Tag: working of brain
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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…
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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.”
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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…
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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.”
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Shocking insight on ill effects due to CONSTANT EMAILING and TEXT MESSAGING
Adopted from the following insight shared by David Rock from his book Your Brain at Work “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…
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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…
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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.”
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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.”
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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…
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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…