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How to make your brain work better

The Power of the Brain What does a powerful brain look like? In my view, a strong brain has three characteristics: Firstly, it’s physically healthy and efficient, free from observable diseases, and can effectively complete learning and work tasks. Secondly, it’s mentally happy and calm, able to maintain tranquility and joy, and quickly return to a normal thinking state when faced with external stimuli. Conversely, a brain that is easily hijacked by emotions, irritable, and often makes impulsive decisions is not strong. Thirdly, it’s highly plastic, meaning it has a strong ability to adapt to changes. For example, ceramics, once shaped, cannot be changed, indicating poor plasticity. But putty has strong plasticity and can be shaped into any form. The same applies to the brain. A brain with poor plasticity may be well adapted to the current environment, but if the environment changes, or it faces new problems and challenges, it will be overwhelmed. What does a brain with strong plasticit...

A manual for your brain

I want to start by asking you a question: Suppose you spend a lot of money on a smart device you’ve never used before, how would you use it? I think most people would carefully read the manual and gradually try to use it. They might also take steps to protect it, such as buying a protective case or a screen protector. From time to time, they might perform maintenance on it. They would cherish it very much. However, we each have a smarter, more important, and more expensive device that most people don’t realize they need to maintain. How expensive is it? Even if you were the richest person in the world, you couldn’t afford a second one, nor can it be repaired or replaced. How important is it? Every decision we make in life requires its participation. How smart is it? To this day, even the smartest scientists in the world haven’t fully understood how it works. At this point, you’ve probably guessed that this device is our brain. But for such an important device, we never think about read...