Brain Rules: 12 principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Revised Edition).

Description

Most of us have no idea what's really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know - like that physical activity boosts your brain power. How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget - and so important to repeat new information? Is it true that men and women have different brains? In Brain Rules, Dr John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rule - what scientists know for sure about how our brains work - and then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives.

John Medina is the author of Brain Rules for Baby.

Entertaining, lively and accessible';- Better Homes and Gardens;;'Words leap off the page.';- USA Today;;'Oliver Sacks meets Getting Things Done.';- Cory Doctorow;;'A marvellous job in simplifying the best ways to get the most out of our brains. He is funny, tender, and completely engaging. Everyone should read this book.';- John Ratey, MD, author of Spark and A User's Guide to the Brain;;'Few people are better qualified to help managers sift through all the hype than John Medina.';- Harvard Business Review;;'Brain Rules is one of the most informative, engaging, and useful books of our time.';- Garr Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen