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The speed at which our brain processes information plays a huge role, both in decision-making and in life in general. Our success and well-being depends on how efficiently and quickly we respond to external factors and stimuli.
How to speed up the brain's reaction? After all, he is a supercomputer weighing only a few pounds! But a person’s movement depends on his ability to correctly send signals to the body.
The center of control and issuance of commands that control life is also responsible for relationships with other people, perception and emotional assessment of what is happening.
Optimizing your brain's response is an opportunity to be better! That is why for today’s article I have selected some tips that will help you increase your mental abilities.
1. Physical activity
Californian scientists have proven that with systematic physical activity, a person’s convolutions begin to move better, producing so-called “gray” cells in the body.
So, for example, in battle, an individual must concentrate at lightning speed and make informed decisions. Coordination of body movements, assessment of threat or distance to the enemy is similarly carried out using brain signals.
The life of an individual sometimes depends on how effectively the reaction to the signal given by the computer is structured. Therefore, to develop the speed of thought and the entire body, I definitely advise you.
2. Thinking training
When it comes to developing a skill, not only physical activity is important. You can independently develop the desired area of the brain and make it work more productively.
How to do it? Firstly, it is worth understanding in advance what type of thinking prevails over you? Secondly, earlier in my materials I wrote about how to develop logical thinking or improve the left hemisphere of the brain, which is responsible for feelings and creativity.
However, I would like to note that the thought process itself and independent analysis greatly helps to develop inactive parts of the brain. I invite you to discover new sensations.
Try unknown smells or dishes, experiment in food, take up a craft previously unfamiliar to you. And necessarily, to open new horizons.
3. A simple question “Why?”
Start a new and useful habit for yourself. Did you probably know that gray matter is predisposed to undisguised curiosity? So that’s why I suggest you develop the piquant skill of asking a question “ Why?»
Ask yourself this question at least 10 times a day. Compare findings, conclusions, study new information and develop. You will be surprised how many prospects and opportunities will open up for you when you introduce such a small question into your speech routine!
4. Eat more nuts
Nuts contain oil. Starting from cedar to walnut. Previously, it was considered useful only for the treatment of heart disease. But now research has revealed that it works great in increasing the speed of brain function.
Thanks to nuts, the amount of oxygen that enters the head increases and its proper circulation is ensured. In addition, it promotes more efficient functioning of membranes in the body's cells.
That is why people who are not lazy and add a lot of nuts and plant foods to their diet are less susceptible to nervous disorders, attention problems and memory problems.
Also, for the sake of successful digestion, it is worth noting that nuts are rich in proteins, which means it is better not to mix them with carbohydrates (honey, raisins, ...)! This is one of the rules of balanced nutrition, which will help you digest and assimilate food much more efficiently.
5. Train your memory
Techniques that help strengthen memorization skills have a beneficial effect not only on thinking, but also on the memory of body physics. Practice and exercise are the recipe for a positive implementation of a new habit.
Dancing, aerobics, gymnastics, as well as meditation help our body establish all vital regulatory systems. By memorizing movements, exercises and poses, you strengthen the connection between the body and the brain signal.
And the chemical reactions themselves that occur during activity train muscle memory and strengthen the entire body, and this increases the level of movement speed.
Reading, solving problems and training visual memory, along with logical puzzles, are excellent in developing a person.
6. Proper nutrition
Can unhealthy fats make you stupid? You won't believe it, but it's true! Researchers at the University of Toronto have proven the fact that fat has a negative effect on the mental capabilities of experimental subjects - that is, rats.
Why is this happening? When you give up junk food, a person’s brain begins to work easier and faster. When harmful animal foods with huge amounts of fat are replaced with foods of plant origin, the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the brain increases in the body.
And this in turn increases the indicators of the thought process and reaction speed.
7. Improving acquired skills
Of course, our lives are full of familiar and ordinary activities. Among them you can find sewing, drawing, and cooking. But I will advise you to diversify your leisure time by complicating household chores and acquired skills.
This will help stimulate neural connections to additional load. Start reading literature that, in addition to theory, has practical implementation. Get acquainted with drawing styles unknown to you, master a different type of cutting or sewing. Discover the world of raw food cooking and put what you learn into practice!
This approach obliges you to achieve higher performance, and your brain to be healthy and productive.
8. Games
An active lifestyle and the desire to move, rather than lie on the couch, helps keep gray matter in good shape. Did you manage to find some free time? Be sure to spend it outdoors in the company of children or friends!
