Thinking Clearly
Don't over caffeinate yourself
Caffeine can help, but more is not better. When you’ve overdosed on caffeine, the thoughts start to flit unpr...
5 Helpful Tips To Eliminate Brain Fog And Think Clearly
Don’t talk too much
If you’re lucky, brain fog will attack when you’re blocking someone from the coffee machine. They will startle you wh...
5 Helpful Tips To Eliminate Brain Fog And Think Clearly
Be poised. Distract or redirect
If brain fog attacks on a date or at work, don’t sweat it! Make sure they don’t catch that moment your eyes...
5 Helpful Tips To Eliminate Brain Fog And Think Clearly
It will happen
Brain fog happens to everyone to different degrees. Don’t be angry. Your tantrums won’t change anything. Accept...
5 Helpful Tips To Eliminate Brain Fog And Think Clearly
Go with it
Over time, you will conquer even your most challenging mental difficulties. Your thoughts may not be linear, ...
5 Helpful Tips To Eliminate Brain Fog And Think Clearly
Train yourself to think
The words you habitually use when you're thinking (and then expressing those thoughts) mold how you see the world. Fo...
Train Your Brain to Think More Clearly
Mentally edit out fuzzy buzzwords
While most business buzzwords are simply annoying (like saying "utilize" rather than "use"), some are so fuzzy and va...
Train Your Brain to Think More Clearly
Simplify your business writing
If you find yourself writing or reading long, complex sentences at work, edit and reedit them so that they express th...
Train Your Brain to Think More Clearly
Play the "one syllable" game
The concept is simple: Try to communicate business ideas using words of only one syllable. This exercise trains you...
Train Your Brain to Think More Clearly
System 1 Thinking
The main function of System 1 is to maintain and update a model of your personal world, which represents what is nor...
A Nobel Prize Winner Explains How to Finally Think Clearly
System 2 Thinking
System 2 thinking informs how you focus on a particular task by using expert knowledge and focusing or applying co...
A Nobel Prize Winner Explains How to Finally Think Clearly
How to Use System 1 and System 2 Thinking Together
If you feel a gut reaction after meeting a hire, it's probably System 1 thinking. But you can mitigate the risk...
A Nobel Prize Winner Explains How to Finally Think Clearly
High-pressure moments as a (fun) challenge
Most people see "pressure situations" as threatening, and that makes them perform even less well. But, "when ...
13 Secrets to Performing Well Under Pressure
One of many opportunities
Is this high-pressure situation a good opportunity? Sure. Is it the only opportunity you will ever have for the rest ...
13 Secrets to Performing Well Under Pressure
Focus on the task
Instead of worrying about the outcome, worry about the task at hand. That means developing tunnel vision. When you ...
13 Secrets to Performing Well Under Pressure
Plan for the worst
"What-if" scenarios can be your friend. By letting yourself play out the worst-case outcomes, you're able to brace yo...
13 Secrets to Performing Well Under Pressure
Take control
In a pressure moment, there are factors you have control over and factors you don't. Focus on the factors...
13 Secrets to Performing Well Under Pressure
Remember your past success
Remembering your past success ignites confidence. You did it before, and you can do it again. Once you're ...
13 Secrets to Performing Well Under Pressure
Be positive
Belief in a successful outcome can prevent you from worry that can drain and distract your working memory. ...
13 Secrets to Performing Well Under Pressure
Get in touch with your senses
When you're under a deadline and the world feels like it's crashing in, you're particularly prone to making careless ...
13 Secrets to Performing Well Under Pressure
Listen to music
By listening to music, you're able to literally distract yourself from your anxiety.
13 Secrets to Performing Well Under Pressure
Create a pre-performance routine
The idea here is to create a (brief) routine that you go through in the minutes before you present or perform, W...
13 Secrets to Performing Well Under Pressure
Slow down
When you're in a high-pressure situation, it's natural to speed up your thinking. It can lead you to act be...
13 Secrets to Performing Well Under Pressure
Share the pressure
Telling someone else about the pressure you're feeling has been proven to reduce anxiety and stress. Sharing your fe...
13 Secrets to Performing Well Under Pressure