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If the right side of your brain is more dominant, then it’s time to strengthen the left side to achieve that elusive but rewarding balance.

Again, there are many ways in which you could strengthen the left side of your brain. Here are a few:

• Delve into the details. Go beyond the big picture to fill in details. If you’re not sure what details to think about, answer the following question words: ‘who?’, ‘where?’, ‘when?’, ‘what?’, ‘how?’ and ‘why?’

• Become more organized. Make a list of things you need to do. Make notes.

one minute wonder Give yourself dates for achieving goals. Break the goals down into manageable and timed tasks so that you have clear and definite scheduled tasks. Commit yourself to doing that, and tell a friend or colleague to contact you a day after the set time to make sure you have done it.

“He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.”

Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-born industrialist and philanthropist

• Plan ahead. Think of a task that you need to do. Work out all the steps that you need to take to achieve that aim. Then put all those stages in the most logical order to fulfil them most effectively.

• Think in the long term. Set yourself long-term goals and then analyse those goals, working out intermediate steps that are realistic and achievable. It’s important to write them down: putting them down on paper will help you visualize and concentrate on the goals.

• Take firm decisions. Switch off the television earlier than usual to get more sleep. Resolve to develop new, beneficial habits, such as walking more, going to the gym or playing chess. Get friends to help you if necessary, or use local clubs.

• Train yourself to become more logical. Work at solving puzzles, such as Sudoku or crossword puzzles, however easy or difficult they are.

• Train your memory. Deliberately set yourself to learn phone numbers or spellings that you find difficult to remember.

Go beyond the big picture and begin to fill in the details.