Tags: brain tips, enhance your intelligence, Personal Development
Technology is degrading our intelligence. By this I mean technology is taking away from our learning capabilities. But I am learning so much with technology you say, not exactly. We developed technology to make our life simpler not more difficult which in turn without learning new ways to stimulate our minds is degrading our intelligence. Yes there are ways that technology can improve our mental capabilities but Facebook and Twitter aren’t cutting it. I am the type of person who has always been intrigued with technology and ways to improve myself overall.
Your brain is very similar to a muscle. Like muscles, your brain also needs the right kind of exercise and nutrition. The more you use your brain correctly, the more you will enhance your ability to focus and think sharply. On the contrary, if you feed your brain the wrong nutrition you can harm its functioning and thinking capabilities.
Listed below are 5 tips to improve your thought processes.
1. Avoid Watching Television : This is perhaps one of the toughest tips to convince anyone. Many people including myself love to sit in front of the TV. Watching TV is not at all that productive. It neither enhances your mental capability nor recharges your brain. It is very similar to having all energy drained out of your brain without reaping the benefits of exercise. Sure there are some educational channels but are you really retaining that information?
2. Work Out : This improves your psychological well-being as well as reducing depression, anxiety, stress, and helps loose weight which makes you feel better overall. Physical activity stimulates various brain chemicals that may leave you feeling happier and more relaxed than you were before you worked out.
3. Read books that stimulate thought : This doesn’t mean you have to read novels. Read a book that your interested in and will learn something from. This way you will have a better chance at retaining that knowledge and increasing your intelligence.
4. Sleep Early, Rise Early : This was a hard one for me to learn being that I was always such a night owl. But now I normally goto sleep around 11 – 12 pm and rise around 7 – 8 am giving myself between 6-8 hours of sleep. Now the amount of sleep required varies with age. Test yourself for a few nights and find out how many hours of sleep makes you feel rested and not over tired or deprived. A restful sleep will improve your ability to focus and waking up early in the morning enhances your productivity and keeps you alert throughout the day.
5. Find Time to Introspect : Find time for yourself. This is very important and I take this tip very seriously every day. This not only helps improve my productivity but enhances my personal development. Find time where you can be alone and think about things. This will help organize your thoughts and can prioritize your tasks and duties. You will be able to make clear cut decisions and focus on the most important ones. All said and done, I am not advising that you do yoga or chant some mantra. Any technique that allows you to sit alone and think is good. Personally, I prefer talking a long walk alone. Experiment and try out new methods to find out which one suits you the best.
There are many other ways to help improve your intelligence but these 5 tips will get you on the right track. I could also recommend making friends with people who think around your thoughts or setting a time everyday to stop using technology (cellphones, email, etc.). Traveling is also another good way to introduce education into your mind and no I am not talking about going to Africa and staying in a Holiday Inn. Explore your avenues and remember to just think!
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