Future Brain

Super-charge your brain to gain a huge competitive edge in business and in life
 
Future Brain is the busy professional's secret weapon for boosting mastery, efficiency, and productivity to gain that coveted competitive edge -- in business and in life. Designed to be implemented at the individual, team, or organisational level, this in-depth, step-by-step framework leverages neuro-scientific principles to help you develop a solid, habit-changing plan for building and maintaining brain fitness and healthy behaviours. Author Dr. Jenny Brockis will help you develop your thought processes and your regular routine to get more done with less effort and time. Based on the idea of neuroplasticity, these daily practices improve focus, creativity, and effectiveness to help you stay relevant, competitive, and way ahead of the pack.
 
You already have a magnificent brain, but you probably take it for granted; we often develop "survival techniques" that force our brain to work with an incompatible "operating system" in an effort to keep up with the ever-increasing velocity of change and information overload. This book helps you beef up your brain awareness so you can take advantage of the built-in features and native capabilities that make the human brain a truly awesome machine.
* Reduce stress and avoid stress-related illnesses
* Foster healthy thinking habits to boost efficiency
* Build your expertise with renewed focus and stamina
* Drive innovation through productive collaboration
 
A brain that can change, adapt, lead, and collaborate to operate with a high level of flexibility, agility, and creativity is a brain that will serve you well now and into the future. Future Brain turns neuroscience into actionable steps, helping you to train your brain to achieve high-performance in all areas of life.

List of contents

About the author ix
 
Acknowledgements xi
 
Preface xiii
 
Introduction xv
 
Part I: Creating a high-performance brain 1
 
Key 1: Nutrition: Refuelling smart 3
 
Key 2: Exercise: You've got to move it, move it 21
 
Key 3: Sleep: Bring me a dream 39
 
Key 4: Mental stretch: Flexing our mental muscles 57
 
Part II: Operating a high-performance brain 71
 
Key 5: Focus: Adjusting our lens of attention 73
 
Key 6: Mindset: Does your attitude suck? 91
 
Key 7: Healthy stress: Creating a brain-safe environment 105
 
Key 8: Mindfulness: Finding enough thinking space 123
 
Part III: Integrating a high-performance brain 143
 
Key 9: Change ability: Adjusting to progress 145
 
Key 10: Innovation: Curiosity leads to insight and innovation 159
 
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Key 11: Collaboration: Side by side 179
 
Key 12: Leadership: Thought before action 199
 
Conclusion 215
 
Sources 221
 
Index 237

About the author

DR JENNY BROCKIS is a medical practitioner, healthy brain advocate, and future mind planner. She is the director and founder of Brain Fit.

Summary

Super-charge your brain to gain a huge competitive edge in business and in life

Future Brain is the busy professional's secret weapon for boosting mastery, efficiency, and productivity to gain that coveted competitive edge -- in business and in life. Designed to be implemented at the individual, team, or organisational level, this in-depth, step-by-step framework leverages neuro-scientific principles to help you develop a solid, habit-changing plan for building and maintaining brain fitness and healthy behaviours. Author Dr. Jenny Brockis will help you develop your thought processes and your regular routine to get more done with less effort and time. Based on the idea of neuroplasticity, these daily practices improve focus, creativity, and effectiveness to help you stay relevant, competitive, and way ahead of the pack.

You already have a magnificent brain, but you probably take it for granted; we often develop "survival techniques" that force our brain to work with an incompatible "operating system" in an effort to keep up with the ever-increasing velocity of change and information overload. This book helps you beef up your brain awareness so you can take advantage of the built-in features and native capabilities that make the human brain a truly awesome machine.
* Reduce stress and avoid stress-related illnesses
* Foster healthy thinking habits to boost efficiency
* Build your expertise with renewed focus and stamina
* Drive innovation through productive collaboration

A brain that can change, adapt, lead, and collaborate to operate with a high level of flexibility, agility, and creativity is a brain that will serve you well now and into the future. Future Brain turns neuroscience into actionable steps, helping you to train your brain to achieve high-performance in all areas of life.

Report

"It is written as a 12-step book, with actionable principles for a daily business routine, making it ideal for dipping
in." (The Times, December 2015)
 
"This practical book applies neuro-scientific principes in an easy to understand manner" (Flight Time, February 2016)
 

"'Future Brain' is a must read for anyone who really wants to understand in a non complicated way how the brain can be fine tuned to lead you towards increased performance with sharper, more innovative outcomes, in all areas of your life." (Kent Women in Business, May 2016)

Product details

• Authors: Jenny Brockis
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.01.2016
• EAN: 9780730322504
• ISBN: 978-0-7303-2250-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Ratgeber Wirtschaft, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Business Self-Help, Wirtschaft /Ratgeber