By Namita S Kalla | January 14, 2025
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Look at three phone numbers from your diary and write them down from memory. Doing this improves short–term memory and focus
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Think of 15 words starting with a chosen letter (e.g., A) within one minute. It improves verbal fluency and cognitive speed
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Pat your head, tap your toes, and rub your stomach simultaneously. It boosts hand-eye coordination and brain-body connection
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Touch your nose with one hand and ear with the other. Switch. It improves coordination, focus by engaging both brain sides
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Rearrange jumbled words (eg, sloyeaj → jealousy). It will help improve problem-solving, vocabulary, and cognitive flexibility
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List five related things (animals, colours, flowers) and identify the odd one. Good for logical reasoning and categorisation skills
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Arrange objects in a shelf, study them, then mix and reorder them correctly. It improves memory, concentration, and observational skills
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Read words from a book. Recall 12 random words in the order they were read. Aids short-term memory, accuracy, mental organisation
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Choose a word and generate as many rhymes as possible. This supports phonemic awareness, verbal agility, and creative thinking
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Write some sentences with your non-dominant hand. It stimulates motor functions and strengthens neural pathways