17 things that will make you smarter

1. Drink two glasses of water after waking up

Each day for 30 minutes after you wake up, drink two glasses of water. Your body does not receive water during sleep, and it is from six to nine hours (sleep more harmful). But Water is vital to us. Your body in general, and your brain in particular, should not be dehydrated.

By the way, it is very easy to calculate approximately how much you need to drink water a day. To calculate, multiply your body weight by three and divide by 100. For example, my weight is 80 kilograms, so I need to drink 2.4 liters a day of water.

2. Read sammari books during lunch time

reading books - it's cool, but breakfast is better suited for reading anything short. You can check out the Twitter feed, but it will bring to your advantage? You can read the news, but you need it? Try to arrange a month-long without news. Believe me, all the most important thing comes to you in any way, and all that will not affect your life, you do not need.

Read better in time for breakfast

sammari good books. What's a good book? Try to draw their attention to the bestsellers. This popular book, which means that it has very poor can not be. Maximum you do not like. But you look at sammari and do not spend a lot of time.

3. Listen to the podcast or audiobook challenging when traveling

Even if you spend on the road a little time, it is downloaded to your phone audio stimulus. These files can be useful audiobooks, podcasts, favorite authors (only choose the right authors) or speech at the TED. Their application allows you to pre-load the audio, which can save your mobile traffic.

4. Drink green tea during operation

I could paint you are long treatises describing the chemicals and their effects on various organs. But I will not do it. Instead, I'll just tell you: drink green tea instead of coffee. He has a positive effect on your body, your condition and ability to work mentally.

5. Doze off during the day - good

The short naps help you brush up your mind. Studies have shown that people who sleep not only at night but during the day, quickly and efficiently trained. We strongly recommend reading an article about the benefits of slumber by Nasty Rainbow.

6. Stop eating sugar

Sugar - a harmfully! If you have such an opportunity, eliminate sugar from your diet completely. Or at least bring it to a minimum amount. If you can not give up sugar, try not to use it in those moments when you need to focus. Sugar simply do not allow your brain to work smartly. Eggs or fish is much more useful sugars and foods that contain a large amount of it.

7. You go in the social network or entertainment sites just a couple of times a day

The brain quickly adapts to the information that you feed it. If you constantly to relax in Facebook, «VKontakte" or on sites with entertaining (and often insipid) images, then your brain will be constantly relaxed and you will be quite difficult to switch to work. Force your brain to the limit, feed him with useful information. If you still need to relax, give yourself a timer for 10-15 minutes, and forward, in the sea of ​​useless images and quotes from various Public.

8. Play games and do not watch TV

Yes, after the point of giving up entertainment sites advice to play the game sounds at least strange. But nonetheless! When you watch TV, you just soak up what you portrayed on the screen. Rarely appear films that make us think. Games, on the contrary, force you to participate in the process, think about your actions. Even such a simple game like "Mario" is very noticeable and positive effect on the plasticity of the brain. By the way, Layfhaker you are already familiar with lots of useful games.

9. Read books instead of watching TV

The reasoning for this is the same as with the games. While reading the book you have in mind to create images of heroes, to represent their voice and even entire events scene. All this is well supported by your brain in good shape.

10. Learn how to code

Programming - is the sort of thing that can teach you how to think logically and structured. I'm not saying that you need to sit down and books fifteen hundred pages, and a detailed study of pair programming languages ​​and a set of algorithms. Just walk a few courses on sites like Codecademy. It's free and fun. Who knows, maybe you are carried away and it will take you to a change of profession.

11. Watch TED videos instead of TV series

We spend a huge amount of time watching soap operas. "Friends," "How I Met Your Mother," "Breaking Bad," "Game of Thrones", "House of Cards." All this is very interesting and captures all our attention. But, as mentioned above, we just consume picture and not think. Our brains are almost off. Watch the video instead of TV series TED conferences. Are you sure you learn something new.

12. Add physical education in your life

Our body and mind are interrelated. Exercise not only allow to maintain our body in shape, but also help our brain work well. You do not have to run to the gym and spends all his spare time. Climb the stairs instead of elevators, walk from the subway home on foot, not by bus or minibus. And still take a couple of minutes strap execution.

13. Spend time with those who are smarter than you

If you want to win in the game of chess, pick a weak opponent. If you want to learn to play better, choose an opponent is stronger than you. Same story with our brain. If we deal with people who are smarter than us, it will lead to the fact that we are going to reach their level. And once his reach. Unfortunately, this principle works, and vice versa.

14. Argue with those who disagree with you

In a dispute born truth. And not only! In these discussions, you learn to argue their answers, accept and admit their mistakes. That is, even if you yourself are wrong, you get the benefits! After all, you will learn new things.

15. Walk in the fresh air

It has been written many articles about the benefits of fresh air to the human body. It is also beneficial for the functioning of our brain. He literally eats oxygen. Feed your brain!

16. Carry a notebook

You should always be able to write new ideas, thoughts, some sketches works. Also worth a record and the issues that you are having. Then you will be able to return to their posts and to reflect on them. This useful effect on the logic. However, you can use a smartphone instead of a notebook.

17. Take 10 minutes today to plan your next day

Everything works much better with the plan. Without a plan in our life chaos and turmoil. Shall describe their tasks for the next day, raskinte their time grid. In the evening, the next day you will be able to evaluate your progress.

Productive your life!