{"id":2865,"date":"2010-08-18T06:12:57","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T13:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/?p=2865"},"modified":"2010-08-17T12:39:38","modified_gmt":"2010-08-17T19:39:38","slug":"proof-rafting-is-good-for-your-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/proof-rafting-is-good-for-your-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"Proof!  Rafting is good for your brain!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/HPIM7243.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2870 alignleft\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/HPIM7243-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/HPIM7243-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/HPIM7243.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I love it when academia backs up the gospel we preach!\u00a0 A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/08\/16\/technology\/16brain.html?pagewanted=1&amp;_r=1&amp;src=busln\">NY Times article <\/a>tells the tale of a group of bespecled professors setting aside their blackberries, cell phones, and iPads, and setting off for a multi-day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafting.com\/utah\/san-juan-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">raft trip on the San Juan river<\/a>.\u00a0 Experts in brain function and memory,\u00a0they set out to discuss&#8211;and directly experience&#8211;the varying effects of technology, multi-tasking, and \u00a0constant stimulation on our minds, contrasted with a retreat into nature.<\/p>\n<p>I heartily recommend closing your other web apps, setting down your smart\u00a0phone, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/NFA-riverside.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2871\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/NFA-riverside-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/NFA-riverside-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/NFA-riverside.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> reading the whole article soup-to-nuts, but if you just want to jump to the end:\u00a0 Surprize!\u00a0 The chance to genuinely decompress, unplug, and tune into nature and other human beings in an environment\u00a0free from technological invasions is beneficial!\u00a0 It&#8217;s fun! And restorative!\u00a0 It helps you think more clearly, creatively and efficiantly!\u00a0 So we have proof: <strong>rafting is good for you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>All of\u00a0which begs the question&#8230;&#8230;\u00a0what am I doing sitting at this computer?!\u00a0 I work for a rafting company after all&#8230;&#8230;.time to pull a string or two, and get myself on a river trip.<\/p>\n<p>(Above: These lovely ladies seem to be doing just fine without their cell phones, thanks very much!\u00a0 Below: Ah nature, layers of loveliness!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love it when academia backs up the gospel we preach!\u00a0 A recent NY Times article tells the tale of a group of bespecled professors setting aside their blackberries, cell phones, and iPads, and setting off for a multi-day raft [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-california-rivers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Proof! 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