The Crafty Puzzles Company: 04/11/13

Thursday 11 April 2013

Listen To The Developers Talk About That Flashback Remake - Kotaku Australia

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Apr 12, 2013)

Curtail P

When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.

Example: Begin -> Heavenly body

Answer: The words are Start and Star.

1. Bend out of shape -> Armed conflict

2. Muscle contraction -> Pack to capacity

3. Pass over; omit -> Glide on snow

4. Wet -> Large water barrier

5. Marsh; bog -> Moved through water

6. Waterproof canvas -> Pitch; oily residue

7. Cry; shed tears -> Very small

8. Assume a slouching posture; decrease suddenly -> Run-down part of a city

Check Braingle.com for the answer.

Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Apr 12, 2013)

Jabberwocky!

How well do you know this delightful 'nonsense' ballad? Most of the questions require you to complete a line or phrase from the poem. Have fun with an old favourite - and, if you don't know it so well, there are plenty of clues to help you guess.

Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Creativity : Visualizations

Being able to create visualizations is an important skill for many of the mnemonic techniques that we have discussed for memory improvement. Being able to visualize ideas is also an important trait for the creative thinker. Practicing this skill is a good way to stretch your mental muscles and expand your imagination.

There are two factors that are used to describe your skill at making mental images.

Vividness

This relates to how clear your visualizations are in your mind. Are they in color? Are they in 3D? Do they include sounds, smells and tastes?

Controllability

This relates to how accurately you can control the imagery. Can you retain the images for as long as you want? Can you move the images in your mind? Can you modify your images without excessive effort? Concentration and practice will help you improve the controllability of your visualizations.

Whenever you want to practice, simply close your eyes and visualize an ordinary object. Try to make it as accurate and clear as possible. This not only gives you practice at visualizing, but also encourages you to pay more attention to your environment, which will improve your awareness of what is happening around you.

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Wastrel

wast-rel

noun :: One who wastes resources foolishly and self-indulgently.

"The hard-working and responsible people will rise to the top, while the wastrels will sink to the bottom."

Memory : External Aids II

Some external aids only exist to remind you that there is something to remember. They don't actually tell you what it is. If you forget why you have a string around your finger, then it's not doing you much good. To fix this problem, you can use visual imagery to associate the aid with what you are trying to remember.

For example, if you need to remember to get gas on the drive home from work, you could put your watch on the wrong wrist. Then visualize yourself stuffing watches into your car's gas tank, or something else equally silly and memorable. Now every time you notice your watch being out of place, you will remember the silly scene and that you need to get gas.

One aid can even be used to remember multiple things. Simply use the link method to chain everything together, starting with the physical reminder. If you need to remember to get gas and pick up some bread and milk, you could use the above association to link your watch to gas. Then visualize yourself driving a loaf of bread away from the gas station while all of the sudden it starts raining milk.