Ask HN: Mental Games (?)

by grownseed on 4/14/2013, 9:45 PM with 3 comments

I was going to write everything here but it quickly became too much, so here's the link https://gist.github.com/grownseed/5384323. I would like to know if other people have come up with other personal mental games, just out of sheer curiosity.

Thanks!

  • by sdrinf on 4/15/2013, 3:01 PM

    For more deliberate practice with possible intelligence-increasing side-effects, check out:

    * http://www.gwern.net/DNB%20FAQ -DNB for improving working memory

    * Lumosity ( http://www.lumosity.com/ ) -for improving other cognitive functions using simple games

    * I've been doing literature review on operational techniques for mental enhancement methods ( https://plus.google.com/118216908575347364043 ) which you might intersting

    * And for a better-suited community for the topic, you might want to cross-post this to http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/new/

    Hope this helps!

  • by slyv on 4/15/2013, 4:26 AM

    Clickable: https://gist.github.com/grownseed/5384323

    Actually found these really interesting and started playing around with the selective sight, although I used to do that when I was younger with my fingers, making them disappear. I think that's more of a physical action to do with your retinas, but still. Regarding the "illusions," how detailed of an object can you perceive? Is it actually tangible in your vision or just a projection of your imagination onto a location in your sight?