From crossword puzzles to computer games, brain fitness — exercises for one's mind and memory — is a hot new topic on the horizon.
Jesse Dylan interviews Marie Diamond about learning strategies and also tests his memory with Dr. Thomas Crook.
Yesterday was all about the positive effects of exercise on brain function. Today the focus is on improving one of the brain's essential processes: memory So
Good art has the power to move us beyond our normal modalities. In this particular case, our experience of letters —the elemental units of words and thoughts— just might mutate, or perhaps merely shift, ever so subtly, after exploring Andreas Müller’s For All Seasons.
Similar to Maeda’s calendar work these typographical forays into the four seasons are a wonderful answer to the melancholy of a rainy, cold, windy autumn day.
Interests: Anything with an ING:
dancing, biking, listening, talking, writing, reading,
watching, eating, drinking, running, thinking, working, dreaming,
surrendering, laughing, smiling, acting, traveling, singing, surfing,
driving, shopping, thanking, observing, welcoming, connecting,
loving, learning, sharing, practicing, asking.
Inspiration: Books: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke/
Music: Linkin Park and The Cure/
People: My mother and all of those that have come before me that have fought their
own battles and didn't give up/
Places: Carl Schurz Park, New York, NY/
Movies: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Stealing Beauty, Beautiful Girls, When A Man Loves a Woman, In America, Magdelene Sisters, The Notebook, Run Fat Boy Run/
Things: Causes worth fighting for: Lupus and other auto-immune disorders, Organ Donation and impoverished and at-risk youth.