Programming for the Brain

Brains ought to jump. Photo seen at Google.com

Do geeks have an obsession with brains or braininess? Perhaps. I just wanted to share a simple but authentic thought with you:

Programming a computer is good for the flexibility of your brain.

That statement isn't true. It should be refined, since many programming tasks are boring and don't challenge our gray matter. Think surrepetitiously programming an old VCR.

So what about

Performing certain non-trivial tasks on your computer is good for your brain.

What kind of tasks? Programming at CERN or hacking into NASA (which might not qualify here given the age of the individual who actually did that)? What about a variety of tasks that are not related? Multitasking. Here I can give a concrete example. I sometimes get behind my computer to multitasks. Work on various websites, create graphics, work on my novel, organize my files, set up an FTP account, manage a server, and so on. I - and my brain - have to switch back and forth between the different contexts of these tasks.
And I can actually feel how my brain is rejoicing! I am sure that it will help me remain versatile and open-minded until I'm very old. Meaning you don't need to remind me that I have to write another blog in 50 years following up on this one;-

So I go with

Rapidly performing tasks with a different context on a computer is good for your brain.

Now on to my other sites.

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