Comments on: Routine: the Killer of Brain Fitness? http://marknutting.com/blog/routine-the-killer-of-brain-fitness/ Solutions From Mark Nutting Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:21:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Mike T Nelson http://marknutting.com/blog/routine-the-killer-of-brain-fitness/#comment-1827 Mike T Nelson Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:16:21 +0000 http://marknutting.com/blog/?p=87#comment-1827 It is always a balancing act between ritual and novelty. Both are needed, but points well taken. The future is in the brain. Rock on! Mike T Nelson PhD(c) http://www.ExtremeHumanPeformance.com It is always a balancing act between ritual and novelty. Both are needed, but points well taken. The future is in the brain.

Rock on!
Mike T Nelson PhD(c)
http://www.ExtremeHumanPeformance.com

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]]> By: Hal Cohen http://marknutting.com/blog/routine-the-killer-of-brain-fitness/#comment-1309 Hal Cohen Fri, 29 May 2009 03:47:07 +0000 http://marknutting.com/blog/?p=87#comment-1309 I have always said that when I travel I want to see it, hear it, touch it , taste it , and smell it. The more I involve my senses the more intense the experience, the more memorable. As an infant novelty is a very strong attractor. Novelty makes one more aware of their senses. So why should seeking novelty stop as an infant? We all fall into patterns that reinforce or highlight our strengths. That's a good thing, but don't let it define your boundaries. If we were a little bit less intimidated by failure we would be more able to , as adults, embrace novelty. I do boot camp twice a month not because I'm good at it, but because I'm terrible at it. I took hip hop, not because I'm a natural, but because I'm not. I study a language before I travel to foreign countries not because I have a gift for languages, but because I do not. Only by continuing to seek novelty can we truly challenge ourselves as if we were an infant, in our most expansive time of growth. Because I have sought novelty I can pop an arthritic looking hip hop move and stumble through a conversation with a slow 2 year old in four languages. My suggestion? Think OUTSIDE your comfort box and seek novelty, for the process of failing at something new, especially when the consequence of failure is low, is a process that can only enrich. And who knows ... maybe you won't fail at all. It's not what you do, it's the novelty of the process that's important. Or better yet, engage yourself in an event that makes novelty an intrinsic component. Improv anyone? And you can't travel, simply take a walk in your own town and pay attention to each one of your senses. Sit down, close your eyes, listen, inhale, touch, taste. Explore. I have always said that when I travel I want to see it, hear it, touch it , taste it , and smell it. The more I involve my senses the more intense the experience, the more memorable. As an infant novelty is a very strong attractor. Novelty makes one more aware of their senses. So why should seeking novelty stop as an infant? We all fall into patterns that reinforce or highlight our strengths. That’s a good thing, but don’t let it define your boundaries. If we were a little bit less intimidated by failure we would be more able to , as adults, embrace novelty. I do boot camp twice a month not because I’m good at it, but because I’m terrible at it. I took hip hop, not because I’m a natural, but because I’m not. I study a language before I travel to foreign countries not because I have a gift for languages, but because I do not. Only by continuing to seek novelty can we truly challenge ourselves as if we were an infant, in our most expansive time of growth. Because I have sought novelty I can pop an arthritic looking hip hop move and stumble through a conversation with a slow 2 year old in four languages. My suggestion? Think OUTSIDE your comfort box and seek novelty, for the process of failing at something new, especially when the consequence of failure is low, is a process that can only enrich. And who knows … maybe you won’t fail at all. It’s not what you do, it’s the novelty of the process that’s important. Or better yet, engage yourself in an event that makes novelty an intrinsic component. Improv anyone? And you can’t travel, simply take a walk in your own town and pay attention to each one of your senses. Sit down, close your eyes, listen, inhale, touch, taste. Explore.

]]> By: Michael http://marknutting.com/blog/routine-the-killer-of-brain-fitness/#comment-1307 Michael Thu, 28 May 2009 21:38:01 +0000 http://marknutting.com/blog/?p=87#comment-1307 I have been working in the brain fitness space since 2001 and we have come along way. There has been significant scientific studies over the last 5 years that illustrate how we can maintain and develop our cognitive skills through our lifespan. Our company has started to launch pilots that provide more efficacy to our software. I truly believe the next 5 years will see a lot of positive developments in this area. Michael www.fitbrains.com I have been working in the brain fitness space since 2001 and we have come along way. There has been significant scientific studies over the last 5 years that illustrate how we can maintain and develop our cognitive skills through our lifespan. Our company has started to launch pilots that provide more efficacy to our software. I truly believe the next 5 years will see a lot of positive developments in this area.

Michael
http://www.fitbrains.com

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