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Exercises for Keeping a Young MindCollected and edited by Dang Phuong Ha Simply put, your mind needs some exercise in order to stay young and healthy.. Learn new languages: Language prov

Exercises for Keeping a Young Mind

Collected and edited by Dang Phuong Ha

Simply put, your mind needs some exercise in order to stay young and healthy The basis for brain’s life is processing of new data and stimuli Our minds should be regularly exposed to updated

information and new experiences, in order to reach higher levels of creativity, openness, speed, and adaptation Looking for new ways of thinking is an excellent exercise for being smarter and more sociable Nevertheless, in the following I detail a neat list of simple exercises for improving our minds’ state:

1 Solve some puzzles and crosswords: A puzzle is a problem or enigma that challenges ingenuity.

Basically, you piece together objects in a logical way in order to come up with the desired shape, picture

or solution (obviously, a crossword is a type of puzzle.) Puzzles are often viewed as a form of simple

entertainment, but they are powerful allies for increasing brain activity

2 Learn new languages: Language proves the high dynamics and adaptability of the brain When we

are learning a new language, our brain adapts to the new expressions and forms based on those qualities

in the already understood language This way, learning a new language changes the brain’s structure This ability is typical of young minds

Enigma: đi u bí n ề ẩ

Ingenuity: tài khéo léo

Entertainment: s gi i trí ự ả

Allies: nh ng s liên k t ữ ự ế

Dynamic: đ ng l c ộ ự

Adaptability: kh n ng thích nghi, ả ă thích ng ứ

Expressions: thành ngữ

Structure: c u trúc ấ

3 Play some musical instrument: The effect is similar to learning a new language, albeit in another dimension The musical mind is also fairly complex, and acquiring a basic level of coordination and

musical receptive ability depends on the brain regrouping the perceived and repeated musical structures That’s what we are after: an active brain

4 Play a videogame you like: Long gone are the times when videogames were only for kids Currently,

we have games for all ages Go and choose a game you like, and start playing If the game is good, you will barge into environments involving series of decisions Such artificial environments provide plenty

of stimuli, and our brains will be reacting to them

5 Do some calculus and mathematical operations: Besides keeping our math fresh, mathematical

operations activate the left side of the brain

Albeit: m c dù ặ

Dimension: chi u, chi u h ề ề ướ ng

Receptive: d ti p thu, d l nh h i ễ ế ễ ĩ ộ

Perceive: hi u đ ể ượ c, l nh h i đ ĩ ộ ượ c,

n m đ ắ ượ c

Long gone: ã qua lâu r i Đ ồ

Barge into: va ph i ả

Series of decisions: 1 lo t nh ng quy t đ nh ạ ữ ế ị

Artificial: nhân t o ạ

Stimuli (số nhiều của stimulus): s kích ự thích, tác nhân kích thích

Calculus: Tính toán, bài toán

Mathematical operation: Bài toán

6 Try to write with your opposite hand: Switching hands stimulates other parts of our brains, which

therefore improves logical reasoning and creativity Think outside the box Besides writing, try other

things such as brushing your teeth with your wrong hand

7 Read, provide summaries of the texts, and try to retain the key concepts: This exercises

concentration, abstraction, retention, and general relation of ideas By doing summaries, your mind forms

a network of concepts

8 Take a shower with your eyes closed: Train your brain to work with incomplete information

9 Talk to your friends: A circle of good friends is a very important requirement for keeping a healthy

mind Bad friends are no friends at all, and mean a waste of your time and positive energy

Finally, we should keep in our minds that young brains never stop changing and adjusting Sound sleep and healthy eating is very important too And you always have the right to change your mind (thay

đổi quyết định)

Opposite hand: tay không thu n ậ

Switch: chuy n sang ể

Summaries of the texts: tóm t t các v n b n ắ ă ả

Retain: gi l i ữ ạ

Concept: khái ni m, ý ni m chung ệ ệ