可以讓你變得更聰明的10種辦法(上)

For those of you looking to up your creativity and productivity as you make yourself smarter, then this list of brain-improving activities and ideas is for you. In fact, some of you might have already tried one or two of these activities, but hopefully some others will surprise you. And, of course, I'd love it if you could leave your own ideas after the article, in case I missed any other good ones.

對於那些想要提升自己創造力和效率，讓自己變更聰明的小夥伴，以下的小方法能幫你提高智力，令你想法涌現。事實上，有的人也許已經嘗試過下面的一兩種方法，不過希望其他的方法也能給你帶來意想不到的結果。當然了，如果在讀完這篇文章後你能留下你自己的想法就更好了，以防這裏漏掉了其他好方法。

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10.學習一門外語

Language acquisition is a very complex process, one that we most often go through as babies and young children when our brains are still developing. A way to again create a similar development in our brains is to try to learn a new language when we are adults. Doing so will give us a complicated task that will train our minds in new ways, while also reinforcing our own understanding of our native tongue. It essentially sharpens our brains and helps us withstand memory problems as we age.

外語學習是個非常複雜的過程，這個過程從我們出生貫穿到長大，期間我們的大腦在不斷髮育。學習一門外語能使成年人重新啓動類似的大腦發育過程。這種情況下所帶來的複雜任務，不僅能用新方法來鍛鍊我們的思維，同時還加強了我們對母語的理解。學習一門外語能讓我們思維更敏銳，還能幫我們應對隨年齡增長而出現的記憶問題。

te a Reading List

9.列一個閱讀清單

Reading lists give us a way to target our learning by helping us to focus on the kinds of information that we consume. We can create reading lists by subject area, by region or culture, and by time period in human history. Any sort of focused reading will allow us to delve into concepts to help us have a much better understanding, which helps our brain focus on complex tasks.

閱讀清單能爲我們定下學習目標，幫我們集中注意力在吸收的信息上。閱讀清單可以分主題、宗教或文化以及人類歷史的不同時期等幾個方面。任何一種專注閱讀都能使我們深入理解，鍛鍊我們的理解力，也能讓大腦集中精力在複雜的工作上。

eciate Culture

8.領略文化的美

Another way to make yourself smart is to broaden your understanding of culture, such as the fine arts. Watch movies, visit art galleries, listen to music; cover your own culture or another culture. This kind of appreciation for culture can expand your mind in ways that you don't often do, most likely, at your job. Understanding the arts will help you understand how and why society's sometimes act the way they do. Plus you'll be able to have great conversations at parties.

另一種讓你更聰明的方法是加深你對文化的理解，比如從藝術品入手。觀看電影，參觀畫廊，聽聽音樂；把自己的文化融入另一種文化中。這種對文化的瞭解能拓展你的思維，而這種拓展是你在工作中得不到的。欣賞藝術能幫你理解一個社會是如何形成及其原因。而且這還能讓你在聚會上找到和別人聊天的話題。

Enough Sleep

7.保證充足睡眠

Have you ever tried to drive when you've had a bad night's sleep? Scary, right? Well, think of how not getting enough sleep can also affect your mind's activity. Sleeping at night gives our brain cells rest so that they can recharge and clear our heads. Research, such as that in this article, shows that sleep will actually increase your brain's ability to function, thus making you smarter and able to process new concepts.

你有試過在經過一夜難眠之後開車嗎？很恐怖，對吧？那麼你就知道睡眠不足也會影響大腦的活動了。晚上睡覺會放鬆腦細胞，使它們恢復活力，讓你更加清醒。像本文中這樣的研究顯示，睡眠實際上會增加大腦運轉的能力，這樣就會令你更聰明，更高效地理解新知識。

and Drink Healthy

6.注意飲食健康

Eating and drinking healthy gives your body the nourishment it needs to keep your brain in top shape. Furthermore, certain kinds of nutrients can actually increase your neurons ability to function faster and more efficiently. For example, this article reports that food rich in magnesium can prevent migraines and food rich in vitamin B12 can prevent loss of brain function in the elderly.

飲食健康能給予你所需的營養，讓你的大腦保持最佳狀態。還有，一些營養成分能讓你的神經元反應更快更高效。比如，富含鎂的食物能預防偏頭痛，富含維他命B12的食物能預防老年人腦功能喪失。

翻譯：湯文博 來源：前十網