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40 (practical) tips for mental health, well-being and prosperity

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15. Exercise your brain.

~ The human brain is a wonderful organ. It contains 100billion neurons, weighs only 3lbs and uses 20% of the body’s energy to function. Learning new things and a continuous curiosity keeps your brain working, generating new brain cells and new neural connections in the brain. Such mental stimulation keeps the brain fit and can prevent cognitive decline in older age.

16. Remember to remember

~ People often realise too late that they have forgotten to do something that they had meant to do and setting an alarm or leaving a ‘post-it’ is not always practical. You can increase your chances of remembering what to do by thinking about where and when you’re going to do it. For example, you might think, “when I get home and sit down on the couch, I will pick up the phone and call my mother”. Anxiety can often make these everyday lapses seem worse. Try to relax and give yourself a break. It can help to improve your memory.

17. Set academic goals to better yourself, not others

~ It can be a competitive world and we can often feel pressured to do better than the people around us, rather than simply trying to better ourselves. Research has shown that students who work towards improving their own performance, rather than working towards outperforming others, show the best motivation, learning strategies and academic outcomes.

18. Study together

~ Working collaboratively with peers provides adaptive opportunities for learning. This can encourage us to change our usual techniques and find a system for thinking, teaching and learning that works for us. Find other people to work with you and you will reap the benefits.


Source : The Physicological Society of Ireland

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