An Infamous Riddle

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You may recall the little power-nap routine that I reported on a couple months ago. Essentially, you drink a cup of coffee just before taking a twenty-minute nap. The idea is that just as the caffeine gets absorbed into your body, it is time to wake up.

I just wanted you to know that I have been experimenting with this, and it seems to make me more alert and ready to do mental work. If I have trouble with the sleeping part, I listen to my brainwave entrainment CD. Don't nap for more than 25 or 30 mintues, though, as this seems to cause more of a groggy state than an alert one.

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I was recently sent the infamous "Paul Harvey Riddle" by a subscriber to the Brainpower Newsletter. This one has been bouncing around the internet for years now. The truth is, it was never written by Paul Harvey, although he may have read it on his radio program in 1997, according to some sources. (It was later circulated as part of "These things I wish for you," an essay by Lee Pitt, which Harvey read on the air - but perhaps before the riddle was attached to it.)

The bigger part of the myth is that it is a riddle which kindergartners can get right more often than seniors at Stanford University. It has been reported in numerous places that "When asked this riddle, only 17% of Stanford seniors got the correct answer, but more than 80% of kindergartners...

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- An enneahedron is solid with nine faces.

- Armadillos typically sleep for more than 18 hours each day.

- The invention of velcro was inspired by the common burdock plant, the burs of which stick to clothing and fur.

Wheat (For some, due to subtle allergies)
Dairy (Many can't digest dairy products well)
Sugar (Can't say enough bad things about this one)
Processed oils
Saturated fats
Hydrogenated oils (and partially hydrogenated oils)

Fruits
Vegetables
Seafood
Lean meat
Nuts (especially walnuts and almonds)
Beans
Potassium
Skinless poultry
Flaxseed (linolenic acid)
Olive oil
Fatty fish
Fish oil

These are generalizations based on the research. Beans, for example, may be good for long-term brain health, but make some people a bit drowsy right after eating, so aren't good for "revving up" the brain. I will cover more specific recommendations from time to time.

To what five letters can you add "und" - at the begining and end - to create a common English word? (und______und).

(answer below)

Some of the research shows that as little as ten minutes of exercise is enough to have effects on the brain. It's not clear how much more benefit there may be with longer exercise sessions. Most scientists probably expected to find that better brain function resulted from long-term exercise programs, but recent studies show an immediate effect as well. In other words, get up and run around right now, and you can be smarter ten minutes from now.

(I find that even three or four minutes of exercise seems to help speed up my thought processes - especially if I move around outside a bit. Perhaps the fresh air and faster circulation help.)

Can money buy happiness? Most people find it easy to say no, and that answer is probably correct. It is also just a way to stop thinking about the tougher issues. For example, what's your relationship to money, and how do you use this most powerful of worldly tools?
We can see that chasing after money for its own sake can be damaging to our true values.

Isn't it equally damaging, though, to have such a powerful instrument in our hands while pretending it has no importance? Is it important that children eat? Is it important they have access to education? Is it important that we have time to share the lessons of life with them? Is time to explore our own spirituality important? Money can buy all these things.

Money Is Important

When people say that money isn't important to them, they are usually either lying, or they just don't see the importance. They might make more than they need and yet complain they have no time for their children, when they could...

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Until next time,

Riddle Answer: ERGRO. Put three letters in front of it, and the same three letters behind to form "underground."

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