That's a lot of biscuits (Via Bad Newspaper).
Mind won't shrink in wash
High levels of the stress hormone cortisol impair memory in middle age but may even cause the brain to shrink. According to Mental Floss, one of the ways to reduce stress and therefore shrinkage of your grey matter, is by taking a "mindful" approach to
tasks such as dishwashing. "A sample of 51 college students engaged in either a mindful or control dishwashing practice before completing measures of mindfulness, affect, and experience recall," the 2014 study in the journal Mindfulness states. "Mindful dishwashers evidenced ... increases in elements of positive affect (i.e., inspiration) [and] decreases in elements of negative affect (i.e., nervousness)." In other words, with the right mindset, zoning out in front of a sudsy sink is basically nirvana.
What a difference 20 years makes
In your 20s: "I only had four hours' sleep because I went clubbing. Bit tired but I'll have a coffee and I'll be wide awake and fighting fit."
In your 40s: "I only had four hours' sleep because I couldn't stop thinking about the time I replied 'You too' to a waiter when he said to me to enjoy my meal. My eyes feel like they're full of broken glass and I'm so tired I want to just collapse and sob. I think I'll die of sleep deprivation".
