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The Root of Productivity and Innovation, Unlock Deep Thinking, Three Keys to an Optimal Brain

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3 Ideas For Better Habits
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Unlocking Our Fears
Journalist and author Michael Easter on the evolutionary roots of human apprehension.
"They say our current fears are often driven by our past lifestyles. Early humans used to regularly face potentially lethal danger from hungry predators and venomous snakes, members of other tribes, violent weather and treacherous landscapes, loss of social status, and so on."
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Knowledge is Power
Father of 'Management Thinking', Peter Drucker on achieving productivity and innovation.
"Knowledge is the source of wealth. Applied to tasks we already know, it becomes productivity. Applied to tasks that are new, it becomes innovation."
Source: Peter Drucker
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Unlock Deep Thinking
Professor of computer science, Cal Newport on optimizing your mental resources.
"Less mental clutter means more mental resources available for deep thinking."
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Brain Food
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Science: Three factors stand out if you want to keep your brain at its best: physical exercise, being social, and having strong interests.
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