That walk around the block, that fresh air, is going to help you work more quickly and effectively when you get back.
Interpretation
Taking a short break outdoors can enhance productivity and focus.
Daniel Levitin emphasizes the importance of stepping away from work for a brief period, such as taking a walk around the block. This change of scenery and fresh air can rejuvenate the mind, allowing one to return to their tasks with greater clarity and efficiency, ultimately leading to more effective work.
In practice
In a team meeting about health and wellness, you can quote this to encourage regular breaks.
As soon as you hear a proposition, the creative brain in humans assumes for the moment that it's true, and starts trying to find evidence. It's what computer scientists in the old days used to call 'Fifo:' first in, first out. The first piece of information that gets in has a privileged position, even if it's misinformation.
What music is better able to do than language is to represent the complexity of human emotional states.
Information overload refers to the notion that we're trying to take in more than the brain can handle.
There are a lot of books about how to get organized and a lot of books about how to be better and more productive at business, but I don't know of one that grounds any of these in the science.
There's an ancient connection between movement and music. Most languages don't make a distinction between the words 'music' and 'dance.' And we can see that in the brain. When people are lying perfectly still but listening to music, the neurons in the motor cortex are firing.
Unfortunately, often found next to things that are true are an enormous number of things that are not - in websites, videos, books and on social media.
When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that's when passion is born.
Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners.
Perfectionism and procrastination have such a fine line. You say, 'Well, I want it to be good. I want it to be perfect.' But what you're really doing is not doing your work. You're putting off showing up and being visible because then you're going to be judged, and it might suck.
When I circumnavigated the globe the outcome didn't really matter, it was about a goal I'd set myself, but sustainability is part of all our lives
Failure is not the outcome - failure is not trying. Don't be afraid to fail.
I had a boyfriend who told me I'd never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I'd fail. I said to him, 'Someday, when we're not together, you won't be able to order a cup of coffee at the f***** deli without hearing or seeing me.'
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