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Fighting dementia on the front lines of my own mind
Genuinely so much better than doomscrolling as a way to pass the time. Completing a crossword gives me more of a dopamine rush than nutting
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Feb 17, 2024

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I love my little NYTimes games ritual (start with easy Sudoku, then medium Sudoku, Connections, Crossword, hard Sudoku, Tiles, and finally Spelling Bee if I feel really locked in). Still, the brain health benefits and fun of these puzzles feel diminished when I realize this is HOURS of unnecessary screen time. I switched my daily puzzle ritual from online to a paperback, and I have never been happier. I feel so zen doing my sudoku outside like a fucking monk.
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my coworkers and I have started doing crossword puzzles at work when it’s slow. It’s so fun and it feels a lot better than doom scrolling on our phones!!
we started with the local newspaper but we‘ve since upgraded to buying this book…
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Mental exercise 🏋️‍♂️, a simple but all-consuming addiction. I’ve played at least 1 game of sudoku every morning for months. I look forward to it, and find myself opening a game in progress rather than doomscrolling IG during those little moments of “in-between time”. I play on a phone app, but I’m seriously considering a back-pocket book of sudoku.
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