I was pondering something mentioned in a thread earlier, where it was suggested that because a person couldn't do a "sudoku" puzzle, it somehow made them less intelligent. I thought that was a pretty benighted statement, both demeaning and haughty. My first reaction was that most people don't do them because they have jobs, but then realized the counterargument was just as demeaning and haughty. Anyway, while I was driving home from work, I was listening to public radio, which broadcasts BBC America after 10PM, and they had a pretty interesting story concerning so-called brain training puzzles, which basically stated they don't make you smarter; they just make you better at doing those puzzles. Their study indicated taking a walk did more for you than the puzzles, and since I need all the help I can get, I think me and my longsuffering dog will do just that

Brain games don't make you smarter: study