Can my business function without my thinking about it 100% of the time?

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Dementia is a loss of brain function and affects memory, thinking, language, judgment and behavior.

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Schizophrenia is a disabling mental illness where disordered thinking disturbs an individual's ability to function normally in society.

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It has been suggested in previous studies that there could be a link between impaired lung function and a negative effect on the thinking processes, but it is not clear what the mechanism for that might be.

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Can we really think of any corporate function that could not use a bit more innovative thinking?

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It brought together 700 global leaders and IBM partners and employees, shining a light on leadership as a function that demands active, high-quality forward thinking.

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And I suspect that younger people in any function who want to advance in their careers are thinking or saying some version of it, too.

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But what it does function as is a catalyst for a different way of thinking.

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Stress also causes the release of chemicals that impair the function of the prefrontal cortex, home of higher level thinking.

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