JAKARTA - Receiving various information triggers various effects. Perhaps detoxifying your mind will give you greater peace of mind. Do you know how?

Detoxification is known as a way to get rid of toxins in the body. Poison itself contains not only food, but many things that can poison the mind, making it difficult to focus, worry, mind easily confused and so on. So, how do you detoxify your mind to make it easier to focus, calm and have a clear mind? Here are the steps.

Meditation
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This first method of detoxifying the mind is well known. With meditation, it was reported from the Mayo Clinic that this calming activity makes the mind more peaceful. When there is a lot of information going back and forth, even at first glance, it's a little annoying.

To fix this, try to take time for about 10 minutes to meditate. The method is quite simple, namely by keeping quiet and ensuring a comfortable sitting position. Listen for the sound of your breath and be aware of every inhaled and exhaled air. For maximum effect, meditation can be done every day.

Outdoor activities
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Quoted from the Center for Healing Neurology, Monday, January 11, enjoying nature can clearly increase mental clarity, reduce stress, anxiety. In addition, outdoor activities have physiological effects such as lowering your heart rate, increasing your respiratory rate and lowering your blood pressure.

This means that outdoor activities such as hiking, camping or sitting in the backyard can detoxify the mind.

Get regular and adequate sleep
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Every night, it takes about 7-8 hours of sleep. This is because the body needs rest. Adequate rest also supports natural cleansing of the brain. If you have trouble sleeping on time, set the room temperature to be cooler. Because based on a study conducted at Harvard Medical School, cooler temperatures will lower body temperature. The effect is, you will quickly feel sleepy and fall asleep easily.

Take notes
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Research conducted by Dartmouth College Health in 2008 found that regularly writing down what you think or come across can reduce stress. Including writing down tomorrow's plans or unfinished assignments. It is also good to make notes about feelings in a book called a daily journal.

Leave things that bother your mind
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One that moves fast and often distracts the mind is social media. To detoxify your mind, you can temporarily give pause by not opening social media.

Apart from social media, try to choose positive relationships. That is, leaving people who are toxic and can make the situation worse.


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