Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential

by Barbara Oakley

experienced a strong and lasting improvement in concentration. The game is going through an FDA pathway, and Gazzaley hopes to see it become ...

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exercise is one of the most powerful “medications” we know of that produces new neurons.

Learning that makes an impact on the brain often means going just a bit beyond your comfort zone.

do something new and different every day.29

Learning a foreign language when you are older may also be especially worthwhile, because the areas of the brain positively affected by language learning include many areas that are negatively affected by aging.30

Wherever I go, whatever I do, I am dreaming of the next things I want to do.”

Think about the future. Each step you take, as small as it might be, adds up and becomes powerful down the road. Think of compounding interest.

Arnim started to do a lot of walking, hiking, and bicycling. He began to notice that interesting ideas and solutions to problems came when he walked in nature. Even his post-walk showers

evaluations to improve. Nowadays, Arnim instead conducts what he calls “postmortems.” He does one after every project, asking himself—and his customers, friends, and colleagues—lots of questions so

“Turning Negatives to Positives,” jot down ideas about how you can turn negative encounters into positive learning experiences. To

“are lived by people who take risks and make mistakes—and who are willing to learn from those mistakes.”

Scott Page’s “Model Thinking.”

was heavy on was insight into how to use mathematical

models to organize information, make forecasts, and make better decisions.

Find the MOOCs and other learning means that best fit your needs—Class-Central.com is very useful here.