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The Path to Mastery, New Study on How Pollution Affects the Brain, , and How Tastes Change (at 30,000 feet)

The Path to Mastery, New Study on How Pollution Affects the Brain, , and How Tastes Change (at 30,000 feet)

Mario Peshev
January 31, 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.

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3 Ideas For Better Habits

Make More Mistakes to Attain Mastery

Nobel Prize laureate, Neils Bohr, on how mistakes develop expertise.

"An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field."

Source: Neils Bohr

Gratitude is Life’s Solution to Discontentment

Broadcaster & journalist, Germany Kent, on the power of gratitude in shifting your perspective.

“It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.”

Source: Germany Kent  

Create Rituals Through Patience & Consistency

Stoic PR Strategist, Ryan Holiday, on how to ritualize the mundane.

"Routine, done for long enough and sincerely enough, becomes more than routine. It becomes ritual - it becomes sanctified and holy."

Source: Stillness is the Key

Productivity Tools and Resources

Overcome Distractions & Reduce Context Switching

Beams helps you navigate your workday with more focus and less stress to help you achieve mindful productivity in a simple desktop app.

Stop Searching for Files and Start Asking for Them

Ask uses AI to search through your company’s knowledge database in Slite to save employees time in finding the relevant resources to answer their questions.

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Brain Food

Today I Learned: That you lose up to 30 percent of your taste buds during a flight. (Source)

Science: First-in-the-world study suggests that even brief exposure to air pollution has rapid impacts on the brain. (Source)

Have a productive rest of your week, The Smarter Brain Team

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