Learning & Brain Health after 50

Staying curious, learning, and doing things that keep your mind busy.

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Keeping Your Mind Active After 50

What WHO says about activity and cognitive decline, why brain games are a weaker bet than people assume, and enjoyable ways to keep learning, talking and moving.

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Give ten minutes to something you want to learn

About 10 minutes · Easy. Enjoyment matters more than progress.

Choose a subject, puzzle, skill, book, musical piece, or creative project and begin for ten minutes.

Steps
How to start
Pick the one thing, set a 10-minute timer, and begin with the easiest part.
You will need
A subject, book, instrument, puzzle, or project you already have.
Done when
You spent the ten minutes, or got as far as you wanted.

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