Brain Evolution (Were do I start, with Training my Brain?)

Today I'm bit discouraged and baffled. This year I'm trying to change a bunch of things in my life; it was my new year’s resolution, things like, losing weight; be more active; improve my English writing skills, stuff like that. One thing I'm starting to look into, is to improve my mind; my cognitive thinking, and memory, I finger that it will help me with my writing. Now that I'm looking into some ways to train my brain, I'm finding out, that people don't have too much respect for the concept of training your brain, however they have no problem with the idea of training/workout your body; I find the reaction strange. It's not that people are rude about it, it's just that their reactions or more a look of pity, or they give me that look, that says, (are out of your mind?). I'm going to try not to let that discourage me too much; I will just have to do the training with support.

I really don't know where to start with brain training, exercises. I the first thing I have found, and like to do, is play Spb Brain Evolution game, I found at Spb Software House (they make software for Pocket PC). I was disappointed with the score I got when I first started to play the games in Brain Evolution, but Now I can see that I'm getting better at it. And I love the fact that it's on my phone; I always have it with me and I can play the games any time I want.

I really wish that hypnosis was real, and it really worked, I think I would try it. Oh well I guess I have to do things the hard way.

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I took the Vista plunge

I guess I should not have upgraded to Windows Vista so soon. I was up until 4am this morning, trying to fix problems with Vista and all the programs I had installed on XP. First off, I knew what I was getting my self into doing an upgrade over a clean install, but I did not want to pay more then $200 for the new OS, so I got Vista home premium for $169.00 CAD.

I Think I have most of it working now, but I don't find the new updated OS as fast, as a clean install OS; I should have known that would happen. Now that I have seen both Premium, and Ultimate, I would like to get Ultimate, I just need to save up the money. There are some things in Ultimate that I would like to have in Premium, like the 3D windows list, you don't get that in Home Premium.

A progress note about my diet, I'm now under 175lbs; down to 172lbs. I'm really happy about this, I was stuck at 178 to 175 for the longest time, and it was become frustrating. I still have a long way to go, before I'm happy with my weight but things are looking up right now. I think that eating an apple or two a day is really helping; also I'm not eating anything after 8pm. That with the gym and volleyball is really start to working out.

I'm also starting on some brain exercises, that is my next big goal, to improve all things that have to do with my mind. I just need to know were to start.

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Slow Drive into Work

Well this was the first day that I really got to test out my new snow tries, and I think they handled really well. The roads were extremely slippery this morning, and I could still feel the wheels spinning, however they did grip a lot faster then I'm uses too. It tool me 50 minutes to get into work, were it usually takes me 30 minutes. Yesterday I said that I was going to get up early, so that I can shovel, however it was just ice on the driveway, so I did not bother.

On to other things, tonight is the first night of our winter volleyball season, and we are going to be down one player, I hope that we don't get killed. But I'm still looking forward to it.

On a work related note, I'm still having trouble concentrating, and focusing. I have started to take some Omega 3-6-9 capsules, in the hopes that it will help me. I just need to find things that will help me change some of my bad habits. I participate in volleyball two times a week, and go to the gym 3 days, I think I will have to remove one day of volleyball, and look into taking a English writing course, I really need the help with my writing skills. Well we will have to see how things go, if I can find a course that is on Saturday mornings, I should be ok. Keeping myself active is good for the mind too, or at least that it what I hear.

Anyways, only 6 days until my vacation, can't wait.

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