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Jun19
Does Time Work in Your Favor?

For the past two weeks I’ve been stepping to Ireland’s time – which is five fast hours ahead of my New York clocks.
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The change in time didn’t come easy this time around. Since I knew my work here would be especially busy … I planned a full day ahead to adjust my inner clock well before my brain based sessions with leaders began.

Unfortunately - poor weather cancelled my flights and so I arrived just in time to roll out the work and hope my head would roll with the huge time changes.

Have you wondered how your brain tells time? What’s up with your inner clock?

Interestingly,  Science Daily tells us that "Time" is the most popular noun in the English language, yet researchers also question how the brain could clock time – even if we didn't have access to watches, clocks or computerized time zones.

It seems that the brain possesses an internal clock that keeps keen track of time.

In addition, a UCLA study in Neuron -  showed physical changes to the brain's cells that helps your brain to monitor the passage of time. The details were reported at the University of California - Los Angeles.

Researchers,  Dean Buonomano, and David Geffen illustrated how …  "Many complex human behaviors -- from understanding speech to playing catch to performing music -- rely on the brain's ability to accurately tell time.”

Interestingly -  no one knows yet how the brain does it. We do know that some people learn to plan and use time better than others – and some people can change their inner clocks far faster than I altered mine while in Ireland this time.

How do you make the best use of time when you travel or work?  Those who do …

1. Find enough time to finish what they target to do in any day…
2. Adjust to sleep well at night and remain alert during the workday…
3. Cross time zones with relative ease after a little planning …
4. Balance time so there are opportunities daily for work and play

Does your internal clock offer you enough quality time?

 


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Hi Ellen,

One thing I noticed is as I get older I seem to get less done in a day than when I was younger. Partly this is by choice - I'm no longer a workaholic - by mostly it's energy level.

I remember when I was in my thirties and teaching at a college I would actually volunteer to teach the three hour evening classes. My older (in their forties and fifties) colleagues couldn't believe that I had the energy at the end of the day to do this. But once I hit my late forties I understood exactly where they were coming from!

Always enjoy reading your blog.

barbra

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Ellen, my brother recently returned from a three-month stay in Southeast Asia. The other day he fell asleep at around 3 pm here in Arizona and awoke past midnight. Blame his brain!

Easton, you are funny. Since I too travel in Asia - I am curious about what brought your brother there. Did I say curious? Yes:-)I areally am. Blame the brain!

Barbra, how refreshing to read your thoughtful words at the end of a very busy trip to Europe. Makes me ready for a good rest. Ellen

I miss Europe so much, I want to go back and this time go to Ireland.

I can identify with your love for Ireland - as I am barely home and I too already miss that amazing country and people! The growing piles on my desk when I returned did not help either:-)

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