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Recent research shows that the brain is not the master control centre we had always assumed, and the extent to which the body affects the brain is greater than we'd ever imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe way we move affects our thoughts, our decisions and our preferences, and children absorb more when they use their bodies as a learning tool. 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Overthinking comes in many forms—overanalysis, perfectionism, worry, rumination—and each of these can be harmful to your productivity and well-being at work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will teach you how to understand what type of overthinking you are experiencing, realize when you're cycling in a mental loop, and break free so that you can trust your gut, make a decision, and move forward with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes the work of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlice Boyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelody Wilding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThomas H. Davenport\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSian Beilock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e HOW TO BE HUMAN AT WORK. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series\u003c\/b\u003e features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e. 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