Tools For The Journey – Keep Learning

I’ll be the first to admit that much of my day is spent doing passive and rote activities. Brush my teeth and apply make-up. Pack lunches. Drive the same route to take the kids to school. Check email. Fold laundry. Fix supper. Watch the news.

But, according to research, passive and rote activities are bad for your brain while new and complicated activities are good.

Why? Your brain reacts to novel and complex stimuli by growing more dendrite connections between cells. Imagine dendrites like a m...