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VOLCADO CEREBRAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Leadership Techniques (Meetings)
- Mental health and hygiene
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brain dump
1, record 1, English, brain%20dump
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- braindump 2, record 1, English, braindump
correct
- brain-dump 2, record 1, English, brain%2Ddump
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act or an instance of comprehensively and uncritically expressing and recording one's thoughts and ideas ... 3, record 1, English, - brain%20dump
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A brain dump (sometimes spelled braindump, or brain-dump) is a complete transfer of accessible knowledge about a particular subject from your brain to some other storage medium, such as paper or your computer's hard drive. 2, record 1, English, - brain%20dump
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'animation des réunions
- Hygiène et santé mentales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vidage du cerveau
1, record 1, French, vidage%20du%20cerveau
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Éviter la surcharge. La façon la plus simple d'y arriver est de se débarrasser de ses idées au fur et à mesure qu'elles surgissent dans notre esprit. C'est ce que certains appellent [...] le vidage du cerveau. 1, record 1, French, - vidage%20du%20cerveau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas de liderazgo (Reuniones)
- Higiene y salud mental
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- volcado cerebral
1, record 1, Spanish, volcado%20cerebral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- descarga del cerebro 1, record 1, Spanish, descarga%20del%20cerebro
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[El] volcado cerebral [es] una forma de ordenar ideas, quehaceres y [de] poder descansar sin desvelarnos pensando en todo lo que debemos hacer al día siguiente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - volcado%20cerebral
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Leadership Techniques (Meetings)
- Mental health and hygiene
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- do a braindump
1, record 2, English, do%20a%20braindump
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- do a brain dump 2, record 2, English, do%20a%20brain%20dump
correct
- brain dump 3, record 2, English, brain%20dump
correct, verb
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first thing [that is recommended] is to take an hour aside to do a braindump. The concept of a braindump was made popular by the book "Getting Things Done" where the author suggests that your mind is a very poor task storage. ... By dumping all the tasks you store in your mind into a system you trust, your mind will stop bugging you. 1, record 2, English, - do%20a%20braindump
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'animation des réunions
- Hygiène et santé mentales
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vider le cerveau
1, record 2, French, vider%20le%20cerveau
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas de liderazgo (Reuniones)
- Higiene y salud mental
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- hacer un volcado cerebral
1, record 2, Spanish, hacer%20un%20volcado%20cerebral
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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