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>15 Ways to Think More Clearly >Provided by iVillage > >+++++++++++++++++++ >How many times do alot of pinoys music fans get lost >trying to follow the inside buzz stories paths? Maybe >the old theory is true. That we weren't being taught >in school on how to think and understand things on our >own. We took everything we were told as is. In our >schools >we read and did alot of the usual memorizing of >information >and facts without giving much time for the discussing >and >understanding what we were suppose to learn. The >article >below may be useful for those who are always getting >confused yet are still willing to try to grasp things. >We pinoys got to learn to think outside of the boxes >we >were put in since forever and then fight against >keeping >ourselves in them today. >:-( >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > >How many times have you felt your brain just shut off? >And why does >it usually happen just before a memo is due to the >boss and you're >staring at a blank piece of paper? According to James >Thornton, >author of The Brain Yields Its Secrets and Chore Wars: >How >Households Can Share the Work and Keep the Peace, it >isn't that we >lose intelligence as we age. It's just that we need to >improve our >cognitive performance. So take a breather, and check >out Thornton's >15 suggestions for thinking better and stirring up our >creative >juices: > >1. Time it right. Most older people think more clearly >in the >morning; most younger people, in the afternoon. Figure >out your own >best "thinking time" and reserve it for your most >challenging brain >work. > >2. Get a good education -- but don't overdo it. >Psychologist Dean >Keith Simonton says schooling has a positive impact on >creativity up >through the final year of college. Then the >progressively narrow >focus of graduate school actually detracts from >creativity. "You >don't become a great novelist by getting a Ph.D. in >creative >writing." > >3. Listen to Confucius. The number one "memory aid" >used by memory >researchers themselves: Write it down. As the Chinese >proverb puts >it, the weakest ink lasts longer than the strongest >memory. > >4. Go for the high octane. Research shows that the >amount of >caffeine in a cup of coffee actually can help you >concentrate. But >if you're prone to anxiety, you're probably better off >not jazzing >up your brain with a jolt of java. > >5. Anchor new memories to established ones. "Think of >your existing >memory as a scaffold upon which to fit new >information," says >University of Michigan cognitive researcher Denise >Park, >Ph.D. "Don't isolate new information out in left >field. Always >relate it to something." > >6. Practice, practice, practice. Learning and >repeatedly practicing >new skills appears to change the brain's internal >organization. A >study showed that periodic training sessions helped >volunteers in >their 70s do better on cognitive and memory skills >than they had >when they were seven years younger. "Practice really >helps," says >Len Giambra, Ph.D., an emeritus psychologist at the >National >Institute on Aging. "A well-practiced older individual >many times >will be faster than an unpracticed younger individual." > >7. Give your ideas a chance. Many of us are rewarded >for our >abilities to quickly evaluate facts and make a quick >"go or no-go" >decision. Creativity demands a much more leisurely and >playful >approach -- a willingness to give "absurd" ideas their >due. > >8. Pick an intellectual profession and a smart mate. >Intriguing >studies from Poland suggest that people whose careers >demand an >exercise of intellect are more likely to sustain high >levels of >cognition in their lives. And marrying someone smart >may provide you >with ongoing stimulation. > >9. Expose yourself to multiple experiences. Creativity >often boils >down to the ability to adapt solutions from one domain >to another. >Velcro for instance, was inspired by burrs that stick >to your >clothing. The "pull-tab" top on aluminum cans was >originally >patterned after a banana's peel. > >10. Learn from Leonardo. In his book, How to Think >Like Leonardo da >Vinci, author Michael Gelb offers several >brain-enriching strategies >that worked for the ultimate Renaissance Man. Among >them: learning >to juggle and drawing with your opposite hand. > >11. Pay attention. Do you sometimes find yourself >"forgetting" a >person's name seconds after meeting her? The problem >isn't memory; >it's concentration. As we age, we must consciously >remind ourselves >to put information into our memory banks. > >12. Listen to Mozart. An experimental psychologist has >found >evidence supporting the "Mozart Effect" -- that is, a >brain exposed >to Wolfgang's music grows