Think Tank: The Neuro Blog
How to Build Self Discipline
Through school, there were always two kinds of smart kids. There was the kind that were just normal kids, with really good work ethic and strong parenting. They got smart because they worked for it. They earned their grades, made sure their homework was A+ material. Then there was the other kind of smart kid...
Learn moreHow to Prepare for a (Emergency) Vacation
With the shifting climates, there are places around the US seeing a lot more frequent threats from nature than they have in the past century. Hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts. They can be scary things, but many of us are utterly unprepared.
Learn moreDecluttering Your Home Like Marie Kondo
Who is Marie Kondo? She's an organizing consultant, but truthfully who she is doesn't matter. She's like Batman. It's the idea of Marie Kondo that matters now.
Learn moreBuilding Smarter Finances
Finances aren't fun and we all know it. It's why half the people around us have a checking account, a savings account, maybe a couple credit cards, and they call it a day.
Learn more5 Smart Ways to Make Household Chores Faster
Nobody likes cleaning the house. Nobody. And we're never going to. Instead we want to find an intelligent way to make cleaning the house faster, and hate it just a little bit less. That's a good goal. That's attainable.
Learn moreHow to Use the 'Getting Things Done' Technique
GTD was created by a man called David Allen, who sells a book titled Getting Things Done. If you feel like you need to read more than a hundred pages on the concept to really feel motivated enough to pick up a fairly simple method, by all means, check out his book. Otherwise stick around and we'll have you up and running in no time.
Learn moreGetting Started with Pomodoro Technique
The most basic and fun way to get into keeping a schedule is the Pomodoro. Pomodoros are little blocks of time that you dedicate to a single task. Typically 25 minutes in length, these are strung together until you have an approximate daily schedule.
Learn moreThe Practice of Constructive Autopilot
In our last post, we talked about getting started with mindfulness meditation. It's all the rage. I'd like to offer a counterpoint in the form of a practice that I utilize daily to limit my stress and mental processing load.
Learn more5 Great Uses for Your Old iPhone or Smart Phone
If you aren't planning on selling your old phone or giving it away, we have five solid plans for it so you can still get some use out of it, as a repurposed gadget or a second screen for another device.
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