Designing Your Mind for Peak Productivity and Creativity with James Garrett

Published: June 12, 2018, 7:06 p.m.

b"My guest today is James Garrett,\\xa0the founder and CEO of Brain by Design - a US-based organisation that teaches strategies for getting more from your mind. He's a psychologist, a former academic, co-founder of a highly successful social venture - Think Unlimited, which taught innovation and creativity to young people in the Middle East - and he's chatting to me today about\\xa0using your brain\\xa0to enhance your productivity and creativity and live your best life.\\nThis is an exciting and illuminating conversation and James and I have a ball discussing the science behind:\\n\\n \\u2022Why your focus and attention is like a battery that requires recharging.\\n \\u2022\\xa0How to get more done by working less\\n \\u2022How to use your mind to start on difficult or unpleasant tasks\\n \\u2022The importance of taking breaks for your productivity and creativity and why your brain doesn't know how to do this\\n\\n \\u2022Why the standard '8 hours at your desk' is a disaster for your effectiveness, innovation, happiness and wellbeing.\\n \\u2022James's Brain in Mind Program and the science of productivity and wellbeing, and\\n \\u2022How he reads one book per week!Listen in to discover James's tips and strategies.\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/potentialpsychology/message"