{"id":3271,"date":"2010-10-26T10:01:43","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T14:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeasprayer.wordpress.com\/?p=3271"},"modified":"2011-01-16T12:30:51","modified_gmt":"2011-01-16T19:30:51","slug":"changing-your-brain-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/changing-your-brain-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Is technology changing YOUR brain? short fun test"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zemanta-img\">\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Texting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Texting on a keyboard phone\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/86\/Texting.jpg\/300px-Texting.jpg\" alt=\"Texting on a keyboard phone\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3271 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/531px-pet-image.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/531px-pet-image-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/531px-pet-image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/531px-pet-image-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/531px-pet-image-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/brainfood.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/brainfood-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/brainfood-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/brainfood-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/brainfood-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3574'>\n\t\t\t\tBrain Food.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10 Signs your <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Brain\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brain\">brain<\/a> is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">changing<\/span> because of <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Technology\" rel=\"wikinvest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wikinvest.com\/industry\/Technology\">technology<\/a> (computer, internet, twitter, facebook, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Text messaging\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Text_messaging\">texting<\/a>, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"iPhone\" rel=\"homepage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/iphone\">iPhone<\/a>, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"iPad\" rel=\"homepage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/ipad\/\">iPad<\/a>, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Nintendo DS\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nintendo_DS\">DS<\/a>, etc.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The ones with &#8220;*&#8221; are \u00a0just made up for the sake of humor. (Let&#8217;s just say, I like to insert humor, and yet be an insightful resource for you. Your welcome people of earth.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>THE TEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer yes or no:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. You spend more than two hours a day interacting with\/using technology.<\/p>\n<p>2. You have extraordinarily strong thumbs compared to an <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Amish\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amish\">Amish<\/a> person.*<\/p>\n<p>3. You have a <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Attention span\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Attention_span\">short attention span<\/a>, which has gotten shorter. (Finishing this self-test even seems like a challenge at <em>this<\/em> point.)<\/p>\n<p>4. You have trouble sleeping at few times per week.<\/p>\n<p>5. Your short term memory seems to be suffering. (Like right now, for instance, you might even have to concentrate to remember why you wanted to take this self-test in the first place).<\/p>\n<p>6. You like to change channels on the tv a lot, and you bounce from thing to thing online, at work, and at home.<\/p>\n<p>7. If you set out to do something, and get online, or start texting, you tend to get distracted from your original task or objective. (Maybe-just now-you were checking on the news, email, or something, and whoops here you are taking this test, &#8217;cause, &#8220;heck, it&#8217;ll only take a minute!&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>8. You get more than 1 headache a week.<\/p>\n<p>9. You&#8217;d contemplate enhancing your brain with extra <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Random-access memory\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Random-access_memory\">RAM<\/a> or flash memory, (if it were possible.)*<\/p>\n<p>10. 48 hours with no technology seems quite unlikely, or basically a bad idea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">HOW DID YOU DO?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">1 or more YES answers mean your thought patterns (and your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">actual<\/span> physical grey matter) is being altered by the &#8220;cooperation with technology.&#8221; \u00a0So, basically you could be &#8220;less human&#8221; than you were just a short while ago. Okay, I just made all that up about the test answers. It&#8217;s not scientific. Nevertheless, beyond the silliness, the point stands: <strong>What we do and think thoroughly (mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically) changes us. For real.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Please post your results, out of 10. Let&#8217;s see how we all stack up. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">(My number is 10 of 10&#8230;usually)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>From studying the brain, scientists have found that repeated thoughts and mental or physcial actions (like texting, reading, speaking, running, etc.) \u00a0actually create <strong>physical<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">grooves<\/span> in the brain, not just faster neuron pathways. When we practice a skill, learn a sport, or study facts, a little <strong>trench<\/strong> is carved <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">into<\/span> our brain tissue. <span style=\"color: #008000;\">This is also another reason it is hard to break a habit. A habit is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">physical<\/span>. One must make a <strong>new<\/strong> brain groove to break a habit. By 21 days, a habit is well-formed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This natural condition of the function of the brain<strong> helps us to learn<\/strong>\u2013in the best-case scenario. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a worst-case scenario<\/span> these thoughts become ditches of obsessive thoughts, vices, bad habits, sin, and worse. <strong>We learn to be bad, better. <\/strong>And, with all the technological interaction, we become more ill-at-ease, tired, nervous, restless, and unhappy, in fact. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is a <strong>physical change<\/strong> detectable on brain imaging equipment because of it<\/span>. (So, you could say, it&#8217;s not just &#8220;in your head&#8221;. ha. groan. sorry.)<\/p>\n<p>Food for thought? YES. Think about all the negative chatter that goes on in the mind, for instance, everyday, or even every hour. A person thinks about <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>sixty thousand thoughts each day<\/strong><\/span>. Many are random thoughts and many are negative. Have you ever taken an hour and made a hatch mark for each non constructive or obsessive thought that comes to your mind? You could get a hand cramp!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There&#8217;s that song, &#8220;Be careful little eyes what you see&#8230;and little hands what you do&#8230;and little ears what you hear&#8230;&#8221;<\/span> Well, yeah. Be careful. <strong>It matters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We must watch our thoughts and actions, because they actually\u00a0<em>make up<\/em><\/strong> who we are.<\/p>\n<p>Also if you feel a specific pattern occurring in your life, or notice habitual unhelpful thoughts afflicting you, you can know for certain they are creating an actual trench in your mind. So, take it as your own <span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;red flag&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See if you can \u201cget a new groove\u201d going. Consciously <strong>fasting<\/strong> from technology, even for a short bit, can give your groove-producing brain a well-needed break.<\/p>\n<p>My friend Ed, recommends a needed 5 minute retreat, <a href=\"http:\/\/inamirrordimly.com\">here<\/a>. Good stuff!<\/p>\n<p>The expression &#8220;a one track mind&#8221; is truer than we ever believed!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Any other ideas?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology is re-wiring your brain? 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