Category: Windows, Reviews
Today, active Internet users have ample opportunities for self-development at home. A huge number of varied training programs, designed in the form of exciting games, allow you to acquire new skills without nerves and extra expenses. Today we will look at the most successful representatives of this area.
Rocksmith
- Website: https://rocksmith.ru/
Guitar teacher. Unfortunately, for it to work, you will need to spend almost six thousand rubles on an adapter cable to connect the guitar to the computer (it allows you to connect to Xbox and PS3/4 consoles). The developer claims that their software makes it possible to learn basic skills in just two months. Once you install Rocksmith , choose the level that suits you best so you don't have to do what you learned on your own. The image of a real bar, which is displayed on the screen, allows you to understand exactly what tasks a particular level poses for you. The graphic component is at a high level.
Inside the program there is a special mode - GuitarCade, where you play a variety of small games. Control is carried out through the guitar. Such classes help you to handle the instrument more confidently, as they force you to work without looking at the fingerboard and strings. For the most active users, Rocksmith also hosts various events (promotions and competitions), where you can receive memorable gifts.
Board games
Chess
And the first of these games is chess. Truly a brilliant game in which you will need logic, the ability to build a strategy, and predict your opponent’s next moves. This game is a wonderful way to develop intellectual abilities regardless of age. The game takes place on a board lined with 64 squares of black and white colors. Each opponent has 16 pieces at his disposal: 8 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops, a queen and a king.
The goal of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king, that is. attack the king so that he has nowhere to run. A very useful activity that will help you improve your memory, logic, ability to build a strategy, the ability to predict enemy moves, and calculate several moves ahead. The game ends if the king cannot move and is attacked by an enemy piece. We recommend Chess for you and your child.
Domino
By playing dominoes, a child will be able to learn counting series and addition, and you can also teach him to determine where there is more and where there is less. Dominoes will help your child understand which number is greater and which is less relative to a given one. By playing this game regularly, you will help consolidate your child’s knowledge in these disciplines.
Mahjong
An excellent educational game for children is the card game Mahjong. The game is of Chinese origin and widely played in Asia. A relatively young game, it appeared about 1.5 centuries ago. The game itself is entertainment, but besides this, it improves logical thinking, observation, teaches you to analyze the situation, gives you the opportunity to build your own game strategies, and so on... The main task of the players is to score the most points by collecting the most valuable combination from a given number of dice .
Yousician
- Website: yousician.com
Another version of the program that teaches you how to play musical instruments. True, in addition to guitar and bass, you can also play the ukulele or piano. The free-to-play model limits you only in that scoring performance is only available for one hour per day. But no one forbids you to train inside the game, even for days on end. You can always choose the song you like and study its performance in training mode. Yousician not only teaches you how to play notes and chords correctly, but also forces you to follow the rhythm. If you don't hit the beat, then completing the levels will become an impossible task.
Unfortunately, one of the most important advantages of the game is also a disadvantage - Yousician receives sound from you through a regular microphone. You can use a regular smartphone for learning. As a result, noticeable errors appear. If you have reached at least an average level, you will notice that Yousician considers your play correct even in those moments when you make mistakes. A “dirty” game here will pass for a clean one, and this is not very good from the point of view of serious learning.
For independent work
This game will help “pump up” your creative thinking, plus there is a high probability that you will find a solution to some problem or difficulty in the process. The conditions are simple: when you are relaxed, think about some of your dreams, then look around and fix your gaze on one object.
Now try to formulate a question about how with the help of this object you will realize what you want. For example, you want a car, you saw a phone and asked yourself: “What can I do with the phone now to buy a car?”
Let’s say you remember that a friend is selling his “iron horse”, call him and ask about the cost. After which a new goal is formed - to earn a certain amount of money. You look around for something and come across a window. Now you formulate the question a little differently: “What can I do with the window now to earn such and such an amount of money?” And you realize that you can earn extra money by installing windows. And so on.
