Sex helps focus, psychologists say
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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How often do distractions and dreams distract you from important daily affairs? In order to cheer up and focus on the tasks, psychologists offer to have sex!
Wandering of thoughts is considered quite a frequent occurrence. People fly in the clouds and dream about 50% of the time, especially when brushing their teeth, doing their appearance and performing other mechanical actions. There is only one more less successful method of picking yourself up and concentrating - to take care of the love. As calculated by scientists from the Harvard Institute, the number of dreams after making love is reduced by 30%.
In addition, psychologists have learned that dreams of some pleasant things are associated with improving the mood, but this improvement is barely noticeable. Thoughts about neutral topics can lead to a not very large decrease in the sense of happiness, and black thoughts significantly spoil the mood.
If now you do not have the opportunity to have sex in order to overcome the excessive reverie, you can use other advice of psychologists. For example, do meditation or something important and exciting. However, do not try too hard, since dreams can become a prerequisite for new discoveries
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