Quick Brain Exercises
Want some simple brain exercises for a quick "tune up?"
The brain, like a muscle, gets stronger with use, particularly
if it is used in certain ways. These exercises are designed to
take very little of your time.
Learning Exercises The Brain
Learn something new. Pick up a magazine on dogs, for example,
while you are waiting for the dentist. Scan the articles and
relate what you learn to what you already know. If you are a
builder you may discover how the home requirements of dog owners
are different from others. You might expand your knowledge, but
the purpose of this brain exercise is to train yourself to automatically
look for connections between things. This helps you think more
creatively. It also helps your memory, because having more connections
makes it easier to recall things.
A good way to learn something new, and at the same time use
your driving time efficiently, is to listen to audio books. You
can find books on tape or compact disc at many public libraries.
You can also access a wide selection of titles, both fiction
and non-fiction, at several online suppliers.
Sing To Solve Problems
When you are alone in your car, try singing about something
you are working on. This taps into and exercises your right brain.
Have you ever noticed how it is easier to rhyme when you sing
than when you just speak or write? This is because the right
brain is better at pattern recognition. By doing this brain exercise
regularly you can train yourself to tap into the power of the
right brain. This will make you a more effective problem-solver.
If you doubt the distinction between the hemispheres of the brain,
look at how stutterers can stop stuttering as soon as they start
singing. Try it.
More Brain Exercises
Here's a brain exercise you can use to help you concentrate
better. You simply pay attention to what is going on in your
head, and you resolve any little "mind irritations"
you find there. If you feel stressed, there is a reason. Perhaps
you never figured out where that book was that you were looking
for this morning, and it has been quietly bothering you all day,
just below consciousness. If you can become aware of all these
stressors, small and large, and deal with them, you will feel
more relaxed and have greater concentration and brain power in
general.
Dealing with them doesn't mean you can resolve all these issues
now. You can, however, do something with them so you can let
them go for the moment. Write "find book" on your to-do
list, and your mind will let go of the concern for now. Just
bringing a problem to full consciousness and telling yourself
something like, "There is nothing I can do about this until
Friday," will often stop the unconscious worrying. After
doing these brain exercises a few times, you'll find it becomes
easier to recognize what is just below the surface, irritating
you and sapping your brain power.
Try breathing deeply also. This shouldn't be classified with
"brain exercises," but it can help. Get that oxygen
into your blood, and into your brain. You can exercise your brain
with hard riddles as well.
Brain exercises work on your raw brainpower. To use that most
effectively, you may also want to sign up for the free course:
Mind Power Secrets.
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