{"id":13473,"date":"2017-05-27T15:44:07","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T10:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/?p=13473"},"modified":"2017-06-08T21:08:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T15:38:09","slug":"5-simple-hacks-to-improve-your-retention-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/5-simple-hacks-to-improve-your-retention-power.html","title":{"rendered":"5 Simple Hacks to Improve Your Retention Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wouldn\u2019t it be cool if you could just pop a pill and become smarter? After all, smart is the new sexy. While a pill that improves cognition is yet to be created, here are a few simple hacks, easy as ever, to increase your cognition!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>1. Start your day by drinking a tall glass of water<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24203213\/5SimpleHacks-1-300x300.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13474\" src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24203213\/5SimpleHacks-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"drink water\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Studies have shown that children who drink water at the start of a task, perform better than others. It is perfect to start your day with water, since you have denied your body of water the whole night. The studies also\u00a0indicate that even under conditions of mild dehydration, not caused by\u00a0exercise, intentional water deprivation or heat exposure, children&#8217;s cognitive performance can be improved with\u00a0a drink of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>2. Drink green tea during the day<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24205202\/5SimpleHacks-2-300x300.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13475 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24205202\/5SimpleHacks-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"drink green tea\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instead of drinking\u00a0coffee, switch to green tea. A\u00a0new study found that green tea extract increases the brain&#8217;s effective connectivity. This leads\u00a0to an improvement in actual cognitive performance: Subjects tested significantly better for working memory tasks after the admission of green tea extract.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>3. Take a short nap during the day<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24205342\/5SimpleHacks-3-300x300.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13476 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24205342\/5SimpleHacks-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"take a nap\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0perfectly timed nap does wonders when you are tired. But the important point to note here is that the nap must not exceed 15 \u2013 20 minutes and must be taken between 1 pm and 3 pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>4. Play a video game instead of watching TV in your free time<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24205634\/5SimpleHacks-4-300x300.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13477 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24205634\/5SimpleHacks-4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"play video games\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So you have some time for yourself. Instead of microwaving the popcorn, grabbing a beer and settling on the couch to watch TV, \u00a0just plonk on your bed and play video games. Video game training augments GM (Gray matter) in brain areas crucial for spatial navigation, strategic planning, working memory and motor performance going along with evidence for behavioral changes of navigation strategy. The presented video game training could therefore be used to counteract known risk factors for mental disease like\u00a0post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia and neurodegenerative disease. We can bet this is the coolest bit of news you\u2019ve heard all day!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>5. Get some exercise<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24205709\/5SimpleHacks-5-300x300.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13478 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24205709\/5SimpleHacks-5-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"get exercise\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Research shows that exercise, the aerobic kind, increases the size of your hippocampus. So the kind of exercise that gets your heart racing, increases function in the region of the brain that is responsible for verbal learning and memory. So go ahead, take a jog around the block, and swim in the society pool or jump rope your way to smartness!<\/p>\n<div class=\"bdaia-post-content\">\n<p><b>Do you want to become the best version of yourself? Get personalized\u00a0guidance from the<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourdost.com\/talkItOut?yd_source=YDBlog&amp;yd_medium=InternalLinking&amp;yd_content=YDCaseFile1&amp;yd_campaign=BlogPostPromotion\"><b>Experts at YourDOST<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wouldn\u2019t it be cool if you could just pop a pill and become smarter? After all, smart is the new sexy. While a pill that improves cognition is yet to be created, here are a few simple hacks, easy as ever, to increase your cognition! 1. 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