Why does this happen - our brain follows the path of least resistance?
This organ weighing only 2% of our body weight is able to consume up to 30% of daily calories.
Any change is an additional energy expenditure, and yet our brain protects us, among others: against wasting energy, which is why he is reluctant to make any changes. This can be seen in the example of small children - they like to learn, experiment, are curious, ubiquitous and always have energy (except maybe for cleaning up their toys????). It should be noted that they do not have many responsibilities and therefore no stress.
But at some point we grow up... What happens to this vigor and curiosity about the world? We grow up, we have to remember about many things, including stress, work, household chores, etc. We are exhausted, our energy drops dramatically even in the afternoon... and that's only half of the day!
When we try to change something, the brain sabotages us... it says why bother, it's better to leave it as it was.
And this is one of the potential reasons for the failure of our new resolutions - why bother, we live by habits. When we do something habitually, we don't have to make much effort.
How to change these habits? One of the ways is the so-called neurofitness, i.e. brain exercises The brain learns new things and becomes more plastic and tolerant. Less sabotages our changes.
How to exercise your brain in everyday life? Here are some practical ideas:
- Take a different route to work than before
- If you like reading, solve some logic puzzles
- Are you scientifically minded? Try to read the poem and interpret it
- Rearrange your apartment, arrange your office differently - rearrange things on the desk
- Use your senses: practice mindfulness and sit in silence
- Do something you've never done before????
And just for fun, check your brain age: A colorful test that will reveal the age of your mind - YouTube
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