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| | | Author: | eileenkeeney  | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2021 19:12 | | Subject: | Lego building may be helping my memory | | Viewed: | 120 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| I am getting older, so the memory is not as fast as it used to be. I go into
rooms and forget what I needed. I start to do something on my computer and forget
what I was going to look up.
The other day I am building something with Duplo, for the Toddler (my grandniece
whom I do childcare for) to play with, doing various sorts of problem solving
as I was trying to figure out how to make it hard for her to get parts of the
structure apart. Later that day I noticed I was recalling things quicker. I
have been rebuilding the structure each night, based on how she plays with it
and what she gets apart. After a week of this, I noticed definite improvements
in my memory recall.
Before I retired I did have a job that required problem solving, so it is not
as if my brain was not being used. I haven't been retired for that long
(about 2 years now). But I am really wondering if the type of problem solving
I do when building with LEGO (my own design not just following instructions)
exercises a part of my brain different enough from the problem solving I did
on my job (software engineer) that it really might be helping my memory.
My next challenge is to design something that doesn't require I buy any new
parts, My latest structure started out that way, but quickly evolved into my
buying a few hundred dollars worth of new parts (many of the parts just because
I was already buying something from that seller, and I wanted to maximize my
value of paying to have the items shipped).
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| | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2021 19:37 | | Subject: | Re: Lego building may be helping my memory | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| That's awesome.
In General, eileenkeeney writes:
| | Before I retired I did have a job that required problem solving, so it is not
as if my brain was not being used. I haven't been retired for that long
(about 2 years now). But I am really wondering if the type of problem solving
I do when building with LEGO (my own design not just following instructions)
exercises a part of my brain different enough from the problem solving I did
on my job (software engineer) that it really might be helping my memory.
My next challenge is to design something that doesn't require I buy any new
parts, My latest structure started out that way, but quickly evolved into my
buying a few hundred dollars worth of new parts (many of the parts just because
I was already buying something from that seller, and I wanted to maximize my
value of paying to have the items shipped).
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| | | | | Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2021 20:38 | | Subject: | Re: Lego building may be helping my memory | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, eileenkeeney writes:
| | I am getting older, so the memory is not as fast as it used to be. I go into
rooms and forget what I needed. I start to do something on my computer and forget
what I was going to look up.
The other day I am building something with Duplo, for the Toddler (my grandniece
whom I do childcare for) to play with, doing various sorts of problem solving
as I was trying to figure out how to make it hard for her to get parts of the
structure apart. Later that day I noticed I was recalling things quicker. I
have been rebuilding the structure each night, based on how she plays with it
and what she gets apart. After a week of this, I noticed definite improvements
in my memory recall.
Before I retired I did have a job that required problem solving, so it is not
as if my brain was not being used. I haven't been retired for that long
(about 2 years now). But I am really wondering if the type of problem solving
I do when building with LEGO (my own design not just following instructions)
exercises a part of my brain different enough from the problem solving I did
on my job (software engineer) that it really might be helping my memory.
My next challenge is to design something that doesn't require I buy any new
parts, My latest structure started out that way, but quickly evolved into my
buying a few hundred dollars worth of new parts (many of the parts just because
I was already buying something from that seller, and I wanted to maximize my
value of paying to have the items shipped).
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Nice read.
I enjoy these type posts, the more personal anecdotes. If you're starting
to be concerned about your short-term memory, they say socializing and exercise
are two things you want do more of, to help maintain that recall. I'd say,
especially socializing.
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| | | | | | | Author: | eileenkeeney | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2021 17:26 | | Subject: | Re: Lego building may be helping my memory | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, popsicle writes:
| | I enjoy these type posts, the more personal anecdotes. If you're starting
to be concerned about your short-term memory, they say socializing and exercise
are two things you want do more of, to help maintain that recall. I'd say,
especially socializing.
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Socializing went way down due to the pandemic. After I was fully vaccinated I
started some of my social activities again, with friends that were also vaccinated.
But then as breakthrough cases started increasing, I pretty much isolated myself
again.
We (my niece and I) are concerned about the 2 year old not developing socially.
I agree with exercise. Years ago I discovered the impact of exercise on depression.
If the physical activity accomplished something (such as doing yard word) the
positive impact was even greater.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2021 17:41 | | Subject: | Re: Lego building may be helping my memory | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, eileenkeeney writes:
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(such as doing yard word)
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Is that when you do poetry with 3-foot-long words?  
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| | | | | Author: | Eli_n_Me | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2021 23:34 | | Subject: | Re: Lego building may be helping my memory | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| There is truth to the old adage "Use it or lose it." It goes for the mind and
body.
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