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SUPERCHARGE YOUR BRAIN POWER

PART ONE

REV YOUR ENGINE

The ability to build new neural connections and rewire existing ones is known as neuroplasticity. The old thinking? You can accomplish this only when you’re young (we’re talking teen years). The reality: it’s possible at any stage and age, if you know what to do.

PART TWO

THE RACE IS ON

Hey, the brain will run into speed bumps (such as anxiety periods and hormonal changes). Understand what’s ahead so you can take alternate routes to avoid getting stuck in a slow zone.

Turn on autopilot

You know the feeling: you’re so lost in what you’re working on that you don’t realise it’s 9pm and you’ve got 18

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