Listen and learn to find out why it is important to complete some tasks in the morning, and some in the afternoon. When is the best time to learn math? write poetry? solve a problem requiring insight? What role do breaks play in giving tests? When should you tackle email and attend meetings? How can breaks make you a better teacher and more productive person?
Program Notes:
Research on the best time to complete insightful and creative tasks: (Wieks and Zacks, 2011) https://philpapers.org/rec/WIETOD
Research about cognitive fatigue throughout the day, and breaks’ mitigating effect:
Sievertsen, Hans Henrik, F. Gino, and Marco Piovesan.
"Cognitive Fatigue Influences Students' Performance on Standardized Tests." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113, no. 10 (March 8, 2016).
Dan Pink (2018) When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing https://www.danpink.com/books/when
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