Games of tennis, football, basketball, frisbee and any strength training are perfect for you! Go hiking, reach the top and don’t be too lazy to buy a gadget that measures the number of steps per day
A new-fangled lotion can be very useful for those people who spend most of their time sitting. And with the help of the application, you can always understand whether you walk home or can you afford to take public transport?
9. Train your concentration level
This is a panacea for increasing brain performance! But you should understand that its “eaters” are not always noticeable and perceptible. Learning to see exactly when you got distracted? What was the reason to do this?
By doing one thing after another and being in the “here and now” state, you will be able to achieve high marks for your work in reality.
10. Aromatherapy and relaxation
In order not to burn out all the cells in your head from too much effort, you should pay due attention to rest. I will advise you to resort to aromatherapy to tone up or, conversely, relax.
Substances that stimulate the body may contain notes of cypress and mint. But in case of calm, use a rose. A geranium scent might also work.
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Continuing research on the topic of a healthy lifestyle, columnist HELLO! Yulia Bordovskikh has found nine simple ways to help improve memory and increase the speed of thinking. And I became convinced that food for the mind can be both spiritual and physical.
I have a friend who has two adult sons and a husband who is a businessman and athlete. And all three are so smart that they’re a sight for sore eyes! I used to scold her for feeding her men scrambled eggs every day. However, new knowledge turned my life upside down, and I understood why my friends’ children are so smart.
But first things first. Recently, due to family circumstances, I had to face such a process as neurofeedback. Instead of serious pills, we were advised to have an absolutely safe method for correcting brain processes. An encephalogram is taken and then, depending on the device’s readings, therapy is prescribed. Using this technique, many things are corrected: depression, hyperactivity, anxiety, eating disorders, and so on. I saw how athletes, businessmen, children, housewives came to the doctor... You can say that this is brain training. After all, we train our body, why then can’t we do the same with our brain? But here’s what’s interesting: not only the body, but also the brain needs, first of all, to organize proper nutrition. And this is not coffee and chocolate, which, like drugs, act for only 15 minutes.
In addition to a balanced diet, the brain needs training. And even if this does not lead you to the Nobel Prize, then at least you are guaranteed a promotion at work. The same actions day after day dull our brain, it begins to be lazy. A flexible and sharp mind is not a given, but the result of working on oneself. Just as in the gym you can develop endurance in the body, you can strengthen the neural connections in the brain, and this will create a reserve of intellectual power.
We don’t know what fate has in store for us, but we are the masters of our lives and we decide that freshly squeezed juice is better than coffee because it contains antioxidants; we decide whether to add rosemary, cinnamon, basil or turmeric to our food (these spices help prevent Alzheimer's disease); we decide whether to spend time on pleasant communication or not. By the way, it has been proven that chatting with colleagues in the office corridor for ten minutes is very useful. This is the same social interaction that sharpens memory and triggers other brain functions. After all, every time you are required to process information, for example, determine whether your opponent is being ironic or speaking seriously.
And in general, if briefly about the most important thing: do not be afraid to be curious, always ask why and why, play games, communicate with people who inspire you, remember only the good and be sure to relax!
9 Ways to Increase Neural Power:
1. Let the neurons cool down! Find 20 minutes in your work schedule to close your eyes and breathe in silence.
2. Change the type of activity. Watched TV? Take a break and figure it out
crossword.
3. Start learning foreign languages, it is good for both the brain and communication.
4. Play sports. Have you ever felt your head clearer after exercising?
6. Do not turn on the navigator if you know how to drive.
7. Learn the lyrics to a song you like.
8. Remember the phone numbers of at least close people.
9. Read before bed for at least 15 minutes. Scientists say reading reduces the likelihood that you will end up in old age in the same state as the memory-impaired heroine of the film Still Alice, for which Julianne Moore won an Oscar.
Food for brain
The most important product that improves brain function is chicken eggs! After the neurofeedback session, the doctor told me that two eggs a day is the norm. Eggs are one of the highest quality sources of protein. In addition, they contain a large amount of selenium, an important trace element needed by our brain. These products also contain choline and lecithin, which help us focus and also improve the ability of neurons to conduct nerve impulses.
Almonds and walnuts are another source of protein and omega-3 acids. They increase levels of serotonin, a substance that fights depression. They also contain lecithin, which activates the brain. In general, you should always have a handful of nuts on hand.
Salmon is a product with a crown on its head. Salmon and other fatty fish, such as mackerel, contain a lot of polyunsaturated fatty acids, from which our body produces the substance myelin. It is necessary for the brain to quickly and reliably transmit information from one cell to another. That's why everyone in the Soviet Union was given fish oil as a child.
