Takeaways:
…For too long, the prefrontal cortex was thought to be a single-tasking bottleneck. This is the region of the brain that handles problem-solving, planning and abstract thought. Rese
…For too long, the prefrontal cortex was thought to be a single-tasking bottleneck. This is the region of the brain that handles problem-solving, planning and abstract thought. Rese
…Zomorodi begins with the surprising physiology of multitasking. Every time you switch tasks, your brain burns glucose and the oxygen needed to process it, leaving behind CO2 that b
…Brooks begins with a discussion of the scientific phenomenon of “affect,” the intensity of a person’s positive and negative moods, which he explains don’
…Schwantes opens the piece with a quote from the great Warren Buffett:
“People ask me where they should go to work, and I always tell them to go to work for whom they admire the