Leaving your laptop at home, turning off your mobile phone, and going for a walk in the fresh air, you can increase the productivity of your brain by as much as 50%. The researchers found that adults are much better and faster to perform creative tests after a long stay in nature without any kind of gadgets.
The American psychologists from the University of Utah, who made these conclusions, say: "Our work is the first confirmation that modern technology has an extremely negative effect on a person’s creative potential, but nature allows him to recover to his previous level." They also add: “Our results show that people who regularly turn to electronic devices, such as tablets, televisions, game consoles or laptops, are simply obliged to at least occasionally give rest to their brain, for example, when leaving home for a picnic, or going camping. ”
To participate in the study, experts selected 56 people with an average age of 28 years, most of the free time devoted to working with various modern technologies. 24 participants were examined by scientists earlier than others, by passing a specially designed creative test, where out of 10 questions asked by them, they were able to answer correctly on average 4.14 questions.
The remaining 32 participants, before embarking on the assignments, together with specialists went on a four-day trip to nature, while not taking absolutely any gadgets with them, including mobile phones. Upon returning to the city, all 32 people passed the test identical to that performed by the previous group. The average number of questions they were able to answer accurately was 6.08 questions. The biggest difference between the maximum result in the second group and the minimum in the first was almost 50%.
“In our study, we have successfully demonstrated how great harm is caused to a person by products of modern technologies. Now we can say with accuracy that it is not important for people who are in one way or another in contact with creativity, be it a job or a hobby, from his home into the fresh air in order to increase the productivity of his own brain, "commented Dr. David Streyer, professor of psychology, on the results of the study.
