Showing posts with label mental exercise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mental exercise. Show all posts

Monday, March 19, 2012

NEVER BE LAZY to even make use of our 5 senses... Tap them, at least..

MAXIMIZE OUR 5 SENSES, only then the 6TH SENSE WILL BE AWAKEN....

Exercise your verbal abilities...



Exercise your verbal abilities
Verbal abilities--the accurate use of spoken or written words--make demands on short-term and long-term memory.

Listen to the morning news on the radio or TV. During the day, write down the main points of the news that you remember. Do the same in the evening.

Whenever you meet someone, try to come up with at least one anagram of his or her name. When you see a word--any word--quickly think of others that begin with the same two letters.

Each time you come to the end of a chapter in a book you are reading, do a summarize..  as briefly as possible, orally or in writing, to someone who has not read it. Do the same for the whole book when you finish it.


Exercise your logic abilities...



Exercise your logic abilities
Logic is the art of reasoning--finding an orderly sequence for disparate elements. The following exercises/activities will awaken the inherently logical being inside of you.

Don't use a list when shopping. Instead, invent a system to take the place of the list. Use memory aids, such as forming a simple word, or one that can be completed by adding a certain vowel or consonant from the first letters of the words for the things you need to buy. Or, you can classify foods into raw and cooked. Or, use any short forms that works for you.
All games involve logical activities. Card games such as pinochle and bridge or board games of strategy such as chess or checkers are good choices. So are crossword puzzles anagrams, and other word games. They are all great..

Avoid playing the same games all the time. Playing the same game all the time leads to routine, which is the opposite of activation. The same cerebral circuits and neuronal regions are constantly used and everything else remains unused.

Find new games, fun and interests. Explore activities that are completely new to you and find new partners for old--and new--games and activities. Soon, you will feel the difference..


Exercise your structuralization ability...


Exercise your structuralization ability
Structuralization involves building a logical whole from disparate elements after close observation of the elements. 

The following exercises will strengthen this ability.
Take a sentence from a magazine or newspaper. (This is a logical whole.) Try to make another sentence using the same words.
Buy a jigsaw puzzle and practice fitting the pieces together as quickly as possible. Note the time it takes you to do this. Do it again a week later and note the time it takes to do it.

Exercise your visuospatial abilities.....



Exercise your visuospatial abilities
Visuospatial abilities are related to the ability to make quick and accurate estimates of distances, areas, and volumes -- the general proportions of things and their distribution in space. 

Try the following:
 When you walk into a room with a group of people in it, try to quickly determine how many are on your right and your left, as well as the left-right distribution of furniture and other objects.
Observe objects--pens, for instance--and try to estimate their length and thickness.
When you have visited somewhere and then return home, try to draw a plan or map of the place you have seen. Repeat this exercise the next day and the day after.





Exercise your perceptive abilities... BRAIN FITNESS sight, smell, memory, hearing, smell and touch....

Exercise your perceptive abilities
The goal is to exercise perception in all five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

Sight. Each day, observe an object (a picture, for example) or a person you pass on the street. Draw it (or him or her) immediately. This exercises short-term memory. At the end of the week, redraw the seven objects or persons you have observed. This promotes long-term memory

Smell/Taste. When dining in a cafe or at a friend's home, try to identify the ingredients in the dishes you are served. Concentrate on the subtle flavorings of herbs and spices. Ask the boy or your host to verify your perceptions.

Memory. Try to memorize the dishes offered on your favorite restaurant's menu. To make the exercise more challenging, memorize the prices as well. At the end of the day, recall as many of the dishes/prices as you can and write them down.

Hearing. On the telephone, practice recognizing callers before they identify themselves. Then memorize callers' phone numbers. At the end of the day, write down the people you have spoken with that day, as well as their phone numbers. At the end of the week, try writing down as many of these as you can.

Smell/Touch. Exercise your senses of smell and touch by trying to identify objects with your eyes closed.