Is It Possible to Achieve a More Powerful Brain?
First, let’s clarify that we’re not going to talk about developing psychic abilities or acquiring an IQ like Albert Einstein’s overnight.
We’re aiming for something simpler yet essential. Think of the brain as a muscle that can be exercised, through daily activities that can help us become mentally sharper and build cognitive reserve—an essential factor in combating premature aging and ensuring that any potential dementia we might face in old age isn’t as severe.
By a “powerful brain,” we mean having a brain that’s more agile, alert, free, creative, and with flexible cognitive abilities to tackle everyday challenges.
Question Everything, Never Settle for Just One Option
This is a daily exercise we should start becoming aware of to think more freely. Don’t settle for just one option, one answer, or one perspective.
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- If you read a news story or are given a specific fact, seek out your own information and verify it. You might reach the same conclusion, but along the way, you’ll have integrated new insights.
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- Always have your own opinion about things.
- Understand that things are never just black or white; view life as a spectrum of nuances that allow you to be freer. Avoid extreme thinking—like “this is good, this is bad”—common in closed minds: be free.
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Learn Something New Every Day
Practice the healthiest exercise there is: keeping an open, curious mind that enjoys not only questioning things but also learning daily from life, books, technology, and the people around you. Don’t go to bed at the end of the day without your brain having learned something new.
Avoid Routine
We know daily life requires us to maintain habits and schedules for our responsibilities: work, studies, family… However, to be a bit freer and enhance our cognitive abilities, it’s necessary to do new things each day and embrace the unexpected. Routine distances us from new stimuli, and the brain becomes automated, “rusty,” so it’s worth shaking things up: after work, visit that new café, go to the movies, or meet a friend.
Sleep Well
Does sleeping improve our brain’s abilities? As unusual as it may seem, yes: the brain needs proper rest to organize information, discard what’s unimportant, detoxify the body, eliminate toxins, and optimize many of its functions.
Good Friends and Positive Emotions
Connecting daily—talking, laughing, debating, learning, listening, seeing other perspectives, and fostering positive emotions like affection, camaraderie, and love—also strengthens many of our brain functions.
Daily Mental Agility Exercises
How many stairs are there at your workplace, how many steps to your classroom? What’s the sum of your car’s license plate numbers? Do you know when the next full moon is? How many buttons were on the jacket of the man who sat in front of you on the bus this morning? Observe, deduce, imagine, be curious, play with numbers, theorize… Let your brain play with reality.
Yes to a Diet That Supports Brain Health
Did you know our brain needs a high level of energy? Nearly 20% of our body’s total, so keep that in mind and remember these simple tips:
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- Always eat breakfast.
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- Your brain likes glucose, but beware—white sugar isn’t healthy. Opt for honey or pure dark chocolate instead.
- Our brain loves bananas, avocados, oats, plain yogurt, fatty fish, green tea, coffee, blueberries, and magnesium-rich foods. And don’t forget to start your day with a glass of warm lemon water.
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A Long Walk Every Day
Walk for half an hour daily, or if you prefer, run. Moderate, consistent exercise is oxygen for your brain and, above all, mental freedom—it helps put things in perspective, lets you be alone with yourself, feel good, and escape pressures and constraints, leaving you light and happy.
It’s worth putting these simple tips into practice every day. That said, we’re sure you could add a few more to this list… Feel free to leave your comments and explore more fascinating facts about our brain!
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