Mental Aerobics

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Mental Aerobics 9/25

Last post we discussed ways to stimulate your creativity. To continue that topic, here’s a fun challenge to exercise your brain a little. Each of the following three sentences has a country name hidden in them. Can you find all three?

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Posted by Randy Gage in Critical Thinking.

Exercising Your Brain

It’s been a while since we’ve done a mental aerobics. So let’s see just how well rounded your knowledge of the world is. Take the test below on a variety of different topics and see how many correct answers you can get. Some are intriguing, others arcane, but they’re all interesting.

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Posted by Randy Gage in Critical Thinking.

Mental Aerobics Again

I’m leaving Barcelona where I had a wonderful event over the weekend and got to be here for the World Cup final with Spain last night. I’m staying right by Las Ramblas, so I am savoring the moment. Fireworks, cruise ship horns blasting, the TV announcer is crying and so am I. Complete bedlam.

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Memorial Weekend Mental Aerobics…

Tonight begins the Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S. I’m on my way to a softball tournament in Minneapolis with the team, so figured this was a good time for another mental aerobics. This is a good exercise to improve your vocabulary and English skills for those of you that don’t speak English as your first language. (Like you guys in Miami!) And it’s a great way to improve your lateral thinking processes.

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Fighting Mediocrity

I told you in the last post that the biggest danger you face isn’t negative people, but the neutral ones. Like most things in life the biggest evil isn’t some intentionally malicious force – but the threat of mediocrity. It is the most insidious evil.

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Posted by Randy Gage in Critical Thinking, Success.

Mental Aerobics Answers

I told you that this is a fun one. I might have neglected to mention that it can also drive you insane! Your challenge was to study these 15 uncommon letter sequences and see how many English words can you find that contain them.

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Mental Aerobics 7/03/09

Tomorrow is the day we celebrate our independence here in the States, so it’s a leisurely holiday weekend. I’m in Atlanta playing in a softball tournament. But before I head to the fields, here’s a little challenge to get your brain cells moving a little.

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Mental Aerobics…

Ok it’s a lazy Saturday and I’m not feeling very prolific. So instead of a usual post let me give you another brainteaser to get your neuro pathways open. Here’s your challenge:

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Mental Aerobics…

Okay it’s another lazy Friday, so time to stimulate your neural pathways. Here’s a little exercise for your brain. See if you can solve this puzzle. First person that does gets worldwide adulation and respect!

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Mental Aerobics

Ok it’s a lazy Friday and I’m not up to writing a long lesson for you today. But let’s stimulate your brain cells and shake off the dust anyway. Here is your new Mental Aerobics challenge:

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Posted by Randy Gage in Critical Thinking.