1 Understand your holiday brain
According to psychologist Natasha Tiwari, our brain pays attention differently in different situations.
“Directed attention” is the laser focus that helps us bash through to-do lists, while “passive attention” happens naturally as we take in things around us – especially new experiences such as sightseeing or being in nature. “This need for novelty is rooted in neuroscience,” says Tiwari. In other words, new sights and experiences equals easygoing, entertained brain, usually associated with holidays.
