Bing Wang, chief researcher of Asian Institute of Positive Psychology, explained in an interview with Life Times that imagination is to provide a reference for reality, and proper imagination can have a positive impact on psychology. In recent years, domestic society has paid more attention to children's imagination, but in fact, it is adults who lack imagination and need imagination most. The Huffington Post also pointed out that the advantages of moderate daydreaming outweigh the disadvantages. An imaginative person can at least get the following benefits.
Improve intelligence
For a smart person, we often use words such as concentration, firmness and adaptability, and these qualities can come from imagination. Scott, author and psychologist of No Talent? Barry. Kaufman thinks that if you put. Wisdom? The word should be redefined and imagination should be added. 20 12 a study found that daydreaming was not as stupid as we thought. In the process of thinking, the brain is moving at a high speed, which is of great significance to stimulate intellectual development.
Improve your handling skills.
According to the Wall Street Journal, research shows that imagination is not only an important factor to promote children's cognitive ability, but also of great significance to improve adults' ability to do things. People with imagination usually look at problems from different angles, so they can broaden their minds and get better solutions.
Enhance memory
Imagination can not only create imaginary things in the brain, but also deepen the memory based on reality and enhance it to some extent. A study by the American Psychological Association found that imagination can help people retrieve some forgotten information in their brains. Therefore, patients with brain injury can get better rehabilitation effect through imaginative adjuvant therapy.
Increase interpersonal goodwill
It is found that there is a potential connection among memory, imagination and emotion. For example, imagine a life we have never experienced before, and then we will know more about people who have the same experience. Wang Bing said that this emotion generated by imagination can make people put themselves in others' shoes more, understand others better, and become more considerate, thus increasing interpersonal goodwill.
Cultivating creativity
Rules and regulations are shackles that imprison imagination, and breaking the rules itself is a kind of creation. Harry? The author of Potter JK? Rowling also said at the Harvard graduation ceremony in 2008 that imagination is unique to human beings and can make people more creative and innovative. Srini, an assistant physician at Harvard Medical School? Dr Pillay believes that imagination can activate specific areas in the brain, thus stimulating creativity and putting imaginary scenes into practice. As Bing Wang said, imagination is an ability to reconstruct reality.
relieve stress
If you compare using your brain to driving, your usual job is equivalent to driving in a congested urban area, with great pressure and irritability; Thinking about it occasionally is equivalent to driving at high speed in the suburbs with good air and being happy. Although both people use their brains, doing different things will bring you different feelings. Free thinking can bring you happiness, and the pressure will be greatly reduced.
Regulate the brain
Yang Dong, director of the Department of Applied Psychology, School of Psychology, Southwest University, said that modern people are used to emphasizing procedures whether they are studying, living or working, but this norm will overload the cerebral hemisphere, which is mainly responsible for rational thinking. If you can dream moderately and use your imagination, you can promote the alternate use of the two hemispheres of the brain and play a role in conditioning the brain. In Wang Bing's view, working at ordinary times is like driving a car at 200 mph. When I think about it, I just shift gears, let the speed down, and then achieve the purpose of rest.
Enhance happiness
Some people say that planning and imagining the process of traveling before traveling is a happier thing than traveling itself. For another example, if you plan to go to the movies on the weekend, the process of expectation is also the happiest before you actually go to the movies. This improvement of happiness is brought by imagination, and even has the effect of fighting against suffering.
Bing Wang believes that children are born with imagination, and what we need to do is to protect their imagination; Adults who already lack imagination need to consciously learn to imagine.
First, leave your life blank. Only when people are free can they daydream. But when you are free, you can't just watch WeChat and TV series. You should do more expressive work, such as drawing, singing and reading aloud. Because passively accepting information is not good for enhancing imagination.
Secondly, occasionally brainstorm. At work, when we encounter difficult problems, we often take the form of brainstorming. In fact, this kind of brainstorming can also be used in life. For example, when you plan a trip, don't just consider how to arrange the trip. This is a limited thinking; Why don't you let it go Travel? Write two words or travel destination on white paper, and then spread your mind and think about everything related to travel and destination. Spread as widely as possible.
Finally, challenge the routine. Routine kills imagination, but freshness can bring imagination. For example, you can often change different routes on your way to and from work to get a sense of freshness. In addition, imagination is spontaneous, so don't always make various established designs for yourself. It is suggested to make a self-made dice, write down what you have always wanted to do on six faces, roll the dice in your spare time, and do whatever you see to add a little fun to your life. This uncertainty helps to stimulate your imagination.
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