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Mind fitness development tools
Various recommendations for things to try on your mind fitness journey including books, puzzles, games, apps, and programs. RARE SENSE has no official affiliation with any of them. Use at your own discretion.
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THINGS TO READ
BE NOT DUMB
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
By Mark Manson
You don't have to care about absolutely everything and you are actually much better off if you don't.
Atomic Habits
By James Clear
A deep dive into the power of human patterns of behavior and how they shape our mental health and daily lives.
The Happiness Hypothesis
By Jonathan Haidt
Ten simple but profound ideas from human history that still apply today as to how we can live a happy life.
Conscious
By Annaka Harris
Great short book that discusses what we know and don't know about the nature of consciousness in simple terms.
The Brain That Changes Itself
By Norman Doidge
Amazing stories and insight into the power of the mind to adapt and heal itself, even when severely damaged physically.
The Happiness Trap
By Russ Harris
A short introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy complete with daily exercises to work with unhelpful thoughts.
PUZZLES & GAMES
FIGURE IT OUT
Solitaire Chess
from ThinkFun
Progressively harder scenarios to clear the board by taking a piece with every consecutive move.
Chocolate Fix
from ThinkFun
AKA the "cupcake game." Seems silly but gets extremely challenging. Only one arrangement is correct with limited clues.
Block by Block
from ThinkFun
Insanely hard construction block game that's great for traveling. So many shapes with so few pieces.
APPS & PROGRAMS
Inquire Within
Waking Up
Very straightforward meditation app complete with introductory course and daily guided practice.
Curable
An app that focuses on the mind-body connection to help cure chronic pain and other conditions.
The Gupta Program
Neural retraining course aimed at helping people overcome chronic conditions like fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, etc.