Joe Mills

Brain Fitness

I’m always into anything that talks about brain fitness. In this day and age where it is so easy to just sit in front of the television and do mindless activities, I think brain fitness is SORELY overlooked by most Americans. I know I want my brain to stay as sharp as possible for as long as possible. I’m a big purveyor of the Flow theory brought forth by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi which basically states that most people are at the happiest when they are completely immersed in an activity that requires their brain to be working at its peak. We can get so used to letting our brains idly go through life, but I think that is the wrong way to go through life. Yes, we all get tired and need to rest, but that does not mean we need to deprive our brains from the “fitness” it needs. So, with that in mind, here are some tips from Pick the Brain:

What can we do to maintain our brain? Focus on four pillars of brain health: ensure frequent physical exercise, eat a balanced diet, learn effective stress management techniques, and get a constant flow of brain exercise. Stress management is important since stress has been shown to actually kill neurons and reduce the rate of creation of new ones. Brain exercises range from low-tech (i.e. meditation, mastering new complex skills…) to high-tech (i.e. using the growing number of brain games)

Back to my brain fitness…

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Scafunjer Hunt

A friend of mine in Seattle went on this scafunjer hunt and a couple weeks back, and I could only think, “Why can’t I be part of this as well?” My friend described it as, “the most elaborate scavenger hunt competition”. He posted a link to the rules and it is amazing that the organizer got so many people to agree to this…in the middle of winter. Check it out…

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Moto

Moto is not a place you would go every month or every year since it is an expensive place, but something I think everyone should experience at least. And considering I have not been inspired lately, it seems like a strange place for me to be inspired, but sometimes that happens. This was my first visit to a place that has a pre-selected 10 course meal. Every course is almost a performance in itself in the way it is presented to you. Food placed just so…it makes the artist in me take notice. I think I liked how a lot of the food was put in geometric shapes…the potatoes were in rectangles, the mahi mahi was cut into a square, and the cake was in the shape of a cube. One of the highlights of the night was the menu printed on to an edible cracker. I think I would have eaten the menu no matter what the taste was…

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