Category Archives for The 12 Executive Functions of the Brain Mini-Series
12 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,
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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 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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