4. "Hit the Reset Button in Your Brain"

     People have become to overwhelmed with constant information that it is nearly impossible for anyone to say "I am taking a time off of work". Even though a person says that, while taking his "time off" of work, he is still compulsively checking e-mails and the news during his precious time off. The processing capacity of the brain is only limited, thus, too much information can exceed that limit and lead to stress and malfunction of the brain. In order to be productive and creative while still being able to take a break, people must put a designated amount of time to each activity. In addition to this, taking a break from everything and simply resting your brain is essential. Daydreaming for example leads to creativity and allows the brain to be more productive. Not a common concept, however consider the fact that by some estimates, preventable medical error is the third leading death in the U.S. Therefore, people should consider that zoning out is not always bad. Sometimes it is better and most necessary for people to simply reset. If people can train themselves to take regular vacations- true vacations without work- they would become more productive and creative in their work while being happy and rested at the same time.

     Daniel J.Levitin, the author of this article, was very effective in elaborating what he wanted to say through his article. I personally really enjoyed this article in particular. Levitin uses hypothetical situations that the readers could easily relate to. Doing so, he easily engaged the reader making it easier for him to express his thoughts. Throughout his article, he uses lots of sources to support his ideas giving his article a lot more credibility. He does not use so much fancy words and uses somewhat easy words which made it very easy to comprehend. I enjoyed his article and learned new facts about the brain that I believe I will remember to consider. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/opinion/sunday/hit-the-reset-button-in-your-brain.html?_r=1&module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=Opinion&action=keypress&region=FixedLeft&pgtype=article