Technology and information have never been easier to access, yet it feels like people are getting dumber by the day. Why is that? Well, here are five things you might be guilty of that slowly whittle away at what’s left of your brain on a daily basis.
- Not Treating the Brain Like a Muscle in Need of Training – Like a muscle, your brain can grow if you challenge it and put it in learning situations
- Sleep Deprivation – Sleep isn’t just “downtime.” It’s how the brain “rehearses, repairs, and rewires itself”
- Alcohol – It’s the “most obvious form of self-sabotage”
- A Lack of Structure – Your brain craves “structure, purpose, and deadlines”…without them, those sparks of creativity get quashed
- Bad Company – Feeding your brain a steady diet of “bad inputs, gossip, outrage, and low-grade distraction” is a sure-fire way to degrade it…much like if you ate a diet consisting of nothing but candy and soda
Source: Psychology Today