Ultimate Tips to Tune Your Brain
Worlds Best Techniques to Rise Your Brain.
If you want to live like a king then first you must tune
your brain like a king. Just follow the below tips it will help to rise your
brain. In this world every one like to be creative, insightful, sensitive and
productive, but with all the chaos and stress in our lives, it’s tough to tune
out the noise and meet our full potential. But with the right balance of
meditation, exercise, diet and recreation, we can discover easy ways to boost
our brains. Keep reading for 100 more hacks.
Environmental
Tune into the world around you by using all of your
senses, becoming a better listener and getting outside.
1.Listen: Becoming a better listener tunes your brain
into all the little subtleties that define someone’s personality, a problem, and
an experience. You’ll become more aware of your surroundings and natural trends,
too.
2.Slow down: To prevent burn out, take a few minutes or a
few days to slow down and relax your mind.
3.Guided visualization: This meditative practice can help
your mind make connections between seemingly unrelated experiences or senses.
4.Get fresh air: Fresh air can boost brain power, focus
and mood.
5.Get online: Internet surfing engages you mentally and
physically as you click around pages.
6.Go for a walk: Explore your neighborhood in a new way
by taking a walk and noticing new
smells, scenes, textures and noises.
7.Identify your brain’s best hour: Studies have shown
that older people think most clearly in the morning while younger people are
more focused in the afternoon.
8.Smell natural scents: Natural scents like sandalwood
increase oxygen flow to the brain.
9.Connect your memories to events, sense and old
memories: By making connections between new memories and things your brain
already recognizes, you’ll be able to remember them more easily.
10.Listen to classical music: A study involving people
who listened to Mozart found that their brains were able to make complex
connections faster.
11.Avoid neurotoxins: Pollution, certain food additives
and other chemicals slow down your brain.
12.Learn to deal with stress: Stress complicates your
brain’s ability to process short-term memory.
13.Observe something new every day: Each day, think of a
new thing to observe, like the colors people wear or different smells.
Exercises
These brain teasers and tricks will keep your mind young
and healthy.
14.Draw: Drawing taps into the right side of your brain,
a side that many of us seldom use.
15.Stream writing: Leonardo da Vinci’s streamwriting
technique can help you tap into your subconscious.
16.Blind readings: This exercise can help you tap into
your intuition and requires you to write three solutions to a problem you have
on three different index cards. Turn them over and evaluate which one you’re
most drawn to.
17. Play this or
that: The this or that game requires you to make impulse choices based on your
intuition or gut reactions to questions like "city or town" or "mountains
or beach."
18.Self-massage: Use this acupressure exercise guide to
stimulate your brain and improve concentration and memory.
19.Aerobic activity: Increase oxygen and blood flow to
the brain and give your brain a rest by running, swimming or doing cardio.
20.Red-light Green-light: Associate red lights with
no/false/stop and green lights with yes/true/go while asking yourself
questions. You’ll learn to trust your intuition after you answer.
21.Dance: Dancing is a great form of exercise and
challenges your brain to learn new routines.
22.Puzzles: All kinds of puzzles, including word puzzles,
work your brain.
23.Get dressed in the dark: Neurobic exercises, like
getting dressed in the dark, require you to use different senses for different
activities.
24.Prepare a story: Think out a story that you’ll tell
friends later in the day, and consider storytelling style, details, jokes and
more.
25.Play trivia games: Read trivia blogs and play trivia
games to practice learning simple facts.
26.Sudoku: Sudoku is actually one of the most powerful
brain exercises out there.
Diet
Diet plays a big role in how our brains function, just
like the rest of our bodies and organs. Add more of these foods into your diet
for better brain power.
27.Blueberries: Blueberries, the most popular "brain
food," support cell growth and have valuable antioxidants.
28.Red cabbage: Red cabbage contains polyphenols that
improve brain function and protect against stroke and Alzheimer’s.
29.Kale: Three servings per day of dark green leafy
vegetables like kale can slow cognitive decline by 40%.
