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WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR BRAIN FUNCTION FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

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The brain is responsible for our way of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Still, it is important to observe and exercise ways to improve your brain functions as a maturing adolescent.

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1. EXERCISE

benefits your brain health and cognition, improves your memory and even protects your brain from degeneration. Aerobic exercise is particularly good for the brain. Activities that keep your blood pumping is good for your heart and great for your brain.

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2. MEDITATE

taking 10-15 minutes of meditation a day could help to extend your cognitive longevity.

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3. SLEEP

enough sleep is required to consolidate memory learning. If you do not get enough sleep, you will have a less healthy brain.

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4. FOOD INTAKE

Just as the body needs fuel, so does the brain. Eat a brain boosting diet such as food rich in omega-3, antioxidants, amino acids, and vitamin E. Eat more vegetables, limit calorie and saturated fat intake. Drink green tea and wine, or grape juice in moderation.

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5. SUNLIGHT

sunlight and exercise can sometimes go hand in hand. Getting too little sunlight is not good for your brain. Higher levels of vitamin D in your system allow you to perform better and can even slow down the aging of your brain.

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6. GOOD RELATIONSHIP

make time for friends. Building a strong support system around you will enable you to stay healthy mentally and psychologically over the long term. This is called the ultimate brain booster.

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7. DO NOT SMOKE

smoking can cause brain disorder called dementia. Those people who smoked more than two packs of cigarettes a day had twice the rate of dementia when they were older.

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8. BE CREATIVE

when something is broken, find creative repair solutions using common objects.

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9. CLASSICAL MUSIC

listening to calm music can improve to brain functions.

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10. DRINK COFFEE

drinking coffee in moderation increases your brain performance and speed and will even boost your intelligence, including your reaction time and reasoning.

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HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR MENTAL FOCUS?

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1. ASSESSMENT

begin by assessing just how strong your mental focus is at the present moment before you start working.

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2. ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS

request to be left alone and set aside a specific time and place, seek out a calm or quite place where you can work undisturbed. The library, a private room in your house, or even a quiet coffee shop might all be good spots to try.

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3. LIMIT FOCUS

Part of improving your mental focus is all about making the most of the resources you have available. Stop multitasking and instead give your full attention to one thing at a time.

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4. LIVE IN THE MOMENT

It is hard to stay mentally focused when you are ruminating about the past, worrying about the future, or tuned out of the present moment for some other reason.

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It may take some time but work on learning to truly live in the moment. You cannot change the past and the future has not happened yet, but what you do today can help you avoid repeating past mistakes and pave a path for a more successful future.

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5. PRACTICE MINDFULNESS

Practicing mindfulness can involve learning how to meditate, but it can also be as simple as trying a quick and easy deep breathing exercise.

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6. TAKE A SHORT BREAK-

Shift your attention to something unrelated to the task at hand, even if it is only for a few moments. These short moments might mean that you are able to keep your mental focus sharp and your performance high when you really need it.

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7. BUILD YOUR MENTAL FOCUS

it is not something that will happen overnight. it requires plenty of time and practice to strengthen concentration skills.

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By building your mental focus, you will find that you are able to accomplish more and concentrate on the things in life that truly bring you success, joy, and satisfaction.

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8. BRAINSTORM

A mind map is an easy way to brainstorm thoughts organically without worrying about order and structure. It allows you to visually represent the structure your ideas to help with analysis and recall.