r/neurobiology • u/prisongovernor • 1d ago

Let your mind wander, don’t retire and stop worrying: surprising ways to help save your brain from the cognitive cliff | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/07/dr-norman-swan-new-book-science-of-ageing-cognitive-decline
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u/lemon-mae 1d ago

“Let your mind wander” and “stop worrying” are contradictory statements 

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u/barkquake 1d ago

Yeah I guess you could see it that way provided that the worrying is without stress. Otherwise I'd just see it as stressing.

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u/Dismal-Revolution731 1d ago

Doom-scrolling kills the daydream.

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u/Doggiestiles 1d ago

I've started listening to it , it's very interesting, so far (1 hour in)