How to Increase Mental Sharpness

Everyone wants to increase mental sharpness. Stress, lack of sleep and a busy lifestyle can decrease our brain speed. Luckily, there are some simple exercises that can increase brain power and keep you sharp.

Things You'll Need

• Puzzle books
• Books
• Coffee
• Exercise shoes

Instructions

1. To start, the simple act of reading can help to improve mental sharpness. Read a chapter a night before going to bed and your brain power will improve. Reading is like brain exercise and it doesn't matter what you read as long as you read regularly.

2. Working logic puzzles can also help to strengthen your brain. Crosswords, jumbles and sudoku puzzles can be fun time-killers and improve mental function. Nintendo DS has even created a set of video games that improve mental sharpness called Brain Age. These types of puzzle games can help to improve mental speed by challenging different parts of the brain.

3. Finally, for a simple brain boost, try coffee. Coffee actually improves mental speed and function, but only minimally and for a short amount of time. Drinking coffee before a test though might help to improve recall and focus. Though it's not a long-term solution, coffee can help for a those times when a short brain boost is needed.

Resources

• How to Meditate for Stress Relief
• How to Cut Coffee Costs
• How to Find Success in College
• How to Whip Up a Cappuccino at Home
• How to Use an Espresso Machine at Home
• How to Make a Mocha Latte at Home
• How to Make a Latte at Home