Warm Up Your Brain
The goal is to not get sucked into another activity, but to just get your brain working and your mental juices flowing.
Before we start, I want to emphasize that this is meant to be a fun and engaging activity. Your brain enjoys a challenge, but start slow because if the challenge far exceeds what you can currently do, you will get frustrated and quit. That is not the goal.
Here is a quick way to do just that:
- Think of a number between 1 and 20.
- Double it in your head.
- Keep doubling it until you can’t keep track of the number or you feel warmed up.
This isn’t a contest and you shouldn’t get frustrated when you lose track of the number. If this happens, just start over.
A few minutes should be enough to get you going.
Be creative, you don’t have to just double numbers. Try squaring them.
Maybe numbers frustrate you. No problem. Say the Alphabet backwards, go every other letter. Or how about thinking of an actor and then try to name all the movies he/she has been in.
Again, this is just to warm up your brain. Have fun with it and think up new ways to warm up your brain. The possiblities are endless!
