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Welcome to The Smarter Brain, a curation of thought-provoking ideas and actionable reads to help you build better habits and become more productive. Happy reading - See you on Wednesday! Cheers, Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins 3 Ideas For Better Habits Embracing the Lessons of Failure Productivity strategist, Charlie Gilkey, on the value of setbacks. "The gift of failure is that it reveals what matters to you, shows you when youβre out of alignment, and reveals a growth edge." Source: Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Doneβββ Motivational speaker, Jen Sincero, on the root of beliefs. "Our thoughts become our words, our words become our beliefs, our beliefs become our actions, our actions become our habits, and our habits become our realities." Source: You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Lifeβββ Efficiency expert, Cal Newport, on the craftsman mindset. "If you want to love what you do, abandon the passion mindset (βwhat can the world offer me?β) and instead adopt the craftsman mindset (βwhat can I offer the world?β)." Source: So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Loveβββ β Productivity Tools and Resources A Mental-Model-Based Note-Taking App π βBotal empowers users to create a personalized web of ideas with over 250 preset and customizable mental models. Build Routines and Track Progress βHevy is a free workout tracker & planner for iOS and Android. Everything you need to log your workouts and smash your goals. What We're Reading βThe FIT PICKLER is more than a sport, but a lifestyle newsletter, serving up fitness and coaching tips, news, fun and celebrating Pickleball communities across the world. Brain Food Today I Learned: All the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are set to 4:20. (βSourceβ) Science: Green walls can strip pollution from the air -- and some plants do it better than others, according to new research. Plant lavender, marjoram and ivy on your green wall to clean up the air. (βSourceβ) β CLASSIFIEDS Get the insights without reading the books π Every Thursday, deep dive into the insights and actionable takeaways of one top-rated book to challenge your mindset, elevate your life, and become a more informed you π€ βSign up for a Book a Week for freeβ (Everything in the section above is an ad, book yours here) Partner with The Smarter Brain and reach 12,000 professionals' inboxes. βContact us to learn more.β If you enjoy The Smarter Brain, we would really appreciate you spreading the word by sharing the βsign up linkβ to a colleague or friend. Thank you! β Collaborate with The Smarter Brain ββDo the Surveyβ | βContact | Advertiseβ |
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The Smarter Brain is a newsletter that helps you cut through the noise on the web and save valuable time, so you can can focus on getting things done. Delivered twice a week, youβll get bite-sized ideas and recommended tools to build better habits, improve your productivity and get smarter in less than 3 minutes.
Welcome to The Smarter Brain, a curation of thought-provoking ideas and actionable reads to help you build better habits and become more productive. Happy reading - See you on Sunday! Cheers, The Smarter Brain Team Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins 3 Ideas For Better Habits Subtle Influences for Better Choices Economist, Richard H. Thaler, on behavioral nudges. "If you want to nudge people into socially desirable behavior, do not, by any means, let them know that their current actions are better...
Welcome to The Smarter Brain, a curation of thought-provoking ideas and actionable reads to help you build better habits and become more productive. Happy reading - See you on Wednesday! Cheers, The Smarter Brain Team Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins 3 Ideas For Better Habits The Journey of Self-Discovery Courageous memoirist, Tara Westover, on transformative choices. "The decisions I made after that moment were not the ones she would have made. They were the choices of a changed person, a new...
Welcome to The Smarter Brain, a curation of thought-provoking ideas and actionable reads to help you build better habits and become more productive. Happy reading - See you on Sunday! Cheers, The Smarter Brain Team Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins 3 Ideas For Better Habits Embracing Life's Lessons Psychologist and teacher, Gay Hendricks, on the importance of openness. "Rule Number One is this: If youβre open to learning, you get your life-lessons delivered as gently as the tickle of a feather....