The brain is the powerhouse of the body. Without the brain, coordination, learning or any physical activity would not be possible. There are many brain-damaging habits that we need to take note of so that we don’t fall victim.

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10 Brain-Damaging Habits That You Do Everyday

If you find yourself doing anything on this list, you might want to stop or reduce doing it. Most of the items talk about feeding “garbage” to our brains.

 

1. Scrolling your social media first thing in the morning 

Your brain processes information faster than you think it can. What’s the problem with scrolling social media in the morning? Because your subconscious is highly activated right in the morning. So you want to fill it with positive things rather than random tidbits from social media that might be positive or negative.

2. Scrolling your social media the last thing at night

First things first, the blue light emitted by the screens is harmful to your eyes and your sleep. You would take longer to fall asleep if you keep on staring at the screens right before you sleep. Next thing, your subconscious is activated when you sleep. So don’t feed it garbage before it gets activated.

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3. Consuming literature which is garbage

Now I am not saying that “Fifty shades of Grey” is a bad book. What I am saying is that it is the pinnacle of garbage in literature (I could read only 10 pages before I decided that I can’t even) and you should not read such books.

4. Reading news first thing in the morning

Read 2 again. For the same reason, your subconscious is highly activated right after you are well rested, and news is too negative and would make you more pessimistic, and sad.

5. Watching garbage on TV

Watching garbage on TV, including the likes of Bigg Boss, Roadies, Splitsvilla would damage your ability to think positively or productively. If you put anything in a can full of cow dung, it will rot.

6. Debating with trolls

Ladies, trolls would never change their minds. You want to save your mental energy by not arguing with random people who don’t want to see your point of view.

7. Nothing new to learn

The best way to not atrophy your brain is by using it. And your brain is most engaged when it is doing something productive or learning something new. If you think that you have nothing new to learn, well, think again.

8. Lying, cheating and abusing

Incorrigible lying, cheating, and the use of curse words portray a lack of respect and demonstrate a lack of a good vocabulary.

9. Texting all day every day

Technology addiction is akin to any other kind of addiction. When you get a notification, your reward center emits dopamine. In the long term, the release of dopamine repeatedly would leave you very frustrated and would damage your brain. Just call and talk instead.

10. You are what you eat Or drink

Smoking, alcohol consumption, and drugs are all surefire ways to damage your brain.

That’s the top 10 brain-damaging habits you should try to avoid. Don’t destroy your brain with any avoidable mistakes.

Take care of yourself.

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