Happy Friday the 13th!
#charm #bodylanguage #motivation #mantra #alphawaves #reading #brain #advice #pacing #mental #visualization
The Tricks to Make Yourself Effortlessly Charming
Before you utter a word… your body language speaks volumes.
Increase your motivation —and accomplishments— with a persona mantra that sets your focus and direction.
MIT Says New Technique Helps Hack Your Brainwaves
By suppressing their Alpha brainwaves, connected with creativity and relaxation, participants were able to increase their focus… just like we discussed in Chapter 8 of my book Change State.
Our Brains Are No Match for Our Technology (NYTimes paywall)
Tristan Harris dives into the additive technology that we willingly carry with us.
Slow-Reading is the New Deep Learning
When we give our brains a chance to make mental connections… we retain far more of what we’ve read.
How to Give People Advice They’ll Be Delighted to Take (NYTimes paywall)
Pace them —match their mood and opinion and body language— and listen. Ask questions. And then tell about how you solved a similar problem in your life.
How to Survive Solitary Confinement
Visualization is essential to exercise your mental game when your physical game isn’t working out (like in prison, as an extreme example)… like we discuss in Chapter 24 of Change State.