Are Your Circuits Overloaded?

"As data increasingly floods our brains, we lose our ability to solve problems and handle the unknown; creativity shrivels; and mistakes multiply."  This description of harried leaders suffering from too many decisions and too much information was made by Edward Hallowell in the Harvard Business Review reprint book, On Managing Yourself.  One of his solutions is to "promote positive emotions":

"Negative emotions — especially fear — can hamper your productive brain functioning.  To promote positive feelings, especially during highly stressful times, interact directly with someone you like at least every four to six hours.  In environments where people are in physical contact with people they trust, brain functioning hums.   By connecting comfortably with colleagues, you will help your brain's executive center (responsible for decision making, planning, and information prioritizing) perform at its best."

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