What your brain looks like in back-to-back-to-back Zoom meetings; Empathy Kits that help convey what it is like to live with a neurological disorder; and a scientific-laden nudge to get outside
In a typical week I take my wife and baby girl out 6 days a week, this week is atypical, my 1 year old has a contagious ailment but is recovering well... our brains feel fried too, but for now, all we can do is endure...
I hope your little one is feeling better, Adam. 6 days a week getting out sounds super! I find your newsletter a lovely short creative break to help my fried brain. :)
Whoa! Those graphics of our brains on Zoom without a break are really powerful! I agree with you though, I’d love to see the same study with those breaks used more typically as you mention (laundry, eating, checking on family member). I wonder if the results would be somewhere in the middle- less stress, but maybe not as much less stress. To your point though, it is a good reminder that meditating on a break can be helpful.
The brain graphics stunned me, too! I wonder the same about the impact of a more typical break — it would still some sort of relief, one would think. It would be interesting to see researchers explore what the various kinds of breaks and which are most effective.
In a typical week I take my wife and baby girl out 6 days a week, this week is atypical, my 1 year old has a contagious ailment but is recovering well... our brains feel fried too, but for now, all we can do is endure...
I hope your little one is feeling better, Adam. 6 days a week getting out sounds super! I find your newsletter a lovely short creative break to help my fried brain. :)
Whoa! Those graphics of our brains on Zoom without a break are really powerful! I agree with you though, I’d love to see the same study with those breaks used more typically as you mention (laundry, eating, checking on family member). I wonder if the results would be somewhere in the middle- less stress, but maybe not as much less stress. To your point though, it is a good reminder that meditating on a break can be helpful.
The brain graphics stunned me, too! I wonder the same about the impact of a more typical break — it would still some sort of relief, one would think. It would be interesting to see researchers explore what the various kinds of breaks and which are most effective.