My Brain is a Dog

"I don't trust my brain. It's got some good qualities, sure, but it needs constant supervision. It's like an unruly Boston terrier - left to its own devices, it will scamper off and rummage through the garbage can, spreading rotten guacamole all over the house. In my brain's case, this means the hours spent wallowing …

The Cost of Continuously Checking Email

This article appeared in the Harvard Business Review and is deeply poignant in our distracted and fragmented world. Suppose each time you ran low on an item in your kitchen - olive oil, bananas, napkins—your instinctive response was to drop everything and race to the store. How much time would you lose? How much money would you …

Know Your Brain, Transform Your Performance Part 2

On Monday I reviewed the game-changing book "Your Brain at Work" - by David Rock. The techniques offered in this book are solidly grounded in research, but what makes the book stand out is that the author does such a great job in explaining the neuroscience behind the ordinary working of the brain and the practical …

7 Ways To Feed Your Brain

When it comes to maintaining physical health, we all know how important a balanced diet is. However, we seem to be less clear about what we need to maintain a healthy mind. Dr. David Rock, executive director of the NeuroLeadership Institute and author of Your Brain at Work, believes we are living in a "time when too many people's mental …

Inception Part 1: Are Your Thoughts Defining You or Destroying You?

http://vimeo.com/27194157 An idea is a powerful thing. One idea planted deep inside of you can alter the course of your life... Every year my church does a series called "God in the Movies", where we look for elements of truth – God’s truth – in the stories around us. This year I got to preach …