more complex connections. >This allows >faster, integrated access to more information. Listen >to Regine >Velasquez or Barry Manilow if you're a member of the >Regine Fans >Forever in our Heart yahoo group to tune in to the >romantic side of >your music idol. ;-} > >13. Exercise the body to improve the mind. An >increasing cadre of >researchers now believe aerobic workouts can increase >everything >from school performance to nerve conduction velocity. >Suspected >mechanisms: increased oxygen and nutrient supplied to >the brain, >plus a boost in natural compounds called >neurotrophins, which >promote brain cell growth. Some studies show mixed >results. But >exercise has so many other benefits that it definitely >makes sense >to do it. > >14. Try something new. Near the end of his life, >Impressionist >painter Henri Matisse revitalized his art by >exchanging brushes for >scissors, which he used to create a series of >brilliant paper >cutouts. Such experimentation appears to be the >hallmark of >successful creativity, says psychologist Dean Keith >Simonton, Ph.D., >editor of the Journal of Creative Behavior. In a study >that compared >creative people who burn out with those who continue >to create, he >says, the chief difference was that the latter were >constantly >exposing themselves to new knowledge, in the process >giving >themselves a fresh start. > >15. End distractions. If you're bombarded with >irrelevant stimuli, >it's hard to focus. When you absolutely must do >something (complete >a report, for instance), try renting a motel room >where you can >unplug the phone and concentrate. > >And don't forget to follow your passion! Recently a >Dutch >psychologist tried to figure out what separated chess >masters from >chess grand masters. He subjected groups of each to a >battery of >tests -- IQ, memory, spatial reasoning. He found no >testing >difference between them. The only difference: Grand >masters simply >loved chess more. They had more passion and commitment >to it. >Passion may be the key to creativity. > >< ------------------------------------------ >rv_foreverinmyheart · RV_Forever In My Heart >http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/rv_foreverinmyheart/ >/ ------------------------------------------ / >rv_thebirdnest · Regine Velasquez Fans Bird Nest >Group! >http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/rv_thebirdnest/ >-------------------------------------------- > > >http://insidebuzz.tripod.com >Your host : mmJun > >+++++++++++++++++++ > >* * B o n u s * * > >Some heavy enlightenment to share : > >Does mind pervade the universe? Do individual atoms >make choices? Don't laugh, says Freeman Dyson; >modern physics is full of such weird possibilities. > >Not sure if you're living in the moment? Try observing >yourself >while listening to music, suggests Joseph Goldstein. > >Do you have trouble meditating? >Meditation expert Sharon Salzberg >says that's a feature, not a bug. > >The universe seems exquisitely compatible with life. >Why? >John Polkinghorne has a theory (hint: unlike most >physicists, >he's a priest). > >Why is biological evolution full of death and >suffering? >Well, says biologist Ursula Goodenough, if you're so >smart, >let's see you invent a better means of creating >intelligent life. > >Biologist Robert Pollack has a different take on evil-- >it's just the toxic waste of free will. > >The world's major religions seem pretty different - >irreconcilably so, at times. Look closer, says Keith >Ward. >(Ward also has a few words for those who think science >can answer all questions.) > >John Haught sees the differences among the world's >religions >as a bit more stubborn than some would think. > >Is faith bad for science? Au contraire, says Owen >Gingerich. > >Is mysticism an enemy of rationalism? Omid Safi, >speaking from >a Muslim point of view, says no. (If you're wondering >how a Muslim >got to be an authority on mysticism: Don't forget >about the Muslims >known as Sufis). > >Is consciousness a mystery--so mysterious as to >suggest >some higher purpose in the universe? Yes and no, >says psychologist Steven Pinker (who more >definitively solves the mystery of his hair). > >Why are the world's religions sometimes at each >other's throats? >Huston Smith, who wrote the book on them, has an >answer, >and it's inspiring yet depressing. > >Can science lead to religion? Well, says Templeton >Prize winner >Arthur Peacocke, consider the similarity between >defining >an electron and defining God. > >Mathematical cosmologist Brian Swimme, who doesn't >(quite) >believe in God, nonetheless has a way of taking the >sting out >of death. > >HAPPY VALENTINE DAY, PINOY MUSIC FANS !! > >" Have a nice happy musical day .. " > >;->

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