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Synchronize Through Single-tasking

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How can you stay brain-healthy while at work?

Focus on one task at a time to improve brain synchrony. Break down jobs into 15- or 20-minute chunks, and slowly increase your time until you can focus for 40 minutes without interruption.

SCIENCE SAYS:

"Cells that fire together wire together." The Hebbian learning rule observes that when neural pathways repeatedly and persistently activate together, memories and associations forge. Brain plasticity "wires together" synapses based upon how we focus our attention.

BEGIN BY:

  • Starting small, and gradually building strength
  • Silencing technology and eliminating other distractors
  • Taking brain breaks in between chunks of time spent single-tasking
  • Appreciating your ongoing efforts to increase mindful focus and attention

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