Liver is also a favorite Soviet product. It must be eaten, despite the pessimism of some nutritionists. Because the high iron content in it increases the efficiency of mental work and accelerates the movement of blood in the hemispheres of the brain.
Avocado is a fruit rich in vitamin E, which can rejuvenate brain cells. How delicious!
Purple berries - blueberries, blueberries, blackberries - contain antioxidants that rid our body of harmful substances. The brain also needs this in order to maintain cognitive function and memory.
Broccoli and any other cabbage are one of the main sources of vitamin K,
which improves brain function. It also contains the chemical element boron, which increases brain activity.
Lentils - green or red, orange or black - energize the brain.
Apples are the best fruit on earth, beneficial to every cell of our body. The brain trembles with love for apples, because only they strengthen and heal the blood vessels of the brain, increase their elasticity, and therefore reduce the risk of hemorrhages and strokes.
Bananas reduce electromagnetic activity of the brain, giving peace and good mood.
To be successful in the modern world, you need to be able to respond to the changes that happen around us every day. To do this you need to have a high speed of thinking. Find out how to increase it through reading!
Acceleration of time
With every decade, with every century, time accelerates, and this is a fact. In the 19th century, they could not imagine that people would soon fly at supersonic speeds, that this would become completely natural for the modernity of the 20th century.
In the 10th century, during the Byzantine Empire, people did not imagine that after some time complex machines (trains) would be invented, and horses would cease to be the main transport for traveling long distances.
And now scientists are developing teleportation devices¹ that will allow you to move instantly.
Each time has its own speed of thinking. When environmental conditions change very quickly in front of a person, he needs to have time to perceive and analyze information.
How speed of thinking depends on reading
Reading is the main way a person obtains information. One of the main things a child is taught is the ability to read.
The speed of a person’s thinking depends on his ability to perceive the text and see the meaning embedded in it.
High reading speed brings practical success - such people are able to quickly make decisions: speed in the modern world is the key to success in work and relationships.
Effective Reading Techniques!
The points below will allow you to take a fresh look at such a natural ability as reading, increase its speed and, as a result, the speed of your thinking!
When people read aloud, the tongue cannot speak the words as quickly as the mind can process them. Reading aloud can significantly slow down the speed at which you perceive information.
2. You need to fully concentrate on reading.
Without the ability to concentrate, a person cannot remember a text, no matter how slowly or quickly he reads it. needs to be trained.
3. It is necessary to expand the level of perception of the text.
As children, children are taught to trace the text with their finger so as not to lose the place in the text where the child is reading. But this slows down thinking - the finger can’t keep up with the brain! It is useful to develop a child’s concentration from childhood, teaching him to increase his reading and thinking speed.
4. It is useful to do eye training.
Consistent use of the techniques described below will allow you to effectively train this skill:
- while walking you need to look at the license plates of cars passing by;
- consciously switch attention to a variety of objects around you.
For example, carefully examine the details on the window, and then quickly switch to the view behind it. Thus, quickly switching attention between different objects will teach you to quickly draw conclusions and understand what is happening “here and now”;
- listen to calm music while reading.
This promotes the development of stable intention² and focus of the human mind;
- speak tongue twisters out loud.
In addition to the fact that this has a positive effect on diction and makes it clear, tongue twisters teach you to quickly perceive meaning and switch attention to new information. To do this, it is useful to pronounce several tongue twisters without pausing.
Following the above rules and training in fast reading will, over time, teach a person to perceive information faster and significantly increase the speed of thinking. This will allow you to achieve greater success in life and will contribute to the self-improvement of the practitioner.
Notes and feature articles for deeper understanding of the material
¹ Teleportation is a hypothetical change in the coordinates of an object (movement), in which the trajectory of the object cannot be described mathematically by a continuous function of time (
We live in an age of high-speed technology, and such a character quality as the ability to solve several problems at the same time is valued almost more than sociability. However, you should know that multitasking requires truly fast thinking from a person. This article will discuss how to develop speed of thinking.
Type of thinking and temperament
As is well known, there are two main types of thinking: rational (analytical) and irrational (imaginative). It is believed that men have the first, and the second? women. This is also popularly called “male” and “female” logic.
It is impossible to say which one is better, because, as recent research has proven, the figurative type of thinking in certain situations has advantages over the logical one (for example, if you need to find a creative solution to a problem). In addition, it should be remembered that the speed of thinking is closely related to a person’s reaction to current events, and the reaction is primarily temperament.
