How do you stay sharp mentally?

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I've been out of college since 2014 and been working as a software engineer since. Even though I have to use my brain a ton on the job, I still feel the need to exercise my mind in other ways because I feel like monotony dulls the brain. For example, I've noticed since I've been out of college that I make more typos and grammatical errors than i did before and sometimes have trouble thinking on my feet :jbhmm:

How do y'all exercise your mind?

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reading more books and staying away from cellphones is going to help with your spelling and being sharper. The spelling thing mainly derives from having auto correct on your phone
 

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I've been out of college since 2014 and been working as a software engineer since. Even though I have to use my brain a ton on the job, I still feel the need to exercise my mind in other ways because I feel like monotony dulls the brain. For example, I've noticed since I've been out of college that I make more typos and grammatical errors than i did before and sometimes have trouble thinking on my feet :jbhmm:

How do y'all exercise your mind?

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i make it a thing to learn a new subject(within field) every 3-4 months

i know you lift, but making use of your muscles through sports or making a game out of it also keeps you quick.
 

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Politics and debate.

Seriously.


I have a tendency to get complacent and if there is no motivation or antagonist pushing me to go farther, I tend to chill and play life by ear. I have to regularly challenge myself or find some sort of opposition to keep my edge sharp, hence debating on a semi frequent basis. And with Politics, there is no shortage of opponents and topics to cover. There is a reason why highly driven and competitive people wind up in that arena in life.
 
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