The more you want to use your brain - and the more you enjoy doing it - the more likely you are to stay sharp as you age. This is according to findings recently published in the Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences by a team of researchers from Concordia University's Department of Psychology.
The new study has three major findings that can help forecast cognitive ability in one's golden years:
- 1. The more one seeks out and enjoys cognitively demanding activities, the less likely one is to experience cognitive decline later in life.
- 2. Doing a variety of different cognitive activities helps boost brainpower post-retirement.
- 3. People who exhibit even mild signs of depression are more likely to show a decline in brainpower once they leave the office for good.
Consider life-long learning. Enroll in Community College classes; get another degree; learn a new craft or hobby; write your life story; do genealogical research; participate in physical activities of many kinds; remain social or get social; learn to ballroom dance; LIVE LIFE. It is a beautiful thing. Make every day of being Silver Sensational!
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