The Big FIVE

The brain just like any other organ of the body needs exercise. You can’t just let it ‘lay’ there with your regular routine. In no time, before you can scream your last name (even if it’s pretty long), you find yourself depreciating mentally.

So here are FIVE tips to help stimulate your brain. They are short and pretty easy too!

Turn Your Photos Upside Down
If you find yourself losing focus or easily distracted during your work day, try engaging your brain and attention levels by turning pictures upside down in your house or on your desk at work. The instant your pictures are upside down, you brain will automatically go into "alert mode" and help you pick up other small details during your day.

 Involve Other Senses In Your Routine

Start your day by stimulating your senses when you get dressed. Try dressing with your eyes closed or choose outfits based on texture and not how they look. Engaging unused senses for day-to-day routines can improve your memory and stimulate your mind.

 Use Your Other Hand
Try to use the “opposite hand” for routine stuff. For example, switching hands while brushing your teeth or brushing your hair. This can help stimulate your brain and senses. It has been found that using the opposite hand or less dominant hand can increase your brain's creativity levels.

Meditate

Sit back and relax. Meditation can improve your memory and help your mind focus. A study finds that meditation can improve brain function and could even prevent mental illnesses.

Talk To Yourself
Thinking out loud can do more good than harm. Talking to yourself can help improve your memory temporarily. A study found that people who talked to themselves had better luck finding things that were lost.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/10/15/brain-exercises_n_1966861.html

http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/exercise.html