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120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power. Here are 120 things you can do starting today to help you think faster, improve memory, comprehend information better and unleash your brain’s full potential.

120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power

Solve puzzles and brainteasers.Cultivate ambidexterity. Use your non-dominant hand to brush your teeth, comb your hair or use the mouse. Write with both hands simultaneously. Switch hands for knife and fork.Embrace ambiguity. Learn to enjoy things like paradoxes and optical illusions.Learn mind mapping.Block one or more senses. Readers’ Contributions Dance! Contribute your own tip! There are many, many ways to keep our brains sharp. How to Work Like the Masters. Written by Jay of Dumb Little Man.

How to Work Like the Masters

When I need work done on my car, I consult with a mechanic. When it's time to build a deck in the backyard, I will search for an expert and listen to what he says. So when it comes to life itself, why wouldn't you at least consider what experts think? Trust me, I completely understand that the term 'expert' is often self-proclaimed. Nevertheless, it is up to you to hear, interpret, and evaluate information. With that, LifeRemix has done some homework and we're bringing you a list of things that you'll need to consider. Here are a handful of tips on working from the most popular productivity bloggers on the internet, along with bloggers on organization, the environment and more. From Wisebread: Achieve greatness fifteen minutes at a time. From Dumb Little Man: Gain 10 days per year by adjusting your sleep.

From Zen Habits: Eliminate all but the essential tasks. From LifeDev: Health Science Center - The Daily News. The energy drink industry made its name with Red Bull in 1997 and is now a global industry reaping more than 6 billion dollars a year.

Health Science Center - The Daily News

Today, there are over 500 energy drinks available of numerous brands; Amp, Full Throttle, Monster, No Fear, etc. They are generally used among younger populations, especially amongst college students, but the industries marketing has recently focused on reaching older, professional populations as well. Energy drinks are used to help induce higher alertness, better moods, alleviate the effects of poor sleep, and increase energy outputs during performance events or during a long work or school day.

However, the risks of consuming energy drinks far outweigh the minor benefits mentioned. 50 Ideas for a Healthy Lifestyle that take 10 Minutes or Less. What is a Healthy Lifestyle?

50 Ideas for a Healthy Lifestyle that take 10 Minutes or Less

According to a study by Michigan State University, a healthy lifestyle is defined by four basic criteria: Not smoking Holding weight down Eating right Exercising. A technique to relax quickly. (article) HERE'S A TECHNIQUE for getting into a relaxed, sometimes even blissful state quickly.

A technique to relax quickly. (article)

I found it in the book, Richard Hittleman's Yoga: 28 Day Exercise Plan. He calls the technique Alternate Nostril Breathing. Here's how you do it: 7 Morning Hacks to Jumpstart Your Day. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m really not a morning person.

7 Morning Hacks to Jumpstart Your Day

I’ve tried to get myself going in the early hours of the morning, but I’ve always been more of a night owl – my creative juices seem to flow better in the later hours. So I’d be the last person to suggest that you need to force yourself out of bed before your body and mind are really ready to do so. But when you do get up, you may find that you’re pressed for time and have fallen behind the rest of the crowd in what you need to get done during the day. A slow start to your day won’t help anyone, let alone you. Just because you’re not up as the sun rises doesn’t mean that you can’t put yourself in a position to make sure that the day ahead will be a productive one. Pranayam (Pranayama), Yogic Breathing Practices. 25 Body Hacks to Supercharge Yourself. A body hack is a usable technique that can make an improvement to improve a person's life, health or mental state.

25 Body Hacks to Supercharge Yourself

These techniques are generally learned through real-life experience and are not necessarily medically recognized. Body hacks may work for some people and not for others and the only way to find out is to give them a try. Here are 24 body hacks we probably would be willing to try and one that we definitely wouldn't. Reset Your Body Clock Shift workers and travelers may be able to fast and successfully manipulate their body clocks. The SCN may be controlled through eating habits. Dr. Saper's research found that when animals were deprived of food, their body clocks adjusted to a new pattern so they could be awake when food became available.

Sleep Less Developing a polyphasic sleep schedule means sleep is distributed in regularly scheduled blocks around the clock, with the sum of all periods of sleep being less than a regular night's sleep. Become an Early Riser Get Better Sleep.