Alvaro Fernandez, co-founder of cognitive fitness firm SharpBrains, is now blogging at the Huffington Post. He just posted a thoughtful list of "10 Habits of Highly Successful Brains." Here are #1 and #5:
1. Learn what is the "It" in "Use It or Lose It". A basic understanding will serve you well to appreciate your brain's beauty as a living and constantly-developing dense forest with billions of neurons and synapses.
5. Thrive on Learning and Mental Challenges. The point of having a brain is precisely to learn and to adapt to challenging new environments. Once new neurons appear in your brain, where they stay in your brain and how long they survive depends on how you use them. "Use It or Lose It" does not mean "do crossword puzzle number 1,234,567". It means, "challenge your brain often with fundamentally new activities."
Previously on BB:
• Mind gyms for cognitive fitness Link
