Careers in HVAC and refrigeration technologies: Keeping the brain fit and wise
Over the past several years, the idea of health enhancement through learning has been widely touted. For example, Wired magazine ran a special in August 2005 about the beneficial gains that can be had through improving mental fitness. Keeping your brain constantly challenged is theorized to result in fewer age-related declines -- and possibly, a lowered risk of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
Achieving better physical fitness is intuitive. You run, you do push-ups, you lift weights. But how in the world do you achieve improved mental fitness?
How about a refrigeration and HVAC certification and career?
HVAC-R is not often named as a solution to brain drain and the mental decline of aging, sure. Usually, crossword puzzles, Sudoku, or learning a vocabulary word a day are the most common remedies recommended to stave off age-related dementia. However, the training that HVAC and refrigeration technicians complete is mentally challenging, to be sure.
To be successful in the refrigeration and HVAC fields, Refrigeration School, Inc. students should be able to learn quickly, and feel comfortable using and understanding blue prints, shop drawings, and mathematics. These skills use the same parts of the brain as HVAC work does – they require strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
Becoming an HVAC and refrigeration technician requires that RSI students learn how to carefully analyze and diagnose malfunctioning heating and cooling systems. They must have patience and strong critical thinking skills, and must be able to use various complex testing systems and compute numbers and measurements.
Furthermore, HVAC and refrigeration technologies continue to change, every single year. Therefore, technicians must stay up to date on the latest HVAC-R schematics, the newest repair equipment, and the most-recently mandated environmental changes. Happily, these critical thinking skills keep brains active. HVAC and refrigeration technologies are not any old labor careers. They are arenas in which the physically and mentally sharp can shine. And, lifelong learning leads to healthy minds.
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Other ways to keep your mind fit, during and after refrigeration and HVAC training
You've decided to go to school for an interesting and challenging career. Good for you! You're already laying the foundation necessary to keep your mind active and fit. How about going above and beyond, for years of mental sharpness and excellent memory retention?
-Get enough sleep
Restful nightly sleep provides a doorway to an active, engaged mind. You will perform your best and learn more than ever before if you get at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night. Ever felt like you were experiencing “fuzzy thinking” or that your memory was playing tricks on you? You might just be a victim of sleep deprivation.
-Eat a balanced diet
Getting enough high-quality proteins, fats, and carbohydrates offers you the right energy building blocks to think keenly and sharply. A well-fed mind is a healthy mind. Make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of liquids (juice, milk, water, or broth) per day, too.
-Avoid caffeine
This drug is found in coffee, cola, and tea. While a cup of it in the morning might help you jump-start your day, over-consumption leads to anxiety, inability to concentrate, and feelings of lethargy and mental sluggishness once the drug leaves your body ('the caffeine crash').
-Remain an active reader
Reading the daily newspaper, a novel a week or month, or any sort of informative non-fiction book builds your vocabulary, keeps your mind alert, and ensures that your brain never stagnates.
-Learn a new skill
You'll be picking up skills left and right when you train for a refrigeration and HVAC certification at The Refrigeration School, Inc. However, in order to stay sharp, you need to keep expanding your mind once you leave school. How about taking up a new hobby? Or, what about challenging yourself with new crossword puzzles, brain teasers, or numbers games? A lifetime of mentally challenging leisure pastimes leads to a lifetime of good brain health.
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this website were taken at the school; they are meant to be
illustrative of some of the career activities.
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