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EBrriiinnng.Thealarmclockannouncesthestartofanotherbusyweekdayinthemorning.Youjumpoutofbed,rushintotheshower,intoyourclothesandoutthedoorwithhardlyamoment一。think.Astressfuljourneytoworkgetsyourbloodpressureclimbing.Onceattheoffice,youglancethroughthenewspaperwithdepressingstoriesorreportsofdisasters.Inthatsortofmood,whocangetdowntowork,particularlysomecreative,originalproblem-solvingwork?
Thewaymostofusspendourmorningsisexactlyoppositetotheconditionsthatpromoteflexible,open-mindedthinking.Imaginativeideasarcmostlikelytocometouswhenwe'reunfocused.Ifyouarconeofthoseeveningwhenyourarerelaxed.Sleepypeople'slackoffocusleadstoanincreaseincreativeproblemsolving.Bynotgivingyourselftimetotuneintoyourwanderingmind,you'remissingoutonthesurprisingsolutionsitmayoffer.
Thetripyoutaketoworkdoesn'thelp,either.Thestressslowsdownthespeedwithwhichsignalstravelbetweenneurons(神经细胞),makinginspirationslesslikelytooccur.Andwhileweallshouldreadalotaboutwhat'sgoingonintheworld,itwouldnotmakeyoufeelgoodforsure,soputthatnewswebsiteornewspaperasideuntilaftertheday'sworkisdone.
Sowhatwouldourmorningslooklikeifwewantedtostartthemwithafullcapacityforcreativeproblemsolving?We'dsetthealarmafewminutesearlyandlieawakeinbed,followingourthoughtswheretheylead.We'dstandalittlelongerunderthewartwateroftheshower,stoppingthinkingabouttasksinfavorofafewmoreminutesofrelaxation.We'dtakesomedeepbreathsonourwaytowork,insteadofcomplainingaboutheavytraffic.Andonceintheoffice一一we'dclickonlinksnottothenewsofthedaybuttothefunniestvideosthewebhastooffer.Accordingtotheauthor.wearcmorecreativewhenweare____________________. A.focused
B.relaxed
C.awake
D.busy
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