Turbocharge Your Brain  

Life sure does require a lot of thinking. The heavy lifting includes solving problems, charting the right path to our goals, and making important decisions. Each requires us to rev up our thinking engines and put our brains into gear. And, just like with a car, you can boost the effectiveness of your thinking power with a brain turbocharger — easily.   To understand how turbocharged thinking works, you need to understand a little bit about the two sides (hemispheres) of the brain. The left and right sides of the brain process information in different and specialized ways. The left hemisphere usually thinks in ways that are rational, logical, analytical, and linear — much like a computer processes data. By contrast, the right brain typically processes information in creative, intuitive, emotional, and sensory-driven ways (i.e., non-rational). Both hemispheres have unique advantages and limitations.   We live in a very left-brained world in which the majority of our thinking is done with our rational minds without much conscious input from our right brains. This is useful for productivity, but it is not adequate for having a well-rounded life. For instance, developing quality relationships with family, friends, and coworkers requires help from the right hemisphere. Imagine two types of parents, one that teaches a child to think rationally and another that teaches the ways of love, care, and creativity. A child with only one of these parents will be at a disadvan...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Brain and Behavior General Psychology Ambidextrous Cognitive Neuroscience Source Type: blogs