Most Meetings Have Less Brain Activity Than Someone Who’s Asleep - Chad Littlefield

"I was facilitating through the bars of solitary confinement..." ⛓️

Most people feel like they are in "meeting prison" on Zoom, but Chad Littlefield actually spent years facilitating conversations for juvenile inmates in literal lockup. In this episode of The Hardy Brain, Dr. David Hardy sits down with the creator of We! Connect Cards to deconstruct why our brains "loaf" during meetings and how to use questions as literal edit buttons for our future.

Why you need to listen:

• The Brain Scan Shocker: Why your brain shows more activity while you are asleep than while you are sitting in a passive university lecture. 💤

• Questions as "Edit Buttons": How one simple question can rewire your neural pathways and change your behavior 8 months down the line.

• The Unofficial Start: Stop rewarding people for being late. Learn the 5-step method to grab attention before the clock hits 0:00. ⏰

• Movement is Brain Output: Why your walking pattern reveals more about your nervous system than a written exam ever could. 🚶‍♂️

• Underwater Adderall: How a 25-mile swim across Lake Erie acts as a meditative "chemical reset" for the high-performing brain. 🏊‍♂️

Where to find the guest: Tagging Chad Littlefield — you can find his "icebreakers that don't suck" on YouTube or visit him at weand.me. Ready to level up? 🧠

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