Your Daily Brain 24 Hours in the Life of Your Brain [Paperback]

Want to stop losing your car keys? Will a creative idea into existence? Have more productive arguments with your spouse?
 
InYour Daily Brain, the team behind Marbles: The Brain Store, a chain devoted to building better brains, shows you all the weird and wonderful ways your brain works throughout the day—even when you think it’s not working at all, like when you’re on the treadmill or picking the kids up from school.
 
Consider this book a wake-up call, a chance to take a closer look at and jump start your brain. From the minute your alarm clock buzzes in the morning until your head hits the pillow at night, your daily activities—everything from doing a crossword puzzle to parallel parking—are part of a process for how you evaluate the world, make choices and decisions, and reach short-term goals while keeping your eyes on the bigger ones. In each, you have the opportunity to use your brain for better or worse, whether it’s what to listen to you on your morning commute or avoiding mental traps at the grocery store.
 
Packed with information as well as useful tips and tricks,Your Daily Brainis the brain hack you’ve been looking for!MARBLES: THE BRAIN STORE is in malls across the country. They and their branded products have been featured inGood Housekeeping, Real Simple, USA Today,andWired, as well as on theTodayshow andMartha Stewart Living.
 
GARTH SUNDEM is the author of books includingGeek Logik, The Geeks’ Guide to World Domination, Brain Candy, Brain Trust,andBeyond IQ.He lives and writes in Boulder, Colorado. Chapter 1

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