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1、Neurosciencetellsusthat,tobemoreproductiveandcreative,weneedtogiveourbrainsabreak.It'sthequietmindthatproducesthebestinsights.Butit'sachallengetotakethatsortoftimeoffinthemidstofabusyday.Herearethreespecific,quickandeasywaystobuildpurposefulbreaktimeintoyourday.Qui
2、ckmeditationNewresearchfromtheUCLALaboratoryofNeuroImagingsuggeststhatpeoplewhomeditateshowmoregraymatterincertainregionsofthebrain,showstrongerconnectionsbetweenbrainregionsandshowlessage-relatedbrainatrophy.Inotherwords,meditationmightmakeyourbrainbigger,fasteran
3、d"younger".AsleadresearcherEileenLudersexplains,"itappearstobeapowerfulmentalexercisewiththepotentialtochangethephysicalstructureofthebrain."Tip:Ifyoucommuteviapublictransportation(orevenifyou'reapassengerinacarpool)usethetimetocloseyoureyesfor10minutes.Ifyoudrive,
4、leavealittleearly,parkandspend10minutesinthecarbeforeyouwalkintowork.Chooseaveryspecificimage,suchasawaterfall,beachortree,andtrytofocusonitalone.Ifotherthoughtsgetintheway,gentlypushthemaside.Dothisonceortwiceperday.Thegoalistoletyourmindachieveasenseofrelaxedawar
5、eness.PulsingPsychologistK.AndersEricsson,renownforhisresearchandtheoriesonexpertise,pointsoutthattopperformersinfieldsrangingfrommusictosciencetosportstendtoworkinapproximately90-minutecyclesandthentakeabreak.Wearedesignedtopulse,tomovebetweenspendingandrenewingen
6、ergy.Pulsingisthesimplest,easiest,mostimmediatewaytobuildbreaksintoyourday.Tip:Downloada"break-reminder"utility,suchasSciroccoorHealthyHints,andsetittopingyouevery90minutes.Focushardonaparticulartaskuntilthatcue.Andthentakeawalk,talktoacolleague,doodleorlistentomus
7、ic.Doanythingthatrenewsyouandgivesyoua"secondwind,"evenifyouthinkyoudon'tneedit.Youdo.Fiveminuteslater,getbacktowork.DaydreamwalksMostpeoplehaveheardthestoryabouthow3M'sArthurFrycameupwiththeideaforthePost-itnote:hewasdaydreaminginchurch.JonathanSchooler,aresearche
8、ratUCSantaBarbara,hasrepeatedlyshownthatpeoplelikeFrywhodaydreamandlettheirmindswanderscorehigheroncreativitytests.Whatseparatesthisfrommeditatio
