While smartphone addiction doesn’t fall into the same category as alcohol or gambling, it is nevertheless very real. Which is why I applaud Apple’s coming IOS12, which acknowledges there is a place for a better, healthier balance between our gadgets and real life.
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There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise... Which is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
Welcome to my blog
There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise... Which is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
The latest neuromyth to hit supermarket shelves. Want it while it’s hot?
Neuromyths abound and the greatest neuromyth of all time has to be the idea we only use 10% of our brain. As all whole brain users know, it's complete tosh, but nevertheless as with other skyhooks of fanciful thinking, it persists in common neuromyth lore. Perhaps we...
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Will your next holiday be for a digital detox?
When did you last get away for a holiday, a proper break to rest, recharge and recuperate? It’s great to get away from work and the usual mad rush of life, but did you also take your tablet, laptop, smart phone, to be contactable ”just in case”, to keep an eye on your...
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“Honey, I Shrunk My Brain Using My Mobile Phone.”
One of the questions I frequently get asked is, "is our technology dumbing us down?" I'm sometimes tempted to reply with a flippant answer, but the reality is it's more complicated than just yes or no. It has opened our world.While it's hard to imagine a world...
read moreDid You Miss The Enough Sign?
In a world of surfeit, we are unlikely to face a famine of knowledge any time soon. With data dripping from every pore, what matters is knowing what to do with it all, how to filter it effectively and how to determine how much we really need.As an information junkie,...
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Is the pen mightier than the keyboard?
When was the last time you sat down to write a letter, draft an outline for a proposal or write an article using a pen?Christmas cards have gone electronic as have wedding invites and birthday wishes. Part of me yearns for that personal handwritten envelope with the...
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