30.Almonds: Almonds contain phenylalanine, which
stimulates the brain’s ability to create dopamine, adrenaline and
noradrenaline.
31.Walnuts: Another valuable nut is the walnut, which
contains protein, omega-3 fatty acids and help relieve bad moods, appetite and
insomnia.
32.Salmon: Salmon contains healthy fats from omega-3s
that are incredibly beneficial to brain health.
33.Greek yogurt: Greek yogurt contains tyrosine which
improves focus and mental alertness.
34.Green tea: Another popular brain food is green tea,
which boosts alertness, dopamine production and helps the brain make
connections.
35.Asparagus: One cup of asparagus contains 70% of your daily
requirement for folic acid, which helps memory.
36.Strawberries: Strawberries are rich in powerful
antioxidants that promote cells’ abilities to help the brain send messages.
37.Eggs: Eat eggs for protein and choline, which improves
memory.
38.Thyme: A study using rats found that thyme helped the
older rats’ brains operate more like younger rats.
39.Tomatoes: Tomatoes give your brain valuable
carotenoids to help it stay young.
40.Eat low-carb: High-carb foods can make you feel sleepy
and sluggish, especially if you eat carbs made of white sugars.
41.Eat: Studies show that anorexics’ brains are more
preoccupied with perfection and practical details rather than creativity or
impulse.
42.Caffeine: Caffeine helps you stay alert temporarily
and helps prevent cognitive decline.
Sleep
Sleep is important if you want more energy, better focus
and a higher brian performance.
43.Get up earlier: Wake up earlier to get a fresh start
and give yourself more time to get ready without rushing.
44.Take a catnap: A catnap as short as 6 minutes may
sharpen memory.
45.Sleep deeply: Allow enough time for your sleep to
reach the REM cycle so that your brain can dream and make connections.
46.Stay on a schedule: A regular sleeping schedule will
help you fall asleep faster and wake up easier.
47.Go to bed earlier: The first part of your sleep may
help your brain the most, so allow for extra sleeping time at night, not the
next morning.
Social
Hacks
Did you know that hanging out with friends is actually
good for your mood and your mind? Here’show being social impacts your brain
health.
48.Volunteer: Volunteering reduces stress and provides
you with a social outlet for making new friends and learning something new.
49. Plan a party:
Your brain will have to focus on new types of details, and you’ll also get a
lot of beneficial social interaction.
50.Share stories: Help your brain make connections by
retelling stories to friends.
51.Hang out with friends: Social relationships and
activities, even just talking on the phone, improves brain cognition, keeps you
sharp, and lowers stress.
52.Hold group discussions: Group discussions fulfill your
need to be social and help you think of things in a new perspective.
53. Take a class
with a friend: Learning something new with a friend can help you review facts
later and supplement the experience.
54. Interact with
everyone: Don’t be friendly with friends only: to get as much brain benefit as
you can out of social interaction, say hello to neighbors and strangers, too.
Learning
Brains that are constantly learning something new are
less likely to go into a decline as you age.
55. Take a class:
Explore a new subject to exercise your brain while practicing skills like
critical thinking.
56. Memorize a
poem: Memorize a new poem each day and then recite it back to someone in the
evening.
57. Read: Reading
engages your mind, teaches you new things, and can help you become more
intuitive.
58. Learn song
lyrics: Look up lyrics to a song and then test yourself when it comes on the
radio.
59. Brainstorm:
Let your brain make its own connections before starting on a project in a more
clinical way.
60. Strike a
balance: Over analyzing a subject can actually hinder creativity, so give
yourself a break.
61. Watch less
TV: While there are educational programs on TV, you’ll learn more by engaging
yourself in actual activities.
62. Write: Even
if you don’t think you’re a writer, take a few moments each day to practice
being creative.
63. Practice:
Practice new skills to get your brain accustomed to new strategies.
64. Switch up
what you read: Read a science or travel magazine instead of a mystery novel to
challenge your brain.
