Build a Brain

How many assignments does my child have to do tonight, or how many pages does he need to read? Does he know? How many people are coming for the holidays? Our brain usually likes to know just how many items it needs to handle. It’s a great skill to build!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for...

How many assignments does my child have to do tonight, or how many pages does he need to read? Does he know? How many people are coming for the holidays? Our brain usually likes to know just how many items it needs to handle. It’s a great skill to build!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for...

So this is a simple yet profoundly important thinking skill. Can my brain copy something correctly from one place to another, like words and numbers? I’m great with letters, not so good with phone numbers, for example. If the brain cannot do this, then school and life will probably be very challenging.   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podc...

What am I trying to accomplish here? What are my first steps to get there? Planning a trip to grandma’s house to a new career requires careful use of this power tool for the brain.     For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.  

OK, what did I come into this room to get? We all struggle to hold onto items in our short-term memory. But practice makes progress! Just don’t give up!       For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

Do I need this or not? What is really necessary to get the task done? Whether cooking dinner, building a new Lego tower, or creating a spreadsheet, we all need this thinking skill every day - especially if you are my brain surgeon or my car mechanic!        For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast fo...

The only thinking skill listed in both input and output is this one! Does my brain see how to accomplish small or big tasks and can do them carefully and correctly?   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

Hypothetical Thinking!!   If I know this is true, then what else might be true? The core of creative thinking and good problem solving is this wonderful thinking skill! You want this one!!     For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy sess...

Conserve Constancies - Don’t overthink it! This just means the brain can consider what to recognize or keep (conserve) the same (constant). It might be circles and squares or our calendar. Helping children recognize patterns and consistencies is where this all begins!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce...

How often do we walk away from a conversation and wonder, “Why didn’t I say…?”  Slowing the brain down just a wee bit and considering how to put our words together is a powerful thinking skill for all of life! For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a c...

If only we could remember to do this every day before making a poor choice! On this podcast learn how trial and error is not the brain's best friend!    For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or Email  for a consultation. 

To move away from concrete learning means the brain can see things inside and can use symbols. Holding onto a concept or an idea and learning at the highest levels requires this important brain builder!  For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopo...

So does that make sense? Is someone in your life lacking this power tool? Listen in for ideas on how to help them build this skill For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com

Always late for appointments? Difficulty deciding if you have enough time to complete all the task on your list for today? Managing time is what this thinking skill is all about. Don’t miss this one!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodc...

Knowing left from your right, in your head, not by looking down to see which hand you know you write with, is important for the brain. It’s called an internal reference system and we ALL need it to be well-developed! For more information on how to build a brain visit  MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the  Link  or ema...

Yes, there are times we have to do tough things and our brain can help us by not giving up, by not blocking, by not throwing in the towel. Don’t ever, ever, give up! Or when do we decide to just stop? That, my friend, requires a bit of wisdom! For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your busines...

When the brain can consider a new perspective, life will be so much easier! When stuck in an ego-centric view, it makes for difficult communication! Add this power tool to your Build-a-Brain list of must-haves!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guru...

When the brain can consider a new perspective, life will be so much easier! When stuck in an ego-centric view, it makes for difficult communication! Add this power tool to your Build-a-Brain list of must-haves!   Learn tips for developing this critically important thinking skill. For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center   If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibw...

Sometimes life is so overwhelming the brain cannot see relationships between cause and effect. We might be living episodically, just moment to moment. Also known as “survival mode” it is not a good place to stay. Learn tips for developing this critically important thinking skill.   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibw...

Life is full of complicated tasks to accomplish, whether you are five years old or fifty years old. Problem-solving requires holding onto several pieces of information and working with them. This is foundational to good executive functioning in school, in life, and on the job!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe t...

This power tool for the brain has been deemed one of the most important thinking skills. If we cannot recognize similarities and differences wisely, we will make poor decisions.   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com.

Knowing, in the moment, what is important and what is not important is vital for good thinking! Join Dr. Zehr as she explores one of her personal favorite thinking skills!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com.

Problem, what problem? In this episode, we discuss how the brain has to recognize there is a dilemma before it can problem-solve it. It could be a big problem or just a small one. Either way, it needs to be defined!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email...

 Learning new vocabulary is important or we might get tricked by someone who knows more or bigger words. This power tool for the mind is a definite brain builder! For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com

Have you ever looked frantically for your keys or phone? We all have! In this episode learn how important it is that we model careful searching for lost items or information. For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com.