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🌿 Health & Energy

Move to think

Exercise is not only for your body. It is fuel for your brain.

Physical activity improves focus, mood and learning. Even a brisk walk before hard mental work can leave you sharper.

Try this today: Take a 10-minute brisk walk before your hardest task today.

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain — John J. Ratey (2008)

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Same sleep, same time

The most underrated performance tool is free.

Sleep affects memory, mood and health. Going to bed and waking at the same time every day — weekends too — is one of the simplest ways to sleep better.

Try this today: Set a fixed wake-up time and keep it for seven days.

Why We Sleep — Matthew Walker (2017)

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