The Art of: Thinking, Influence & A Great Life

Author

Mario Peshev
May 27, 2023

Welcome to The Smarter Brain, a curation of thought-provoking ideas and actionable reads to help you build better habits and become more productive.

Happy reading - See you on Wednesday!

Cheers,
The Smarter Brain Team

Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins
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3 Ideas For Better Habits

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Slow It Down

Chemist and author, Peter Atkins, on managing information.

"Allow yourself time to think. There are many non-technological tricks to managing information. All of them require you to make choices to focus your energy."

Embrace Leadership

Positive psychology advocate, Shannon L. Alder, on influencing others.

"If you were born with the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the most powerful gifts God can give—the ability to influence."

Source: Shannon L. Alder​
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Choose Your Own Path

Fiction author, V.E. Schwab, on the limitations of staying in one's comfort zone.

"Small places make for small lives. And some people are fine with that. They like knowing where to put their feet. But if you only walk in other people’s steps, you cannot make your own way. You cannot leave a mark."

Productivity Tools and Resources

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Keep Your Projects Organized and On Track

​ProofHub offers a unified platform to streamline project and task management, eliminating the need to juggle multiple tools.

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The Future of Work with AI

​WebMagic AI specializes in artificial intelligence development and offers AI solutions for article summaries, emails and copy creation.

What We're Reading

​Podcast Notes takes the best ideas from the world's best podcasts. and delivers them straight into your inbox, every Monday.

Brain Food

Today I Learned: During World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded the Blue Cross Medal. She extinguished an incendiary bomb by peeing on it! (Source)

Science: The most effective leaders are all alike in one crucial way: They all have a high degree of what has come to be known as emotional intelligence. (Source)

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Have a productive week ahead,
​The Smarter Brain Team

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