Show Notes
The Food Medic is back with season 9!I'm joined by Nawal Mustafa, a cognitive neuroscientist and a psychological health educator who goes by the name @thebraincoach on social media. Nawal's interests focus on understand the relationship between human behaviour, cognition and brain function and she's currently a PhD candidate in clinical neuropsychology at the University of Windsor, Canada.In this episode: Self-sabotage: why we do it and breaking the cycle
Why we procrastinate and how to stop it
Endless to-do lists and productivity guilt
Gaining confidence and avoiding imposter syndrome
Research-backed ways of improving productivity
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