Learning something new is good for your brain

Summary

• It doesnt matter what, but trying to learn something new, especially in a gropu has benefits for the brain

Details

• Novelty triggers learning.
• the more new things teh better
• a study of older adults simultaneously learning multiple skills resulted in general better cognitive tests scores
• The also felt more ocnfident and made friends with their fellow learners

References

• Beginners - The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning - Tom Vanderbilt

Related

• 90 year old man who keeps educating himself - Norman Doidge
• Appreciate older ones
• Learning is never done
• Keep learning - James Clear
• He died learning
• Practise deliberately to learn a skill
• Take time daily to learn something new