Your Brain at Work (Blinkist Summary)

Discover strategies for overcoming distraction, regaining focus, and working smarter all day long.

Introduction

• Overcome distractions, gain focus, and work smarter all day long

1. Your Brain at Work

• Conserve your ability to think well
• Strategies for staying focused
• Achieve your optimal level of performance
• Overcome mental blocks using insight
• Achieve better levels of focus through mindfulness
• Activate feelings of certainty and control in your brain
• Regulating your expectations is key to a general feeling of happiness
• The primary rewards for the brain
• Trick your brain into a status reward
• Help others arrive at important insights

Conclusion

• The key components of optimal brain function