The focus of Intellectual Wellness is creative mental stimulation as well as learning new and exciting things. It is having a curiosity and desire to learn while valuing your life experiences. Discovering and exploring your world, learning more about YOU, expanding your mind and potential, solving a problem, as well as simply sharing and receiving knowledge with others is key to Intellectual Health and Wellness. There are many ways to accomplish this and they may be different for everyone: Reading, learning/practicing new skills, being creative, taking the time to appreciate a work of art, and much more. If you’re learning something new, you’re focusing on Intellectual Wellness! Even as you read this you’re building and supporting it.
Many people think of the word "Intellectual" as consisting of something boring or mundane. However, when talking about Intellectual Wellness, this is far from the truth and is quite different for everyone. You can exercise your mind by creating your own work of art, taking a class, learning a new skill, or simply including positive media into your life like reading, radio, news, or even tv.
Visit a museum or a play and expand your mind about your culture and the arts. Reading doesnt have to boring either - read a novel, magazines, or even the newspaper. Maintaining healthy Intellectual Wellness helps you feel stimulated and engaged in your life and the world around you.
Walking a path of Intellectual Wellness guides you to discover an instincual interest in being informed of current affairs, finding solutions to problems, while creating and supporting new ideas. As your intellectual curiosity grows, you'll find yourself excited to expand and challenge your mind with creative pusuits. You'll learn to see challenges in your life as opportunities for positive growth instead of problems, obstacles, and negativity while engaging in clear, independant, and critical thinking.
Walking a path of Intellectual Wellness guides you to discover an instincual interest in being informed of current affairs, finding solutions to problems, while creating and supporting new ideas. As your intellectual curiosity grows, you'll find yourself excited to expand and challenge your mind with creative pusuits. You'll learn to see challenges in your life as opportunities for positive growth instead of problems, obstacles, and negativity while engaging in clear, independant, and critical thinking.
- Take a class or workshop in something outside your normal routine
- Learn something new - a foreign language perhaps
- Seek out intellectually inspiring people
- Subscribe to an interesting magazine or newsletter
- READ A BOOK! — any book! (Buy it, Borrow it, Check it out from the library
- Visit a museum, attend an play, see an independent film
- Take on a hobby in your spare time - Chess, Sudoku, eating/writing with the opposite hand
- Learn proper nutrition including supplementation and exercise regularly — many nutrients are essential proper brain function
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