Sheltering in place has all of us asking how we can better work and learn from home. We’ve talked about strategies for creating a more productive home workspace such as putting on real clothes, maintaining a schedule, and eating meals away from your desk, but what about music? … [Read more...] about Does music help you focus? It depends
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Use these strategies to sharpen your analytical skills
Analytical skills allow us to digest information and communicate it to others. These skills are critical in both our professional and personal lives, so how can we better cultivate them? Here are nine ways to improve your analytical skills, and some of them are even fun! … [Read more...] about Use these strategies to sharpen your analytical skills
Here’s the most straightforward path to a better attention span
Your attention span can be influenced by internal factors (your own brain leads you to shift from one task to another) or by external factors (something in the outside world calls to you). To boost your attention span, you must deal with both internal and external factors. … [Read more...] about Here’s the most straightforward path to a better attention span
New study says playing sports boosts your brain’s ability to process information
The beauty of playing a sport is that it can remove you from the more regular emotions you usually feel throughout the day and bring you into a state of focus and adrenaline-fueled excitement—especially when a sporting event reaches a crucial moment. According to a new study from … [Read more...] about New study says playing sports boosts your brain’s ability to process information
Need to solve a hard problem? New research suggests “sleeping on it” will help
Have you ever had a big decision to make and someone tells you to “sleep on it.” Well, a new study suggests that might just be the best advice a person could give you. At Northwestern University, a team of researchers designed an experiment to test whether cueing music … [Read more...] about Need to solve a hard problem? New research suggests “sleeping on it” will help