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Brain Rules - 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

by John Medina
Brain Rules - 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
Brain Rules - 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

Enhance life with neuroscience-backed principles.

"Brain Rules" delves into the fascinating intricacies of the brain with a practical twist. If you've ever been curious about how your mental processes affect your daily activities, this book is an insightful resource. Dr. John Medina takes complex scientific concepts and makes them approachable, offering strategies to boost brain function for everyone from students to CEOs.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Brain Rules - 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

by John Medina
ISBN: 9781921844041
Authors: John Medina
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Date of Publication: 2011-06-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Business, Personal Development
Related Topics: Neuroscience, Psychology, Education, Personal Development, Self Help, Productivity, Personal Development, Business, Psychology, Productivity
Goodreads rating: 4.01
(rated by 33980 readers)

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A New York Times and BusinessWeek bestseller. Most of us have no idea what’s really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know—like that physical activity boosts your brain power. How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget—and so important to repeat new information? Is it true that men and women have different brains? In Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rule—what scientists know for sure about how our brains work—and then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives.
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Enhance life with neuroscience-backed principles.

"Brain Rules" delves into the fascinating intricacies of the brain with a practical twist. If you've ever been curious about how your mental processes affect your daily activities, this book is an insightful resource. Dr. John Medina takes complex scientific concepts and makes them approachable, offering strategies to boost brain function for everyone from students to CEOs.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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