CLEVER THINKING

Smart ideas for boosting your brain

Learning Set aside time to broaden your horizons. Listen to a genre of music or a type of podcast that's new to you. Say yes to new experiences and welcome learning opportunities, whether at work or in your free time. The science: Your brain responds to learning by reorganising itself and growing new brain cell connections. This is key to building resilience and maintaining emotional wellbeing. Education is the most consistently successful cognitive enhancer, and can build resilience at any point in life. Taken from Brain Gym by Dr Sabina Brennan, illustrated by Andy Goodman. Available at laurenceking.com DID YOU KNOW? Scientists trained pigeons to tell apart paintings by Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso. NICE FIND Restoration work at Christ's College, Cambridge, revealed long-forgotten Tudor wall paintings, showing three motifs linked to Henry VII's reign,…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2024

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