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　　标题：Researchshowsthatthese7hobbieswillmakeyousmarter
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　　Foralongtime，itwasbelievedthatpeoplearebornwithagivenlevelofintelligence，andthebestwecoulddoinlifewastoliveuptoourpotential。
　　Scientistshavenowproventhatwecanactuallyincreaseourpotentialandenjoyourselvesintheprocess。
　　Wenowknowthatbylearningnewskillsthebraincreatesnewneuralpathwaysthatmakeitworkfasterandbetter。
　　Hereisalistofsevenhobbiesthatmakeyousmarterandwhy。
　　1。Playamusicalinstrument
　　Playingmusichelpswithcreativity，analyticalskills，language，math，finemotorskills，andmore。Whiletheseareallgreatadvantages，somepeoplearguethatplayingteamsportsmightdoasmanythings。Whatplayingmusicalinstrumentsdoesthatotheractivitiesdon’tisstrengthenthecorpuscallosumthatlinksthehemispheresofthebrainbycreatingnewconnections。
　　Animprovedcorpuscallosumhelpswithexecutiveskills，memory，problemsolving，andoverallbrainfunction，regardlessofhowoldyouare。
　　2。Readanything
　　ThebenefitsofreadingarethesamewhetheryouareenjoyingGameofThrones，HarryPotter，orthelatestissueofTheWallStreetJournal。Readingreducesstress，whichmakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself，andincreasesallthreetypesofintelligencecrystallised，fluid，andemotional。
　　Thathelpswithproblemsolving，puttingdifferentpiecesofknowledgetogethertobetternavigateeverydaylife，detectingpatterns，understandingprocesses，andaccuratelyinterpretingandrespondingtootherpeople’sfeelings。
　　Atwork，thistranslatesintobetterunderstandinghowtomakethingshappenandbettermanagerialskills。
　　3。Exerciseregularly
　　Occasionalexercisealonedoesn’tdothetrick。Regularexerciseismuchmoreeffectivethanhardworkoutseverynowandthen。Whenexercisingregularly，thecellsarefloodedwithBDNF，aproteinthathelpswithmemory，learning，focus，concentration，andunderstanding。Thisisalsooftenreferredtoasmentalacuity。
　　yogaclassFlickrUSAGHumphreysRegularexerciseisgoodforthebodyandthebrain。
　　Somescientistsspeculatethatsittingdownforprolongedperiodsoftimehastheoppositeaffectandactuallyhindersourbrainfromworkingaswellasitcould。
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　　4。Learnanewlanguage
　　Forgetsolvingpuzzlestoimproveyourmemoryandlearnaforeignlanguageinstead。Researchhasshownthatpeoplewhoarebilingualarebetteratsolvingpuzzlesthanpeoplewhospeakonlyonelanguage。Successfullylearningnewlanguagesenablesyourbraintobetterperformanymentallydemandingtasks。Thisincludesthetypicalexecutiveskillssuchasplanningandproblemsolving。
　　Additionally，speakingatleasttwolanguagespositivelyaffectsyourabilitytomonitoryourenvironmentandtobetterdirectyourattentiontoprocesses。
　　Manypeoplearetoldthatbecauseexecutivesspeaklanguages，theyshouldlearnSpanishorFrenchiftheywanttomoveuptheranks。Basedonhowthebrainreactstolearninglanguages，itmightbetheotherwayaround。Learninganotherlanguagemightbethelast，missinglinkpeopleneedtogettheirbrainreadytotakeonCleveljobs。
　　5。Testyourcumulativelearning
　　Manyintelligentstudentsinhighschoolandcollegecramforfinalsandseemtohavemasteredthetopicthedayofthebigtest。Thetroublewiththatiswetendtoforgetthesethingsquicklybecausewearerarely，ifever，requiredtorepeatthatknowledgeinthatsameway。
　　Onereasonstudyinganewlanguagemakesussmarterisbecauseitrequirescumulativelearning。Becauseweneedthemoverandoveragain，thegrammarandvocabularywelearnisrepeatedcountlesstimesasweimproveourforeignlanguageskills。
　　Applytheconceptofcumulativelearningtoeverydaylifeandyourworkplacebykeepingtrackofnoteworthybitsofknowledgeyouacquire。Gothroughtakeawaysfromrecentbooks，observationsduringanimportantnegotiation，orkeepasmalljournalwithanythingthatstrikesyourattention。Startintegratingcumulativelearningintoyourselfimprovementprogram。
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　　6。Workoutyourbrain
　　Sudoku，puzzles，riddles，boardgames，videogames，cardgames，andsimilaractivitiesincreaseneuroplasticity。Thisencompassesawidevarietyofchangesinneuralpathwaysandsynapsesthatisbasicallytheabilityofthebraintoreorganizeitself。
　　Whennervecellsrespondinnewways，thatincreasesneuroplasticity，whichallowsusmoreabilitytoseethingsfromdifferentpointsofviewandunderstandthecausesandeffectsofbehaviorsandemotions。Webecomeawareofnewpatternsandourcognitiveabilitiesareimproved。
　　Consideringthatneuroplasticityisinvolvedinimpairmentssuchastinnitus，anincreasedamountofitcanhelppreventcertainconditions。Forinstance，peoplewithhighneurplasticityarelesspronetoanxietyanddepressionwhilelearningfasterandmemorizingmore。
　　meditateRelaxingMusicFlickrStudiesonmeditationhaveshownthatwecancontrolourownbrainwaves。
　　7。Meditate
　　In1992theDalaiLamainvitedscientistRichardDavidsontostudyhisbrainwavesduringmeditationtofindoutwhetherhecouldgeneratespecificbrainwavesoncommand。TurnsoutthatwhentheDalaiLamaandothermonksweretoldtomeditateandfocusoncompassion，theirbrainwavesshowedthattheywereinadeeplycompassionatestateofmind。
　　ThefullresearchresultswerepublishedinProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesin2004andtheninTheWallStreetJournal，wheretheyreceivedanenormousamountofattention。
　　Meditationbecameinterestingtoambitiouspeoplebecausethestudyimpliedthatwecouldcontrolourownbrainwavesandfeelwhateverwewanttofeelwheneverwewantto。Thismeanswecanfeelmorepowerfulrightbeforeanegotiation，moreconfidentwhenaskingforaraiseandmoreconvincingduringasalescall。
　　Thegeneralideaisthatthebraincandevelopfurther，andyoucandoitonpurpose。Differentactivitiesstimulatedifferentareasofyourbrain，soyoucanworkonbecomingunbeaatyourstrengthsaswellasimprovingyourweaknesses。
　　Focusingselfimprovementonthebrainisagoodideaforanyonewhofeelstheyareattheirprofessionalpeak（ormaybejusthavestoppedgettingbetter），ambitiousprofessionals，and，ofcourse，entrepreneurswhoarelookingtomaximizetheirpotential。
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