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I don't know what to write about today. I'm stuck. I did some more research on dementia over the weekend and found that we can develop something called a "cognitive reserve" that appears to alleviate the symptoms of dementia for a time. Studies show that those who are more active intellectually develop this cognitive reserve. So I need to continue to exercise my brain.

The brain is one of those organs that need continual stimulation. "Use it or lose it" is an appropriate phrase applied to the brain. I have been afraid for a long time that if I don't continue to stimulate my brain I will begin to lose function. I mentioned before that I've begun to forget words and I have this weird switching of "b's" and "p's" when I type. These symptoms concern me. So I need to exercise. How does one exercise one's brain? I think I'll buy the GRE vocabulary cards today and start working with those. I need to read things that challenge me while continuing to read for pleasure. My work is not intellectually stimulating, so I need to do these things on my off time. I need to watch less TV and spend more time exercising my brain. I really need to discipline myself to get these things done.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.
Henry David Thoreau