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Rhymesometimes
Rhymesometimes
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July 16, 2021

What Stimulates Your Brain?

  • July 16, 2021
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There are numerous activities to keep your brain stimulated, my top ones are:  Sudoku, reading in all kinds of genres, writing limericks, Zumba ( learning new dance steps ), trying out new recipes, playing Mexican Train ( dominos ), playing card game Quiddler, crocheting, making bookmark/ friendship bracelets out of embroidery floss, socializing and exercising.  

 

How do you stimulate your brain?

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    ChaviB814890rest
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    July 16, 2021

    @Rhymesometimes I do <logic> puzzles. Lol, hopefully my brain is being <stimulated>!!! 😂🤣

      Rhymesometimes
      RhymesometimesAuthor
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      July 16, 2021

      @Anonymous That's awesome!  Definitely stimulates your brain.

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      postman29
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      July 17, 2021

      @Rhymesometimes I love doing crossword puzzles every day, playing strategic card games, reading, great discussions and debates with friends and family, watching my favorite late night shows on CNN, and problem solving. Oh, and listening to great music that makes me remember the best times in my life.

        Rhymesometimes
        RhymesometimesAuthor
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        July 17, 2021

        @postman29 Those are terrific ideas.  What type of strategic card games do you play?

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          postman29
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          July 17, 2021

          @Rhymesometimes I like playing poker, cribbage, and 45's. Playing partners in both cribbage and 45's is a blast. A lot of strategy involved.🤔

            UpperHandsPiano
            UpperHandsPiano
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            July 18, 2021

            One of the best ways to increase brain function is by playing an instrument, because it is multi-sensorial, meaning that it engages multiple parts of the brain for reading, listening, touch, emotion, intuition, sequencing, and it's fun! If anyone wants more information about the instruction books I've written especially for adults over 50, check out my website: UpperHandsPiano.com. 

             

            I also LOVE to read! Fiction, and Non-fiction about Psychology, self-improvement, politics, biographies...

             

            My guilty pleasure is playing Words With Friends, which is like Scrabble on your phone 😊

              Rhymesometimes
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              July 18, 2021

              @UpperHandsPiano That's fantastic!  Never to late.

              UpperHandsPiano
              UpperHandsPiano
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              July 18, 2021

              Absolutely true! I teach several students in their 90s! No centenarians yet 🙂

                AARPRachelA
                AARPRachelA
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                July 22, 2021

                Reading is a big one for me too @Rhymesometimes 📚 Have any good books to share? Lately, I've been doing more yoga to stimulate my mind and body. This summer, I've become an early morning person (gasp!) and I've found that morning yoga is an incredibly beneficial way for me to start my day.

                 

                There are also a plethora of ways to stimulate your brain with Staying Sharp®, an award winning brain health program and an AARP member benefit. Check it out today!

                  Rhymesometimes
                  RhymesometimesAuthor
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                  July 22, 2021

                  @AARPRachelA  Love getting up early, it's the most productive time for me.  Welcome to the early bird group. 🐥 I keep saying I'm going to incorporate yoga. You are inspirational. I can recommend two interesting books I recently read.  'Atomic Habits' by James Clear and Joshua Foer's "Moonwalking with Einstein."

                   

                    AARPRachelA
                    AARPRachelA
                    Community Manager
                    July 23, 2021

                    Thanks for the book recs @Rhymesometimes! 🤓 There's a free Stretchy Calming Yoga with Adriene class that AARP is hosting tomorrow morning. Check it out!

                      MarkV847771
                      MarkV847771
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                      July 26, 2021

                      Okay, this may be a bit weird but I like to go walking at night, and about every 10 minutes I stop, close my eyes, and smell the air. I work over the smells in my brain to categorize them but not to try and identify them. I do try to figure out if I smelled some of the scents in the past. The nose is the most directly-connected sensory organ to the brain and by analyzing scents like this I'm giving it a work out, using it in the same way our ancestors did to gain information on their surroundings.

                      -Mark

                       

                       

                      The medicine man at www.medicinemanplantco.com
                        Rhymesometimes
                        RhymesometimesAuthor
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                        July 27, 2021

                        @MarkV847771 Very creative, that's an awesome way to get your brain engaged and a little exercise too.  Might try that one out myself.

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                          MarkV847771
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                          July 28, 2021

                          Just be sure you're somewhere safe while standing with your eyes closed in the dark. 😉

                          -Mark

                           

                          The medicine man at www.medicinemanplantco.com
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                            RacquelE712599
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                            July 31, 2021

                            Eating and Reading 

                            Racquel Evans
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                              August 2, 2021

                              @RacquelE712599  enthusiast yes to both!

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                                Hoochs5
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                                August 5, 2021

                                EXERCISING, SUDOKU, CROSSWORD PUZZLES, READING, SEWING, GARDENING

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                                  d953405f
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                                  August 5, 2021

                                  I love reading- all different kinds of genre... Love going to the gym and walking outside... I do the AARP crossword puzzles daily...My grandkids keep me going!!

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                                    EdnaS458231
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                                    January 22, 2022

                                    LOVE THAT ANSWER AND I AGREE WITH YOU 100%

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                                    JacquyG587688
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                                    August 5, 2021

                                    I’m mentoring and editing on Zoom with college students who are updating the book I contributed to 53 years ago, Institutional Racism in America. It’s especially fun and challenging to co-edit a document on a shared Zoom screen.  It’s connecting me to young people as well, which is always good.

                                      2Papa
                                      2Papa
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                                      August 6, 2021

                                      I keep a tic sheet to track the number and duration of my daily naps.

                                        Rhymesometimes
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                                        August 8, 2021

                                        @2Papa  Love your answer, so funny!

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