How to develop quick thinking: technique and special exercises
We live in the age of high-speed technology, and such a quality of character as the ability to solve several tasks simultaneously, is valued almost more of communicability. However, one should know that multitasking requires a person of really high-speed thinking. About how to develop speed of thinking and will be discussed in this article.
Type of thinking and temperament
As is well known, there are two basic types of thinking: rational( analytical) and irrational( figurative).It is believed that the first are men, and the second is women. In the people it is also called "male" and "female" logic.
It is impossible to say which one is better, because, as has been proved by the latest research, a figurative type of thinking in certain situations has advantages over a logical one( for example, if you need to find a creative solution to a problem).In addition, it should be remembered that the speed of thinking is closely related to the person's reaction to occurring events, and reaction is primarily a temperament.
It is noted that choleric and sanguine people react more quickly to external stimuli than phlegmatic and melancholic ones. This means that the speed of thinking among the former will be better than that of the latter.
What can I do?
However, slow thinking is not a sentence for "calm" temperaments ─ phlegmatic and melancholic. Numerous studies show that special exercises aimed at developing rapid thinking allow increasing the speed of reaction to external signals.
If you do only half an hour a day, then in a month you will notice that you are able to give a sparkling response to an insult, to find a quick and non-trivial solution to a difficult task.
List of exercises
So, here is a list of exemplary leisure time activities that will allow for a short period of time to increase the speed of thinking. True, they will have to be done all the time.
1) There are special exercises for quick thinking. As a rule, these are all sorts of tasks for a selection of words, arithmetic calculations, tasks with figures in space. If you are just starting out, you can choose an entry level with easy tasks, but keep in mind that gradually tasks will become more complicated. All of them are performed on time.
2) Solving crossword puzzles. Do not think that this is an activity for the elderly and those who do not know how to handle a computer. In fact, solving crosswords, especially complex ones, allows you to learn a lot of new information. Of course, the wide range of thinking does not directly develop the quickness of thinking, but it strongly activates the work of neurons in the brain.
3) Solving charades and puzzles. This method of developing rapidity of thinking is more suitable for creative individuals. They, as is known, are not particularly strong in exact sciences, and the speed of thinking is inseparable from the correct logical conclusions.
4) Learning foreign languages. This method is more suitable for those who are not given the humanities, that is, "physicists".It is proved that the knowledge of two or more foreign languages dramatically increases the work of neural connections in the brain and even slows down the aging process.
5) Development of functions of the left hand. As a rule, most of us are right handed. If a person begins to intentionally train his left hand to perform simple daily movements( writing, drawing, brushing his teeth), then after a while his thinking improves. Remember, because most creative people are "lefties."
6) Development of sensorics. For faster thinking, not the least role is played by the ability to navigate in space, intuition. To develop it is very simple: when no one is at home, move around the apartment blindfolded, study the objects to the touch, try to collect the broken cup by placing it, for example, in a sack.
If you follow these recommendations or find on the Internet special assignments or even entire websites devoted to the development of erudition and thinking, you will perform all tasks, you will very soon find that you are much smarter, more productive in the workplace, more interesting in communication.
To check how successful you have been in developing the speed of thinking, you can use a special psychological method to study the speed of thinking, which in some ways resembles an intelligence test( IQ).