Daily mental challenge

General Health · Beginner

Build cognitive reserve by keeping your brain active and challenged, so you stay sharp over the years.

Small actions of a few minutes to start this habit:

Spend a while on a mental challenge that genuinely stretches you: a language, an instrument, a skill, a difficult read.

What you already master and do on autopilot barely stimulates you; look for the challenge.

10 min

Get off autopilot: change a route, try something different, question something you took for granted.

Novelty stimulates the brain; monotony lulls it to sleep.

2 min

Combine some exercise with some social life: both protect the brain as much as intellectual challenge does.

Exercise is one of the best things you can do for your brain in the long run.

15 min