Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day LongIn Your Brain at Work, David Rock takes readers inside the heads—literally—of a modern two-career couple as they mentally process their workday. This fascinating book uses their story to reveal, through grounded brain science, how we can better organize, prioritize, and process our daily lives for improved productivity. Rock, the author of Quiet Leadership and Personal Best, shows how it’s possible for this couple, and thus the reader, not only to survive in today’s overwhelming work environment but succeed in it—and still feel energized and accomplished at the end of the day. This guide to peak mental performance translates complex neuroscience into practical strategies for your workday:
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Contents
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3 | 47 |
FACILITATE CHANGE | 201 |
When Other People Lose the Plot | 203 |
The Culture That Needs to Transform | 220 |
Encore | 240 |
Further Resources | 245 |
Acknowledgments | 247 |
Notes | 249 |
A Project That Hurts to Think About | 250 |
Drowning amid Uncertainty | 261 |
Glossary | 273 |
Index | 279 |
Turning Enemies into Friends | 282 |
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Your Brain at Work, Revised and Updated: Strategies for Overcoming ... David Rock Limited preview - 2020 |
Your Brain at Work, Revised and Updated: Strategies for Overcoming ... David Rock No preview available - 2020 |
Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus ... David Rock No preview available - 2009 |
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