5 habits that drain your brain

On the day, week, month - we are devastated. Although work is tolerable, and like all good in general, and the brain refuses to work, information He does not perceive. Even watch TV hard, but on social networks and all sick. What is the reason? We are too lazy to know all the necessary modern man? No, just the information has become so accessible that we have overloaded your brain.

What daily habits lead to the fact that the brain is overloaded and needs extra rest?

1. Reading news. All and more, especially the bad ones. I have the feeling that this is a new kind of masochism - read more bad news. And demand creates supply. And the more you read about what can not change, - an accident, drunken disassembly and murder, in addition chronicle from the front, got on a bribe officials abandoned seals - your mind can not adequately digest the amount of negative information that you get from news. And if you read no more or less neutral information sites, and the resources that produce klikbeytnye headers (shock, scandal, intrigue) and news from the tape in social networks - the detox treatment from the Internet and television have to spend a minimum of 24-48 hours week.

As scientists have proved, reading negative news triggers the body to produce a stress hormone - cortisol. He slows mental processes, prevents healthy digestion, helps neuroses and changes brain structure.

2. multitasking. Again - in today's world, multitasking is considered to be a significant advantage and a source of pride, but it is important and not the payload on the brain. Interestingly the study at Stanford University showed that multitasking adversely affects the performance of each action and prevents adequate working memory. That is, you do a lot, but not good enough. And do not remember that happening at all. Also, scientists proved that most of the resources spent on the brain itself to switch between the various actions and processes. Accordingly, the more often it is done, the worse the overall final result.

3. Comparing yourself with others. More recently, it was a problem mainly teenagers. But with the development of social networks, many adults fall into the trap, when compared with the insta-moms-facebook and bloggers is not good for them.

It seems like everyone around you happier and more successful. Open your business in parallel megaposlushnyh educate children, all of them great, no problems and a lot of high-quality photos.

Go back to the reality, look around and realize that life is shown in the social networks - this is the best version of yourself. And like stars, and mere mortals. No one will put a bad photo and signature "the children got, blogerstvo bullshit, I'll get drunk" - well, of course, if it does not fit the concept of the blog. Social networks - is Vanity Fair. And if you have nothing to offer on it - take the role of "Man of Mystery". As if you are so busy doing something that the social network is simply no time.

4. Jamming emotions. Stress, anxiety, boredom, an overabundance of time with nothing to do. First you decide what to chew salad during involving all hands at work - a normal solution. Then you start a project exclusively with coffee and biscuits. Then do not call up to the client without the crunch of candy wrappers. In the end you eat without interruption when working a lot or a little, or to do something very important. It may turn out that you eat most of the working time (and even a little beyond).

5. Lack of communication. Yes, to be an introvert and social phobia now somewhat fashionable, thanks to the modern cult TV series, where such were the main characters. However, communication skills with others, talk thoughtful, intelligent discussion, splashing emotion, expression of empathy help to significantly grow our brain and keep it in a "working" condition.

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