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Does Your Brain Need a Break
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DonateTime off is what your brain thrives on — it spends hours every day working and managing the constant streams of information and conversation that come at you from all directions.
If your brain doesn't get a chance to chill and restore itself, your mood, performance, and health suffer. This brain downtime — aka when you're not actively focusing on and engaging in the outside world and are simply letting your mind wander or daydream — helps your brain become reenergized and better able to deal. relaxing breaths
If your brain doesn't get a chance to chill and restore itself, your mood, performance, and health suffer. This brain downtime — aka when you're not actively focusing on and engaging in the outside world and are simply letting your mind wander or daydream — helps your brain become reenergized and better able to deal. relaxing breaths
There are plenty of rest and relaxation techniques that you can do in just a few minutes.
For example, focus on something in your office/room a picture and a special keepsake.
Take a drink of water, think about how it tastes and feels.
For example, focus on something in your office/room a picture and a special keepsake.
Take a drink of water, think about how it tastes and feels.
Give your brain a break numerous times throughout the day, experts say. Go outside, take a walk, do a little gardening, going for a walk, doing things you love, even if they require some focus read, playing tennis or piano, sit and talk (have a real conversation not social media with friends ,can also be rejuvenating,
Ignore your phone.
Ignore it for as long as you can.
What's more, allowing your brain to drift at times such as this may actually help you stay more focused.
Be a little less connected.
Facebook, Instagram, &T twitter, are like chocolate: Some is good for you, but too much can be trouble. "Social media is the biggest killer of downtime, set limits for yourself — no more than 45 minutes a day.
Ignore it for as long as you can.
What's more, allowing your brain to drift at times such as this may actually help you stay more focused.
Be a little less connected.
Facebook, Instagram, &T twitter, are like chocolate: Some is good for you, but too much can be trouble. "Social media is the biggest killer of downtime, set limits for yourself — no more than 45 minutes a day.
Meditate
Letting your mind wander
Letting your mind wander
- Sit comfortably in a chair. Don't slouch, but your back doesn't need to be ramrod-straight either. At first, you may want to try sitting against a wall to support your back. Use extra pillows under your knees or anywhere else to make you comfortable.
- Try lying down, (even on the floor) with your calves and feet resting on a chair seat.
- Put on music, if that helps to calm you before beginning to meditate.
- Set a digital (non-ticking) timer. Start with five minutes and work your way up to 10, then 15, and eventually 20. Try not to put yourself on a schedule. Whatever your pace, it's fine.
- Breathe normally through your nose, with your mouth closed. Your eyes can be open or closed. Focus on the breath moving in and out of your nostrils, or on the rise and fall of your belly.
- When you notice your mind wandering, bring it gently back. Be careful not to drift off; this will be tempting, especially if you're lying down. While shutting off your mind is not the goal of meditation, neither is judging the meditative process. No matter what feelings or thoughts you have as you learn to meditate.
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Let your mind wander & relax
Let your mind wander & relax
