Two Awesome Hours, Josh Davis, PhD
Two Awesome Hours, Josh Davis, PhD
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Two Awesome Hours
Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done

Author: Josh Davis, PhD

Narrator: Steve Menasche

Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/11/2020

Synopsis

Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, Josh Davis, director of research at the NeuroLeadership Institute explains clearly that our brains and bodies operate according to complex biological needs that, when leveraged intelligently, can make us incredibly effective. From what and when we eat, to when we tackle tasks or disengage—how we plan our activities has a huge impact on performance. Davis shows us how we can create the conditions for two awesome hours of effective mental performance by:

● Recognizing when to effective 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.

We are capable of impressive feats of comprehension, motivation, thinking, and performance when our brain and biological systems are functioning optimally. Two Awesome Hours will show you how to be your most productive every day.

About Josh Davis, PhD

Josh Davis, PhD, is the director of research and lead professor at the NeuroLeadership Institute, a global institute dedicated to synthesizing scientific research and guiding its use in the business and leadership domains. He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, and Barnard College of Columbia University. He has written for HBR.org, strategy + business, Psychology Today, and People & Strategy. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeremy on January 16, 2016

This is one of a genre of self-help books steeped in a culture of doing more, faster, better. It's dedication to the relentless optimization of every minute in the unexamined pursuit of commerce triggers my latent inner anarchist and predisposes me to dislike it. But I'm glad I successfully suppresse......more

Goodreads review by Anne on September 09, 2018

Charlotte Mason educators need to read this book. There are many simiarities to Mason's writings on atmosphere and on the body-mind connections in education.......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on August 18, 2015

I picked up this book at the suggestion of a colleague. I begrudgingly gave it 3 stars. Here's why: Josh Davis is on to something in the first 1/2 of the book when he encourages you, dear gentle reader, to be intentional about your to-do list. He coaches you on the gazillion different seconds you ha......more

Goodreads review by Alex on August 17, 2015

You can harness at least two awesome hours of effectiveness every day by following five simple strategies: recognize your decision points; manage your mental energy; stop fighting distractions; leverage your mind–body connection; and make your workspace work for you. This way, you’ll provide yoursel......more

Goodreads review by Wendi on April 15, 2019

If concentration and decision-making are limited resources, then planning the ideal, productive workday is like managing an intellectual budget (argh, budgeting is my kryptonite!). This is the treasure in Josh Davis' general book. This is a good case for taking mass transit or ride-sharing in or......more

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