训练顶级头脑的20种方法(1)

In order to stay sharp, it is important that you exercise your brain. The less we use our minds, the duller they become. There is a lot of emphasis these days on staying physically healthy, but we should also be concerned for our mental well-being. Our brains continue to expand and adapt to the stimuli they receive throughout our lives. The more we take care of our brains, the better thinkers we become. Here are twenty ways that you can develop a training regimen for your brain!

想要保持敏锐，最重要的是要锻炼你的大脑。我们思考得越少，它就会变得越迟钝。如今我们越来越注重保持生理健康，但我们也应该关注我们的精神健康。在一生中，我们的大脑都在持续扩张和适应受到的刺激。我们更关心我们的大脑，我们会变得更有智慧。这里有20个训练大脑的方案。

1. Read a good book.

Reading a book stimulates the imagination. Your brain can’t keep from drawing mental pictures when you read. Reading gets your mind off its butt and to work. I love to let a book carry me away. I always have a book that I’m reading and sometimes I have 3 or 4! I get most of my books from the library to avoid the cost of buying each one. This also allows me to try a wide variety of books without risk.

1. 读一本好书。

读书会激发想象力。当你读书时，你的大脑不能持续在反映画面。读书让你的头脑开始工作。我喜欢让书本带着我走。我总是带着一本书，有时甚至三至四本书在读！大部分书是从图书馆里借来的，这样就不用花钱买每一本书了。这也使我能够毫无风险地广泛阅读各种书籍。

2. Big Brain Academy.

Video games have a bad reputation for causing brain rot, but there are some that will actually help you strengthen your mind. I like Big Brain Academy for the Wii. It is a collection of brain teasers that tests your mental acuity. The tests are entertaining and addicting. You can even compete with others which makes for some great family fun.

2. 大脑学院。

视频游戏不好的一面是让脑袋“生锈”，但实际上有些也会帮助你增强思维。我喜欢大脑学院游戏(Big Brain Academy for the Wii) 。这是一款用头脑玩笑测试头脑敏锐性的合集。这些测试都非常有趣。你甚至可以和别人进行比赛，所以也可以让全家人一起来玩。

3. Practice meditation.

Don't worry, I'm not going off the new age deep-end here. There are a lot of different forms of meditation. To me, in its most simple form, meditation is about spending a little time alone to relax and center your thoughts. It is amazingly therapeutic. If you haven’t tried meditation before, I would highly recommend reading this guide to meditation.

3. 练习冥想。

不要担心，我不是要在这里离开新时代的最深端。冥想的方式有很多种。对我而言，最简单的形式，冥想是花一点时间独处达到放松和集中思考的方式。它是神奇的治疗。

4. Get plenty of rest.

A lack of sleep can interfere with your ability to assimilate new information. This means those all-nighters you pulled back in college were much less effective than you thought. Your brain needs rest to operate at its peak performance. This may be why things always seem clearer and brighter after a good night's sleep.

4. 获得大量的休息。

缺少睡眠能够影响你吸收新信息的能力。这意味着大学里通宵达旦地补习的效率比你想象的要低得多。你的大脑需要休息，使工作在其最佳效能。这可能是为什么事情总是在睡了好觉后变得更加清晰明朗。

5. Exercise regularly.

You didn't think you were going to get away without a little time on the treadmill did you? Cardiovascular exercise improves blood flow to the brain which improves brain functioning. One study found that physical exercise actually helped to increase the volume of the brain. So, if you want a bigger, better brain, then get to exercising!

5. 规律地锻炼。

你难道想没一会就从跑步机上下来吗？心血管运动通过改善血液到大脑的流动从而改善大脑功能。一份研究发现体育锻炼实际上帮助扩大大脑的体积。所以，如果你想要一个更大、更好的大脑，那么就去运动吧！