This Brain Power Can Help You Reduce Stress in Difficult Times
Use this brain power to positively transform your life — even during these stressful times
Contrary to what many people grew up believing about the brain, we are not doomed or hardwired to be the same once we reach a certain age. Our brains are constantly changing. This includes our personality, general attitude and sense of happiness, and our ability to handle life’s challenges — whether that’s COVID or the uncertainty surrounding the elections.
Have you noticed yourself getting stressed out — even about the little things that normally wouldn’t bother you? Or less able to remain focused and calm in situations where it was easy to do so in the past?
You’re not going crazy — it’s just that your brain is responding to how you’re responding to life. Your brain is adapting. These changes run all the way down to the level of your neurons. You are, quite literally , becoming what you practice most.
YOUR BRAIN IS ALWAYS LEARNING FROM YOU
As neuroscientist David Eagleman, author of “Livewired,” explains in a recent article, our brain changes on a daily basis. With 86 billion neurons and a fraction of a quadrillion connections between them, there’s constant electrical activity going on inside our skull.
