If you could increase your brain
power, then theoretically you
could accomplish almost
anything. While having a healthy
and strong body is highly
important as well, most of us
would probably agree that our
activities are more reliant on our
cognitive abilities rather than our
physical ones.
Many people have computer-based jobs for instance, and this means that we
need to use our brains to handle data, to manipulate software, or to come up
with business strategies. Much of our success comes down to our ability to
interact with others, which of course is very much dependent on our
intelligence and our brain power. Whether you’re giving a presentation and
choosing the best words to communicate your message, or whether you’re in
an interview or date setting and trying to quickly find the wittiest or funniest
response to a question.
Problems at home tend to involve finances, social situations or legal issues
– there are very few problems we can solve with our fists. In our spare time,
we tend to pursue more intellectual activities too. Perhaps we play video
games (reacting to enemies and solving puzzles), or maybe we sit and read.
And even when an activity seems ‘physical’ on the surface, it is in fact very
often just as much cognitive. Take sports for example, which require you to be
aware of the positions of your team mates and opponents and to use your
body efficiently and accurately through space. Or how about doing ‘physical
labor’ such as making repairs – which almost always involves some measure
of engineering.
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