We feel the best when we're in this middle speed, Goldilock speed, The brain needs some kind of external stimulation or the external urge to raise its own gear.

Your mind is most efficient when it's moving ahead at this middle speed of processing information.

The art of being able to navigate yourself and stay in that zone while you're doing knowledge work is a secret to hyper-efficiency

because when you're in that zone the kind of work you'll be doing will be the best

you can do. The kind of break you take has to be tailored to the state of mind you are in

when you were working. As soon as you take a break, soon as you stop what you're doing,

your mind will relax.

That's Dr. Meitu Storani.

She's a University of Cambridge trained physician,

neuroscience researcher, and ophthalmic surgeon. Her expertise in mental

performance and stress management has led her to help several multinational

corporations. Her new book, Hyper-efficient,

optimize your brain to transform the way you work,

draws on her years of experience exploring the brain's potential

for peak performance.

So you'll learn one, how to identify

and get into the best mental groove for your work.

Two, what to do when work gets either too boring or too overwhelming.

And three, the trick to resetting your brain.

I'm Pete Bekitis, this is how to be also at your job,

and now here's me too.

Me too, welcome.

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