Monday, March 03, 2008

Entry #151: Brain Food

As Brain Awareness Week Nears (Next week)...

This weekend I watched "The Brain Fitness Program" on PBS and it was the most fascinating program I have seen in years.

Some things to keep in mind:

Thrive on Learning and Mental Challenges. The point of having a brain is precisely to learn and to adapt to challenging new environments. Once new neurons appear in your brain, where they stay in your brain and how long they survive depends on how you use them. "Use It or Lose It" does not mean "do crossword puzzle number 1,234,567". It means, "challenge your brain often with fundamentally new activities".

We are (as far as we know) the only self-directed organisms in this planet. Aim high. Once you graduate from college, keep learning. The brain keeps developing, no matter your age, and it reflects what you do with it.

Explore, travel. Adapting to new locations forces you to pay more attention to your environment. Make new decisions, use your brain.

Interesting Website:
Sharp Brains

Book to check out: The Mind and the Brain

Buy a copy of the PBS program

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