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  • Are you RESEARCHING on the WORKING of the HUMAN BRAIN?This would be a GREAT START..

    Reading and understanding iconic books like Start with Why, Find your why by Simon Sinek, Emotional Intelligence by Travis Bradberry, Talk like TED by Carmine Gallo would go a long way in helping understand the very complex human brain.

    Neo cortex is the part of brain that helps us in rational thinking while limbic brain is responsible for emotions. Limbic brain is something we have inherited from the time of apes and neocortex is the more recent or new brain that separates humans from other animals.

    Neo cortex helps us perform complex calculations whereas limbic brain can only understand cues or signals.

    Gut feelings that we have are from limbic part of the brain.

    Within the limbic brain there are three parts that are mention worthy.

    Hippocampus is the small part that helps in long term memory.Hence any message to be made memorable must target the hippocampus of the receiver to register for a long time.

    Basal Ganglia is the part of the brain that helps in the formation of a habit on the basis of a cue as mentioned in the book Power of Habit.

    Amygdala is a small part in limbic part which is responsible for generation of dopamine , the chemical that is released due to self happiness.

    Understanding the orientation of the human brain is a key to developing and honing emotional intelligence related skills, which is the backbone to survive and make it big in this knowledge worker age. This when done can help us act smartly in ways to get desired impact in family life as well as professional life and change our day to day life to help us achieve the desired effect.

  • The human brain of a listener hates bullet points

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Carmine Gallo

    “New research into cognitive functioning—how the brain works—proves that bullet points are the least effective way to deliver important information. Neuroscientists are finding that what passes as a typical presentation is usually the worst way to engage your audience.”

  • An Email writing masterclass

    Adopted from the following insight shared by David Rock from his book Your Brain at Work is a masterclass on email writing skills.

    1. Emails should contain as few words as possible.

    2. Make it easy to see your central point at a glance, in one screen.

    3. Never send an email that could emotionally affect another person unless it’s pure positive feedback.

    4. Emotional issues must be discussed by phone; email should be used only to book a time for a call.

    5. If you accidentally break rule number four, phone the person immediately, apologize, and discuss the issue by phone.

  • This is why SIMPLICITY is the utmost sophistication

    Adopted from the following insight shared by David Rock from his book Your Brain at Work

    “Sometimes reducing a problem to one short sentence can be enough to bring about insight on its own.”

  • Quit CONSTANT EMAILING and TEXT MESSAGING

    Adopted from the following insight shared by David Rock from his book Your Brain at Work provides you the reason to quit constant emailing and text messaging.

    “A study done at the University of London found that constant emailing and text-messaging reduces mental capability by an average of ten points on an IQ test. It was five points for women, and fifteen points for men. This effect is similar to missing a night’s sleep. For men, it’s around three times more than the effect of smoking cannabis.”

    This book from David Rock is sure to change your life. By knowing the behavior of your brain you would be in a better position to respond in the best possible manner resulting in a healthy lifestyle. 

    To know more about David Rock read this link:

     

  • This is why even Microsoft studies working of human brain

    Adopted from the following insight shared by David Rock from his book Your Brain at Work

    “Microsoft has a division that studies the way people work, to develop efficiency-improving software. (According to Microsoft’s research up to 2007, if you’re looking for a technological solution to being more efficient, getting a bigger computer screen is one of the few clear winners.)”

  • This is one of the many quirks of the human brain

    Adopted from the following saying of David Rock from his book Your Brain at Work..

    “We all often think about what’s easy to think about, rather than what’s right to think about.”

  • Human beings are NATURAL MIMICKERS , this quote highlights the same

    Adopted from the following great quote of Daniel Pink..

    “Human beings are natural mimickers. The more you’re conscious of the other side’s posture, mannerisms, and word choices – and the more you subtly reflect those back – the more accurate you’ll be at taking their perspective.”

  • Our behavior when we “Own an Idea”

    Adopted from the following great saying of Dan Ariely from Predictably Irrational exposes a quirk in human psychology..

    “Ownership is not limited to material things. It can also apply to points of view. Once we take ownership of an idea – whether it’s about politics or sports – what do we do? We love it perhaps more than we should. We prize it more than it is worth. And most frequently, we have trouble letting go of it because we can’t stand the idea of its loss. What are we left with then? An ideology – rigid and unyielding.”

  • This quote shows how the emotional human brain dominates the rational brain

    Adopted from the following great saying of Dan Ariely from Predictably Irrational , shows the power of the limbic human brain over the rational brain while making such irrational choices..

    “We are all far less rational in our decision-making than standard economic theory assumes. Our irrational behaviors are neither random nor senseless: they are systematic and predictable. We all make the same types of mistakes over and over, because of the basic wiring of our brains.”