Book contents
- The Legal Brain
- The Legal Brain
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Impaired Lawyer
- 2 The Spectrum from Languishing to Flourishing
- 3 The Lawyering Culture
- 4 The Lawyer’s Brain
- 5 Memory, Knowledge, and Building Expertise
- 6 Motivation, Reward, and Developing Habits
- 7 The Impact of Stress
- 8 The Influence of Self-Medication
- 9 The Importance of Fuel
- 10 Optimizing Brain Health
- 11 Enhancing Mental Strength
- 12 Developing an Action Plan for the Neuro-intelligent Lawyer
- 13 The Neuro-intelligent Legal Organization
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
10 - Optimizing Brain Health
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 May 2024
- The Legal Brain
- The Legal Brain
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Impaired Lawyer
- 2 The Spectrum from Languishing to Flourishing
- 3 The Lawyering Culture
- 4 The Lawyer’s Brain
- 5 Memory, Knowledge, and Building Expertise
- 6 Motivation, Reward, and Developing Habits
- 7 The Impact of Stress
- 8 The Influence of Self-Medication
- 9 The Importance of Fuel
- 10 Optimizing Brain Health
- 11 Enhancing Mental Strength
- 12 Developing an Action Plan for the Neuro-intelligent Lawyer
- 13 The Neuro-intelligent Legal Organization
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Neuro-intelligent cultures provide brain-boosting benefits, acknowledge the humanity and dignity in each individual, and promote environments rich with cognitive power. Leaders in neuro-intelligent cultures make cognitive well-being a priority, reaping benefit at both the individual and institutional levels. Embracing the neuroscience of cognitive wellness is critical to protecting brain function and enhancing cognitive performance. You can make cognitive fitness a priority by engaging in exercise, sufficient sleep, and adequate time away from work. This will require subordinating other activities in favor of time spent recharging from the demands of work or school. Substituting beneficial brain habits for less healthy activities, such as cocktail hour or watching television, could provide the time needed to optimize cognitive performance. Neuroplasticity, the most promising of human features, allows every brain to become what is demanded of it.
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- The Legal BrainA Lawyer's Guide to Well-Being and Better Job Performance, pp. 136 - 153Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024