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Positively Smarter : Science and Strategies for Increasing Happiness, Achievement, and Well-Being, Hardback Book

Positively Smarter : Science and Strategies for Increasing Happiness, Achievement, and Well-Being Hardback

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Positively Smarter brings together seven principles for connecting the science of neuroplasticity to practical strategies for enhancing the synergy of happiness, achievement, and physical well-being.

Moving beyond common myths, the text builds an evidence-based paradigm to empower readers to take practical steps to move forward. Brings together current research on cognitive psychology, education (learning), and implications of neuroscience to suggest powerful ways to enhance the kind of cognitive function and productivity that leads to happiness and successApplies implications of current research showing that happiness is a skill and that positive affect can lead to higher levels of creative problem solving, productivity, achievement, and well-beingShares research and strategies for supporting physical activity and nutrition that may enhance neuroplasticity, cognitive performance, and positive affectPuts learners first and then brings in the science, presenting creative or adaptive strategies that can be applied in the real worldIncludes action assessments to guide readers in taking concrete steps to achieve the goals they set for themselvesIdentifies deeply held assumptions that innate talent, genes, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity mean that a significant percentage of the population lacks the neurocognitive potential to achieve at higher levelsDraws on the authors' research from a broad range of fields in order to maximize the positive impact of a synergistic approach

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