Update: Addressing unproductive thoughts and emotional and cognitive overload in the AI era

Wel­come to a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing this time a range of resources, views and tips to empow­er our minds, get past pro­cras­ti­na­tion, nav­i­gate cog­ni­tive enhancers, and more. #1. Let’s get past pro­cras­ti­na­tion by address­ing emo­tion­al and cog­ni­tive over­load #2. Five tech­niques to self-reg­u­late intru­sive, unpro­duc­tive thoughts #3. Pros and Cons of using four nootropics–caffeine,…

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Let’s get past procrastination by addressing emotional and cognitive overload

Pro­cras­ti­na­tion is a com­mon strug­gle many lead­ers and work­ers face, par­tic­u­lar­ly in the con­text of mod­ern, men­tal­ly demand­ing jobs. But what is the under­ly­ing cause, and how can we bet­ter under­stand it and effec­tive­ly address it? Pro­cras­ti­na­tion, defined as “the act of unnec­es­sar­i­ly and vol­un­tar­i­ly delay­ing or post­pon­ing some­thing despite know­ing that there could be…

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