Keyboard solo
- Website: https://solo.nabiraem.ru/
What skill is taken for granted by all modern people today? Of course, fast typing on the keyboard. Being able to type quickly, and touch-type, is extremely useful. Fast typing makes it easy and fun to deal with large amounts of routine manual work. Writing articles, reports and any other working documentation will no longer be a problem for you. By confidently typing two hundred or more characters per minute, you will save a lot of time, which you can spend on much more enjoyable activities.
By the way, Solo on the keyboard is completely free and allows you to learn to type with various layouts. You will be able to confidently work not only with Russian texts, but also with English ones. The learning process will not cause difficulties, and you will be able to feel the effect just a few days after starting classes.
Logic problems with answers
Task
In a forest health center in a clearing, two athletes are playing table tennis. After another strong hit with the racket, the tennis ball flew far away and rolled into a steel pipe, vertically dug deep (several meters) into the ground. The ball ended up at the very bottom of the pipe (several meters from the surface of the earth). For the athletes, this was the only ball. Please tell me how they can pull out a tennis ball without much effort, without having to dig up such a long pipe?
Answer
They need to pour water into the pipe to the brim, then the ball will float to the surface on its own.
Task
So, can you establish on what principle this sequence is built:
8 2 9 0 1 5 7 3 4 6
Answer
All numbers follow each other in accordance with the alphabetical order of their names (eight, two, nine, zero, etc.).
Task
What do you think your friends and acquaintances use more often than you, but it is your property?
Answer
Your name. It is friends and acquaintances who use your name when addressing you, but you use it yourself much less often.
Task
If you have this, then you have the full part. If you share this with someone, will it disappear completely?
Answer
It's a secret. If you share it with someone, it will no longer be a secret and it will automatically disappear on its own.
Task
How to jump from a ten-meter ladder without hurting yourself?
Answer
You need to jump from the bottom step
Task
What can you see with your eyes closed?
Answer
Dreams
Task
Until it is measured, it is not known. However, if it constantly flies, then many people often do not like it. What is this?
Answer
This time. Until a person looks at his watch, it is not known. And people often say with regret that time flies.
Task
Imagine that in your sock closet you have: 4 white socks, 8 black socks, 3 brown socks and 5 gray ones. What is the minimum number of socks you need to pull out of your closet without looking at it to be sure that you get at least one pair of identical socks?
Answer
Five socks. Since the number of types of socks is 4, the fifth one pulled out will always form a pair with one of the four.
Task
If you call her name, it will immediately disappear. What it is?
Answer
Silence (or stillness). If you begin to pronounce its name (name), then there will be no more silence or silence.
Task
What constantly walks, but most of the time staying in one place?
Answer
This is a clock. In conversation we sometimes use the expression “the clock is ticking…”.
Task
Do you think that if a woman is cold as a fish, then a man should be patient like...?
Answer
Fisherman.
Task
You need to find out the pattern by which the numbers appear in this sequence and indicate the number that should continue this sequence:
2 1 9 7 6 4 0 8 …
Answer
Number 3. The solution is related to the alphabetical order of the names of the numbers, only not by the first letter, but by the second (if the second ones are the same, then by the third).
Task
Alexander has his own pet store selling birds. If he puts one bird in each cage, then one bird is not enough for the cage. If Alexander places two birds in each cage, then one cage will remain free. How many cages and birds do you think are in Alexander's pet store?
Answer
Alexander has four birds and three cages in his pet store.
Task
Imagine that you have a large keg of kvass. In addition, you have two empty bottles of 3 and 5 liters. How to use these bottles to measure exactly one liter of kvass?
Answer
First, fill a 3-liter bottle with kvass until it is full, then pour all 3 liters from a 3-liter bottle into a 5-liter bottle. Then we again pour the kvass from the keg into a 3-liter bottle. Then pour the kvass from it into a five-liter bottle until it is full. And as a result, exactly 1 liter of kvass will remain in a 3-liter bottle.
Task
Alexander weighs half as much as Dmitry, and Nikolai weighs 3 times more than Alexander. Try to determine how much each of them weighs, if all together they weigh 360 kilograms?
Answer
Nikolay = 180kg, Dmitry = 120kg, Alexander = 60kg. Solution: let Alexander's weight = x (x), then Dmitry's weight = 2x, and Nikolai's weight = 3x. Therefore we get the equation: (x + 2x + 3x) = 360kg. Equivalent to: 6x = 360kg, from where x = (360kg: 6) = 60kg. After this, the weight of each of them is easily calculated.
