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POPSThe Neuroscience of Sin! Why do we do it? Reading this article made me think of the proverbial "chicken and the egg." The article suggests that we sin because our brains are evolutionarily designed to do so. This leaves us to conclude that you cannot manage sin as it is hardwired in. I don't agree with that. I think sin is the chicken! The article does a great job of illustrating how various emotions and motives play out in the brain not the other way around. The good news is the very last paragraph. Read it for yourself...enjoy!
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POPSYour Child's ADHD Brain
Why is that children diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder cannot do their homework, follow through on a chore but can play a video game for hours? The answer, according to this insightful article about the ADHD child's brain, suggests that focused attention, like playing a video game is more highly rewarding to the the child with attentional problems. This increases brain chemicals that stimulate attention and concentration. The other useful point, not explicitly stated in this article, is that this behavior may not be purely manipulation as parents often assume! The reality is that ADHD children are much more difficult to be motivated and rewarded. The better parents and teachers are at getting children engaged the more likely the success of completing a task. Anyone, regardless of their attention abilities, get bored with repetitive tasks like taking out the garbage or practicing vocabulary words. Medications help children compensate for this deficit in their reward trigg
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POPSLeft-Brain Creativitiy Tactics Ever had to face a room full of left-brained types? Married to an engineer? Trying to get your artsy-fartsy ideas across to logical, analytical people? Take it from me...it can be frightening. Try these 10 ways to help left-brainers tap into the best of their creativity. Tell me how it goes...tweet us at http://www.twitter.com/thirstyfishinfo
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POPSTraining your brain to multitask! Should you? This article reminds me of when I used to teach Time Management courses for corporate HR programs. No matter how many strategies you would try to teach, it all really came down to a single principle: You can only do one thing at a time well. I used to call it O.T.A.T. meaning "one thing at a time." Multitask basically meant switching activities quickly. Technology supports this speeding up process...read the article and tell my your thoughts.
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POPSUse brain science in your presentations I learned about Susan M. Weinschenk while mowing the lawn and listening to my ipod podcast with John Jantsch, from Duct Tape Marketing. Click the link to get the full article...enjoy!
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