[HN Gopher] Strategies to Reduce Brain Fog and Improve Clear Thi...
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Strategies to Reduce Brain Fog and Improve Clear Thinking
Author : evo_9
Score : 56 points
Date : 2021-02-13 20:16 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| RandomWorker wrote:
| rest, for me made a huge difference. Sometimes taking time off to
| come back stronger is immensely important.
| TheAceOfHearts wrote:
| If you have persistent brain fog go get your full bloodwork done
| and check your hormone levels. If anything is off, discuss it
| with your doctor and get it to an appropriate level.
| franchommee wrote:
| For me, it was gluten. Switched to a gluten-free diet and the
| mental dog went away
| bigdict wrote:
| Drink a glass of water and seriously engage in a different
| activity for 20-30 minutes is what has worked very well for me.
| anotherhue wrote:
| From the same folks: "So you're an Engineer and you think you're
| burned out?" https://techteam.thriveglobal.com/so-youre-an-
| engineer-and-y...
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| [am the author]
| fourier456 wrote:
| At the end..."This article was written entirely by GPT-3"...are
| you also GPT-3?
| nickthemagicman wrote:
| The article is written by GPT3? I didn't see that. But that
| thought came to my mind.
| hgibbs wrote:
| "Check that you aren't dehydrated" ought to be on any such list.
| pyrophane wrote:
| Thrive Global is Ariana Huffington's vehicle to repackage the
| last several years of self-care fads and sell them to
| corporations under the guise of improving employee productivity.
| It doesn't have anything of value to add to the conversation, as
| this article makes clear.
| trianglem wrote:
| Kinda sad that the key to always being sharp is to make sure
| you're always a little stressed, or uncomfortable or on edge or
| "out of your comfort zone".
| cornhole wrote:
| This is the type of thing that I hate about life. You are
| looked down by others for being content and your body also
| punishes you for being content.
| rralian wrote:
| It's all in the wording. I think the point is to avoid momentum
| and autopilot. But challenging yourself and learning new things
| doesn't need to mean unwelcome stress or discomfort.
| zadler wrote:
| I'm not sure that needs to be a bad thing. I think the takeaway
| is that there's good stress and bad stress. That was my
| conclusion anyhow; a little stress releases cortisol which is a
| steroid, too much causes burnout.
| dinkleberg wrote:
| The ultimate "tool" for elevated focus for me is napping. A quick
| 20 min nap completely resets my mind so I don't have whatever
| random thoughts floating around.
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| If you are more disciplined than me, meditation in place of
| napping could work. But napping is easier and more enjoyable to
| me.
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| As for brain fog itself, I think proper nutrition is very
| important. Our body needs many different micronutrients to
| operate at optimal capacity and many peoples' diets don't meet
| these.
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| Lastly, I don't know how true this is, but a chiropractor told me
| that poor neck posture can result in reduced blood flow to the
| brain which can reduce your cognitive capacity (i.e. feeling of
| brain fog).
| bigdict wrote:
| Same here. Just falling asleep even for 1 minute wipes the
| windshield clean.
| underwater wrote:
| Mental fog, for me, is a physical symptom of stress and
| exhaustion. It has nothing to do with having a clean workspace.
| This article reads like self-help fluff.
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| The solutions I've found are get to enough sleep, try not to fill
| my day with mentally taxing work or meeting and, in a pinch,
| drink coffee or take paracetamol.
| ma2rten wrote:
| _Mental fog, for me, is a physical symptom of stress and
| exhaustion. It has nothing to do with having a clean
| workspace._
|
| The first sentence of the article is "mess creates stress". I
| don't see a contradiction. It could be that article is wrong,
| but I have heard many people express that sentiment. If you
| have evidence that it's not true, I would like to see it.
| manmal wrote:
| I think you'll find a hundred other things more stressful
| than a messy environment. Fighting with the partner, illness
| of a relative, someone yelled at me on the street, I slept
| too little,...
| awiesenhofer wrote:
| Why the paracetamol?
| fao_ wrote:
| It could be due to inflammation
| goodmachine wrote:
| When I see the words "Brain Fog" I expect to see quacks with
| 'cures' close by.
|
| Yep, there they are.
| the_cat_kittles wrote:
| exercise, sleep, eat consistently and drink alot of water
| the_only_law wrote:
| How much of this can I replace with a fast acting pill?
| partingshots wrote:
| All of it. Your body won't last very long though.
| whytaka wrote:
| Also go outside.
| Darkphibre wrote:
| Yup! I've also found _what_ I eat is important.
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| Carbohydrates to be a source of brain fog as I get older. I've
| also found cutting them out to 0g/day seems to increase anxiety
| for me (studies have shown reducing it below a certain
| amount... 50g?... definitely increases cortisol, a stress
| hormone). So finding a good balance in the diet is key.
| mekoka wrote:
| The temptation is great and common to go cold turkey or gung
| ho and I don't claim to know anything about your particular
| protocol, but my own observations lead me to believe that the
| body can adapt to some unusual regiments quite nicely, if you
| allow it time and space.
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