{"id":12555,"date":"2018-02-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashpack.preview.uk.com\/2018\/02\/02\/its-official-adventure-makes-you-smarter-and-sexier\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T22:09:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T21:09:23","slug":"official-adventure-makes-smarter-sexier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.flashpack.com\/us\/solo\/wellness\/official-adventure-makes-smarter-sexier\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s official: adventure\u00a0makes you smarter and sexier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contrary to popular belief, it\u2019s not only fictional adventurers who tend to be smart and handsome, cheekbones as razor-sharp as their wit. It turns out adventure can make us all more attractive and intelligent (as if the appeal of big trails, climbs, quad-biking and the rest of it were not life enhancing enough).<\/p>\n

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“But how,\u201d you ask, hovering your finger over your laptop to bid for Indiana Jones\u2019 bullwhip and tight khaki trousers on eBay. Allow us to fill you in.<\/p>\n

Discovering new cultures can boost your career<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you really want to win over prospective employers, or possibly current ones, you might want to go and get some real word experience. In 2013, a major study<\/a> focusing on the job market for International Business students found that those who immersed themselves in other cultures had a far better chance of landing their dream job.<\/p>\n

Science says adventuring makes you sexier<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s true. Research conducted for dating giants Match.com<\/a> found 85 per cent of singles on its database agreed that a sense of adventure made a potential date extremely attractive. Speaking of the findings, Dr. Helen Fisher, Chief Scientific Advisor for Match \u2013 so you know they\u2019re not messing around \u2013 said: “Novelty triggers the dopamine system in the brain to make you feel alert, focused, energetic, optimistic\u2026and often romantic, making one’s sense of adventure the ultimate aphrodisiac.”<\/p>\n

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No, like really sexy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another major dating website, RSVP.com<\/a>, once surveyed 882 Aussie adults about their turn-ons and turn-offs, with interviewees believing the bigger the adventurer the sexier that person would appear, with \u2018daring travellers\u2019 voted by singles as the most enticing of all potential partners.<\/p>\n

Learning other languages expands your brain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smashing a few Duolingo quizzes on the Tube may be doing more than ensuring you can order a coffee abroad without fear of embarrassment. Scientists have found<\/a> that being bilingual increases the size of the part of the brain responsible for attention span and short-term memory. Not to mention the inner smugness you\u2019ll feel.<\/p>\n

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Travel builds self-confidence<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no secret that adventure travel builds confidence, and in turn, this newly found ego boost will a) make you more attractive to the opposite sex, as studies have shown, and b) also help you develop the sort of composure in front of strangers that’ll spur you on to knock that next big PowerPoint Presentation at work out of the park. Not literally, your laptop would be in bits.<\/p>\n

Read more: 5 ways to make everyday an adventure<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Volunteer work makes you look more attractive<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ok, so this is one for those who go the extra mile with their adventuring. Specifically men, in fact, as a 2013 UK study<\/a> found that women found men more appealing when they did volunteer work, which has very often gone hand in hand with people who go to explore developing worlds and give something back.<\/p>\n

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Travelling solo is the sexiest way to see the world<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fred from Channel 4\u2019s First Dates chaperoning you across Chile on a blue Vespa? Scarlett Johansson feeding you grapes in Tuscany? Think again – the sexiest way to see the world is to travel solo. Just think of those experiences you\u2019ll enjoy: making new friends, achieving new goals, arriving home in an amazing frame of mind. To be fair, it’s actually less about how you look to other people and more about how you can feel healthier in yourself. To read more about just why solo travel is possibly the best thing ever, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Images: Flash Pack and Shutterstock<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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