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

by Barbara Oakley

“growth mind-set” centers around the idea that a positive attitude about our ability to change can help produce that change.

“We’ve found exercise has broad benefits on cognition, particularly executive functioning, including improvements in attention, working memory and the ability to multitask.”1

exercise seems to serve as an all-purpose restart button for the brain.

This effect is so powerful that it can reverse the decline of brain function in the elderly.

The simple improvement in blood flow that results from exercise may also have an effect on cognitive abilities as well as physical functioning.

BDNF seems to slow and reverse that “corrosive” effect.

Exercise is a powerful enhancement for any mental shift you want to make in your life. Commitment followed through with exercise has great benefits for learning and mood.