"Like all of us, I'm busy, but most days I manufacture the time to cook for my family. I braise beef ribs for hours, I let stock simmer all afternoon, I julienne vegetables till they're just right for the salad. It's slow, deliberate work. I move through the kitchen without hurry, letting things take the time they need. And when I do this, when I give a meal the patience it asks for, it shows. The flavors deepen."
"Neuroscientists talk about the brain's default mode network (DMN), the system that is active when we're not intentionally making ourselves solve a problem or perform a particular task. The DMN kicks into gear during rest and in those times when the mind wanders; it's what takes over when we walk or shower or simply stare out of the window. Research on the DMN shows that it helps us make unexpected connections, integrate scattered experiences into coherent meaning, and develop genuine insight."
Slow, deliberate care applied over time transforms cooking results: flavors deepen, meat becomes tender, and sauces reach the right thickness. Rushing yields edible outcomes but rarely depth or nourishment. Thinking requires similar patience; hurried resolution produces output but not insight. The brain's default mode network (DMN) becomes active during rest and mind-wandering and enables unexpected connections, integration of disparate experiences, and genuine insight. Insightful cognitive work requires giving the mind time and space to simmer quietly. Modern environments that prize speed and immediate certainty often crowd out the slow thinking necessary for deeper understanding.
Read at Psychology Today
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