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Yup. You read right. Research (and experience) shows that napping is the way to make your brain and your body work better, but napping at the wrong time of day or for too long can be counter-productive. Take a look at this napping cheat sheet courtesy of the Boston Globe to get it right. How to nap – Boston.com.

If you’re like me you probably see writing as something you are assigned by sadistic, work-happy profs, but writing is actually a powerful thinking tool. It will help you focus, recall, and understand! Whether you’re trying to get a bead on Charlemagne’s leadership genius, the weaknesses of multi-variate regressions, or the in’s and out’s of stoichiometry, writing can give you the mental boost you need.

How it works

Taking a doughy, unshaped thought and turning it into a well-constructed, logically-articulated sentence forces you to process at a higher level. You’ve got to take the info-mulch roiling around between your ears and (more…)

The BBC produced a program on how to improve your memory that’s worth a watch. Warning: it’s in British, so you may have to do a bit of translating. For example, when they ask you the coin question, think about a common coin in your country.

Enjoy… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGz3ChZJKa4

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We all know someone who can just pop out of bed in the early, early morning, recharged and raring to go. By the time we roll out of bed at the crack of noon, they’ve already done a half a day’s work.

When I’ve had jobs that forced me to get up in the morning, I’ve been a much more productive person. But how can I get myself to that point when no structured job is pressing?

Steve Pavlina, over at StevePavlina.com, explains how to make yourself into a morning person.

Any tricks you use to get yourself outta the sack in the AM? Let me know in the comments.