Task
If Jack doesn't drink at work, then for some reason all his employees begin to think that he is a bad worker and a slacker. Why do you think?
Answer
Jack works as an alcohol taster.
Task
It is black when you receive it, When you use it it is red. After use it turns white or gray in color. What it is?
Answer
This is charcoal. In the store it is sold in bags and there it is black, but when you light it (for example, in a barbecue), it is red. And when the coal burns out completely, it turns white or gray, i.e. bark.
Task
You need to find out the pattern by which the numbers appear in this sequence and determine the number that should stand instead of the question mark.
1=4, 2=3, 3=3, 4=6, 5=4, 6=5, 7=4, 8=?
Answer
Number "6". Each first digit is a serial digit, and the digit after the equality indicates the number of letters that make up the name of the digit. For example, 1 = “one” (4 letters), 2 = “three” (3 letters), etc.
Task
Below is the sequence of letters. There is no rule of order according to which this sequence is arranged. However, for completeness, two letters are missing, what are these two letters?
I S F A M O N D Y I
Answer
Letters "M" and "A". The group of letters consists of the first letters of the names of the months of the year. All of them are located chaotically, but for completeness two more letters are missing (after all, there should be 12 of them).
Task
You saw him where he had never been and could not be. But you see him there very often. Who is he and where could he not be, but do you see him there often?
Answer
You see yourself (your reflection) in the mirror. This option is also possible - this is a TV presenter “on TV”, where he will not fit in any way.
Task
Continue with the following sequence of letters:
S O N D I F M ...
Answer
The letter a". Here we use the sequence of the first letters in the names of the months of the year, starting from September: September, October, November, December, January, February, March. Therefore, the next letter will be “A” - April.
Task
The first motorcyclist lives in city A, the second in city B. One day, both of them at the same time each left their city for the other. The motorcyclists met at a distance of 40 km from the first city. When they reached the neighboring towns, they immediately turned around and went back home. At the same time, they met again 48 km from the second city. What is the distance between cities A and B?
Answer
The distance between city A and city B is 72 kilometers.
Task
A train departs from station A to station B, and the travel time is 5 hours. Trains leave hourly from station A to B and vice versa from station B to A at 5 minutes past twelve, 5 minutes after two, etc. How many oncoming trains will this train encounter?
Answer
When the train leaves, 4 oncoming trains are already on their way, and the fifth is just leaving. In a time of 5 hours, 4 more trains will depart from point B to point A, so the train will meet only 9 oncoming trains.
Task
One boy has a sister. Three years ago he was 7 times older than his sister, two years ago - 4 times, last year - 3 times, and this year his sister is only 2.5 times younger. How old are the brother and sister?
Answer
The brother (boy) is 10 years old, and his sister is 4 years old.
Task
Three carp and one bream were sold for the same amount as two pike. One carp, two bream and three pike sold together for £50. How much does each fish cost if their values are equal to whole numbers of pounds?
Answer
Carp costs £4, bream £8, pike £10.
Task
If you add the square of Timofey's age to Lena's age, you get 62. If, on the contrary, you add the square of Lena's age to Timofey's age, you get 176. How old are Timofey and Lena?
Answer
Timofey is 7 years old, and Lena is 13 years old.
Task
One man, traveling through the Amazon forest, was accidentally captured by the local aborigines. The Aborigines were a cruel tribe and informed him that he would be executed, but in what way was up to him. If he tells a lie, he will be thrown off a cliff, and if he tells the truth, he will be hanged. What should a traveler say to stay alive?
Answer
The traveler needs to say: “I will be thrown from the cliff.” This goes against both conditions of the natives.
Task
There were 10 ducks flying, one was shot, how many ducks will be left?
Answer
One duck will remain, the other nine will fly away.
Task
An angle measuring one degree is viewed through a magnifying glass that has 8x magnification. What size angle will appear in this magnifying glass?
Answer
In this magnifying glass, the angle will also appear to be one degree, because... The degree of inclination of the lines from each other will not change as you increase.
