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Some "brains" may be "hurting" in the office, but these are eight good
habits you can imbibe to boost your brain's health:
1) Feed your brain with foods that have high levels of antioxidants
like nuts and blueberries (consider snacking on these at work).
2) Include fish, red wine, whole grain and fruits in your meals...this
boosts for brain's function.
3) SMILE! Make being happy a habit instead of being grumpy. Are you
the staff everyone wants to be around or the one who makes everyone
edgy? Psychologist, Shawn Achor has said smiling can retrain our
brains to look for possibilities. "Happiness leads to success and not
success to happiness"
4) Write down small tasks you need to get done. Some things don't need
to keep dangling in your brain, just get out your note pad and draft a
"to-do list". Then tick them as you accomplish them (yep it will feel
good). Experts say it boosts our dopamine levels ("Dopamine"is a
chemical substance that "turns on" the learning centres in our
brain...)
5) Praise yourself regularly for small accomplishments. Studies have
shown the "frequency" of success is more important than the "size" of
success.
B.J. Fogg of the Persuasive Tech Lab at Stanford University says you
should celebrate yourself daily...your brain doesn't know the
difference between progress and perceived progress.
6) Sit up!
A good upright sitting posture also helps boosts brain function.
Researchers say adopting a crouched position makes your brain prone to
thoughts of hopelessness and depression.
7) Be active!
How can you just sit at your desk all day? Beyond conventional
exercise and going to the gym... Move at work! Use the stairs instead
of the elevator. Take a stroll during your breaks at work.
Deliberately get up and move whenever you have the opportunity or just
create one.
8) Get a good night's sleep.
Our brains' cleansing system requires between six to eight hours of sleep.
