Brain Fitness Tip: Your Auxiliary Brain
One of the biggest challenges this time of year is keeping your brain fitness program going in spite of shopping, parties, family, and work. All of the usual temptations are there, plus a new group of reasons not to stick with your program.
I think one of the biggest challenges for many people in changing or maintaining a change in their fitness program is focus. When you’re managing a complex project at work, a social life, maybe worrying about getting the kids to school play on time, and who knows what else, it’s easy to let other things slide. Sometimes it’s just basic prioritizing, but sometimes it’s because you can’t focus.
If you want to stick with a brain training program during the season, do something to help you focus on what you want to accomplish every day, and include brain training:
- Take a few moments every morning to review your daily to-do list before beginning the day.
- Set a reminder in your cell phone or computer calendar that will pop up every day.
- Put your daily to-do list on a 3 x 5 card and post it on your refrigerator or on a mirror in your dressing area.
The key idea is not to make your brain have to remember things in a time when your life is most complicated. Figure out a way to off load some of the memory tasks to your cell phone, computer, or environment.
