Monday, August 15, 2011
My Brain Is Tired
Have you ever done this?
You walk in to a room to get something, you get to the room, stop, think and completely forget why you were there or what you came for? After much staring off in to space to try to will your mind to remember, you abandon the idea, knowing it will come to you later. You walk away and go to do something else. Naturally, within 20-30 seconds, you remember why you were going to that first room. So, you go back to the first room to get what you had intended to get, get to the room, stop, think and once again, completely forget what you came for.
I tend to enjoy the company of people who make my brain work. I like those who can play up words, have a very strong grasp of the English language and force me to use my creativity; get those wheels turning. It delights me, for one and it strengthens my brain, for another.
Unfortunately, sometimes it seems we find ourselves around people who don’t tend to exercise their brains all that much. After four years at my previous job with people just like that, I have said that I felt I had dropped IQ points, that my brain was being fried, that I was not as “with it” and alert, my memory not as good, my cognitive abilities rusty.
It wasn’t just me talking. It is true.
As we get older, it is so vitally important that we continue to exercise our brain, to work the brain, to keep it strong. It’s not just a mental thing, it also makes a huge difference in your physical well being. Anyone who has been around the types of people I have described in my stories knows that. A person can start to feel stress, can become weaker, lazier, less active and all of that affects your health. The first step to keeping healthy is to ensure that your brain is healthy.
So I found this site called Cognifit that does brain training. Yes, brain training. If you don’t have anyone around you who can keep your brain working, who can force you to exercise it at a higher level, you’re going to need this brain training.
The first thing I did was take the test to see where I stood.
OY!
Not good. I used to be so much better than this but my poor little brain got no activity for four years! It was rarely stimulated. I did not have intelligent conversations, there was no push to work my brain, to better it, to exercise it. And it got mushy! That’s embarrassing!
Not only is it embarrassing, it explains a LOT with how I feel lately. I’m tired. All I want to do is sleep. My brain is asleep so my body wants to sleep. My brain is out of shape. It’s flabby, lazy, sitting on the couch watching mindless re-runs of M*A*S*H and eating Cheetos by the bagful. It doesn’t want to go out and do anything, enjoy the sunshine. All it wants to do is sleep and veg.
My brain used to be sharp! It could catch anything subtle. My memory was a thing of legend. People were in awe of my memory. In fact, in school, I was the only one out of all of my classmates who was able to memorize The Highwayman and recite it in front of the class. Oh, some tried but they failed because they did not have a brain as sharp as mine.
Another thing I’ve noticed is that over the years, my hand/eye co-ordination has gotten worse. I’m not as quick with the mouse as I used to be. I drop things all the time. I miss. I am not able to grab that ball out of the air that was thrown to me unannounced. I used to be able to do all of this.
My brain is in dire need of serious exercise. Thankfully this site helps people do just that. It helps people work on memory, focus, attention and perception. While you will see how you stand against the rest of the world, (and I WILL get to the point of above average because I will not settle for less), after you take the assessment test, (where I found out how dumb I got in time), you will begin training that is tailored to your needs, not the needs of other people.
The great part about it is that you can do this in your own home, it only takes about an hour a week and you can greatly improve your skills. The best part about it is that it’s FREE. That’s right, FREE brain training so that you don’t forget why you walked in to the room, so that you don’t walk around dropping things left and right or you can up your A game in any sports you take part in, your memory will improve, your attention span and attention to detail will improve, your focus will improve and your perception will improve. For free.
Sign up, (for free), take the assessment test, take an hour each week to train and watch how your entire life, your health and your happiness starts to improve.
