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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 24, 2012)

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT

Lion and the Unicorn

Alice came across a lion and a unicorn in a forest of forgetfulness. Those two are strange beings. The lion lies every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and the other days he speaks the truth. The unicorn lies on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, however the other days of the week he speaks the truth.

Lion: Yesterday I was lying.
Unicorn: So was I.

On which day did they say that?

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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (May 24, 2012)

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT

Triple Phrases 3
How well do you know some common lists of three items? I'll give you the first two items; see if you remember the third.

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Jejune

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT

je-june

adj. :: Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.

adj. :: Void of interest; barren; meager; dry.

"And there pour forth jejune words and useless empty phrases" --Anthony Trollope.

Memory : Novelty

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT

You use different parts of your brain for normal tasks and for new, interesting tasks. Even after a few minutes of performing certain tasks, your brain becomes accustomed to it. For example, close your eyes and touch your arm. You will certainly feel that, but keep your finger there for a few moments. Eventually your sense of touch becomes accustomed to the feeling of your arm and no longer reports it to your brain; you will no longer feel anything. The same thing happens for all your senses (which is why you can't tell when your own breath smells bad!)

The brain thirsts for novel experiences. Unique experiences activate different parts of the brain, strengthen your synapses and pump up the production of neurotrophins. So, break up your routines and try something new.

Creativity : Capture Your Ideas

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT

Start carrying a small notebook and pen in your pocket and whenever you have an idea, write it down. Try not to censor your silly ideas, because it's the silly ideas that frequently have a nugget of genius buried inside. If you are diligent about doing this for a few days, you'll be amazed at how many ideas you have every day that you forget because you never capture them on paper. From time to time you can go back and review your ideas to find the good ones. Pretty soon, you'll have more ideas than you know what to do with.

Stress : Rewind and Fast-forward

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT

When you are under stress try this short exercise to put things in perspective. It might make your problem seem less stressful.

Mentally rewind your life ten years and remember what you were like at that time. Try to imagine how your current problem would have seemed back then. Would it have been as important? Now fast-forward ten years into the future and imagine how your life might be like. How important is your current problem to your future self? Chances are your current problem may seem insignificant to your future self and this might change your perspective on how you view your problem today.