Brain Snacks 013: Stretch

The benefits of stretching your muscles and body are myriad: increased flexibility, improved muscle performance, less stress, a stronger body.

But after you work your quads and hammies, don’t forget to stretch that all-important muscle: your brain.

Consider a different viewpoint, read a book by an author from an underrepresented group, watch a show that will make you learn something new, investigate how something works, deep dive a podcast about a subject you know little about.

Only reading tweets from people who agree with you, watching that sitcom for the seventh time, stocking your shelves with white authors - none of this develops the mental dexterity you need.

If it doesn’t lead to flexibility, it leads to atrophy.

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P.S. - There’s still time to sign up for the August Small Business Book Club. We’ll mentally stretch ourselves each Monday at noon with the help of Upstream, guest interviews, and a helpful discussion guide from yours truly. (Sign up today and save 15% with code AUGBOOKCLUB.)