3 Everyday Brain Hacks that Work According to a Neuroscientist!

3 Everyday Brain Hacks that Work According to a Neuroscientist!
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If you are looking to improve your brain performance, there is no one better to teach you how to do it than a neuroscientist!

After all, their job is to learn everything about achieving peak brain function so it makes sense that they also tend to implement that knowledge in their own lives.

This is Tara Swart’s case, an MD who claims that she has tested some amazing brain hacks herself, with great results.

With that being said, if you want to know these secrets and apply them as well, here’s what she has to say!

  1. Practice Deep Breathing

Dr. Swart states that she always takes 10 to 20 deep breaths every morning right after waking up.

This helps with releasing muscle tension and opens her up to become more responsive and adaptable throughout the day so she can achieve all of her goals with more ease.

As far as science is concerned, taking deep breaths supports neuroplasticity, which is our brains’ ability to be flexible.

This means that this practice is especially useful if you wish to quit a bad habit or achieve a goal since neuroplasticity will make not being stuck in certain patterns much easier.

“Neuroplasticity gives us power to change our brain—and, therefore, reinvent our life at any age, at any stage, or any mindset,” the expert explains.

  1. Go Out in Nature More

Dr. Swart says that she likes to walk outdoors or even “do barefoot walking as often as possible, both for movement and for oxygenation, but also for all the incredible brain and body benefits of just spending time in nature: improved mood, less stress, increased attention and less anxiety.”

Sunlight can really improve one’s mood as well as boost their energy.

  1. Goal Visualizing

That’s right! Creating a vision board is really useful!

Dr. Swart explains that she keeps hers close to the bed so she can always look at it and visualize the goals as if they are already true.

But visualizing is not all. It is important to really engage the body as to really feel what those goals becoming real would feel like with all senses.

“Looking at these images every day, visualizing them being true, experiencing what it feels like, and giving gratitude for it just primes the brain to notice and to grasp opportunities in the real world and make these goals come true.”


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Katherine is just getting her start as a journalist. She attended a technical school while still in high school where she learned a variety of skills, from photography to nutrition. Her enthusiasm for both natural and human sciences is real so she particularly enjoys covering topics on medicine and the environment.

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