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As adults, play is what keeps our brains flexible. And that… is what enables our species to innovate, create, solve old problems in new ways, and continuously adapt our behavior to thrive…

…when we slow down, when we learn to pause and notice where we are and feel at home, our complex brain literally grows bigger.

Time spent brainstorming together is surely among the best-spent time in negotiation.

Exercising your brain keeps it young and fit as much as exercising your body does. Many studies have shown that what applies to muscles also applies to brains: If you don’t use it, you lose it.

…as a general principle of mental hygiene, stretching your brain every day is an excellent way to stave off the mental ravages of aging.

Our brains tend to count cycles, not seconds.

…when we’re relaxed, our brains are more flexible and more likely to find workarounds for difficult problems.

…we ignore the evidence that beauty is much more than decoration. Our brains can’t help but agree.

…we make cognitive as well as emotional associations with just about everything processed by our brain.

The reality is that starting something within an existing company requires adopting new patterns of behavior – essentially, rebooting your brain.