15招教你变身聪明达人

Probiotics are good for your stomach, but studies on mice suggest they are good for your brain, too: mice who ate them handled anxiety better and showed increased activity in sections of the brain handling emotions and memory.
益生菌对胃有益，但在老鼠身上的试验表明，益生菌也对大脑有益：喝了益生菌的老鼠在处理焦虑上表现更好，在大脑处理情绪和记忆方面表现了更高的活力。

9. Write By Hand
用手写字

Remember what that feels like? Brain scans show that handwriting engages more sections of the brain than typing. It’s easier to remember something once you’ve written it down on paper.
还记得那是种什么感觉吗？脑部扫描显示，用手写字比打字会使脑部更多的部分参与活动。一旦你在纸上写下某事，你就更容易把它记住。

10. The Pomodoro Technique
番茄工作法

This time-management method has nothing to do with pasta, but aims to make you productive using nothing more than a kitchen timer. Use it to help work in 25-minute blocks, taking a short break after each; the frequent rests aid mental agility.
这种时间管理方法与意大利面毫无关系，但是目的是让你只用一个厨房计时器就能富有生产力。用它来制定25分钟的时段，每个时段后休息一小会儿，经常的休息有助于思维敏捷。

11. Zone Out
开小差

Let your mind wander. A string of studies suggests that zoning out, especially when you don’t consciously realize you’re doing it, allows the brain to work on important “big picture” thinking.
让你的思绪开个小差。一系列研究表明，开小差可以让大脑致力于重要的“大局”思考上，尤其是当你没有意识到你正如此的时候。

12. Drink Coffee
喝咖啡

And don’t just drink one cup: women who drank four cups of coffee a day were less likely to suffer depression than women who drank just one cup a week. Other studies have shown coffee to bolster short-term memory.
不要只喝一杯：每天喝四杯咖啡的女性比每天只喝一杯的女性患抑郁的可能性更小。其他研究表明，咖啡可以促进短期记忆。

13. Become an Expert
成为专家

Master one task you really enjoy and your brain will perform more efficiently when you do it. Chess whizz, for example, recognize patterns more quickly than amateurs. Expertise is not innate—practice, as the old saw goes, does make perfect.
精通一项你真正喜欢的工作，在你做这项工作的时候，你的大脑就会运转得更高效。例如，象棋专家比业余爱好者更快地识别模式。专门的技术并不是与生俱来的，正如老话所说，熟能生巧。

14. Write Reviews Online
在网上写评论

Anyone can be a critic on the Internet—and you should too. When you like or hate something, review it on Amazon, Yelp, whatever. Typing out your opinion will help you to better understand your own thinking.
任何人都可以在网络上成为评论家，你也应该可以。当你喜欢或者厌恶某件东西时，在亚马逊上对此评论，大叫，怎么都行。将你的意见用键盘打出来会帮你更好地了解你自己的想法。