It has been noticed that choleric and sanguine people react faster to external stimuli than phlegmatic and melancholic people. This means that the speed of thinking of the former will be better than that of the latter.
How to develop quick thinking?
However, slow thinking is not a death sentence for “calm” temperaments? phlegmatic and melancholic. Numerous studies show that special exercises aimed at developing quick thinking can increase the speed of reaction to external signals.
If you study for only half an hour a day, then within a month you will notice that you are able to give a sparkling response to an insult and find a quick and non-trivial solution to a complex problem.
List of exercises
So, here is a list of sample activities in your free time that will allow you to increase your thinking speed in a fairly short period of time. True, you will have to do them constantly.
1) There are special exercises for quick thinking. As a rule, these are all kinds of tasks on the selection of words, arithmetic calculations, tasks with figures in space. If you are just starting out, you can choose the entry level with easy tasks, but keep in mind that the tasks will gradually become more difficult. All of them are completed on time.
2) Solving crossword puzzles. Do not think that this is an activity for older people and those who do not know how to use a computer. In fact, solving crossword puzzles, especially difficult ones, allows you to learn a lot of new information. Of course, it does not directly develop a broad horizons of thinking speed, but it greatly activates the functioning of neurons in the brain.
3) Solving charades and puzzles. This method of developing quick thinking is more suitable for creative individuals. They are known to be not particularly strong in the exact sciences, and quick thinking is inseparable from correct logical conclusions.
4) Learning foreign languages. This method is more suitable for those who are not good at the humanities, that is, “physicists”. It has been proven that knowing two or more foreign languages dramatically increases the functioning of neural connections in the brain and even slows down the aging process.
5) Development of left hand functions. As a rule, most of us are right-handed. If a person begins to deliberately train his left hand to perform simple daily movements (writing, drawing, brushing teeth), then after some time his thinking speed improves. Remember, most creative people are left-handed.
6) Sensory development. For faster thinking, the ability to navigate in space and intuition also play an important role. Developing it is very simple: when no one is home, move around the apartment blindfolded, examine objects by touch, try to collect a broken cup, placing it, for example, in a bag.
If you follow these recommendations or find special tasks on the Internet or even entire sites dedicated to the development of erudition and thinking, and complete all the tasks, you will very soon find that you have become much smarter, more productive in the workplace, and more interesting in communication.
You can check how successful you are in developing quick thinking using a special psychological method for studying quick thinking, which is somewhat reminiscent of an intelligence test (IQ).
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All this can be corrected. I have already written that our brain, like any muscle in the body, can be trained. Therefore, you should not ignore the speed of thinking. Today we’ll talk about just that.
- Facial expression. Perhaps you have noticed that emotional people think the fastest? Watch such a person. His face does not remain an impassive mask, it is alive and mobile. Everything is very simple - during the thought process, the facial muscles tense and thoughts are accompanied by facial expressions. With a cold face that has not been warmed up by gymnastics, it is harder to think. Check it out!
- Collect. A coin collection is, of course, a profitable investment, but that’s not what we’re talking about right now. Collect behavior patterns, aphorisms, all kinds of answers and solutions. After all, most situations can be described by some kind of algorithm. The more solution options in your mind, the easier and faster you find a way out of this situation.
- Fast solutions. How often the result depends on the speed of the decision made. But in addition to speed, correctness is also necessary. This is the most difficult quality - to make quick and correct decisions. Only communication will help you here. Communicate more with a variety of people, go to meetings, to different companies, do not avoid unusual situations. Firstly, it will remove the fear that fetters an unprepared person in the face of surprise. And secondly, it will develop your experience.
- Practice. Do exercises to develop reaction speed (you will need a partner for this): catch an unexpectedly thrown object, put your finger on the other person’s open palm and have time to pull it back before he squeezes his hand. Search your memory and you will be able to remember many similar games from your childhood.
- Oxygen– a necessary thing for the brain. Its deficiency usually leads to a delayed reaction. Therefore, do not forget to be outdoors more often and make sure that the room you are in is ventilated. If you feel that the presence of oxygen does not help and “the bowler is not thinking well”, reactions are slow, then it’s time to consult a doctor.
- Self improvement. I can’t help but highlight this point. The more a person learns new things, is curious, and develops, the more actively his brain works, the speed of thinking and flexibility increases. Again, we are gaining experience, which is so necessary for decision-making. Develop observation, use various senses, associations for memorization, concentrate on the little things.
From all of the above, you can see that just by letting in your emotions and observing the world with wide open eyes, you can increase the speed of your thinking and come out of any situations with dignity.