Neuroscience Says Maintaining Lifelong Intelligence, Focus, and Mental Agility Comes Down to the Rule of 3

Your brain naturally ‘rewires’ itself as you age. But it doesn’t have to, at least not as quickly.

By Jeff Haden – Inc.com.

We all thought Derek (not his real name, for reasons that will soon be obvious) had gotten stuck in his ways: too rigid, too conventional, too slow to act on new ideas. We liked him as a person. But as a supervisor? Maybe a little past his sell-by date.

Hold that thought.

Where success is concerned, luck matters: Right place. Right time. Right person, idea, market, or audience. Problem is, you can’t control luck.

But you can control how smart you are. You can improve your judgment. Your decision-making skills. Your ability to learn quickly, and retain and use what you’ve learned.

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