Lessons From Great Leaders, Reverse Planks, Alleviate Depression

3 Ideas For Better Habits

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Champions Are Made Not Born

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and mindset expert, on the traits of winners:

"We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us. We don’t like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary."
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Source: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success​
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Reverse Plank for Healthy Shoulders and Hips

Body movement expert Alex Bernier, on the power of reverse planks:

"The Reverse Plank...will bring life back into the backside of your body.

I see many fail because they lack shoulder mobility have weak posterior muscles.

Hold for a minute or two to save your hips."
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Embrace Suffering to Suffer Less

Author and Philosopher, Mark Manson, on the paradox of suffering:

"The avoidance of suffering is a form of suffering. The avoidance of struggle is a struggle."
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Productivity Tools and Resources

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7 Lessons From History’s Greatest Leaders in Times of Crisis

"Throughout history, great leaders have emerged to lead us out of history’s most devastating crises. Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Theodora, Martin Luther King Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi, to name a few.

Here are seven lessons we can learn from history’s great leaders on how to lead and motivate others in times of crisis."

Source: MayoOshin.Com​

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Turn Screen Recordings to Guides

​ScribeHow is a chrome extension that takes screen recordings and turns them into guides to save teams valuable time.

Brain Food

Today I Learned: Oxford University Is Older Than the Aztecs. "As early as 1096, teaching had already started in Oxford...But the origination of the Aztec civilization...didn’t come until 1325." (Source)

Science: Researchers have discovered that probiotics can support the effect of antidepressants and help to alleviate depression.(Source)

Have a productive week,

The Smarter Brain Team

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