Conference: Jun 26-28, 2017
Workshops: Jun 29-30, 2017
Presentation: ADHD & Technology: Brain Hacks and Upgrades
Location:
- Dumbo / Navy Yard
Duration
Day of week:
- Wednesday
Persona:
- General Software
Key Takeaways
- Learn how the brain can be changed to your benefit.
- Gain insight on tools and techniques you can use to influence how your brain works.
- Hear success stories on positively impacting lifestyle and work environments with positive brain changes.
Abstract
Attention, memory and focus problems are prevalent in our society, and are made worse by the large amounts of information we're constantly hit with push notifications, emails, desktop alerts, text messages and so on.
In the tech world in particular, distractions abound; properly mitigating distraction and memory are vital to success.
Whether you've got genuine ADHD or are just find it hard to focus because of the distractions we all experience, that distraction can be managed with a combination of “brain hacks” (compensation strategies) as well as “brain upgrades” (things that can actually change your brain). Combining these two things can make your ADHD (real or societyimposed) far less of a problem and in some small ways can even make it an asset.
In this presentation we'll discuss techniques and strategies for both managing distraction and memory challenges, as well as regular maintenance for your brain for optimal performance. We’ll also talk about methods you’ve probably never heard of that can actually improve your brain.
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