This exploration into the moment-by-moment works of the brain uses cognitive neuroscience to present experiments, tricks, and tips related to vision, motor skills, attention, cognition, and subliminal perception. Each hack examines specific operations of the brain. By seeing how the brain responds,
Mind Performance Hacks: Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain
โ Scribed by Ron Hale-Evans
- Book ID
- 127403098
- Publisher
- O'Reilly Media
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 937 KB
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
- ISBN
- 0596101538
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
You're smart. This book can make you smarter.Mind Performance Hacks provides real-life tips and tools for overclocking your brain and becoming a better thinker. In the increasingly frenetic pace of today's information economy, managing your life requires hacking your brain. With this book, you'll cut through the clutter and tune up your brain intentionally, safely, and productively.Grounded in current research and theory, but offering practical solutions you can apply immediately, Mind Performance Hacks is filled with life hacks that teach you to:Use mnemonic tricks to remember numbers, names, dates, and other flotsam you need to recallPut down your calculator and perform complex math in your head, with your fingers, or on the back of a napkinSpark your creativity with innovative brainstorming methodsUse effective systems to capture new ideas before they get awayCommunicate in creative new ways-even using artificial languagesMake better decisions by foreseeing problems and finding surprising solutionsImprove your mental fitness with cool tricks and gamesWhile the hugely successful Mind Hacks showed you how your brain works, Mind Performance Hacks shows you how to make it work better.
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