8. Eat Yogurt

喝酸奶

Probiotics are good for your stomach, but studies on mice suggest they are good for your brain, too: mice who ate them handled anxiety better and showed increased activity in sections of the brain handling emotions and memory.

益生菌對胃有益，但在老鼠身上的試驗表明，益生菌也對大腦有益：喝了益生菌的老鼠在處理焦慮上表現更好，在大腦處理情緒和記憶方面表現了更高的活力。

9. Write By Hand

用手寫字

Remember what that feels like? Brain scans show that handwriting engages more sections of the brain than typing. It's easier to remember something once you've written it down on paper.

還記得那是種什么感覺嗎？腦部掃描顯示，用手寫字比打字會使腦部更多的部分參與活動。一旦你在紙上寫下某事，你就更容易把它記住。

10. The Pomodoro Technique

番茄工作法

This time-management method has nothing to do with pasta, but aims to make you productive using nothing more than a kitchen timer. Use it to help work in 25-minute blocks, taking a short break after each; the frequent rests aid mental agility.
這種時間管理方法與意大利面毫無關系，但是目的是讓你只用一個廚房計時器就能富有生產力。用它來制定25分鐘的時段，每個時段后休息一小會兒，經常的休息有助于思維敏捷。

11. Zone Out

開小差

Let your mind wander. A string of studies suggests that zoning out, especially when you don't consciously realize you're doing it, allows the brain to work on important "big picture" thinking.

讓你的思緒開個小差。一系列研究表明，開小差可以讓大腦致力于重要的“大局”思考上，尤其是當你沒有意識到你正如此的時候。

12. Drink Coffee

喝咖啡

And don't just drink one cup: women who drank four cups of coffee a day were less likely to suffer depression than women who drank just one cup a week. Other studies have shown coffee to bolster short-term memory.

不要只喝一杯：每天喝四杯咖啡的女性比每天只喝一杯的女性患抑郁的可能性更小。其他研究表明，咖啡可以促進短期記憶。

13. Become an Expert

成為專家

Master one task you really enjoy and your brain will perform more efficiently when you do it. Chess whizzes, for example, recognize patterns more quickly than amateurs. Expertise is not innate—practice, as the old saw goes, does make perfect.

精通一項你真正喜歡的工作，在你做這項工作的時候，你的大腦就會運轉得更高效。例如，象棋專家比業余愛好者更快地識別模式。專門的技術并不是與生俱來的，正如老話所說，熟能生巧。

14. Write Reviews Online

在網上寫評論

Anyone can be a critic on the Internet—and you should too. When you like or hate something, review it on Amazon, Yelp, whatever. Typing out your opinion will help you to better understand your own thinking.

任何人都可以在網絡上成為評論家，你也應該可以。當你喜歡或者厭惡某件東西時，在亞馬遜上對此評論，大叫，怎么都行。將你的意見用鍵盤打出來會幫你更好地了解你自己的想法。