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it's a policy point again and today
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we're diving into some unique brain
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exercises that can make your brain
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healthier sharper and more focused as a
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hacker forget the usual advice like
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breathing exercises or meditation these
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exercises are fun engaging and something
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you'll actually enjoy doing in your free
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time now you might be thinking "My mind
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is already sharp." Well let's put that
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to the test with these exercises and see
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if we can push it even further exercise
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number one is the Schultter table our
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first exercise is all about challenging
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your brain this helps activate your
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cognitive abilities you'll see a grid
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with numbers from 1 to 25 arranged
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randomly focus on the number in the
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center and try to locate all the numbers
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in ascending order within 30 seconds are
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let's go now could you find them all
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don't worry if you missed some with
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practice this exercise will enhance your
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information processing speed and
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peripheral vision you can find more
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shuttletotable challenges online or in
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apps for a quick brain workout exercise
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number two is multicolor texts in this
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exercise you will see words written in
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various colors your task is to say the
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color of each word out loud not the word
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itself for example if the word red is
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written in blue you should say blue are
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you ready let's go 3 2 1 go
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this may look easy but it's actually
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quite challenging it forces your brain
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to process information differently
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strengthening memory concentration and
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multitasking skills exercise number
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three is blindfolded in this exercise
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try completing small tasks with your
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eyes closed for example close your eyes
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and write your name on paper draw simple
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shapes like a circle triangle or square
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or even type something on your phone why
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not try it now pause the video and type
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your name in the comments with your eyes
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closed this exercise keeps your brain
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active and sharpens spatial memory and
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recall exercise number four is hand
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coordination now let's work on hand
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coordination make a peace sign with your
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right hand and an okay sign with your
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left then switch making a peace sign
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with your left hand and an okay sign
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with your right try doing this five
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times in a row within 10 seconds are you
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ready let's go this exercise strengthens
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the mind body connection exercise number
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five is using your non-dominant hand
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this next exercise is simple but
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powerful use your non-dominant hand for
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tasks you'd usually do with your
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dominant hand if you usually brush your
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teeth with your right hand try using
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your left writing eating and other tasks
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with your non-dominant hand give your
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brain an extra workout forming new
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neural connections and strengthening the
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mind body link if you're enjoying this
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video why not try giving it a like with
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your non-dominant hand try it now
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exercise number six brain games we often
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hear that video games are addictive but
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research shows that brain challenging
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games can improve decision-making and
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memory opt for games like Sudoku chess
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riddles or word scrambles that make you
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think rather than addictive games like
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Candy Crush websites like Lumosity offer
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a variety of free brain training games
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to keep you sharp exercise number seven
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is limiting technology dependence
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finally try limiting your dependence on
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technology while technology makes life
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easier relying on it too much deprivives
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your brain of activity practice small
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tasks manually like memorizing words
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calculating without a calculator and
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remembering contact numbers this
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strengthens your memory and makes you
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more self-reliant instead of always
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making lists challenge yourself to
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remember things without them this isn't
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about completely abandoning lists but
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about making your memory your first tool
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