3 Exercises to Boost Your Brain Power

Contrary to what might be said, there is no exercise or activity that will give immediate results. Just as with a muscle, making the brain stronger is something that takes time. Before you notice any improvement it is likely that a few weeks will pass by. What will happen is that the brain sees itself challenged beyond its comfort zone and adapt its capabilities and resources to be able to cope with what we are demanding of it. For a few examples of how to do this, keep reading.

Block out senses: We are very reliant on two basic senses in order to go through our daily lives: hearing and sight. What would happen if one of these were blocked out? Your brain acknowledges the lack of information coming from that source and will emphasize more on the information coming from the remaining ones. Say you blindfolded yourself to do some chores like folding clothes or having lunch. Or putting earplugs in to go to the supermarket. It becomes a strange experience at first but little by little your brain will work at making the actions you take in that state become more familiar and secure. When you get to that point you can rest assured that the brain will have gotten used to overcoming a challenging situation and will be more prepared for and unusual circumstance in the future. Make this a constant practice, maybe once or twice a week and you will see results in a month or so.

Test with your senses: In order to get your brain working, don't just block out senses, but also further them individually. There are so many variations on everything nowadays that you can train sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell without going through much trouble. Buy different types of food or food from different countries/sources to try and taste the difference. Take in pieces of art and try to detect the characteristics from different painters. Listen to the same song from different artists. Go to IKEA and feel the difference of the textiles or the tiles. Go to a perfume shop and sample the various fragrances. The more variety we experience, the more work the different parts of the brain will be applied to take in and store all this information.

Every object has more than one use: It is up to you to take an object which has a very clear function, and assign it different possible uses. Be creative, find extravagant and unusual ways of implementing these objects as the brain will work hard at associating ideas and concepts to come up with situations in which these items can be put to use. The more things you can come up with the better. When your creativity has come to a dead end with that particular item, just move on to the next.