My OperaBrain Power!
Saturday, February 11, 2012 5:56:48 PM
Okay so I had my yearly performance review yesterday. No worries, but I have to improve my average CHT(call handle time) which was right on the mark a few months ago. Effective October 31, 2011, we converted to a new system--talk about a challenge! This system is not hard to use but it's not that user friendly either and, well, there are still lots of fixes that need to take place so I often refer to our old system to ensure the information I am giving out is accurate. My boss, Mark, is a nice guy but the two of us think so differently. Thirty percent of our department have met their CHT goal so you can figure out where the rest of us fall. I don't like his approach of posting daily numbers--I find this both stressful and annoying but he is doing what is expected from upper management. One thing I did notice is that the twenty-something year olds are the ones becoming quite successful at this and so I feel age has a significant factor.
To confirm this, which was quite ironic, I awoke last night to a promotional show selling
Procera AVH. The benefits sound alot like someone taking an antidepressant. When attempting to quit smoking some time ago, my primary care physician prescribed Wellbutrin. I had taken it before and was very successful!!
Eventually, I succumbed to the temptation to light up again and it was down hill from there. Anyway, I wasn't successful this time around but stayed on it because it was definitely helping my brain deal with stressful events. I stopped taking in October and have to admit I do feel sluggish again.
Procere AVH is out of my price range right now and I dont wish to take an antidepressant so I did some research this morning on ways to increase brain power. Diet is one huge fact, and drinking lots of water. I love Salmon and blueberries, two of the top five brain foods, so I am seriously thinking of incorporating these two into my diet on a daily basis.
There are other things one can do to unleach the brain's full potential. I found 120 these things on Litemind, but here are a few I would enjoy and can easily do starting TODAY.
Cultivate ambidexterity. Use your non-dominant hand to brush your teeth, comb your hair or use the mouse. Write with both hands simultaneously. Switch hands for knife and fork.
Block one or more senses. Eat blindfolded, wear earplugs, shower with your eyes closed.
Develop comparative tasting. Learn to properly taste wine, chocolate, beer, cheese or anything else.
Find intersections between seemingly unrelated topics.
Reverse your assumptions.
Learn creativity techniques.
Go beyond the first, ‘right’ answer.
Transpose reality. Ask “What if?” questions.
Turn pictures or the desktop wallpaper upside down. (From personal experience, this is a great way to learn to draw!)
Draw. Doodle. You don’t need to be an artist.
Think positive.
Eat ‘brain foods’.
Exercise!
Sit up straight.
Drink lots of water.
Deep-breathe.
Laugh!
Sleep well.
Listen to music.
Conquer procrastination.
Master self-talk.
Simplify!
Be childish.
Be humorous!
Create a List of 100.
Engage in ‘theme observation’. Try to spot the color red as many times as possible in a day.
Keep a journal.
Change your environment. Change the placement of objects or furniture — or go somewhere else.
Write! Write a story, poetry, start a blog.
Visit a museum.
Meditate. Cultivate mindfulness and an empty mind.
Get in touch with nature.
Do one thing at a time.
Be aware of cognitive biases.
Put yourself in someone else’s shoes. How would different people think or solve your problems? How would a fool tackle it?
Adopt an attitude of contemplation.
Take time for solitude and relaxation.
Commit yourself to lifelong learning.
Don’t stick with only like-minded people. Have people around that disagree with you.
Go to the root of the problems.
Collect quotes.
Develop self-awareness.
Say your problems out loud.
Describe one experience in painstaking detail.
Challenge yourself.
Develop your visualization skills. Use it at least 5 minutes a day.
Take notes of your dreams. Keep a notebook by your bedside and record your dreams first thing in the morning or as you wake up from them.
Learn to lucid dream.
Find metaphors. Connect abstract and specific concepts.
Manage stress.
Take different routes each day. Change the streets you follow to work, jog or go back home.
Deliver more than what’s expected
To confirm this, which was quite ironic, I awoke last night to a promotional show selling
Procera AVH. The benefits sound alot like someone taking an antidepressant. When attempting to quit smoking some time ago, my primary care physician prescribed Wellbutrin. I had taken it before and was very successful!!
Eventually, I succumbed to the temptation to light up again and it was down hill from there. Anyway, I wasn't successful this time around but stayed on it because it was definitely helping my brain deal with stressful events. I stopped taking in October and have to admit I do feel sluggish again. Procere AVH is out of my price range right now and I dont wish to take an antidepressant so I did some research this morning on ways to increase brain power. Diet is one huge fact, and drinking lots of water. I love Salmon and blueberries, two of the top five brain foods, so I am seriously thinking of incorporating these two into my diet on a daily basis.
There are other things one can do to unleach the brain's full potential. I found 120 these things on Litemind, but here are a few I would enjoy and can easily do starting TODAY.
Cultivate ambidexterity. Use your non-dominant hand to brush your teeth, comb your hair or use the mouse. Write with both hands simultaneously. Switch hands for knife and fork.
Block one or more senses. Eat blindfolded, wear earplugs, shower with your eyes closed.
Develop comparative tasting. Learn to properly taste wine, chocolate, beer, cheese or anything else.
Find intersections between seemingly unrelated topics.
Reverse your assumptions.
Learn creativity techniques.
Go beyond the first, ‘right’ answer.
Transpose reality. Ask “What if?” questions.
Turn pictures or the desktop wallpaper upside down. (From personal experience, this is a great way to learn to draw!)
Draw. Doodle. You don’t need to be an artist.
Think positive.
Eat ‘brain foods’.
Exercise!
Sit up straight.
Drink lots of water.
Deep-breathe.
Laugh!
Sleep well.
Listen to music.
Conquer procrastination.
Master self-talk.
Simplify!
Be childish.
Be humorous!
Create a List of 100.
Engage in ‘theme observation’. Try to spot the color red as many times as possible in a day.
Keep a journal.
Change your environment. Change the placement of objects or furniture — or go somewhere else.
Write! Write a story, poetry, start a blog.
Visit a museum.
Meditate. Cultivate mindfulness and an empty mind.
Get in touch with nature.
Do one thing at a time.
Be aware of cognitive biases.
Put yourself in someone else’s shoes. How would different people think or solve your problems? How would a fool tackle it?
Adopt an attitude of contemplation.
Take time for solitude and relaxation.
Commit yourself to lifelong learning.
Don’t stick with only like-minded people. Have people around that disagree with you.
Go to the root of the problems.
Collect quotes.
Develop self-awareness.
Say your problems out loud.
Describe one experience in painstaking detail.
Challenge yourself.
Develop your visualization skills. Use it at least 5 minutes a day.
Take notes of your dreams. Keep a notebook by your bedside and record your dreams first thing in the morning or as you wake up from them.
Learn to lucid dream.
Find metaphors. Connect abstract and specific concepts.
Manage stress.
Take different routes each day. Change the streets you follow to work, jog or go back home.
Deliver more than what’s expected
