Someone has said a hundred taka truth. But this is old age. It’s the era of age. Thinking about it, there is a lot of stress. God do whatever. Just don’t give old age. To some extent, this is absolutely correct. what we see around us. Observing. This is what it feels like to see him.
Really this phase of age should not come at all. But don’t panic. This phase is bound to come. When something is bound to happen. So why don’t we prepare, in a very beautiful way. Go back to that era. Enjoy that time. Is it really possible. Yes absolutely possible.
At some point or the other, you must have seen yourself aging gracefully. In imagination, in thoughts or sometimes in conversation. Have you ever thought of looking at your parents or grandparents. Why their way of thinking and doing things. Totally different from you. Do you think you will escape the effects of old age? Old age has to come. Youth passes very quickly.
You haven’t even come to know. When have you started complaining of pain in your joints? You have started forgetting some important things. Like car keys, kids going to school. However, this point has been proved in the studies of many scientists. Whatever difficulties come in the process of getting old. You can cross it. In this you will know how to take care of your brain.
Brain Rules For Aging Well By John Medina
Brain Rules is one such book. In this, 12 rules of brain have been explained with scientific research. To whom Dr. Written by John Medina. Who was a molecular scientist. Throughout his life, he kept all his attention on one thing, brain science. If you understood his 12 brain rules. So you will double your brain power. Let us know about those rules-
1st Rule
Exercise Boost Brain Power
Do you know. How did our ancestors, the early humans, lead their lives? How our mind has evolved. Its direct effect depends on that. How did our ancestors spend their time? It is believed that primitive humans used to walk or run for 10 to 20 kilometers every day. It means this. Our brain did not develop then. When we just sat idly by. But when we used to exercise. Used to walk, used to run.
The advantage of exercising is that the digestive system of our body becomes strong. From which the food you eat. Out of that you get more energy. when you exercise. Then you increase the circulation of blood in the body. Along with this, your body also starts producing new blood cells. This makes it easier for your blood cells to do their job.
Vitamins and Minerals have to be transported from one place to another. Or else the body’s waste has to be removed from the body. That’s why when you exercise. So not only do you feel better. In fact, you can also think more effectively. Which also strengthens your thinking power. By exercising, the hormone of BDNF starts to be released in your body. Which helps a lot in keeping your body healthy.
This growth called BDNF is so powerful. Through which your neurons can remain healthy. These hormones are also very helpful in the process of creation of your new cell. This is the reason. Exercise is a very useful weapon in making your brain and body a powerful machine. Which we should use every day.
2nd Rule
The Human Brain Develop By Solving Problem
Our brain is made only to solve the problem. Our ancient structure has evolved from before, in a similar way. When our ancestors were primitive humans. Then how did they protect themselves from other living beings. Struggled a lot for that. Because of this struggle, our brain has been able to develop more than other organisms. Means all the challenges you will face in this life. That much your brain will develop more.
3rd Rule
Every Brain Is Wired Differently
Michael Jordan who is the best basketball player in the world. He retired from basketball in 1994. He started playing baseball. The surprise happened then. When he had to face defeat very badly. You must be feeling A talented player like Michael Jordan can outshine others in any game. But after getting defeated in baseball from this case. He assumed that only basketball was enough for him. Then he went back to playing basketball. For which, his body and brain were prepared.
This incident shows it. Not only our experiences, they change our brain. Also rewire it. That is, our brains work in different ways. which is your ability. She may not even be mine. The brains of two people in the world can never be the same. Even the brains of twins are different. Every student is different from the others. The brain of each employee is different. The brain of each customer is also different.
In our education system, this problem is there even today. Everyone is evaluated on the basis of grade system. Like everyone’s brain is same. Which is wrong. Every student should be given a chance to progress on the basis of their efficiency and merit. Let us understand with a small example. How strong the digital advertising media has become in today’s time.
If we search a product once in google. So the advertisement of that company is visible everywhere on your phone, computer, TV. Advertising media has also understood. The person who likes it. He should show ads on the basis of that only. Similarly, if you also want to move forward in your life. So recognize your potential. Try to take the right decision. Not like other people are doing. You started doing the same.
4th Rule
We Don’t Pay Attention To Boring Things
can you Feel. What is happening on your feet right now. You might not have noticed till now. But as you read, your attention must have gone to it. You may not have noticed before. Because you didn’t feel any need. Similarly thousands of neurons are present in your brain. Those who keep trying to draw your attention towards themselves every moment. But there are only a few of them. Those who are successful in drawing your attention towards themselves. You don’t even notice the rest.
We have many cognitive systems. Which helps in understanding our threats, opportunities and patterns in this way. help us. To keep our brain active, to grow more. There was a need for such works since time immemorial. If our forefathers remember all the informations or event. If they didn’t have the ability to forget. So we cannot forget many, such sorrows as well. Which is necessary to move forward in life.
We are not able to continue this sequence of our genealogy. Because we would be surrounded by those sorrows only. That’s why our brain remembers only meaningful useful things. Forgets other information in time. Similarly for multitasking also, our brain is not capable. When we work together, we give more work to our brain. Then he gets confused. Correct information does not reach our brain cells. Due to which there is a disturbance in the work.
This has been proved by scientific research. Our brain can remember interesting information for a long time. There is a problem in remembering the same boring things for a long time. That’s why if you also want to make your memory sharp. So you also have to convey the information to the brain in an interesting way. Not in boring ways.
5th Rule
Repeat To Remember
Our brain can only take information as much as one line. Can remember only for 30 seconds. That is, our brain can remember only a few sentences. If you want to increase this 30 second time bar. So you have to repeat some information again and again. This means that up to 2 hours of information, you want to remember. So you read after every 10 minutes. Will have to repeat back.
