“The holy grail of brain training is [. . .] physical exercise. Simple aerobic exercise, such as walking 45 minutes a day three times a week, improves episodic memory and executive-control functions by about 20 percent, finds Art Kramer of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/01/03/can-you-build-a-better-brain.html
“Kramer finds that a year of exercise can give a 70-year-old the connectivity of a 30-year-old, improving memory, planning, dealing with ambiguity, and multitasking.”
Meditation
Playing Video Games
Newsweek’s The Daily Beast gives these 31 tips for boosting your brain (I first read these in the Newsweek with “Gay Angel Obama” on the cover:
- Play Words With Friends
- Eat Turmeric
- Take Tae Kwon Do (get your heart going)
- Get News from Al Jazeera
- Toss Your Smartphone
- Sleep. A Lot.
- Download the TED App
- Go to a Literary Festival
- Build a ‘Memory Palace’
- Learn a Language
- Eat Dark Chocolate
- Join a Knitting Circle
- Wipe the Smile Off Your Face
- Play Violent Videogames
- Follow These People on Twitter
- Eat Yogurt
- Install SuperMemo
- See a Shakespeare Play
- Refine Your Thinking
- Hydrate
- Check Out iTunes U
- Visit MoMa
- Play an Instrument
- Write By Hand
- The Pomodoro Technique
- Zone Out
- Drink Coffee
- Delay Gratification
- Become an Expert
- Write Reviews Online
- Get Out of Town
I also like this summary on Fierce Authenticity.
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