Ok, you have become lazy and too relaxed just by watching the movies. Time for some action!
I am sure that most of you just hated math or chemistry or some other class that at some point it became incredibly boring. Well, it might have been only the teacher that you hated or your mood or whatever. But after classes you found yourself liberated and maybe seeking the thrill in a game. Did you knew that everything has a purpose... multifaceted? When you learn anything (and by playing you may learn a lot) you gain the power of abstraction and reuse in different fields that might be not so obvious connected.
You may have heard of brainy games or not, but you should give them a try. I have tested several and I can say that you will see the effect of transferring pretty quick. After you have mastered say two of them, you will become proficient at faster understanding others that you have not yet touched. Ah, and you will be able to faster give change at the store; and you will grow some new connections in your brain that may help you be less depressed; and you will understand math easier; and... :-)
Here are some good starts that provides a good enough balance between fun and learning:
- BrainVersity
- Mindscape's Brain Trainer (aka Oak Systems Brain Workout), but search not the one with "only US" word puzzle version!
- Brain Challenge
- >FlashFabrica's brain< (thank you again, my beloved Aliz! )
- the n-back task having another free example here, flash style ; the most configurable and nicest variant "ever":
>BrainWorkshop<
[update] the latest version (4.8) is better, but not for beginners, while I want you to USE the configurable options and not get lost. So please see the previous (4.7) here: BrainWorkshop History
- the best kept for the last: a great collection of cognitive fun:
>http://cognitivefun.net/<
