Executive Funtioning Tip #13 – Eat Well
Time Tip #13: Eat Well—Menu Planning Our brain, the center of our executive functioning, requires fuel. It takes energy to power our brain and that energy originates in food. That’s why I include...
View ArticleExecutive Functioning Tip #14 – Exercise
Tip #14: Exercise To maximize your executive functioning–exercise. Exercise is good for your body and your brain. Setting a goal to exercise more is often on people’s to do lists. However the good...
View ArticleExecutive Funtioning Tip #15: Sleep—A Fundamental Key to Executive...
Tip #15: Sleep The brain needs sleep. Getting enough sleep is critical for executive functioning. Typical adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep a night. Children and adolescents do best...
View ArticleThree Reasons to Use Old Technology for Productivity
Today we are all about using the latest greatest technology. Trust me, I’ve got my fair share of digital devices which I count on to make my life work. And, after fighting it for eons, I now have, and...
View ArticleExecutive Functioning Tip #1: Get a Picture of Your Whole Life for the Whole...
(Tip #1 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management) A brain that lacks the executive functioning skills of time management, planning, and prioritizing creates a life full of...
View ArticleExecutive Functioning Tip #2: Plan to Carry a Planner; Paper vs. Technology
(Tip #2 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management) Let’s talk about the executive functioning challenges of using computers and smart phones as effective time management...
View ArticleUsing Time Management to Strengthen Your Values
I just finished up the summer class for the Teaching the Seeing My Time Program. I love teaching this course and I’m always a little sad when it is over. Such wonderful people gather together to learn...
View ArticleFree Presentation from Marydee Sklar: 50 Tips to Help Your Student Succeed
Learn from Marydee Sklar, the creator of the Seeing My Time program, as she teaches practical tips and strategies for supporting students with their executive functions. In this presentation, you will...
View ArticleThe Executive Function of Future Thinking: A Real Life Example
I have been focusing a lot lately on the executive function skill of “future thinking” or planning and prioritization, which is required for meeting multi-step goals. A year ago I participated in an...
View ArticleExecutive Functioning Tip #5: Digital Clocks versus Analog Clocks
(Tip #5 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management), updated August 30, 2022 Today it’s hard to imagine that waaaaaaay back, around 1982, the digital clock was hot new...
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