Have you ever read a book or an article and then been unable to explain it to someone because you remember virtually nothing? If you want to remember what you read, put your brain into the right state, and then help it find meaning #reading #memory bit.ly/35iVJh2

Did you check your email before you got out of bed this morning? Did you decided that was the best way for you to spend the first minutes of your day? #technologybreak #breakfromdigital #ditchthephone bit.ly/35ouP7D

Your brain was very adaptable when you were younger, but to maintain that you have to train your brain to learn new things because your brain now operates on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis. #brain #braintraining bit.ly/34a0XMb

One of the biggest challenges we have is ‘busyness’. With so much to do it can become difficult to prioritise. It’s important to set goals and review your progress regularly. Here are the 5 steps to setting and smashing your goals: #goalsetting #goals bit.ly/35kasbN

Mastering your prioritisation is a deliberate and consistent move away from reactive task completion and towards self-directed outcome orientation. To get clarity on what is most important, follow these 3 steps #prioritisation bit.ly/2OKGiYq

All too often we think about our output at work in terms of hours. Stop thinking in terms of time, and start thinking in terms of energy. Energy is what enables you to get more from your time – and that you can manage. #timemanagement #energymanagement bit.ly/2QNolen

Previously I've talked about prioritising work but remember other activities are just as important. How you spend your 'time off' is what enables you to sustain your work performance over the long term. Here are 3 tips to prioritising those activities bit.ly/34tvcOo

Procrastination is not a time management problem, it’s an emotional one. Procrastinators tend to have a larger amygdala, the emotional centre of your brain, than those that do not. The next time you feel like ‘putting it off’, use the following tips bit.ly/37BWx2G

An effective way to solve a problem is to ask yourself questions that challenge your assumptions about the problem. Even simple questions such as ‘why’ or ‘what if’ can be the first step towards innovation #problemsolving #howtoproblemsolve bit.ly/2rtMBrg

Einstein called creativity“intelligence having fun” also known as divergent thinking. To demonstrate this type of thinking, write down all the ways you could use a paperclip being as creative and ridiculous as you like. How many did you come up with? bit.ly/2OnOG14

Wouldn’t it be helpful to be able to create and sustain a habit you wanted without the need for discipline? In this article I’ll try to help you understand the formula that will enable you to achieve exactly that #habits #goodhabits bit.ly/35FIpnm

It can be hard balancing long-term and short-term objectives.Rather than trying to do everything, get better at prioritising the most important tasks.To help you, here are three principles, three steps, and three things to avoid: #priorities bit.ly/303wJJm

It would be great if you could get 8 hours work done in 6. These tips will help you improve your focus, work smarter, and increase your productivity every day #productivity #worksmart bit.ly/3aeTG0Z

When I was first introduced to meditation I felt I didn’t ‘need’ it. I want guidance and I had better things to do than sit still with my legs crossed. I now practise meditation regularly, to focus and manage my mind. #meditation #mindfulness bit.ly/2RjahJn

Ever feel it’s hard to maintain your focus? Have trouble concentrating?Becoming ever more distracted? Then this one’s for you! In this short piece, I emphasise multitasking is a problem and then offer my top three tips to help you improve your focus. bit.ly/2AOYzRl

Have you ever had a good idea in the shower? Do your best ideas come to you when you go for a walk? While we strive to focus and get more done, it’s when we stop working, and our mind wanders, that solutions sometimes present themselves #worksolutions bit.ly/3bHdAS8

If you take care of your brain, it tends to work better on all levels. By investing in your brain fitness, you can improve your cognitive performance, your mental adaptability, and your long-term mental health. I wrote this article to explain how... bit.ly/3b76KWp

Many of us struggle with recall. If I gave you a list of ten things to remember how many do you think you’d remember ten minutes later? Fortunately, by applying some simple principles it is easy to make significant improvements with you memory. bit.ly/2K8hVSP

It’s tempting to sacrifice sleep to give you more time. But when you’re tired you start to make bad decisions. Insufficient sleep leads to impaired logical reasoning, poor decision making, memory loss, poor attention, and slower reaction times #sleep bit.ly/2ALSViU

Being unable to ‘switch off’ is a problem that many share. Given how hard we work, it seems unfair that many of us continue to think about work when we are no longer there. Here are my top 5 tips to help you switch off and get your free time back bit.ly/35ZPlya