Sort your brain out : boost your performance, manage stress and achieve more / Dr Jack Lewis and Adrian Webster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Jack, 1978- author.

Webster, Adrian, 1958- author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain--Popular works.

Brain.

Neurosciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 206 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex : Capstone, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Optimize your brainpower and performance with practical tools and skills The human brain is constantly rewiring its 160 billion cells, continually and imperceptibly changing the way we think. Because of that, we can fundamentally change the way our brains work-for the better. Sort Your Brain Out shows you how to re-wire your brain to be more creative, make better decisions, improve your mood and memory, manage stress, and stave off senility. The book explains how the brain works and what you can do every day to subtly alter your behaviours, beliefs, and motivations to create po

Contents:

Cover; Endorsements; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; What This Book Is All About; Introduction; A bit about us; Where Adrian's coming from; Where Jack's coming from; Your Amazing Brain - The wonder between your ears; Flying Start - Five quick tips to get more out of your brain; BOP1: Water - Start every single day by rehydrating your brain; BOP2: Exercise - Vital for brain health (and holding onto your marbles); BOP3: Stress - Control your cortisol to manage your stress; BOP4: Sunshine - Soak up the sun's rays to stabilize your mood

BOP5: Caffeine - Good for your brain in many ways, in moderationOld Dogs, New Tricks - It's never too late to change; Rewiring needed; Bring it on!; Finding Flow; Chapter takeaways; Cyber Heads - Who's the boss, you or technology?; Brain for sale - no longer needed; I want it now!; External brain reliance; Will technology ruin our brains?; Staying in to play; Multitasking?; The buzz and bleep of modern living; Brain training ourselves to distraction; Chapter takeaways; Gone Fishing (for Great Ideas) - Are you receiving, over?; Dunking; Sit on the edge or dive right in?

Why is dunking so effective?Perfect timing; Enhanced creativity; Where in the brain do these creative thoughts actually come from?; Using novelty to jolt you out of set piece behaviours; Switch it up; Inputting relevant data to feed eureka moments; The night shift; Rest and play; Go jump in a few puddles!; Chapter takeaways; Perception Is Everything - Mind the gap; Now you see it, now you don't; Wiring up the senses; Division of labour; Bottom-up and top-down pathways; Do I know you?; Mind the gap; Impact of context and expectations on perception; Chapter takeaways

To Do or Not to Do - Making better decisionsIcebergs of hindsight; Got a hunch?; Reward Line; What do you fancy for dinner?; Emotionflavoured decisions; Push and pull; Danger zone - excessive buy button activity likely; Losses loom larger than gains; The price of impatience; Experience really does count; Chapter takeaways; Food for Thought - Gastronomic impact for better or for worse; Don't wait for the leptin; The influence of bacteria; Fat filled and all sugared up; Sugarcoated vandalism; No vacancies; The best fuel; Pump that brain; Consistent high performance; Endorphins - natural opiates

Chapter takeawaysAll Aboard the Stress Express! - Making sure you're in the driving seat; Cortisol the motivator; Holding back the pain; Who's driving your train?; "Trying" to get to sleep; Sixty crucial minutes; Chapter takeaways; "Smart" Drugs - Understanding your chemical assistants; Everyone's on drugs!; On top of the world; Not so smart drugs in schools; Whistle while you work; Nootropic drugs - big dilemmas, grave outcomes; The original smart drug; Full of beans; Brewing for survival; Wear and tear; Chapter takeaways; Hold On to Your Marbles - Keeping senility at bay; Over the hill

Putting the brakes on

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780857085368

0857085360

9780857085351

0857085352

OCLC:

874967233