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The Hard Truth About Psychology, Learning New Skills, & Making Mistakes with Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke

The Science of Success

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Do Brain Games Really Work?

Do brain games work? Shortest chapter in the book. Well, if work means do they help you learn to play brain games? Absolutely they will. It turns out that brain games tend to focus on very specific tasks and well intentioned at first. What really engages the mind is not just responding to other things, but it's creating new things on your own. And for anybody who enjoys brain games just for the fun of the game, well then great. They should play whatever things they want to download.

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