The Natural Cure For Procrastination

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3 Ideas For Better Habits

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It's Not Your Fault You Can't Focus

Author Johann Hari on why you shouldn't beat yourself up for struggling to stay focused:

"It’s not your fault you can’t focus. It’s by design. The truth is that you are living in a system that is pouring acid on your attention every day, and then you are being told to blame yourself and to fiddle with your own habits while the world’s attention burns."

Source: ​Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again​

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Cold Showers Are A Procrastination Killer

Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D., Professor of Neurobiology at Stanford School of Medicine, on how to overcome procrastination:

"Get comfortable with adrenaline in your body & brain. Ice bath, cold shower, or simply 30 deep breaths in via nose out via mouth; get jittery, then get to it.”

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Great Leaders are Great Followers

Ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu on the secret to great leadership:

"Humility gives it its power. If you want to govern the people, you must place yourself below them. If you want to lead the people, you must learn how to follow them.”

Source: Tao Te Ching

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The Best Chrome Extensions to Boost Your Productivity

A curation of ​productivity chrome extensions​ to help you take notes, stay focused, manage passwords, make lists, sort your contacts, and more.

Brain Food

Today I Learned: A global study discovered that high carbohydrate diets have highest mortality rates, whilst high fat diets have the lowest. Total fat intake was not associated with heart disease. (​Source​)

Have a productive week,

The Smarter Brain Team