You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
Can I put something in place of something else?
Can I combine two ideas into one?
How could I make something similar work?
Modify or Magnify
How can I alter or expand the use of this idea?
Put to other use
What other applications is this idea useful for?
What parts of the idea can I get rid of?
Rearrange or Reverse
How can I rearrange the components? What are some opposite ideas?
You can remember the above nine principles by using the acronym SCAMPER.
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