Executive Function is the set of mental skills that is used to manage our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to achieve goals ~ chosen BY self FOR self. Specifically, Executive Function skills help us persist toward goals during challenge, interruption, and uncertainty.
It is the brain’s ability to figure out
what’s important and then pay attention to it.
It is the brain’s ability to actively hold onto
information while using it to work through tasks.
It is the brain’s ability to remember to remind
yourself to follow up with goals in the future.
It is the brain’s ability to reach goals by sorting
information, making plans, and sticking to them.
It is the brain’s ability to get to the bottom of a
challenging problem and break it down to reach an
effective solution to move ahead in a new and useful way.
It is the brain’s ability to deal with the unexpected,
see what other people see, and then go with the flow.
It is the brain’s ability to determine your own
strengths and weaknesses and navigate
towards a better future.
It is the brain’s ability to develop an approach to get
things done, work around obstacles and invent new
ways to solve problems without losing focus, interest
or creativity. Strategic thinking involves thinking
about larger issues or the bigger picture, in contrast
to the “microfocus” or laser focus we bring to
complete a task that’s planned out.
It is the brain’s ability to be effective with the full
range of our emotions by recognizing,
acknowledging, and instead of reacting, responding
to them in a calm and collected way to meet goals.
Executive Function, just like any other skill, builds with exposure,
experience, deliberate practice and expert feedback.
Executive Function affects every part of our everyday lives, including our sense of self, our performance, and social interactions. Here’s a day-in-the-life of a healthy EF ecosystem…
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