Page 2 - Mind Wander News Today

That makes the board rock side to side and then straps give it a little bit of stability. >> im a want to be surfer. in the beginning there is the fear of just balancing and stabilizing on the board. it doesnt take too long before you get your feel for the board. i find that that is a great core workout. >> you cant let your mind wander. you have to focus on what you are doing. my core is stronger. my balance is definitely better. >> your feet we have little muscles. if you are having to balance...

>> im essentially a wannabe surfer. in the beginning, there is that fear of stabilizing on the board, but it doesnt take too long before you get your feel for the board. so i just find its a great core workout. >> you cant let your mind wander. you got to focus on what you are doing. my core is stronger. my legs are stronger. my balance is definitely better. >> in your feet, we have a intrinsic muscles. if you have to balance with the board, it will get them to be stronger, which will create a b...

If you like the idea of surfing for exercise but dont think you can brave the waves, this looks at surf-inspired fitness on land. >> jump to the left. surf! >> this is surf-inspired fitness done on a surf board with air buoys underneath to create the fluidity and balance. the surf board is on top of these air cushions that makes the board rock side to side and then some straps that give it a little better stability. >> im a wannabe surfer. in the begin, theres that fear of just balancing and sta...

Once technology advances you cant just stop it. the evolution of human thought will become the evolution of supercomputers and machines and robots, and the only thing we can do is really work with them and become part machine ourselves. think thats a very sexy and sin trying idea. >> -- intriguing idea. >> becoming part machine. >> yes. >> some of us are, prosthetics and modern miracles but becoming one with a machine is creepy. >> it is creepy, but if you love sci-fi, you have to let your mind ...

Is going to occur to you. we talk about talking to strangers, letting your mind wander, jumping into the deep end of the pool and playing with sharp objects, all the things your mother told you not to do because you will have an accident and we convert those into a design process where you talk to strangers, meaning you treat your customer as someone who you dont know and who you really need to find out about. you dont make assumptions about them. you jump into the deep end by gaining deep empat...

A lot of people take naps. we see how good napping is for you. that is to make your mind rest. what you want to do, what is happening, your inner mind, your sub conscience, working memory needs to relax and create the chemistry because all great creative ideas come from neurons and the buy lot of the brain, so if you try to suppress it with the noise. this is a perfect example as to why social media is going to kill us all. at the end of the day, the texting the computer, the ipad. youve got to ...

The shower. were most relaxed and forced to let our mind wander. scientists have given undergraduates in brain scans these puzzles for a part of the brain called super interior vortex, just behind the ear, that shows a slight spike in activity just before you have the epiphany. this is a brain area no one knows too much about. its been associated with jokes, when you hear the punchline of a joke. what it seems to be very good at is drawing together unseemingly good ideas. when you need a big ide...