Brain Rules

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Want to know how to increase your work performance by 34 percent in just 26 minutes? That’s one of the many secrets of the brain that Brain Rules exposes and explains. You’ll also find out why you should trash all your old PowerPoint presentations and how your new presentations should look if you want people to retain your messages. And you’ll get tips to evaluate your child’s school. Is it really set up for the best learning environment?

Brain Rules promises to give the reader 12 principles for surviving and thriving at work, home and school, and it delivers on the promise. Whether you want to help your child succeed at school, increase your own performance on the job or in the classroom, improve your memory, or enhance your ability to pay attention, you’ll find simple steps and interesting facts in this book.

You’ll also learn why one of the most important things you can do to protect your brain is to exercise; how stress and depression are connected; and oh, the 26-minute activity that can improve your performance? Take a nap. But first, pick up Brain Rules.

Brain Rules by John Medina