9 exercises for the brain that will make your mind sharper and more flexible

In 1936, American writer Dorothy Brando in his book "Wake up and live" offered a few fun exercises for flexibility and sharpness of mind. These exercises are designed to get you out of a familiar environment, show a different perspective and to create a situation that will require ingenuity and creativity reshenie.Sayt invites you to try this exercise, the more that there is nothing complicated about them there.





1. Spend one hour a day without saying anything, only answering direct questions, in its normal environment, without creating the impression that you are offended or not in the mood. Behave normally as possible. Do not make any comments, and do not give in to attempts to extract from the information you need.

2. In 30 minutes a day to think of one single subject, without being distracted any more on that. You can start with five minutes.

3. 15 minutes a day keep a dialogue without using the words "I, me, mineĀ».

4. Stay on the doorstep of any crowded room and thoughtfully evaluate its size.

5. Allow to your new friend spoke only about himself, not allowing him to realize it. Polite questions return it to the mainstream mutual conversation so that he did not feel negative.

6. Try to talk only about themselves, without boasting, without complaining and without forcing interviewees to miss.

7. Make a strict plan for two hours a day and clearly follow the plan.

8. Set a 12 random tasks, such as: walk 20 kilometers away from home without any special equipment; 12:00 to go without food; breakfast in the most unexpected and the wrong place, you can find; to say nothing all day except for answers to questions; stay up all night and work.

9. during the day to say "yes" to all questions and suggestions (within reason).

These exercises will strengthen your willpower, training prefrontal cortex, improve self-control and will help to better concentrate on the important things. You may also feel that they became calm and reasonable, since the entrenched habit to think about their words and actions.

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