ways2 help your Brain think faster, improve memory, comprehend information better and unleash your brain’s full potential. 1. Solve puzzles and brainteasers. 2. Cultivate ambidexterity. Use your non- dominant hand to brush your teeth, comb your hair or use the mouse. Write with both hands simultaneously. Switch hands for knife and fork. 3. Embrace ambiguity. Learn to enjoy things like paradoxes and optical illusions. 4. Learn mind mapping. 5. Block one or more senses. Eat blindfolded, wear earplugs, shower with your eyes closed. 6. Develop comparative tasting. Learn to properly taste wine, chocolate, beer, cheese or anything else. 7. Find intersections between seemingly unrelated topics . 8. Learn to use different keyboard layouts. Try Colemak or Dvorak for a full mind twist! 9. Find novel uses for common objects. How many different uses can you find for a nail? 10? 100? 10. Reverse your assumptions. 11. Learn creativity techniques. 12. Go beyond the first, ‘right’ answer. 13. Transpose reality. Ask “What if?” questions. 14. SCAMPER! 15. Turn pictures or the desktop wallpaper upside down. 16. Become a critical thinker. Learn to spot common fallacies. 17. Learn logic. Solve logic puzzles. 18. Get familiar with the scientific method. 19. Draw. Doodle. You don’t need to be an artist. 20. Think positive....wait 4 more
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