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There are days where you can't seem to free your mind from all your woes. Figuring out how to unravel a busy mind can create an even bigger challenge. During high-stress moments or while accomplishing basic tasks, here are a few tricks and tips for clearing your mind, paving the way for a great day full of smart decisions.
總有些日子情緒怎么都高漲不起來。讓自己的大腦得以放松反而變成了一個更大的挑戰。無論是身處高壓之下，還是需要完成一些基本的任務，下面這些小技巧能有助于整理你的大腦，讓你在決策日也大放異彩。
1.Write It Out
寫下來
When you're flustered, spend a few minutes free-writing about your problems, which may help release them from your mind. Putting your concerns to paper helps your brain work through your problems, clearing thoughts and allowing you to move on. And once you're done writing, close the journal, keeping your thoughts tucked away in the pages, and not in your brain.
感到慌張，不妨花幾分鐘來寫寫自己遇到的問題，這能放松你的大腦。把困難寫出來可以讓大腦好好地去考慮這些難題，整理思緒，好讓你繼續工作。寫好之后，合上本子，就把思緒藏在這一頁頁的紙張里吧。
2.Get Some Fresh Air
呼吸新鮮空氣
A simple change of scenery helps clear the mind and refresh the brain. Go for a long walk or sit outside and take a few deep breaths. Breathing slowly and mindfully activates the brain to release neurohormones that inhibit stress-producing hormones and trigger a relaxation response in the body.
簡單地轉換一下視野也能整理思緒、清新大腦。出去散個步，或是在外坐坐，深吸幾口氣。緩慢均勻的呼吸能激活大腦釋放抑制壓力產生的荷爾蒙，讓身體放松下來。
3.Get Distracted
分散注意力
When your brain's in overdrive, give it something different to think about. Play a game, read a book, or watch a movie. While you are taking a vacation from your pressing thoughts, you brain just might come up with some fresh ideas, giving you a new perspective on your problems.
如果大腦已經超負荷，不妨去想想別的事情。玩個游戲，讀本書或是看部電影，從壓力中給自己放個假，你的大腦也許馬上會冒出新奇的點子，給你提供看待難題的不同角度。
4.Clean Your House
打掃屋子
When you can't turn off your brain, put your body to work and clean your house. While you're scrubbing the tub, imagine cleaning out your brain, removing each thought that's bothering you one at a time. By the time your house is sparkling clean, your brain will be wonderfully clear too.
如果真的控制不了大腦，不如動起來打掃打掃屋子吧。洗刷浴缸時，想象其實你是在清洗自己的大腦，把那些煩人的思緒一個個地掃出去。屋子打掃完畢，大腦也會變得異常清晰。
5.Smell the Flowers
聞聞花香
Take a break and smell the flowers. Stop being so hard on yourself, and snap out of it. Sometimes simply telling yourself that you've had enough stress and anxious thoughts tricks the brain into turning off. Stay positive, give yourself a quick pep talk, and before you know it, your brain will be clear.
休息一下，聞聞花香。停止苛責自己，重新振作起來。有時可以簡單地告訴自己，壓力和焦慮已經夠多了，大腦需要休息。保持積極的態度，跟自己來一個快速談話，不知不覺你的頭腦就清晰了。
6.Think About It
思考
Meditate on what's bothering you, imagining working out your problems step by step. Project yourself into the future, to a moment where you are happy and calm, and then work backward, figuring out what happens along the path to serenity.
好好想想那些煩心事，想象你能一步步地解決這些難題。暢想一下未來，你是多么得開心和平靜。然后再開始工作，看看在通往平靜的路上到底會發生什么。
7.Don't Worry About Time
別擔心時間
When a busy brain is keeping you up all night, don't worry about time. Unplug the clock, set an alarm somewhere else in your house, safeguard so you won't be late for work, and relax. This way, losing sleep doesn't top the list of things making your brain busy.
如果焦慮得睡不著，別擔心時間，關掉滴滴答答的時鐘，在別的地方設一個鬧鐘，以防第二天上班遲到，然后就放松吧。這樣，即使失眠，你的大腦也可以得到放松。
8.Share Away
分享
Clear the air by talking it out with a good friend. Call someone who's willing to lend a good listening ear, and share every thought that's bugging you. Along with sharing, chatting with a friend may offer new ideas for solving problems. Don't forget to return the favor in the near future to your attentive confidant.
和好朋友聊聊天。給那個愿意當聽眾的朋友打個電話，和她傾訴你的困擾。在這過程中，和朋友的交談也許能給解決難題找到新的方法。別忘了以后也要這樣去回報你的好友。
