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Time Poverty: The Invisible Enemy That Ages the Brain
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hěnduōréndōuyǒuzhè yàng这样dejīng lì经历xià bān下班huí jiā回家yǐ jīng已经hěnlèizhǐxiǎngzuòyī huì er一会儿xiǎngyùn dòng运动quèméi yǒu没有lì qì力气xiǎngzǎo diǎn早点shuìquèyí bù xiǎo xīn一不小心yòushuādàohěnwǎn

Many people have experienced this: coming home from work already tired, just wanting to sit for a while; wanting to exercise but having no energy; wanting to sleep early but accidentally scrolling late into the night.

kàn qǐ lái看起来xiàngshìbù gòu不够zì lǜ自律qí shí其实gèngduōshí hòu时候shìyīn wèi因为shí jiān时间zhēn de真的bù gòu不够

It seems like a lack of self-discipline, but often it’s really because there isn’t enough time.

yán jiū研究zhǐ chū指出dà nǎo大脑xiǎngbǎo chí保持jiàn kāng健康xū yào需要wěn dìng稳定deshuì mián睡眠shì dàng适当deyùn dòng运动rèn zhēn认真chī fàn吃饭hái yǒu还有yī xiē一些shè jiāo社交shí jiān时间

Research shows that to keep the brain healthy, stable sleep, proper exercise, mindful eating, and some social time are needed.

dànzhè xiē这些huó dòng活动dōuxū yào需要shí jiān时间érwǒ men我们deshí jiān时间cháng cháng常常bèigōng zuò工作tōng qín通勤jiā wù家务zhànmǎn

But all these activities require time, and our time is often taken up by work, commuting, and house chores.

tiānmángxià lái下来liú gěi留给zì jǐ自己deshí jiān时间zhǐshèng xià剩下líng líng suì suì零零碎碎defēn zhōng分钟

After a busy day, only fragmented minutes are left for oneself.

dāngshí jiān时间bèiyā suō压缩rén men人们zhǐ néng只能jiǎn shǎo减少shuì mián睡眠chī fàn吃饭hěnkuàiyùn dòng运动gèngnánjiān chí坚持

When time is compressed, people reduce sleep, eat quickly, and find it harder to keep up with exercise.

jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī久而久之dà nǎo大脑huìyuè lái yuè越来越pí láo疲劳zhù yì lì注意力xià jiàng下降qíng xù情绪róng yì容易shòuyǐng xiǎng影响

Over time, the brain becomes more and more tired, attention declines, and emotions are easily affected.

shí jiān时间jiùxiàngyí gè一个kàn bú jiàn看不见dexiǎo tōu小偷màn màn慢慢dài zǒu带走dà nǎo大脑dehuó lì活力

Time is like an invisible thief, slowly taking away the brain’s vitality.

yàogǎi biàn改变zhè zhǒng这种qíng kuàng情况kě yǐ可以cóngjiǎn dān简单dexiǎobù zhòu步骤kāi shǐ开始

To change this situation, you can start with simple small steps.

bǐ rú比如gù dìng固定shuì jiào睡觉shí jiān时间ràngshēn tǐ身体xué huì学会fàng sōng放松chī fàn吃饭shífàng xià放下shǒu jī手机ràngzì jǐ自己màn màn慢慢jǔ jué咀嚼méi yǒu没有zhěngkuàishí jiān时间yùn dòng运动shíkě yǐ可以xuǎn zé选择bù xíng步行huòzuòfēn zhōng分钟shēn zhǎn伸展zhōu mò周末péng yǒu朋友liáoliáo tiān聊天néngràngdà nǎo大脑qīng sōng轻松yì diǎn一点

For example, fix a bedtime so the body learns to relax; put down the phone while eating and chew slowly; if there’s no big block of time for exercise, choose walking or a few minutes of stretching; chatting with friends on weekends can also help the brain relax.

shí jiān时间yǒu xiàn有限dànzhǐ yào只要shǒu zhù守住jǐ gè几个zhòng yào重要dexí guàn习惯měi tiān每天gěidà nǎo大脑yì diǎn一点kōng jiān空间jiùnéngmàn màn慢慢huī fù恢复huó lì活力

Time is limited, but as long as you keep a few important habits and give the brain some space every day, it can gradually regain vitality.

xué huì学会zhào gù照顾shí jiān时间jiù shì就是xué huì学会zhào gù照顾zì jǐ自己

Learning to take care of your time is learning to take care of yourself.

By Easy Mandarin News|AI-assisted