6 Reasons Why Venturing Overseas Will Make You Smarter

We see a huge change in students who have travelled abroad on an exchange program; these can be in areas of expanded cultural awareness, a greater sense of perspective on the world, improved language skills, or higher levels of confidence and self-esteem.  

Researchers have discovered that living abroad for any significant duration of time also makes people smarter. 

Work The World have published a great study highlighting 6 reasons why travelling overseas will make you smarter.  These include:

1. Awaken creativity
2. Improve Communication
3. Increase earning potential
4. Improve cognitive skills
5. Increase productivity
6. Boost self-awareness

Work The World comment that "When we’re physically removed from our comfort zone we find that new possibilities and outcomes seem to appear miraculously. This is because our brain enters a state of ‘relaxed attention’, enabling it to make cognitive leaps it would otherwise struggle with.

But awakening latent creative talent is just one part of the story"..

To find out more, read the info graphic created by Work the World below or click here to read the full article.