| Classic thinking games are a great way to
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| | thinking puzzle you can try right now
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| tune up your brain. You can use these
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| | involves nine dots, layed out three by
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| mind games to help you increase your
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| | three. Connect them all with four
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| brain power and to get you out of your
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| | straight lines, without lifting the pen
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| thinking "ruts." Play them enough, and
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| | or pencil from the paper. When you figure
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| they'll habituate you to using creative
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| | this one out you'll appreciate the
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| problem solving as a normal part of
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| | expression "thinking outside of the
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| thinking about things.Thinking Games For
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| | box."Many lateral-thinking puzzles use a
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| GroupsGroup thinking games are especially
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| | scenario, real or imagined, with a
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| good for long trips in a car. Have
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| | selection of things you have to use to
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| someone look out the window, for example,
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| | accomplish something. Imagine a ping-pong
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| and randomly choose an object. Everyone
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| | ball in an iron pipe that's set in
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| in the car then tries to imagine a new
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| | cement. The pipe sticks up three-feet
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| way to make money with it. Common street
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| | high, and has almost the same diameter as
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| signs become places to advertise, trees
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| | the ball. Using only a box of
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| are sold with names, and a truck becomes
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| | frosted-flakes, and a t-shirt, and your
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| a traveling grocery store.Use the "change
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| | body and mind, how many ways can you find
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| of perspective" technique as a
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| | to get the ball out of the pipe? You
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| problem-solving game. Just pick any
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| | could also set this up for real, to know
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| topic, and see who can come up with the
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| | if a proposed solution will really
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| most unique new perspective. Could there
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| | work.Many riddles are just mind games or
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| be a world where jobs weren't necessary?
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| | lateral-thinking puzzles. You move
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| How would a virus define morality if it
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| | laterally in your mind, away from your
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| was conscious?One creative thinking game
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| | usual line of thought, to solve a riddle.
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| uses a technique called "concept
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| | For example, what did his friends do when
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| combination." You simply combine random
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| | the canibal was late for dinner? They
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| concepts or things in interesting ways,
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| | gave him the cold shoulder, of course!
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| and see who has the best idea. A chair
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| | Keeping your brain in shape doesn't have
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| and a microwave? Maybe an easy-chair with
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| | to be a matter of serious study. Why not
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| a built-in cooler, microwave and
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| | play some thinking games?Steve Gillman
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| television, or microwavable "couch
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| | has been studying brainpower and related
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| potatoes" - a potato snack in the shape
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| | topics for years.
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| of a couch.More Thinking GamesA lateral
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