[techtalk] MOBILE – Discover the Lumosity App – a “Workout” for Your Brain

Thu Dec 22 10:33:14 PST 2022

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MOBILE - Discover the Lumosity App, a "Workout" for Your Brain

Novice

Of course, we know that exercising our body can help manage the risk of disease, strengthens muscles and bones, and boost our energy and mood.

Well, our brain needs exercise too! To keep your mind and memory sharp, daily brain "workouts" can help with short-term memory, problem-solving, and overall cognitive functions.

There are all kinds of things that you can do to stimulate your brain… write with the opposite hand, take a different route to the grocery store, or do a puzzle.

However, it's not always easy to remember to incorporate these "brain games" into your daily schedule. But if you had a little prompt, that would be helpful, right?

[Lumosity]

We found a free app that can help called Lumosity! Since our phones are right at our fingertips, the Lumosity app can guide you through daily "brain training" with fun games and feedback.

The neurologists at Lumos Labs have done years of brain research and conducted studies that showed that users of the program improved after about 10 weeks of using the brain-training program.

This included games for:
·    Improvement of flexibility, memory, and attention span
·    The speed of processing information
·    Decision-making techniques
·    Quick problem-solving

[download the app]

How to Use Luminosity

First, download the app via the App Store on Apple devices or through Google Play for Android phones.

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[fit test areas]

After you create your account, you'll be prompted to answer a few questions and select the areas where you would like to practice.

Pick from topics like:

·    Memory
·    Attention
·    Flexibility
·    Problem Solving
·    Speed
·    Language
·    Math

A tutorial is provided before each game. After your three assessments, you'll be off and running!

You'll receive notifications for three games each day followed by personalized training insights.

The mobile app has more than 30 games that challenge five core cognitive abilities. You'll find that each workout uses your training preferences to target various ways to personalize the brain training.

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Communications: Talking

Ensure someone is listening ... and agreeing?

You're talking to someone ... and talking ... because you are instructing, discussing, or sharing an idea.

The other person is "listening," sitting quietly taking it all in. Or are they?

Would you like to know if they are really listening? If they are on board with what you're saying? Having a phrase that keeps them engaged and attentive would be handy, right?

Periodically say, "Does that make sense?" And then wait slightly for an acknowledgment; give a little pause so they can reply.

This question and a willingness to hear the answer is a great way to find out if they are agreeing with you or not. If they understand what you are saying or they are beginning to be confused.

Keep peppering your conversation with "Does this make sense?"

Don't overdo it, but yes, you can use it multiple times when there's a nice place to interject it.

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Leadership

Democratic Management Mode

There are four different modes (or management styles) a leader could be using: Autocratic, Democratic, Benevolent, and Egalitarian.

When a manager is in democratic mode, you hold off on any decision until there is a majority vote or everyone agrees.

This can drag down initiatives and stall action if used all the time, for every team action.

Certainly, gaining consensus (which we know is different from brainstorming or asking for ideas from everyone) does have its place in leadership. Low-risk situations such as the theme for a company picnic or the decor for the employee lounge are great candidates for this approach.

A good manager knows when to dip into democratic mode.

True Story:

I talk with Adele who works for the US federal government.

She is frustrated because her manager uses the Democratic approach for everything. No matter the topic, this supervisor would talk to each and every member

of the team, trying to gain consensus on every idea.

Nothing was ever resolved.

It was endless dialogue with no decision-making.

Consequently, individual team members

either take action on their own or give up, becoming indifferent.

DEMOCRATIC MODE
When a manager doesn't make a decision unless everyone agrees or consensus is achieved.
"We can't move forward until we all support the action."

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