Default Mode Network (The Thinking We Do When We're Not Thinking) impulse control metacognition stay focused

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The brain skill of Sustained Attention is all about focus.

Directed focus on one task makes the brain work...

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The Science of Getting To Where You Want To Be planning stay focused

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When I heard Katy Milkman's* TedX talk about why people feel compelled to make New Year's resolutions, I knew...

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Planner: Best Practices for Easy Use memory organization planning

A place for everything and everything in its place! 

A few simple techniques make all the difference between a planner that looks overwhelming...

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3 Steps That Will Get You to Take Action procrastination

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At the end of the summer, Tricia Rogers, a speech-language pathologist, decided to get started on shifting her...

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The Neuroscience Behind Training Your Brain metacognition

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I recently heard a fantastic talk at the Center for Brain Health by neuroscientist and professor Selena...

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Opportunity Doesn't Knock Once... It Knocks All The Time planning

Years ago I offered a Time Management class to a group of maintenance generalists. These are the maintenance and repair people who work behind the...

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Have You Ever Wanted to Unsend an Email? impulse control

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I was trying think of a catchy phrase to use with my email signature when I came up with something I thought...

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5 Things You Can Do To Save Your Brain memory

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Years ago, I heard someone say "If you are so lucky as to live to be an old person…"

The phrase made me...

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Tricks to Getting Your Bedroom Organized

In one of my recent planning classes, a couple of people came forward with the same problem project: Trying to get the bedroom organized.

They both...

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In Case of Emergency: What My Family Should Know organization

Compiling all my personal info into a doc for my family is something I put off for decades because I didn't have clarity about what to put...

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Weekly Planning: 3 Must Dos & 2 Must Nots planning

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I've never seen a weekly plan work without these three things in place:

  1. Create the plan at the END...
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What is the Optimal Desk Setup for The Brain? memory

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Last week, I met with a client who reached out because he was having trouble staying on track during the work...

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