mental exercise
Thought-based training activity
Mental exercise refers to activities that challenge and stimulate the brain, much like physical exercise works the body.
These include puzzles, memory games, learning new skills, or any cognitive task that requires focused attention and mental effort.
Doing crosswords is my daily mental exercise.
The term is sometimes used more loosely for any demanding thought process: Trying to follow his argument was quite the mental exercise.
- crosswordsClued letter grids
- SudokuLogic grid puzzle
- chessStrategic board game
- brain teasersPuzzles requiring clever thought
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
logic problems · riddles · brainstorming · memory palaces · lateral thinking · problem solving · music composition · storytelling · mnemonic devices · memory games · design thinking · reasoning · strategy games · escape room · improvisation · flashcards · trivia games · mathematical proofs
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- neuroplasticityLTD, BDNF, neural pathways, neurogenesis, critical periods
mental exercisephysical exercise
Intentional bodily activity for fitness
physical exertion · physical activity · workout · manual labor · physical training
mental exercisemindlessness
Lack of awareness
vegetating · zoning out · brain rot · spacing out · daydreaming