65. Try everything:
Even if you think it’s a dumb idea, trying all solutions to a problem helps you
stay creative.
66. Take notes:
Take notes even if you’re not going to be quizzed later, as this practice helps
you remember facts as well as your feelings about a subject.
67. Ask more
questions: Asking questions keeps you engaged and helps you remember.
Habits
Consider these habits for better brain health.
68. Breathe
deeply: Increase oxygen flow to your brain by breathing deeply.
69. Meditate:
Clear your head and learn how to really connect yourself to the present moment
through meditation.
70. Use your
fingers more: Engage your fingers by using chopsticks, writing with a pen
instead of the computer, or roll a pen through your fingers to stimulate your
brain.
71. Take care of
your teeth: Gingivits and poor oral health can contribute to cognitive decline.
72. Make lists:
Lists help you make connections, analyze your tasks in a visual way and help
memory.
73. Keep things
varied: Don’t fall into a routine with your food, schedule, movie choices or
hang-out spots.
74. Quit smoking:
Nicotine reduces brain function by constricting blood flow to the brain.
75. Drink less
alcohol: Alcohol doesn’t just impair your mind temporarily: frequent drinking
can lead to cognitive decline in the long term, too.
76. Trust
yourself: Tap into your intuition and natural brain power by trusting your
instincts.
77. Write things
down: The actual process of writing things down helps you remember them.
78.Keep a journal: Help your brain make connections at
the end of the day by keeping a journal.
79.Translate: If you speak another language or are at
least learning one, try translating past conversations, TV scenes and signs
into the other language.
Challenges
Keep your brain sharp by testing it as much as you can.
80.Use your other hand: Make your brain concentrate on an
activity it usually does involuntarily.
81.Travel: Traveling opens up your brain to all
kinds of new challenges, smells, sights, noises and experiences.
82. Play
Scrabble: Tricky games like Scrabble that require you to make connections and
find solutions are good challenges for your brain.
83. Try to
remember: By recalling facts, specific details and conversations from the last
couple of days, you’ll work out your brain.
84. Drive a
different route to work: Switch up your regular routine to make your brain work
a little harder. Test yourself on the way home.
85. Take on extra
responsibility: Instead of delegating a hard task to a subordinate, do it
yourself to engage your brain.
86. Memorize
phone numbers: Trying to remember a series of numbers gives your brain a good
work out.
87. Rearrange
your furniture: It’s amazing how accustomed your brain can become to an
environment, but if you rearrange it, you’ll be challenged every time you walk
into the room.
88. Do your
errands on a different day: Break the routine by running your errands on a
different day of the week.
89. Interview
people: Interview people about their jobs and relationships to keep things
fresh and continue learning.
90. Add in the
physical aspect: Your brain becomes more engaged when you combine the mental
with the physical, so practice a pen trick while you read.
91. Take a test:
Take a test on any subject to find out your weaknesses and how you can improve
upon them.
92. Use new media
to interact: If you only talk to your parents on the phone, try using IM or Facebook
chat every once in a while for a different experience.
93. Memorize
names: At a party or other social event, try to remember all of the names of
the people you just met, in the same order.
Vitamins
Add these vitamins to your diet for better brain power.
94. Vitamin E:
Vitamin E can prevent Alzheimer’s.
95. Vitamin B:
Vitamin B12 can prevent brain shrinkage in older individuals.
Wellness
These healthy living hacks will keep your mind sharp well
into old age.
96. Stay healthy:
Eating too much saturated fat and developing Type II diabetes can actually hurt
your brain, too.
97. Keep your
energy up: Exercise and eat healthy foods to stay energized and focused.
98. Practice good
heart health: Heart-healthy foods and activities are also good for your brain.
99. Try natural
remedies when you’re sick: To avoid side effects like cloudiness and more
serious issues, ask your doctor about natural remedies.
100. Wear a helmet: Each concussion can greatly increase
your chances of dementia.
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