Task
Three collective farm women were walking along the road to the city. On the way, they were overtaken by a bus with 10 more collective farm women. How many collective farmers went to the city?
Answer
Only three collective farmers were walking, and the rest were traveling by bus.
Task
There are 7 apples, you need to divide them equally between 8 children, and this needs to be done with as few cuts as possible.
Answer
You need to cut 4 apples in half, 2 apples into quarters and 1 apple into 8 parts. As a result, each child will receive: 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 of an apple.
Task
The owner left his pregnant dog a will, according to which she gets 21 sausages. If a dog gives birth to a male puppy, then he gets 14 sausages, and the dog only 7. If a female puppy is born, then she gets 7 sausages, and the dog gets 14 sausages. But in fact, the dog gave birth to two puppies of different sexes. How should the executors of the estate divide the sausages so as not to violate the terms of the will?
Answer
The dog will receive half as many sausages as her son and twice as many as her daughter. As a result, the stewards gave six sausages to the dog, twelve to the boy puppy and three to the daughter puppy.
Task
Four fishermen needed to cross from one bank of the river to the other. Near their shore there was a boat with two boys on it. The boat can take the weight of either two boys or one fisherman. The boys agreed to help the fishermen. How were they able to transport the fishermen to the other side?
Answer
First, both boys swim to the other side, where the fishermen need to be transported. Then one stays, and the other swims back and gives the boat to one fisherman, who swims to the other side. Next, the boy on the other side takes a boat from a fisherman who had crossed the river and swims across the river alone. He takes another boy again and they swim together to the other shore, where there is already one fisherman. In the same order, you can transport the rest of the fishermen to the other side.
Task
A flock of pigeons landed on the trees, one for each tree, resulting in one tree missing. Then the pigeons sat down two on one tree, as a result one tree turned out to be redundant. How many pigeons and trees were there?
Answer
Solution: when the pigeons sat down 2 on one tree, this is equivalent to the fact that there were 2 times fewer pigeons. Moreover, if previously 1 dove was extra, now 1 dove is missing. Consequently, a decrease in the number of pigeons by 2 times leads to a quantitative decrease by 2. As a result, there were initially 4 pigeons, and, accordingly, 3 trees.
Task
One blacksmith was brought five chains of 3 links each. He was asked to connect them into one continuous chain. He was able to do this, while he disconnected and reconnected only 3 links. How did he manage to do this?
Answer
He simply disconnected all three links in only one chain. With these three links he connected the remaining four chains into one common chain of 15 links.
Task
Pears were brought to one kindergarten, where there were 50 children. 60 large pears and 60 smaller ones. Initially, it was decided to distribute pears to the children in the following order: 30 children received 2 large pears, and the remaining 20 children received 3 small pears. But when opening the box of pears, it turned out that during transportation all the pears were mixed together, large and small.
Then it was decided to distribute the pears like this: 5 pears were given out for two children at a time. To the surprise of the teachers, there were not enough pears for the last two children. How did this happen?
Answer
At the same time, 2 large and 3 smaller pears could be distributed to only 40 children. After which only 20 large pears would remain. If you give out 2 large pears per child, then there will be enough for 10 more children. But they were given out 5 for two people, which is why there weren’t enough pears.
Task
Can you justify why in almost all countries of the world sewer manhole covers are only round in shape? (Square manhole covers are available only when they are additionally secured with hinges).
Answer
If the manhole covers are square, they can easily fall into the hatch, because The diagonal of a square is greater than the side of the square. Therefore, if they are made, then only by attaching them to the hatch with hinges. Round hatch covers do not have a diagonal or a side, but only a diameter, which is always larger than the hatch opening.
Task
What sign do you think should be placed between 0 and 1 to get a number greater than 0 but less than 1?
Answer
This character is a comma. That is 0.1. This number is greater than 0 but less than 1.
Task
How many edges do you think a hex pencil has that has never been sharpened?
Answer
A hex pencil, if not sharpened, will have 8 edges. 6 large edges and 2 end faces.
