While crosswords and puzzles have their place, there are only so many you can do in a day.<\/p>\n
Instead, try these fun techniques that promise to boost creativity and improve your memory.<\/p>\n
1.Play Antiques Roadshow<\/h3>\n
Choose an everyday object \u2013 anything from a spoon to a hairband \u2013 and pass it around your family. Each person must come up with a story about the object.<\/p>\n
What period of history is it from? Did it belong to anyone special? What was it used for? See who can come up with
\nthe most ridiculous and imaginative explanation.<\/p>\n
According to psychologists, a playful mental attitude enables flexible and creative thinking, so making fun games a part
\nof your routine will stretch your brain.<\/p>\n
2.Make your own song<\/h3>\n
Sing along to your favourite song, but change the lyrics to your own. Don\u2019t actively engage the brain, instead let your creativity take over and see what happens.<\/p>\n
Research suggests that when we go with the flow and don\u2019t think too hard, we open the mind to new possibilities and generate fresh ideas.<\/p>\n
3.Write a shopping list<\/h3>\n
Make a shopping list. As you write, picture each item in your mind. Then put the list somewhere safe. Give yourself an hour and see how many you can recall.<\/p>\n
Experts say the act of writing along with picturing the items triggers your brain to remember them. Another tip is if you imagine you already have the items, you\u2019re more likely to remember them.<\/p>\n
4.Set the scene<\/h3>\n
Look out of your window. What do you see? Get a pen and paper, and describe the scene in a paragraph.<\/p>\n
Then give yourself a break. Next, go outside and take in the scene again. Use all your senses this time, then go inside and write another paragraph. Compare the two descriptions.<\/p>\n
The second should be more engaging because using all five senses makes it a 3D experience.<\/p>\n
5.Become an author<\/h3>\n
Choose an animal, a song, a food, a country, a book, a piece of clothing and a flower, then turn them into a short story. Read the story a couple of times and put it to one side. Later in the day, recall the story and see what you can remember.<\/p>\n
Experts call this process narrative chaining.<\/p>\n
The brain encodes and retrieves random pieces of information because it has context.<\/p>\n\t\n \n
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