Matt Soreco

First 10 Day Challenge of 2013

As mentioned in my 2013 “Resolutions” post, one of my “resolutions” (getting sick of the quotes? Yeah me too.) is to do a series of x day challenges to chip away at some habits I want to build. I had planned on some of these in advance. But I also went ahead and got Zen… Continue reading First 10 Day Challenge of 2013

Consolidation

I decided to take down my endscatterbrain.com site and consolidate the posts into this one blog. While I’m still interested in neuroplasticity and exercises and methods to improve focus and attention, I don’t think it warrants a whole separate site. I’ll continue to write on the subject and maintain a category on this site for… Continue reading Consolidation

2012 Resolutions Update 1

I haven’t abandoned my 2012 resolutions! Here is an update. Join and attend Toastmasters. Done. I’ve joined and already have given 2 impromptu “table topics” speeches. They were horrible, but that’s what I’m there to improve! Come up with and follow weekly meal plans. I need to get this going. I spent a lot of time trying… Continue reading 2012 Resolutions Update 1

2013 “Resolutions”

I can look at my 2012 resolutions in 2 ways. 1) Failure or 2) a road map that presented its share of twists and turns, which ultimately led to overall improvement (in thinking, creativity, effectiveness, focus). I’ll take #2. See what I did there? 😉 In all introspective and non-denial honesty, I learned a lot… Continue reading 2013 “Resolutions”

The Internet and Mobile are Destroying Our Brains!

Well it’s just a theory. I wrote about this here:https://www.mattsoreco.com/first-successful-30-day-challenge/ Adam Gazzaley articulates the theory here:https://www.cnn.com/2012/09/23/opinion/gazzaley-mobile-brain/index.html I definitely felt more focused during my 30 day challenge of no twitter, G+, etc. I have limited their use since. I need to be more mindful of other “clutter” that I default to when there is a split second of boredom. I truly believe in… Continue reading The Internet and Mobile are Destroying Our Brains!

My First Public Speech

I still haven’t abandoned my new year’s resolutions. But they did take a little turn, which I’ll get into in another post. One resolution was to join, attend, and participate in Toastmasters. Toastmasters is a national organization with local clubs that meet regularly to provide a place for people to improve their public speaking in a supportive… Continue reading My First Public Speech

Video Explaining Neuroplasticity

This video explains neuroplasticity, which I mentioned in my last post. “The mind changes the brain, the brain changes the mind.”

First Successful 30 Day Challenge

My first successful 30 day challenge is almost through. I deem it a success. This one was simple enough. Stay away from time wasters. My main two were Twitter and Google Plus. There were also some message boards that I avoided too. I confirmed the suspicion that I get nothing valuable from them. All they… Continue reading First Successful 30 Day Challenge

30 Day Challenge Update – Time Wasters

I’m a week into giving up Twitter, Google+, and some other social media and message boards. So far so good. So far, I confirmed my suspicion that none of the above were providing me with anything valuable. I get my information from other sources (e.g. blogs through Google Reader), which are probably more reliable anyway.… Continue reading 30 Day Challenge Update – Time Wasters

New 30 Day Challenge – Time Wasters

I haven’t forgotten about 30 day challenges. My first one ended up to be a failure in the sense it only lasted 4 days. But it emphasized something that’s been bubbling up inside my head. The task then was to write a stream on consciousness writing for 30 minutes every night. It turned out to be too… Continue reading New 30 Day Challenge – Time Wasters