r/science • u/chrisdh79 • Oct 09 '24

Neuroscience Your Brain Changes Based on What You Did Two Weeks Ago | A workout or restless night from two weeks ago could still be affecting you—positively or negatively—today.

https://www.newsweek.com/brain-changes-neuroscience-exercise-sleep-health-two-weeks-1965107
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u/lifeisalime11 Oct 09 '24

I always think of this saying: Do you all of a sudden hate the world and everyone in it? Eat something. Do you all of a sudden think that everyone in the world hates you? Take a nap.

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u/squashed_tomato Oct 09 '24

Also if you've been indoors for a couple of days in a row for whatever reason and you are getting irritable go for a walk.

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u/RancidYetti Oct 09 '24

I’ve never heard that saying, and I grew up with my grandparents so I’ve heard most everything! 

Definitely gonna use that one. 

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u/Randybigbottom Oct 09 '24

I was told to drink in addition to eat when I'm "hangry". Grandpa was an instructor for desert warfare (or sth that deals with training in the desert), and he constantly praised the virtues of being hydrated. He said dehydration turns Devil Dogs into snippy, ineffective devil puppies.

"If dehydration can fuck up a Marine, it'll do the same or worse to you" was something 6 y/o me never forgot.

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u/Astyanax1 Oct 09 '24

Wise.  Not easy to remember in the moment though 

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u/thejaytheory Oct 09 '24

Eat a Snickers

Edit: This is really good advice though

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u/PeakOko Oct 09 '24

Y'all are getting sleep?

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u/MerkelousRex Oct 09 '24

Not at all, just had a baby.

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u/Leasir Oct 09 '24

If it can be of any comfort to you: it gets much better.

Not soon enough though.

And also it gets much worse in other aspects.

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u/craftasaurus Oct 09 '24 edited Oct 09 '24

You’re doing the lords work there. Keep it up! The rest of the world thanks you

Edit: Maybe I should have said CONGRATULATIONS!!! Sleep will come eventually.

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u/OswaldCobopot Oct 09 '24

What a wild and crazy thing to say to a stranger

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u/fhgsgjtt12 Oct 09 '24

Not really, the world isn’t having enough babies in the western nations, we will see a decline in a lot of countries in our lifetime

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u/OswaldCobopot Oct 09 '24

Would you walk up to someone pushing a stroller and say that to their face? Because you'd look insane

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u/OswaldCobopot Oct 09 '24

Short, funny and not weird like that other comment

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u/craftasaurus Oct 09 '24

I always smile at people caring for children. They need encouragement, just as we all do. It is a largely thankless job, after all. The only thanks society gives you is MAYBE a 6 week maternity leave if that. At least women aren't fired for being pregnant anymore, like they were when I was young. And besides, this is reddit, where everyone is a stranger.

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u/OswaldCobopot Oct 09 '24

All of that is totally fine to tell new parents, I agree with you but

"You’re doing the lords work there. Keep it up! The rest of the world thanks you" is about 35 miles outside normal things to say but it was funny nonetheless

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u/dennisisspiderman Oct 09 '24

we will see a decline in a lot of countries in our lifetime

The decline would happen even if people were popping out babies left and right, because there are much bigger issues in western nations (if we're talking places like the US) than lower birth rates.

Want higher birth rates? Work on fixing the current issues in those countries that is causing the decline in birth rates. Increase the quality of living, give workers better rights, provide health care, make it safe for children to go to school, properly fund public education, secure the medical rights of people, get rid of the Nazis, make people feel safe being open about who they are, etc.

Trying to shame those people by making comments about hos they're going against "the lord" isn't doing anything but making you look like a weirdo.

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '24

I always manage to struggle with sleep on Thursday nights because I don’t want to ruin my weekend and my body likes to do what I don’t want to do. Then I stay up late on Friday which makes it worse because I’m no longer capable of sleeping past 7AM, and I basically end up spending the whole weekend tired.