I took me a long time to figure our how to do sudoku. It was like I was hitting a mental block and just couldn't get it. I kept trying and soon figured it out. Now I love to do them!!!! I do the one in the paper every day and sometimes do a few in a sudoku book I have.

Kim, anything that taxes your brain for a little while will help you....

Try video games, word puzzles, number puzzles, play solitaire, learn something new....all this will help rewire your brain....

If you drive, take different routes.

Cook - try a new recipe.

Always clean in a particular way? Alternate, change, start in another room.....if you dust first, wash dishes first....

Exercise? Change your routine....

Keep moving. Keep rotating. Keep changing.

I agree that anything that exercises the brain is a good idea. I heard a doctor on the The Today show the other day say that your brain needs to be exercised as much as the rest of your body.

Now, about Suduko, I can't figure it out to save my life. My foggy brain just doesn't "get it". I can play alot of other games but can't get this one down. The other one I have a problem with is Text Twist......I can get the big words that you have to have to get to the next level but can never get the 3 letter words. Go figure?! :Hum:

hey Kinch!

another TEXT TWIST fan here!

I find it keeps my brain fizzing happily along, and gives me something to do during the enforced *rests* between chores (detailed in Tamiloo's thread elsewhere, lol)

here's a screen-grab of my favorite winning hand...

look at the two six-letter words, make a NICE pair, don't they?

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4...lunrealex0.png

meaning, my NEURAL stuff is UNREAL!

:cool::D:cool:

Wow!!
 

I love test twist too but you are the best!! :)

I can't do Sudoku at all; my 82 year old Mom does them in ink!! :confused:

I love crosswords and brain teasers of all types but I just can't do numbers! Must be a math phobia thing I guess. I have tried the ones for kids and still struggle so gave up.

Cayo....that is awesome! What a score! I've only been able to complete the puzzle a few times but am no where near that score. You rock. :Bow:

That game has helped me a lot when I've had my worst cognitive problems. I'm a big fan, of the game & you. :hug:

muchas gracias, Senora!

Text Twist relaxes me, and really seems to improve my cognitive skills.

I am very glad DS-24-Matt showed it to me.

psssst! wanna see my BEST score ever?

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/8840/66666666nz5.png

(brag brag brag... but alas, NEVER managed to repeat it!)

:D:o:D

thank you so much.

looks like you and me are birds of a feather, Janie!

'cause I can't do number stuff at ALL, either...

and my darned sister was a MATH major at UC Berkeley.

words are the ONE thing I'm good at... I used to be an editor.

but I totally flunked out of Algebra.

and she's all doin' Trig and Calculus and *laughing* at me.

:o:p:o

I'm a retired Accountant, so I hate numbers games..:D

I play Word Whomp every day at Pogo.com. I play some of the other games there too. I like to do the, daily paper, Crosswords and also Jigsaw Puzzels online. I have several downloaded.

Exercising the brain is a good thing.:cool:

Text Twist looks like fun, where do you find that? I love word games too.