#5 Brain Hacks - Stress Less, Learn More

Have you ever tried to concentrate on learning when you were stressed? Tough to do, right? This brain hack will teach you the science of stress and ways to better manage stress to learn better.

The stress response is a biological reaction of the brain in response to a perceived threat. When we feel stressed, the primitive parts of our brain take over.

You can see how trying to learn while feeling stressed and overwhelmed isn't very effective. But what can you do about it? Here are some ideas:

• Take a deep breath, meditate, take a quick walk, stretch, call your trusted friends. Anything you do to reframe the source of your stress will help move the brain to a more responsive calm state.
• Try breaking down the learning into more manageable parts.
• Breathe and recover regularly while learning.
• Write down why this learning is important and relevant to you and keep your note visible. Perspective plays an important role in what your brain considers a threat in the 1st place. So, changing your perspective can reduce stress.

Remember, stress is a natural biological reaction to a perceived threat. It is perfectly normal. Finding ways to bring calm and quiet to your mind can provide more enjoyable and effective learning.

There you have it. Better managing our stress means better capacity to learn. Remember: stress less, learn more.

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