Leading Neuroscientist: Why 50% of Your Life Is Lived in a Daydream | Dr. René Rodriguez

René Rodriguez is a renowned keynote speaker, leadership advisor, and the best-selling author of Amplify Your Influence, which offers practical strategies to enhance communication and leadership skills. With over 27 years of experience, he has applied behavioral neuroscience to address leadership, sales, and change management challenges. René created the AMPLIFII™ course, a methodology that has trained over 100,000 professionals worldwide.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

00:00 Trailer Intro
01:30 30 years of Researching Neuroscience
03:03 What René is most proud of in his illustrious career
04:40 Why we tell stories and the importance of storytelling
06:44 Why we spend 50% of our waking hours daydreaming
08:43 When we DON'T daydream and how leaders can leverage storytelling
10:29 When doomscrolling takes over daydreaming time
11:23 Social media's impact and how to mitigate it
12:48 Dopamine hits and how much time you spend scrolling
14:50 Balancing technology and human interaction
17:22 Is AI like cheating?
19:07 Why attention spans have gone down?
21:35 Attentional narrowing for better focus
23:28 The biggest challenges for modern leaders
25:50 Negativity bias and how to be combat it with self-awareness
27:10 How to build meaningful connections in a modern world
29:17 Stay engaged virtually with C.A.L.L. method
32:07 What happens when we think we're 'multitasking'
33:40 The '40 for 30' tool
36:00 The importance of tone and nonverbals in communication
38:37 How to use pauses in conversations
39:08 Final thoughts and where to find René

In this episode…

In today’s hyperconnected world, the constant barrage of notifications, digital content, and virtual interactions has left many struggling with shortened attention spans, weakened interpersonal connections, and difficulty staying present. As more professionals transition to remote and hybrid work, how can we reclaim focus, foster meaningful connections, and lead effectively?

According to behavioral neuroscience expert René Rodriguez, storytelling, social media, and virtual communication impact how the brain processes and stores information. To reclaim focus, he suggests reducing social media consumption and replacing it with activities that stimulate creativity, such as puzzles or focused time blocks for thinking. Through attention-narrowing exercises, like staring at a single point to build concentration and the “40 for 30” technique — giving someone 40 volts of full attention for 30 seconds — leaders can foster meaningful interactions. René also recommends employing narrative storytelling techniques and upgrading your virtual setup to enhance presence, engagement, and communication.

In today’s episode of What The Teck?, Rolando Rosas and Dave Kelly sit down with René Rodriguez, who talks about the neuroscience behind influence and communication. René explores the effects of doom scrolling, how leaders can counter negativity bias through storytelling, and how to maintain an optimal tone during interactions.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Rolando Rosas on LinkedIn - https://social.teck.global/linkedin/P...
• Dave Kelly on LinkedIn - https://social.teck.global/linkedin/p...
• Global Teck Worldwide - https://social.teck.global/main_home_...
• Circuit Loops - https://social.teck.global/circuit-loops
• René Rodriguez's Website - https://www.meetrene.com/
• René Rodriguez on LinkedIn -   / learnwithrene  
• René Rodriguez on Instagram - https://social.teck.global/instagram/...
• René Rodriguez on TikTok -   / learnwithrene  
• Amplify Your Influence: Transform How You Communicate and Lead by René Rodriguez - https://social.teck.global/amazon/amp...
• The No.1 TikTok Teacher: Forget Hacks! This is What Really Works To Get Followers into Customers with Helen Polise on What The Teck -    • The No.1 TikTok Teacher: Forget Hacks...  

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