Talk cordially at the dinner table, watch TV with the whole family, read a few pages of books quietly… Do you miss such a scene? The improvement of living standards has changed our habits, but not every change has a positive and healthy impact on our lives, and some good habits are getting away from us. Here are six good habits that we have lost. I urge you to pick them up again.
go to bed early
At 9 and 10 p.m., it used to be the bedtime for many people. Now, it has become the norm to go to bed in the early morning. A survey by life times also found that more than 80% of people have the habit of going to bed late, and only 16.1% go to bed before 11 p.m. every night; 31.39% slept from 11:00 to 12:00; 33.91% slept from 12:00 to 1:00 in the morning. In the view of Guo jueheng, director of the sleep and respiratory disease diagnosis and treatment center of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, staying up late has become a social norm, especially for young people. People go to bed late mainly because of the rich nightlife and many entertainment items at night. Over time, it has become an “epidemic”.
However, staying up late is harmful to health. According to the survey of the American Cancer Association, people who sleep an average of 7-8 hours a night have the longest life span; 80% of those who sleep an average of less than 4 hours a night are short-lived. “The direct harm of staying up late is that people are prone to fatigue and depression during the day; their skin is damaged, which is easy to age ahead of time; they will also affect their endocrine system, and their immunity will also decline; if they stay up late for a long time, they will suffer from insomnia, forgetfulness, anxiety and other mental symptoms.” Guo Juheng said that the best sleep time varies among different age groups. For the elderly over 60 years old, it is best to ensure that they sleep 5.5 ~ 7 hours a day; Adults aged 30-60 years should sleep about 7 hours a day; Young people aged 13 to 29 need about 8 hours of sleep every day.
Writing
Once upon a time, writing beautiful words was an admirable skill. However, with the popularity of digital products and the development of information networks, people gradually throw away their pens, and the situation of “forgetting to write” occurs frequently. A survey by China Youth Daily showed that 83% of the people admitted to having the experience of “forgetting to write”. At the same time, more than 70% said that they did not have many opportunities to write in their daily work and life. The survey also found that the crisis of “forgetting to write” is diffuse, which is reflected not only in adults but also in young students.
In fact, less writing is not only a loss of culture, but also bad for health. A study by Princeton University in the United States found that writing can strengthen the learning process, store and internalize information, make memory more reliable and improve learning efficiency, while typing will affect the learning process. More importantly, writing can also comprehensively improve health to a certain extent. The research published in the Journal of progress in treatment of mental diseases shows that the benefits of writing not only appear in the short term, but also enable people to obtain long-term returns, such as improving mood, improving happiness and reducing stress. In addition to seizing the opportunity to write at ordinary times, if you are used to writing with your right hand, you may as well try changing your left hand. Occasionally changing your hand habits can make your brain get more exercise.
interview
We used to whisper in class and meetings, but now we can play with our computers or mobile phones for a day without saying a word. The progress of science and technology, originally to make communication more convenient, has made people more lonely and less inclined to talk.
Miller mcpieson, an American sociologist, said that modern communication devices such as mobile phones and wireless phones have made the traditional social mode “less important”. In the view of Xia Xueluan, a professor of sociology at Peking University, if you are always half hearted when communicating with your family and friends, watching TV or touching your mobile phone will cause a “delay” in the conversation, making the other party feel that you lack sincerity, and then affecting interpersonal relations. Therefore, experts remind that a certain amount of time should be set aside every day to communicate with family members. In addition to necessary work, people should use less computers and mobile phones. At ordinary times, cultivate your communication skills and contact more people in reality.
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