Puzzle Power: How to Jump-Start Your Mind
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Book Description
Crossword puzzles, word games, math teasers, and the like are usually considered just amusing pastimes. In fact, many of the world's great minds have turned to puzzles and games, not just as diversions, but as means of sharpening their mental abilities. Recently, a variety of studies on the effects of aging on the mind have shown that older people who keep their minds active by doing crossword puzzles or other mentally challenging tasks are statistically far less likely to be afflicted by Alzheimer's or dementia. The evidence appears to indicate that exercising our brains is as important as exercising our bodies for health and fitness.
With this in mind, puzzle expert Terry H. Stickels has created this delightful collection of fun and challenging brainteasers. Each puzzle has been carefully chosen to help the reader train his or her mind in different areas of thinking. Individual sections test and develop spatial-visual skills, logical and analytical reasoning, divergent and convergent thinking, word power, math and scientific knowledge, trivia, and more. Whether you peek at the answers or not, Stickels demonstrates that the more you attempt to solve puzzles, of whatever kind, the better you become at tackling puzzles in all categories. As your mental flexibility improves, you become generally a better problem solver, and that highly valued skill has great application to all areas of life.
With motivational quotes from great thinkers and mind researchers, PUZZLE POWER entertains, educates, and inspires you to realize your full mental potentials.
About the Author
Terry H. Stickels is the author of puzzle books, calendars, card decks, and posters featuring critical thinking skills. He has two nationally syndicated columns, one that appears in USA Weekend magazine, and a monthly MENSA puzzle column in American Way, the in-flight magazine of American Airlines.
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