Challenge of the Day: Give Your Brain a Rest with a Quick Breather
You may consider lying on the couch with a magazine, playing a game on your smartphone, and making a grocery list "downtime," but your brain doesn't. "The mind-brain is like a muscle," explains neuropsychologist and "Buddha's Brain" author Rick Hanson, Ph.D. "It needs to stop working sometimes to replenish and rebuild itself." Tonight, spend a nice chunk of time simply resting—no planning, accomplishing, or thinking of things left undone.
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Tomorrow's challenge: Improve Your Finances with a Memory Exercise
Yesterday's challenge: Reduce Your Trash—and Repair Your Confidence
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