Two Awesome Hours – by Dr. Josh Davis

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The brain is an amazing and powerful organ, with theoretically unlimited potential in some respects. So why doesn’t it feel that way a lot of the time?

The truth is that not only are we often tired, dehydrated, or facing other obvious physiological challenges to peak brain health, but also… We’re simply not making the best use of it!

What Dr. Davis does is outline for us how we can create the conditions for “two awesome hours” of effective mental performance by:

  • Recognizing when to most effectively flip the switch on our automatic thinking
  • Scheduling tasks based on their “processing demand” and recovery time
  • Learning how to direct attention, rather than avoid distractions
  • Feeding and moving our bodies in ways that prep us for success
  • Identifying what matters in our environment to be at the top of our mental game

Why only two hours? Why not four, or eight, or more?

Well, our brains need recovery time too, so we can’t be “always on” and operating and peak efficiency. But, what we can do is optimize a couple of hours for absolute peak efficiency, and then enjoy the rest of time with lower cognitive-load activities.

Bottom line: if the idea of what you could accomplish if you could just be guaranteed two schedulable hours (your preference when!) of peak cognitive performance per day, then this is a great book for you.

Get your copy of “Two Awesome Hours” from Amazon today!

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