✔️ 🎬 Cognitive fitness 🧠 how to make your brain fit?… by Cal Newport

I love Cal Newport’s podcast “Deep Questions” - my Weekly Template is inspired by Cal and I’ve read all his books, including the Deep Work which is one my top 10 books of all time. In one of the recent episodes of his show he talks about 5 different components of cognitive fitness or better yet - how to avoid brain rot and stay mentally fit. Here are my notes: 1. 📖 Read every day - it rewires your brain! 2. ✍️ Write - writing is thinking! 3. 🚶‍♂️ Go on thinking walks - without a phone! 4. 🔌 Plug in your phone in the house! 5. 🔨 Learn a hard skill 📺 Watch Cal Newport explaining this! 1. 📖 Read every day - it rewires your brain! To Cal, this is his base level 🧠 fitness. According to him, the more time you spend reading, the more you develop your brain and cognitive fitness. Reading long form content, especially books, rewires our brain to be capable of smarter thought. Additionally, when you read a book, you’re getting practice directing your mind’s eye 👀 in a way that will help you…