Brain at Work
Nature of brain
stage is small
theatre has limited resources
actors are needy
Hard Shit our brain has to do
Understanding
Deciding
Memorizing
Recalling
Inhibiting
Understanding
creating maps
Deciding
activating and choosing maps
Memorizing
holding maps in attention, encoding
Recalling
searching and retrieving maps
Inhibiting
trying not to activate a map
Overcoming weaknesses
Use visuals. They are highly efficient constructs.
Get things out of your head: write them down
Divide the day into blocks of time
Do conscious thought activities first, like prioritizing
Don´t think when you don´t have to
Avoid distractions
Emotions
Peak performance happens when they are right
regulate neurochemistry
EMotional Triggers
Uncertainty
Status
Fairness
Relatedness
(Remember this when talking to others too)
Fixing Emotions
Substances
"The director"
Labeling
Reappraisal
uncertainty
status
fairness
Relatedness
CHANGE
Attention
Brain at Work
By Andre Malan
