Total Brain Blog

Take These Steps to Reduce Stress and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Outbreak

As COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to dominate the news, anxiety levels are continuing to climb. Our daily routines have been drastically altered almost overnight. From social ...
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The Brain's Ability to Look Within: A Secret to Well-Being

The Two Paths of Attention: Outward & Inward What’s the difference between noticing the rapid beat of a popular song on the radio and noticing the rapid rate of your heart when ...
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The #1 Shortcut to Greater Productivity

Why Adderall and stimulants backfire for productivity—and what to do instead. Get more done faster and better. That seems to be everyone’s modus operandi these days. You too may ...
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How to Conquer Your Inbox Without Letting It Take Over Your Life

Do you get a sinking feeling whenever you open your inbox? Does answering emails take up hours of your time? Is email that one thing on your to-do list that always seems to sit ...
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In a Difficult Conversation, Listen More Than You Talk

When Jared walked into a meeting to discuss a new marketing approach for a product, the conversation didn’t play out well. Five minutes into the dialogue, the product manager, ...
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A Foolproof Way to Turn Failure Into Success

You’ve failed at something again: that date you loved didn’t lead to any follow-up calls, the project you worked so hard on was picked apart by your boss, or your New Year’s ...
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Three Definitive Ways to Beat the Winter Blues

Whether or not you get the Winter Blues, winter unquestionably makes us more likely to stay home, to indulge in comfort foods, and watch too many movies. The cold and dark days ...
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Six Ways Highly Emotional Intelligent People Deal With Anger

Most of us don’t like confrontation — but it’s a fact of life we can’t run from forever. We have to assert ourselves, our boundaries and our needs — and others have to do the same ...
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