more and avoid crankiness. That’s why you should do more of some things at work … and less of others. Here are 10 smart skills that add mental acumen … and while each of the facts below traces back to research, none can help the person who fails to apply it at work.
1. Laugh at just about everything … especially at yourself
2. Apply something you learned yesterday to improve what you do today
3. Take risks to move your firm forward
4. Start everyday with a great question and end the day with reflection
5. For every problem you name … suggest a solution
6. Play with ideas… interests … and exercise
7. Surround yourself with the brightest and best innovators in your field
8. Teach others what you learn … at the same time you learn it
9. Motivate teams to use tone and avoid stressors
10. Target one achievement daily and expect evidence of a bull’s eye
Try one of these weekly and watch your mental acumen grow visibly. Why so? Each of the above suggestions is closely linked to new facts about how the human brain operates … to get more benefits from your efforts and talents. What do you think?
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