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These chunks may be fermented by bacteria in the small intestine, which could cause bacterial overgrowth, Melanson says, leading to abdominal pain and diarrhea, among other symptoms.

ferment  /fəˈment/v.发酵

diarrhea   /ˌdaɪəˈrɪə/ n. 腹泻

梅兰森说，这些大块的食物可能会被小肠中的细菌发酵，从而导致细菌过度生长，导致腹痛和腹泻等症状。

How to Wire Your Brain for Instant Inspiration

如何让大脑瞬间获得灵感

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There’s a science to creativity, which is a good thing for me, because I never considered myself a very creative person.As small business owners, entrepreneurs, and leaders, our jobs require us to think creatively. We have to be able to generate out-of-the-box solutions that attract raving clients to our businesses, write engagement-boosting content on social media that explodes our audience, and create unique blog posts, articles, and podcast episodes that not only demonstrate our authority and expertise…but feel fun to create.

Our brains are amazing. But we can get in our own way when it comes to accessing our creative side, because there’s also a psychology to creativity. Pause here for a moment and consider what you learned growing up about creativity… What makes a creative person?Our brains are learning machines, constantly taking in information from the moment we’re born. This means we’ve learned beliefs, values, and expectations about what it means to be creative. And those beliefs about ourselves can become fixed.

That’s the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset, according to Dr. Carol Dweck.If I have a fixed mindset about creativity I’m more likely to have beliefs and thoughts like:Creativity is something you’re lucky to be born with (or not).But if I have a growth mindset about creativity, I’m more likely to have beliefs and thoughts like:I’m not very creative right now, but I can improve.

This all matters because the words we say, even in our own head, impact how our brains perceive ourselves and the world. How you think about your creativity will determine whether you prioritize time for creativity in your business.If my brain thinks “I’m not a creative person” → other tasks are going to take precedence, especially when I already have a never-ending to-do list.But if my brain thinks “creativity is a skill I can grow” → Then I’m way more likely to engage in activities that give my brain a chance to expand my creativity.The good news? There’s a science to creativity. It’s a skill that can be grown and one that you can learn to activate on demand.

Activate your prefrontal cortex, which is involved in divergent, out-of-the-box thinking with activities like doing visual puzzles and word puzzles. Regularly activate your rich expressive language networks with tasks like regular reading (fiction and nonfiction), socializing with friends and family, and volunteering. And target your visual creativity within your frontal-parietal and frontal-subcortical networks by taking up a hobby like painting or graphic design, or even grab a coloring book every once in a while.

Creativity, traditionally described as the ability to produce novel and useful ideas, has played a major role in the establishment of modern culture and civilization. 

创造力，传统上被描述为产生新颖和有用想法的能力，在现代文化和文明的建立中发挥了重要作用。

Creativity is the intricate dance of imagination and reason, weaving the tapestry of novelty from the threads of experience and dreams, pushing the boundaries of what was thought possible.

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