brain
i've been feeling my brain atrophying... i'm challenged at work, but not in a way that makes me really learn new skills/things. this always worries me since i think i probably enjoy active learning more than any subject i learn about. i'm not saying i'm very smart and that there's that much to lose ;) however, i don't want to feel like i wasted a brain...
i got the brain fitness program. i'm starting to delve into it. it's a fascinating and powerful thing - to learn & actively do something about the fact that human cognition can continue to expand, even after 30. i'm really looking forward to doing this as memories are one of those things i fear losing... even though most of my life, i feel like lack of sleep has resulted me spending most of my life in a haze - that's the truly scary thought. that perhaps i never fully used my brain...
alas, the application only runs on windows. :(
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here are random interesting articles:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/27/health/27brain.html?_r=3&ref=health&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=76838288
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19212514
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=00018E9D-879D-1D06-8E49809EC588EEDF
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=2274147&page=1 - if you read this article, please read on the comments following my post, there are debates! ;)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/magazine/13Psychology-t.html?_r=2&ei=5087&em=&en=180615d155579d74&ex=1200373200&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/travel/30hours.html?ex=1207368000&en=ec36785baa625e68&ei=5070&emc=eta1
i got the brain fitness program. i'm starting to delve into it. it's a fascinating and powerful thing - to learn & actively do something about the fact that human cognition can continue to expand, even after 30. i'm really looking forward to doing this as memories are one of those things i fear losing... even though most of my life, i feel like lack of sleep has resulted me spending most of my life in a haze - that's the truly scary thought. that perhaps i never fully used my brain...
alas, the application only runs on windows. :(
...
here are random interesting articles:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/27/health/27brain.html?_r=3&ref=health&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=76838288
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19212514
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=00018E9D-879D-1D06-8E49809EC588EEDF
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=2274147&page=1 - if you read this article, please read on the comments following my post, there are debates! ;)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/magazine/13Psychology-t.html?_r=2&ei=5087&em=&en=180615d155579d74&ex=1200373200&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/travel/30hours.html?ex=1207368000&en=ec36785baa625e68&ei=5070&emc=eta1