The Brainstorm Is Dead, Long Live the Brainhack

Content: Introduction 1 Part 1 Thinking Smarter 1. Make a Done List 6 2. Change Your Memories 10 3. Be Kinder, Be Happier 16 4. Reward Upfront 18 5. Make a Better Impression 20 6. Exercise More to Make Your Brain Run Better 22 7. Let Your Body Do the Talking 24 8. Be More Musical 26 9. Don\'t Get Labelled 28 Part 2 Getting Started 10. See Things Differently 36 11. Watch Cat Videos 40 12. Don\'t Be Biased 42 13. Practice With Purpose 46 14. Stop Moaning 50 15. Don\'t Get Stressed 56 16. Make Fewer Decisions 60 17. Count the Days, Minutes and Hours 64 18. Look on the Bright Side 66 Part 3 Problem Solving 19. Take a Break 70 20. Just Start 72 21. Take Away the Context 74 22. Keep Asking Why 78 23. Sleep Well 82 24. Be More Sarcastic 86 25. Take Notes 90 26. Notice Your Mistakes 94 27. Write by Hand 98 Part 4 Idea Generation 28. Map It Out 102 29. Run a Brain Marathon 104 30. Do Something Different 108 31. Don\'t Try to Have Good Ideas 114 32. Think Like a Child 116 33. Don\'t Finish 120 34. Take Part in Name Calling 122 35. Stay Focused 128 36. Work Messy 132 Part 5 Breaking Through and Innovating 37. Enjoy Being Blocked 136 38. Think Like Goldilocks 140 39. Take a Walk, Have a Shower 145 40. Switch Off 150 41. Think When You\'re Tired 154 42. Just Say It 158 43. Give It the Overnight Test 160 44. Plan a Pre-Mortem 164 45. Make a Story of It 168 References 174 Image credits 177 About the Author 178 Acknowledgements 179