{"id":14,"date":"2017-07-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyricwell.com\/?p=14"},"modified":"2024-11-16T20:57:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T01:57:04","slug":"stretch-your-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lyricwell.com\/blog\/stretch-your-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"Stretching&#8230; For Your Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lyricwell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/MindStretch.png\" alt=\"Stretch Your Brain\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lyricwell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/MindStretch.png 560w, https:\/\/lyricwell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/MindStretch-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week you\u2019ll stretch your brain by using your non-dominant side.\u00a0Every time you brush your teeth, use your non-dominant hand (or the hand you wouldn&#8217;t normally use to brush). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/bill-donius\/let-the-left-brain-know-w_b_841213.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The effects of using a non-dominant hand<\/a> vary from person to person but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodfinancialcents.com\/benefits-of-using-your-opposite-hand-grow-brain-cells-while-brushing-your-teeth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some people find it greatly beneficial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For some, this may not be very difficult, but it&#8217;s not about how hard or easy it is, it&#8217;s just about breaking your routine.<\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Flyricwell.com%2Fblog%2Fstretch-your-brain%2F&#038;text=A%20mind%20that%20is%20stretched%20by%20a%20new%20experience%20can%20never%20go%20back%20to%20its%20old%20dimensions.%20-%20Oliver%20Wendell%20Holmes.&#038;related' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. - Oliver Wendell Holmes. <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Flyricwell.com%2Fblog%2Fstretch-your-brain%2F&#038;text=A%20mind%20that%20is%20stretched%20by%20a%20new%20experience%20can%20never%20go%20back%20to%20its%20old%20dimensions.%20-%20Oliver%20Wendell%20Holmes.&#038;related' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n<h2>What\u2019s holding you back?<\/h2>\n<p>Writing an album, a song, or being creative in any way can seem like a daunting task. You have to approach all of these with the right mindset. Here\u2019s a quote for you to consider:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Whether you think you can, or you think you can&#8217;t &#8211; you&#8217;re right.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Henry Ford<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you want to accomplish something, you first have to believe you can. If you believe you can\u2019t, you\u2019ve already lost.<\/p>\n<p>While thinking that you can do something doesn\u2019t always mean you can, it\u2019s definitely a step in the right direction. Your mindset is important so work on getting it right.<\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Flyricwell.com%2Fblog%2Fstretch-your-brain%2F&#038;text=Whether%20you%20think%20you%20can%2C%20or%20you%20think%20you%20can%27t%20-%20you%27re%20right.%20-%20Henry%20Ford&#038;related' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whether you think you can, or you think you can&#039;t - you&#039;re right. - Henry Ford <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Flyricwell.com%2Fblog%2Fstretch-your-brain%2F&#038;text=Whether%20you%20think%20you%20can%2C%20or%20you%20think%20you%20can%27t%20-%20you%27re%20right.%20-%20Henry%20Ford&#038;related' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week you\u2019ll stretch your brain by using your non-dominant side.\u00a0Every time you brush your teeth, use your non-dominant hand (or the hand you wouldn&#8217;t normally use to brush). 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