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494: How to Train Your Brain for Maximum Growth with Dr. Tara Swart

494: How to Train Your Brain for Maximum Growth with Dr. Tara Swart

FromThe Archive of Awesome


494: How to Train Your Brain for Maximum Growth with Dr. Tara Swart

FromThe Archive of Awesome

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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Sep 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Tara Swart explains the science behind neuroplasticity and how to train your brain to brave any challenge.   You'll Learn: How to use neuroscience to break out of your comfort zone The six approaches to problem solving Simple tricks to turn around terrible work days   About Tara: Dr. Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, medical doctor, leadership coach, and award-winning and bestselling author. She works with leaders all over the world to help them achieve mental resilience and peak brain performance, improve their ability to manage stress, regulate emotions, and retain information. She is a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management where she runs the Neuroscience for Leadership and Applied Neuroscience programs, and is an executive advisor to some of the world’s most respected leaders in media and business. Tara’s book: The Source: The Secrets of the Universe, the Science of the Brain Tara’s Twitter: @TaraSwart Tara’s Instagram: @drtaraswart Tara’s website: TaraSwart.com   Resources mentioned in the show: Research: "The Glymphatic System in CNS Health and Disease: Past, Present and Future" by Benjamin A. Plog and Maiken Nedergaard Twitter: @YouHadOneJob Book: Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility by Ellen J. Langer Book: Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson Previous episode: 273: Taking Control of your Career with Korn Ferry’s Gary Burnison   Thank you Sponsors!   Four Sigmatic.  Give your brain a boost with superfood mushroom coffee with half the caffeine and double the mental clarity. Save 15% at foursigmatic.com/awesome. Babbel. Learn a new language anywhere, anytime with babbel.com   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep494 
Released:
Sep 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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If your job requires substantial thinking and collaboration, this podcast will help you flourish at work. Each week, Pete grills thought-leaders and results-getters to discover specific, actionable insights that boost work performance. These practical nuggets sharpen the universal skills every professional needs. Pete has coached world-class thinkers from 50 countries, every Ivy League university, and many elite companies to work brilliance. Now, let his VIP guests guide you to becoming a better thinker, doer, presenter, and leader. More career fun, wins, meaning, and money await. Transcripts, show notes, and handy resources available at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com.