What would we be without dreams? We have dreams of all kinds and “poor” those that don’t. They are wishes that are accompanied by a hope of materialization, in this sense, some recent research has shown that dreaming greatly improves our health.
Alvaro Pascual-Leone, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, following the results of her study, said: “Having a vital project, a goal in life that transcends itself and provides the satisfaction of striving to achieve it, is good for the brain. “and overall health ?.
- It seems that having dreams or a life project increases cognitive reserve.
- Cognitive reserve is the brain’s ability to face challenges on a level where our skills are actually being tested.
- Is closely linked to tolerance to change.
- Novelty or uncertainty.
We are talking about aspirations or an important reason to move forward, for one person, the reason for getting up in the morning may be their children or grandchildren, for another, the work they are doing or perhaps their faith in one religion.
Dreams can be different, individual or collective, and can change over time. What does not change is the state of satisfaction they produce once we perform them; when we achieve goals with our own efforts. Even when we didn’t make it, we’re happy we tried.
“People with a clear life plan have a greater cognitive reserve and take more care of themselves. “
People with a well-defined lifestyle seem to have a clearer, healthier mind, so sleep is the oil that lubricates all of our cognitive processes, and they also have fewer cognitive problems in their daily lives and take better care of themselves.
To have healthy neurons, we need to nurture seven areas of our lives
“Man has dreams as birds have wings. Is this what sustains them?-Blaise Pascal-
Sleep is the essential dimension of the future. Perhaps not so much its content as its coverage, with this we can keep our eyes on life, open our eyes and dream, but knowing that most of our dreams will require us to make an effort to change our reality.
Injecting dreams into someone’s project is to revitalize it, give them energy, polish it, clean it up, vaccinate them against the enemy of monotony. This is how efforts are made to achieve the goal, and any shipwreck is positive, it teaches a lesson to add up. the backpack of our journey.
Finally, we can emphasize that joy, as well as tenacity and patience, protect our dreams from the erosion of a path decorated with roses that do not need thorns, yes, the same dreams that care for our mental processes (memory, attention, intelligence?).