8 Tips on Improving Your Mind As You Age

  1. Do things you used to do when you were younger.
  2. Exercise your brain.
  3. Exercise your body - 30 minutes of walking / fast walking a day is all it takes.
  4. Eat healthy.
  5. Drink plenty of water.
  6. Take your vitamins. 
  7. Relax / Meditate.
  8. Sleep well.

After reading all these books about improving your mind as you age, those 8 tips are the gist of it.  How you do it is up to you. The key thing is that you just start and incorporate all this into your daily life one small step at a time and make it a habit.

Have You Heard The One About The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee?

When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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This Guy Cuts @ Costco Gas

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He just swooped in from another lane and pulled right up hoping nobody would notice. He knew I caught him being shady so I didn't have to say anything - he just turned his back to the people he cut in line.  Luckily (for him) there was only one car waiting anyway so it was just a minute wait for the next car.

Arc Notebook - Update On What I Use

Yes, I have been using the Arc notebook system ever since I found the arc holepunch at Staples - that was the missing piece in the whole puzzle for me.  Since I play a lot of roles as an IT consultant and HIT consultant its great to be able to move pieces from one notebook to another as necessary.

This video shows my full size Arc notebook, (and what Staples Arc accessories I have in it) which I carry to board meetings, regular meetings, and just about everywhere in my ThinkTank Urban Disguise 60 bag.  The pen I keep attached is a Cross Tech 3 Multifunction Pen.  It's cheap and practical and more importantly, it fits the loop.  However, I typically use other pens and the Cross is just my 'backup.'