Executive activities
Executive functions are cognitive processes that help you plan, inhibit impulses, switch attention, and achieve goals.
Definition
Executive functions include, but are not limited to: working memory, response inhibition, cognitive flexibility, planning, monitoring and decision-making. They are important in learning, work, relationships and self-regulation. Their temporary weakness may be due to fatigue, stress, lack of sleep or overload, and not just a permanent characteristic of the person.
Key ideas
Missing key ideas.
Practice and life
When dealing with a difficult task, take the burden off your working memory: write down the steps, set a timer, and remove one distraction.
Common misunderstanding
It is a mistake to judge executive problems as laziness without analyzing sleep, stress, environment and workload. A common mistake is keeping the plan only in your head.
Questions for self-reflection
No questions for self-reflection.
Sources
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