Photo by: Designed by Naomi Abel, R29
December: Get Disconnected, Get Smarter
During the holidays, it seems like you can't see a screen without seeing someone's Instagrammed fruitcake. But communing with nature - not our Facebook profiles, Twitter feeds or iPads - makes for a more creative brain, according to a University of Kansas study. Researchers found that backpackers scored 50 percent higher on a creativity test after four days in the wild...
more Photo by: Designed by Naomi Abel, R29
December: Get Disconnected, Get Smarter
During the holidays, it seems like you can't see a screen without seeing someone's Instagrammed fruitcake. But communing with nature - not our Facebook profiles, Twitter feeds or iPads - makes for a more creative brain, according to a University of Kansas study. Researchers found that backpackers scored 50 percent higher on a creativity test after four days in the wild and without smartphones, iPods, or laptops.
Tech breaks in general allow our brains more space to contemplate, consider, and wonder about what is happening around us - something that the next tweet or tab online doesn't provide time to do. Though it may feel scary (who doesn't feel naked without her phone?), ditch the gadgets and take a nature break. It may inspire and motivate you in ways your social network never would.
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