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Want a fun way to tune up your brain? Why not use some classic mind games to help you increase your brainpower and get you out of your thinking “ruts.” Good mind games habituate you to using creative problem solving as a normal part of thinking about things.

One lateral thinking puzzle you can try right now involves nine dots, layed out three by three. You have to connect them all with four straight lines, and without lifting the pen or pencil from the paper. Figure this one out and you’ll appreciate the expression “thinking outside of the box.”

Mind Games For Groups

Some group mind games are especially good for long trips in a car. For example, someone looks out the window and randomly chooses an object. Everyone in the car then tries to imagine a new way to make money with it. Street signs become places to advertise, trees are sold with names, and a truck becomes a traveling grocery store.

The “change of perspective” technique can be used as a problem-solving game. Pick any topic, and see who can come up with the most unique new perspective. Could there be a world where jobs weren’t necessary? How would a virus define morality if it was conscious?

Another creative game for a group uses a specific technique, called “concept combination.” Simply combine random concepts or things in interesting ways, and see who has the best idea. A chair and a microwave? Maybe an easy-chair with a built-in cooler, microwave and television, or microwavable “couch potatoes” - a potato snack in the shape of a couch.

More Mind Games

Some lateral-thinking puzzles use a scenario, real or imagined, with a selection of things you have to use to accomplish something. Imagine a ping-pong ball in an iron pipe that’s set in cement. The pipe sticks up two-feet high, and has almost the same diameter as the ball. With only a box of frosted-flakes, and a t-shirt, how many ways can you find to get the ball out of the pipe? You could also set this up for real, to know if a proposed solution will really work.

Riddles are just mind games or lateral-thinking puzzles. You move laterally in your mind, away from your usual line of thought, to solve a riddle. What did his friends do when the canibal was late for dinner? Gave him the cold shoulder. Keeping your brain in shape doesn’t have to be a matter of serious study, does it?

Steve Gillman has been studying brainpower enhancement, creative problem solving, and related topics for years. You can visit his website, and subscribe to his free Mind Power Course, at: http://www.IncreaseBrainPower.com/mind-power.html

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Science has proved that stress relief games play a vital role in relieving stress. Stress relief games are of many types and it varies depending upon the taste of the person. These small games, activities, and exercises are intended to reduce stress. These games are found to offer a faster stress relief than the traditional techniques.

Stress commonly occurs for every person in a workplace ranging from deskbound office workers to managers. It is estimated that around 200 to 300 million dollars are spent annually by the American industry for job stress that occur due to absenteeism, employee turnover, diminished productivity, and accidents. This is where the stress relief games play their role. These games have many plus points. It helps in easing high-pressure situations at home and at work, and they work even better than the ordinary relaxation exercises.

Make the beginning of each day by singing in the shower. Don’t worry about the words and rhymes. Think of it as a stress relief game, which is played before stress takes an opportunity to rear its ugly head. Another way to relieve stress during daily travel is by counting the dogs and any similar object that you see on the way.

There are many varieties of stress relief games available on the Internet. Many of these online computer games, multiplayer games and online tournaments have showed their effectiveness in reducing stress. One can play most of these games online. A person can choose any game according to his/her taste, and download it if necessary to play in the future.

Stress Relief provides detailed information on Stress Relief, Stress Relief Products, Stress Relief Games, Stress Relief Management and more. Stress Relief is affiliated with Stress Management Techniques. (Written by Eric Morris)

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