Dr. Tara Swart explains the science behind neuroplasticity and how to train your brain to brave any challenge. 

— YOU'LL LEARN — 

1) How to use neuroscience to break out of your comfort zone. 

2) The six approaches to problem solving. 

3) Simple tricks to turn around terrible work days. 

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— ABOUT TARA — 

Dr. Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, medical doctor, leadership coach, and award-winning and bestselling author. She works with leaders all over the world to help them achieve mental resilience and peak brain performance, improve their ability to manage stress, regulate emotions, and retain information. She is a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management where she runs the Neuroscience for Leadership and Applied Neuroscience programs, and is an executive advisor to some of the world’s most respected leaders in media and business. 

• Tara’s book: The Source: The Secrets of the Universe, the Science of the Brain 

• Tara’s Twitter: @TaraSwart 

• Tara’s Instagram: @drtaraswart 

• Tara’s website: TaraSwart.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Research: "The Glymphatic System in CNS Health and Disease: Past, Present and Future" by Benjamin A. Plog and Maiken Nedergaard 

• Twitter: @YouHadOneJob 

• Book: Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility by Ellen J. Langer 

• Book: Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson 

• Previous episode: 273: Taking Control of your Career with Korn Ferry’s Gary Burnison 

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