By Steve Gillman

Introductory comments   by Royane Real

Author of    How You Can Be Smarter - Use Your Brain to Learn Faster, Remember Better and Be More Creative

The following article by Steve Gillman gives you a few ideas on how to use your brain more effectively.  Why not try some of these ideas and see how they can make you more alert and improve your brain’s effectiveness.  You will find many more articles by Steve Gillman as well as other authors who specialize in helping you improve your brain power on this website. 

Why is it important to learn new ways to use your brain effectively?  Imagine for a moment that you have the latest, most modern and powerful kind of computer in the world in your possession, just waiting at home for you to use.

If you happen to be a person who doesn’t know much about how to use computers, then it won’t matter how powerful your new computer is.  It’s not going to do you a lot of good. 

If all you know about using your computer is how to turn it off and on, and to occasionally check your emails, then all that awesome power of the greatest computer is wasted on you.

However, if you are a person who knows a lot about how to use computers, then you can get a much greater benefit from the computer you have.  You can use that computer to create a new software product, solve complex scientific and medical problems, or start a new business.  You could make an animated movie or do something that is so far beyond the imgination that no one has thought of it yet.

In a way, your brain is like that computer.  It doesn’t matter how potentially powerful it is, and what fantastic features it has, if all you ever do with it is to turn it on to check your emails.  Or use it to watch television.

The truth is, if you want to get better performance out of the brain you have, you have to learn a lot more about how to operate it, and how to unlock some of that potential.

( The above introductory comments were written by Royane Real.  Learn more ways to boost your brain power in her popular ebook :  How You Can Be Smarter - Use Your Brain to Learn Faster, Remember Better and Be More Creative

Feature article:

Three Great Mind Power Practices

By Steve Gillman

Your mind power is not your IQ. It is not the innate potential of your mind, but the actual and habitual use and development of that potential. In other words, it isn't how smart you are that counts, but how you use it. Here are three things you can do to make your mind more effective.

Brain Exercises

Regular use and "exercising" of the brain has been shown to generate new neuronal growth, and even halt the decline of mental function that often comes with age. Try numerous brain exercises, and when you find the ones that you enjoy, make doing them a habit.

A study will someday prove that old people who do their crossword puzzle every Sunday morning maintain their mental function longer. Some other ways to increase that mind power:

- Do mental math while driving.

- Look around at things and redesign them in your mind.

- Sing a song, inventing the lyrics as you go.

- Learn a memory technique and use it daily.

Discipline Yourself

A recent study, reported in the journal Psychological Science, found that while IQ level did correlate with academic performance, there was actually a much stronger correlation with self discipline. Those students with high self-discipline have much better grades than high-IQ students. They also found that there was no correlation between IQ and discipline (they varied independently).

Again, this shows that it isn't how smart you are, but how you use it. Self discipline doesn't necessarily mean willpower, by the way.  It can be accomplished by starting with simple and easy steps and creating good habits over time. A great mind power practice is to get in the habit of regularly building good habits.

Train Your Body

It has been shown that activities which involve timing and coordination cause dendrite growth in the brain. More dendrites mean more possible connections in your brain.

More connections mean your thinking and learning can be more flexible and efficient.

Physical exercise, then, of the right type, is also mind power exercise.

The activities most likely to help include any athletic activities that require a lot of coordination and timing, such as basketball, soccer, and tossing around a frisbee.

Other good mind power activities are playing musical instruments, especially when it requires precise timing (piano playing), and painting or drawing, which involve hand-eye coordination.

Steve Gillman has been studying brainpower and related topics for years. For more on How To Increase Brain Power, and to get the Brain Power Newsletter and other free gifts, visit:  http://www.IncreaseBrainPower.com

Article source:  http://www.999articles.com 

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