Brain fitness is important for human health to perform tasks efficiently and to do learning and challenging activities. This learning process requires your attention to make your brain active. It will also increase the ability of the brain to remember things or events. Several studies & fitness programs claim to boost memory functions. When we talk about the brain, it acts according to life’s circumstances and that is the reason why you have to train it daily. Your thought process explains your perspective on a particular situation. In this writing, we have discussed six(6) ways to train your brain to learn more.
So, in the beginning, start to monitor your behavior and thoughts. Later, the brain memorizing begins to structure on different learning methods.
1. Eat Healthy Food to Learn More
The first one to emphasize is to eat healthy food. Junk food consumption on daily basis is not healthy for the human body and brain. Additionally, it creates adolescence in the brain that impairs the ability to think, learn and remember. Thus to maintain the sharp network of the mind avoid foods that are high in saturated fat and sugar. Moreover, help your brain to make new cells by adding fish and nuts, and other healthy foods to your diet. New brain cells are good to improve the performance of the brain.
Indeed a healthy and required amount of diet boosts brain function and helps to memorize things faster. For instance, some of the food for better brainpower are leafy green vegetables, fruits, fatty fish, berries, walnuts, etc.
2. Physical Activity to Train Your Brain
The second one on the list is to add daily physical activity to the routine. Exercise is not only important for the body but it is also beneficial for your brain to stay active. Furthermore, it increases the level of oxygen in your body which improves the way the mind works. Also, lack of exercise can lead you to mental distress which results in depressed mood, anxiety, and a lack of energy. In addition to physical exercise, somewhere meditation also enhances your cognitive skills.
On the whole, by adding physical activity to a routine, the brain functions faster to complete tasks.
3. Get Complete Sleep for an Active Brain
Here, we are mentioning a very crucial factor to sharpen your mind. If you are continually working on the same loop then you will face mental and physical health problems. Hence, it is essential to be aware of the fact that complete sleep induces efficiency of the brain and provides freshness in life. It is a natural phenomenon that the human brain needs seven to eight hours of nightly sleep to energize and catch up with the next day’s routine. However, lack of sleep can eventually reduce attention span, worsened memory, and cause mood changes.
So, to improve mental functions for better learning, make a routine for required night sleep and consistently follow it.
4. Connect with Senses to Memorize Longer
The next one to discuss is the importance to connect with your senses. Students face problems memorizing things while learning. When they try to learn facts and figures, they failed to memorize them for a longer period. Hence to memorize things quickly, some basic techniques like storytelling, bullet points, and repetitive listening/reading will go a long way. As there are different types of learners, identify which type of learner you are and try out suggested ways for your type.
In addition to the above statement, to memorize longer, connect your learning with your senses whichever you can recall by its sound, taste, touch, and vision.
5. Read and Write for Effective Learning
The next point to focus on brain training for learning new things better is to read and write. Read books as much as possible and jot the points down for memorization. Just as reading, writing can also improve your thought process and understanding. It is stated in one Neurology study journal that regular reading and writing can reduce the rate of memory decline by 32%.
To sum up, ‘Reading’ and ‘Writing’ habits could enhance creativity and improve thought processes in a well-structured way.
6. Play Games and Puzzles to Boost Brain Function
To improve your brain functions and challenge your mind, games, and puzzles can be a great companion. Having a look at different pieces of the puzzle and finding out where it fits, is one of the easy ways to sharpen your skills or abilities. Brain functions could speed up during the attention span and struggle on how to fix. So, in the early developing years of kids, puzzles could be introduced with other games and activities. Adults could also enhance their capabilities by playing such mind games.
To illustrate some of the games that can improve the brain’s speed and memory are
- Sudoku
- Crosswords
- Chess
- Jigsaw puzzles
- and other games that offer to multitask.
Conclusion
Briefly, brain training is important for everyone to opt for a better lifestyle and to get a good career. There are many online institutes, websites, and programs on how to train your brain to learn more and faster. To make your mind ready to grasp more and healthy, set a routine and monitor your progress. But don’t take the pressure of doing all activities together, just start your training with one activity and practice on it.
Remember, Practice makes perfect!
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[This article is written by Erum Khaliq during Train the Learner’s 4 weeks Training Program as an Article Writer]
