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Your Brain is Not a Computer
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Hi! Several years ago, when I was just getting Lifehack started, there was a day that taught me a va
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Hi!
Several years ago, when I was just getting Lifehack started, there was a day that taught me a valuable lesson about memory.
The day began with me checking my emails and my upcoming schedule. I remember being excited that I had three presentations to make that day to potential investors in my business.
The first presentation took place in our office in the morning. And, it went well. The potential investor seemed impressed by my pitch - including making several positive comments about my detailed PowerPoint slides that illustrated how Lifehack would grow its readers and revenues over the next five years.
I had two more presentations to make, one during lunchtime, and one towards the end of the afternoon.
The lunchtime meeting was a little tougher than I was expecting. This time, the potential investors bombarded me with questions such as: âWhat is our likely return on investment in year one, two and three?â and âCan you give us a detailed breakdown of the demographics of your current and future readers?â
While I was able to handle these questions, it did use a lot of my brain power to recall and verbalize all the information they requested. To be honest, by the end of the meeting, I was exhausted!
Unfortunately for me, I had one more presentation to make. And, it was an important one, as this particular person was considering investing a LOT of money into Lifehack.
The meeting started well enough, and I talked through my slides calmly and confidently. However, my tiredness was beginning to take its tollâ¦
When it came to answering detailed questions on Lifehack and its finances and goals, I found myself struggling to recall vital information. And the more I struggled, the more unprofessional I looked. And worse still, it was clear to me that the potential investor looked unimpressed - and any hope of a deal was fading fast!
Fortunately, by calling on all the reserves of my energy and brain power, I was able to end the meeting strongly. And even more fortunately⦠this investor later to chose to invest!
That dramatic day taught me something important. Namely, that itâs not always wise to rely on our memory. Our brain is not a computer that can be accessed at the press of a button. In fact, when weâre tired or feeling under-the-weather, however many buttons we press - our memory recall will inevitably be far from perfect.
The above experience led me to discover a way to delegate memory tasks to something I like to call the âdigital brainâ.
Want to find out what that is? Then check out my article below:
[How to Increase Brain Power, Boost Memory and Become 10X Smarter](=)
What do you think about using your digital brain? Too techie or right up your alley?
Please feel free to hit the reply button and send me a message - Iâd love to hear from you!
Cheers!
- Leon
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