I've started a new gig working with Lumos Labs. They have a web site Lumosity that provides Brain Training (aka Brain Exercises or Brain Games) that keeps your thinking muscles in shape. I worked with them earlier as a contractor (still am at the moment), but it looks like I'll be switching to full time Director of Engineering in April when we get back from South America (already arranged apartments in Lima and Buenos Aires). The vacation is a last blast before descending back into the regular full time employee world that I haven't been in since quiting my startup company in 2004.
Anyhow, the brain games are pretty fun, and there's a lot of science behind their efficacy. You should check them out. My favorites are Raindrops, Word Bubbles and Memory Match. The games are designed to improve four cognitive areas: Memory, Attention, Processing Speed and Cognitive Control. It's nice to know that there's some healthy stuff going on, but they are also fun to play and enough of a challenge to give you real satisfaction as you improve.
This is my new desktop image on my workstation: Brain storming.
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