I am Puzzling
Do you ever feel stuck?
Like you can’t figure something out.
Do you take time to pause and look at it from another point of view?
That is one of the bonuses of putting puzzles together.
The benefits of puzzling include:
- Improve visual and spatial reasoning.
- Exercise both sides of your brain.
- Improve problem-solving skills.
- Improve memory.
- Enhance mood.
- Lower stress levels.
- Increase the production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that regulates mood, memory, and concentration.
Puzzling is a mental workout that stimulates both sides of the brain—the left, or more logical side, and your right, or more creative side. It also allows us to relax our minds and enter a state of meditation. It can really help ease some of your stress and provide a sense of peace and tranquility that lowers your blood pressure and your heart rate.
Take time to engage in a puzzle this week. Pick one of the following:
- Number Puzzles
- Letter Puzzles
- Logic Puzzles
- Pattern Puzzles
- Jigsaw Puzzles
- Sudoku
- Crossword
Puzzling helps everything slow down and allows you to open up space in your mind to think about how you’re feeling without all of the distractions. Plus, you are releasing dopamine into your brain, which allows you to feel pleasure and satisfaction, as well as motivation to keep going.
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