Hermann Ebbinghaus, a 19th-century German psychologist, found. Students usually receive whatever is taught in class, within 30 days. Those people forget 90% of that. Although he proved it. That when he repeats it regularly. So the student can remember that information more efficiently for a longer period of time. Make your brain realize this by taking a break for some time. You have to repeat that information back.
It is very important to do this. If you don’t do this So your brain thinks that that information is useless. He won’t remember her again. When your brain knows any information for the first time. So repeat it again and again. So that you will be able to remember that information in a better way. That’s why if you read Want to remember everything for a long time. So, after studying from today itself, all that was studied in 15 to 20 minutes. Repeat once. Your brain memory will become faster than before.
6th Rule
Study or Listening the Music, That Can Improve Your Brain Power
It has been revealed in a scientific research. If you like listening to music. Or learn music. So your brain grows more than others. Music is very useful in reducing stress and calming the mind. You must have felt it too. Must do an experiment today. Whenever you don’t feel like doing something. So listen to a song of your choice once. Then what are you doing? Sit down to do it immediately. See if you feel like working or not. 100% your mind will be calm. Then you will be able to do that work well.
7th Rule
Sleep Well, Think Well
when we fall asleep Even then our brain never rests. It keeps working for 24 hours. When we are in sleep Even then our brain keeps on processing some or the other new information. If we sleep well So even in that sleep, we are developing our brain. When we don’t get enough sleep. Then there is a lot of stress on our mind and body.
A researcher did experiments on some soldiers. In which he had to operate a complex military machine. He was given less sleep on the first day. Then his test was taken. Then he found that there was a loss of 30% in his cognitive skills. On the second day after adequate sleep, the test was taken back. So he found that his work efficiency increased. He passed that test without any difficulty. It simply means that we need enough sleep.
Do you feel sleepy in the afternoon, if yes, then it is a normal process. Our brain wants rest for a while. If you also feel sleepy in the afternoon after today. So you should take a few moments, power sleep. A scientific research has shown that by getting 26 minutes of power sleep every day. The performance of NASA pilots had increased by 36%.
8th Rule
Stressed Brain Don’t Learn The Same Way
You must have felt that when you feel stressed. So you feel weak. That’s why it happens. Because when we feel stressed. So we lose our senses. When people become used to feeling stressed. So they often lose the feeling of controlling stress. When they are unable to face any big problems. So they make themselves feel helpless. Stressed brains, for this reason. Stops learning anything new.
Psychologist Martin Seligman to understand this. A scientific experiment was done in the year 1960. In which he started giving electric shock to some species of dogs. These dogs tried hard to save themselves from electric shock. But over time, their repulsive abilities began to wane. He gave up trying. After this in the 2nd phase, they put these dogs in a box. One part of the box was kept open. From which that dog wants to save itself. So he could run away.
But when this experiment was repeated. So the dogs didn’t even try to run away. If he wanted, he could have run away. But he gave up even trying. The main reason for this was his earlier stress.
In the stress of this fear, if we stay too long. So you can think. How would our condition be? That is why living in stress is considered very dangerous. Because too much stress destroys our thinking power. Scientists believe that our mind can withstand any stress only for 30 seconds. Our brain is not made to manage stress for a long time. Too much stress can impair your memory and executive function. Can weaken your skill.
The conclusion follows. Some controlled amount of stress is beneficial for us. But if it goes beyond limits. So he is the most dangerous for us.
9th Rule
Stimulate More of The Senses
Can I listen to music while studying? If you can do this. So maybe your brain has been able to do that. Well think about the life of our forefathers. Our ancestors painting in caves without distraction. spend your days At that time his brain had to do many processing at once. Whether you want to see, hear, smell. Have to touch Our brain is very powerful.
This means that he is able to receive and take in information through several senses at once. In fact, when many senses become active at the same time. So their work efficiency increases. Our senses are connected to each other. By connecting with each other, they can activate each other. That’s why if we also want to make our brain strong. So we should use all our five senses.
10th Rule
Our Visual Sense is The Strongest
All of us are quite adept at remembering an image for a long time. In an experiment, scientists showed participants more than 2000 images in an interval of 10 seconds. A few days later, participants were asked to recall the images. So surprisingly found. He remembered those images with 90% accuracy.
Even after one year the accuracy rate of the participants was 65%. Means when people just listen to the information. So only 10% can remember after 3 days. But when that information is seen with visual and audio. So the same information is remembered up to 65%. Which is called picture Superiority Effect. This is what the rule says. Our visual sense is the strongest influencer than any of our other senses. Which creates maximum effect in our brain.
11th Rule
Male And Female Brains Are Different
Medical Scientists found after research. Both male and female brains work in different ways. There are some differences in them. Depression is more common in women than in men. While men have more effect of alcohol and other addictions. The ability to handle stress is also different in both. Author tells that women are more social. While men like loneliness more. Which has a simple meaning. The ability to handle each and every situation is different between men and women.
12th Rule
We Are Powerful Natural Explorers
We all love to travel. By roaming or traveling in new places. Our mind opens. We all get to know the world closely. That’s why if you feel like traveling. So become a wanderer. Big companies like google spend 20% of their time wherever they want to go. gives permission to go there.
If you also have a company. So give some time to the employee working here. In which he can be free for some time and freshen his mind. If the mind is fresh. So he will also be able to do the work well.
If you are a student So after studying for an hour or two, take a break for some time in between. For example, for 5 to 10 minutes, go outside your house and roam around. Your mind will be fresh immediately. Due to which you will be able to concentrate in a good way even in studies.