IQ武林秘籍：简单5式助你提高智力！

Your brain needs exercise just like a muscle. If you use it often and in the right ways, you will become a more skilled thinker and increase your ability to focus. But if you never use your brain, or abuse it with harmful chemicals, your ability to think and learn will deteriorate.
大脑就像肌肉那样需要运动。如果你经常用正确的方法动脑，你就会成为一个思维更灵活的人，而且还能提高注意力。但如果你从不动脑，或者滥用有害的化学品伤害大脑，那么你的思考能力和学习能力就会退化。

Here are 5 simple ways anyone can squeeze a bit more productivity out of the old gray matter.
了解以下5个简单的方法，任何人都可以从长时间不用的大脑中挤出那么点儿创造力。

1. Minimize Television Watching
将看电视的时间减到最少

This is a hard sell. People love vegetating in front of the television, myself included more often than I’d like. The problem is watching television doesn’t use your mental capacity OR allow it to recharge. It’s like having the energy sapped out of a muscle without the health benefits of exercise.
这个需要强制执行。人们喜爱在电视机前虚度光阴，包括我自己在内，更多时候这并非我所愿。问题是，看电视并不会使用脑力或者给大脑充电。这就如同没有经过对健康有益的锻炼，就把肌肉中的能量消耗掉一样。

Don’t you feel drained after a couple hours of TV? Your eyes are sore and tired from being focused on the light box for so long. You don’t even have the energy to read a book.
看了几个小时电视之后你不感到筋疲力尽吗？如此长时间地盯着灯箱，你的眼睛会又疼又累。你甚至没有精力再去读一本书了。

When you feel like relaxing, try reading a book instead. If you’re too tired, listen to some music. When you’re with your friends or family, leave the tube off and have a conversation. All of these things use your mind more than television and allow you to relax.
当你想放松一下时，试着去读一本书。当你太累了时，听听音乐。当你跟朋友或家人在一起时，关上电视跟他们说说话。所有这些事都比看电视让你更多地运用了大脑，并且能让你得到放松。

2. Exercise
运动

I used to think that I’d learn more by not exercising and using the time to read a book instead. But I realized that time spent exercising always leads to greater learning because it improves productivity during the time afterwards. Using your body clears your head and creates a wave of energy. Afterwards, you feel invigorated and can concentrate more easily.
我过去认为，与其运动还不如用这些时间来读本书，这样能学到更多。但我后来意识到，花时间做运动总是让你学得更好，因为在运动之后，它提高了我的学习效率。用你的身体来理清思路，创造大量精力吧。运动过后，你会感觉精神焕发，更容易集中精力。