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12 Executive Functions of the Brain Spotlight #9: Working Memory
Have you ever found yourself entering a room, and then pausing to ask yourself, “Why did I come in here?” This common situation is an example of the limitations of working memory, an executive function
Continue reading12 Executive Functions of the Brain Spotlight: #8: Time Management
Do you constantly run out of time when you start tasks? Are you surprised when things take you a lot longer than you anticipated? If so, you are probably aware that your brain struggles with the executive
Continue reading12 Executive Functions of the Brain Spotlight: #7: Sustained Attention
Sustained attention, or the ability to stay focused on a task, is an executive function that people seem to, well… focus on! Adult clients tell me that they need to improve their focus at work. Teachers
Continue reading12 Executive Functions of the Brain Spotlight: #6: Mental Flexility
The sixth in our series highlighting specific executive functioning skills will focus on one not typically highlighted: flexibility. I’m not talking about yoga flexibility; I am referring to mental flexibility.
Continue reading12 Executive Functions of the Brain Spotlight: #5 Task Initiation
Over the last couple of months of this 12-part Executive Function Spotlight Series, I’ve focused on planning and prioritization, key executive functions underlying the capacity for future thinking,
Continue reading12 Executive Functions of the Brain Spotlight: #4 Prioritization
In January, many of you sat down and wrote personal goals for 2024, which is the first activity in your Seeing My Time® planner system. Identifying your goals and evaluating their achievability is the
Continue reading12 Executive Functions of the Brain Spotlight: #3 Planning
Happy New Year! It’s the perfect time to explore the next in our series of highlighted executive functioning skills: planning. The natural ability to plan requires having a brain that can think futuristically
Continue reading5 Key Ways To Support Your Brain During the Holidays: Planner Edition!
The holidays are fully upon us with all the joys, expectations, and yes, demands upon our limited time and resources. There is so much to plan for. So much to do. Sigh. December is hard on folks with executive
Continue reading12 Executive Functions of the Brain Spotlight: #2 Goal-Directed Persistence
Years ago, I had a client who was very committed to understanding his brain and its connection to his behavior. Before we ever met, he told me that he had bought the Seeing My Time Instructor’s Manual
Continue reading12 Executive Functions of the Brain Spotlight: #1 Metacognition
Way back in 2009, a local neuropsychologist referred to me as an expert in teaching executive functioning skills. I paused and thought, “I am? What are executive functions?” I’d never heard the term.
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