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# Tasting Life Twice

Author Crystal King muses on life, history, writing and food.

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## Posts about brain:

![Close Your Eyes To Box More Clever](https://blog.crystalking.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/8412520948_1eb648b5a4_b.jpg)

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In the last few years there have been a bevy of studies, articles and even video games thrown at the masses with the aim to help one's brain age well, to become more intelligent or to stave off dementia. The most common method of giving your brain a boost is to jolt one's self out of your routine. Drive a different way home from work. Sit in a different spot in class. Take the stairs if you commonly use the elevator. Basically, stop the routine and start doing something that makes you have to think a bit more. The trick I always seem to remember is to do something simple, like shower with your eyes closed. Try it--it's hard! And I recommend skipping using a razor if you opt to try.  Or try walking through your house with your eyes closed. You'll find that you second guess yourself, and that there is a bit of fear involved as well as some discovery.   
[Over](http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2006/mar/05/media.bbc) and [over](http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=5023860&page=1#.T-0Uw7VfGmQ), this seems to help with cognitive processes, especially as you age. Companies have realized that they can monetize the idea of training your brain, leading to the rise of sites and apps like [Lumosity](http://www.lumosity.com/), [Braingle](http://www.braingle.com/) and [FitBrains](http://www.fitbrains.com/). Do these types of sites work? I think that the [jury is still out on this](http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/apr/21/brain-training-online-neuroscience-elizabeth-day), but on a minimum level, they do help with creativity.

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