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1. Unfocus your brain

1. Unfocus your brain

Schedule into every workday some breaks from all that focusing and allow your mind to travel into what's called the "default mode network" for a bit of freestyle riffing.

It's the place where our minds find innovation and creativity and often make better decisions than the focused mind. 😌

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