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How to Make Lasting Changes in Eating and Exercise with Michelle Segar

The One You Feed

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Working Memory Is the Backbone of Effective Problem Solving

The first primary executive function is called working memory. This is the part of our brain that holds in processes information at the same time. Most people can only hold in process like one to three pieces of information. So you can see that if you're focused on a narrative about, I can't,. I can't, that sort of thing, or I've got to please her or I want her to know, I love those kinds of thoughts. That's in your brain. Our brains are innately wired to do flexible thinking. And we'll talk about the decision tool that I created to clean up that space, if you will.

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