Brain training. Maybe your memory could use a boost. Or do you just like to be mentally challenged every now and then? Anyone can get started with these tips. Doesn't help… that's right.
Our brains make sure that we are guided through the day. The right signals to and from our organs and limbs. And the capacity to read this nice article and share it with a friend or colleague. Sometimes your brain also feels a bit sloppy. After a tough work week, for example. Or when you get a little older and notice that your memory is failing. You can continue to train your brain well and that is easily accessible with these tips.
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To get you started, have someone spoon out the first few words of a (slightly trickier!) proverb, saying, or famous saying. You then finish it. And you'll see, you're getting faster at that and you're getting better at it. If you like, you can keep track of the time and repeat the exercise every week. Bonus perk:If you give a correct answer, it makes you happy and proud. And that stimulates your overall feeling of happiness. Win-win.
Your brain tends to slacken if you keep doing the same routines and visiting the same places. Get out of your familiar world and go somewhere you've never been before. Maybe you'll dare to try something like an obstacle course. Or you can take a forest walk in a completely different region than your own. The boost of a different environment shakes up your upstairs room for a while.
If you exercise regularly, your brain also benefits. During physical exertion (sports, walking, yoga, playing with children) the quality of your blood vessels improves. This also optimizes the blood supply to your brain. So why not take your gym card out of the dust?
Sounds simple, but it is very true:puzzles will get you far. Sudoku is a great example of a variation that continues to challenge your brain. Like a Rubix cube, your brain is constantly trying to find the most logical way out. What works and what doesn't. By the way, a crossword is also useful. And even a jigsaw puzzle is a good option. Everything that keeps your brain going and challenges.
huh? Yes. You have of course consulted Wikipedia dozens of times. To find out when your favorite actor was born. Or to look up something about your flu symptoms. But the knowledge base also has this nice feature:Wikipedia Random. In other words:a random selection of articles on all kinds of conceivable subjects. Let your brain work by reading one such random article every day. You probably learn something from it. And the good thing is that your brain also starts processes through that new information to better process other (new) information. Nice!
