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Something You Should Know

The Secret to Getting Things Done & The Brain Fog Fix - SYSK Choice

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Science, Self-improvement, Social Sciences, Health & Fitness, Education

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Everyone orders pizza at some point. So, everyone should that there is one size pizza that is a lousy deal almost every time. I begin this episode by revealing a mathematical formula that will save you money on pizza from this day forward. https://lifehacker.com/the-math-equation-that-explains-why-you-should-always-b-1784641566 We could probably all stand to be a little more organized. And here with some rock-solid, proven strategies is David Allen. He is an internationally recognized expert in productivity and organization and author of the book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (https://amzn.to/32Vr6Or). He is here to offer some simple yet powerful ways to be more efficient so you can create more time for the things you enjoy.  You know that feeling when you aren’t performing at your best mentally? That’s called brain fog and a lot of things can cause it like stress, diet and lack of sleep. The bigger issue is it can have long term effects. Joining me to discuss it is Dr. Mike Dow, author of the book The Brain Fog Fix (https://amzn.to/3105nTG). Listen as he explains exactly what brain fog is, how to combat it and how to optimize your brain to perform at its best. Supposedly, a lot of people are walking around right now who are dehydrated. Are you one of them? I have a quick test that will take less than 5 seconds. https://www.livestrong.com/article/507087-should-i-take-vitamin-b-if-dehydrated/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

McDonald's are making small improvements to our classic burgers.

0:03.0

Seering our pat is so they juicier,

0:05.0

adding onions at the grill for extra flavor,

0:07.0

new toastier buns,

0:09.0

and we're serving them hotter for even meltier cheese.

0:12.0

The McDonald's classics. Now a little more mmm.

0:15.0

Comparism with Prior Classic Burgers served after 11 a.m. subject to availability.

0:20.0

Today on something you should know, when is a small pizza a better deal than a large pizza?

0:29.0

I'll explain basic pizza math.

0:31.0

Then the problem of too much to do, not enough time to do it, and too many things to remember.

0:37.0

You need to capture all that stuff, get it out of your head.

0:39.0

Your head's a crappy office, and most people are still trying to use their head to remember, remind,

0:43.0

prioritize, and manage relationships with a whole lot more than four things

0:46.4

and new cognitive science research has proven that you try to keep more than

0:49.3

the four things in your head you're going to sub-optimize your cognitive

0:51.8

process.

0:52.8

Also, are you dehydrated right now?

0:55.6

Let's find out with a quick test.

0:57.7

And how to optimize your brain.

0:59.9

And there are a lot of things that get in the way.

1:03.0

The higher levels of stress that Americans have,

1:05.5

it really wreaked havoc on the brain.

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