To solve problems, you must access and activate the neural networks in your brain.  There’s the task-positive network and the task-negative network. Task-positive is focused mode. And task-negative is diffused mode. You cannot use both at the same time. Instead, you move from one to the next to fully understand a problem and generate the best ideas to solve it. In episode 11 of The Incrementalist podcast, you will discover:The difference between the focused mode and the diffused mode of thinkingThe reasons you need both modes to learn new things and solve problemsThe limitations of the focused mode, e.g. Einstellung effectThe limitations of the diffused mode, e.g. lack of deliberate practiceSalvador Dali and Thomas Edison's use of micronaps (hypnagogia) to get unstuck and generate ideasHow to activate each thinking mode and move from one mode to the otherWhy mind mapping is better than linear note taking for connecting ideas and seeing the big pictureResources cited: Barbara Oakley, Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden PotentialDaniel Levitin, Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information OverloadDyan Williams, Mind Mapping: A Mental Tool for Generating Ideas and Solving Problems, ABA Law Practice TodayMusic by:Sebastian Brian MehrStay focused & diffused,Dyan WilliamsCheck out the book: The Incrementalist, A Simple Productivity System to Create Big Results in Small StepsVisit website: www.dyanwilliams.comSubscribe to productivity e-newsletter

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