The mind is just another muscle.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Therapy's like going to the gym.
There's no such thing as downtime for your brain.
It's good to make your brain work more than your body.
Especially like right now, I'm not shooting a show so you get to act. You get to do that stuff, kind of treat everyone as 'All right, throw the paint against the wall and see what I can do with this and what people say.' I think it's a great mental workout because you have to ready something, learn something fast. It's good to stay on your toes and keep sharp if you're auditioning.
Books are the training weights of the mind.
Just as physical exercise is a well-known and well-accepted means to improve health for anyone, regardless of age or background, so can the brain be put 'into shape' for optimal learning.
I've done everything - weight-lifting, Pilates, crossfit, martial arts, gymnastics - but I think the most important workout, at least for me these days, is a mental one.
Dance is a physical and mental workout. Once you get your body moving, you'll see a difference.
Talking about smart thinking, The British-made 'Brain Training Podcast' is a brief daily workout for the mind that could easily get addictive.
The TT taxes your mind.
It gives the listener a good workout, to listen to the music, the same as it does us to play it.
Math is like going to the gym for your brain. It sharpens your mind.
Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.
A lot of stuff people do these days is not mentally challenging.
The mind is a muscle.
Writing songs and lyrics is not that different from doing the 'Times' crossword every morning. They both give you a good mental workout.
If you're going to train your body, it would be a really good thing to also train your brain.
We all go to the gym, and we're thinking about how we look and what we're eating, but our brain is a muscle, and you have to train it!
