http://www.lifestylerefocus.com.au <br /><br />• How much sleep are you getting? <br />• Sleep is actually a very important function of and for the brain. <br />• We need to generate enough sleep to feel rested, to have energy, to assist with mood, and to even help us think more clearly. <br />• Go to sleep the same time each day and wake up the same time each morning. <br />• Sleep helps our energy levels and helps us think more clearly. <br /><br />Planning Quiet Moments <br />The Power of Solitude <br />When was the last time you sat and stared off into space? <br />Did you get into trouble for that as a child, for daydreaming in class? For being absent of mind, even though present in body? <br />Maybe that’s why we resist it now… <br />Take a moment (not while driving!) and just let your mind drift. Watch the clouds move in the sky. Watch people walk past you on the street. <br />Let your mind wander. Don’t tell your thoughts where to go. <br />It’s amazing where we can go if we let go … even if only for a minute. <br /><br />The brain benefits from quiet moments during the day: <br />A quiet moment does not involve any goal, task completion, or endpoint. <br />It is about process and about being in the here and now. <br />Allow your brain to shut down and to turn inward. <br />Allow your brain to freely roam and to explore ideas and feelings that get shut out with structure and task driven behaviour. <br />Your most creative moments will come from such experiences. <br />It might mean a walk, sitting on a bench or under a tree, or playing an instrument.
