Want to become smarter, even if only for a little bit. Well, I have the answer for you. Chew some gum.
Recently a study found that people who chew gum before testing on a subject increased their cognitive function. The study showed that the increase in brain power, however, lasted only for 15 minutes.
Interestingly, the study also found that the boost in brain power didn’t come from the sugar. People with sugar free gum had the same increase.
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ne of the reasons that this is interesting for mediation is that many times, little things in mediation can result in big changes. Second, this study demonstrates that by changing the conditions even a little, there is a change in the way people think.
Other ways that you might change the thinking patterns in mediation are:
- Get Up and Move
- Go Outside
- Eat a Snack
- Change Seats
- Walk Around
- Take a walk with Mediator while discussing case
- Drink some coffee
I have, at some point in time, tried all of these things, and you would be surprised that these little changes can sometimes create a large breakthrough in the mediation.
By Steven G. Mehta