Task
A three-liter vessel is completely filled with three liters of water. You need to fill two empty vessels of 1 and 2 liters in 2 transfusions, so that each of them contains 1 liter of water. In this case, you can no longer use anything other than these three vessels.
Answer
From a full vessel we pour exactly two liters into a two-liter empty one, i.e. to the brim. Next, pour exactly a liter of water from this vessel into a one-liter container (i.e., to the brim).
Task
Which object do you think will have the same image when drawn from any point of view?
Answer
Only the ball has this property.
Task
Answer, what time is it now if the remaining part of the day is twice as long as the past?
Answer
It's eight o'clock now.
Task
There are 7 candles burning on the festive table. 3 of them were extinguished. How many candles will be left?
Answer
There will be 3 extinguished candles left, because... the remaining 4 will burn completely.
Task
Can you write the number 1000 using only eight eights and arithmetic sum signs?
Answer
The result is the equality: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000.
Task
One bread shop has 3 types of buns. For 10 rubles you can buy either 1 bun of the first grade, or two buns of the second, or 3 buns of the third grade. A group of children, boys and girls equally, entered the store. They added up and received 70 rubles. They spent the entire amount on buying buns. Each child received the same amount of buns. How many buns were purchased and what types, if none of the buns were divided into parts?
Answer
The group of children consisted of three boys and three girls. Each child received 2 buns of the 3rd variety and 1 bun of the 2nd variety.
Task
A log sawyer must cut a 5.5 meter long log into 0.5 meter long logs. Each cut lasts 2.5 minutes. How long will it take to cut the entire log?
Answer
Sawing a log will take exactly 25 minutes.
Task
There is a flower stem 1 meter high. A caterpillar begins to crawl up from the ground. During the day it rises by 30 cm, and at night it descends by 20 cm. How long (in days) will the caterpillar crawl to the top of the flower?
Answer
The caterpillar will crawl to the top of the flower in 7.5 days.
Task
In a scientist's bookcase, there are two books on one shelf. The first book stands to the left of the second, next to it. The first book has 230 pages, the second 325 pages. How many pages do you think there are between the first page of the first book and the last page of the second book?
Answer
Between these book pages there are only bindings.
Task
The soldiers lined up at a distance of one meter from each other. The ruler stretched 25 meters. How many soldiers were there in total?
Answer
In total there were 26 soldiers in the line.
World of Guns
- Website: https://noble-empire.com/news.php
A weapons simulator designed to satisfy the needs of a huge number of firearms fans around the world. The developer really tried, because you are offered not only to admire the pictures, but also to literally twirl the firearm in your hands, disassemble it and fully study the design. World of Guns has a fairly confusing interface, so don't neglect the tutorial that comes with it when you first start it. A huge number of weapon models requires an equally impressive number of different parts and fastenings. As a result, there are so many options for interacting with the “guns” that even an advanced user can get confused.
As a gameplay, you will be asked to disassemble and assemble various types of weapons for a while. As your skills improve, you will be able to receive a variety of rewards and achievements, simultaneously expanding your available arsenal. For a small fee, you can immediately unlock everything that the developers have in store. Another notable feature is the ability to simulate the shooting process in a semi-disassembled state. Available for use: X-ray, slowdown, model sections and a complete list of parts names. By the way, you can shoot with your favorite guns at the shooting range, although you will have to try and gain points to open it.
In general, the game offers a wide range of armed entertainment. It would take a very long time to list them all, so if you are a born militarist, then come in and experience all the delights for yourself.
Video: “Nails Puzzle 7”
- Magnets today occupy a leading position among puzzles. In our country they received a second name, “office antidepressant”. Unfortunately, the toy is quite dangerous for children, be careful.
- A great option for a brain shake. This type of logic games came out relatively recently, but has already conquered the whole world. Models in this series are made of high quality material. The parts are assembled without glue using special clamps. Each model range has its own degree of complexity. There are some where you need to really stretch your logic.
- Fascinating logical labyrinths will allow the owner to collect his thoughts. During the game, chasing the ball, you need to show your skills, show patience, and train your dexterity. Almost all adults will like the toy.
PS: Puzzles are the best companions in our lives.
3D instructor
- Website: citycardriving.ru/
Another hot topic for most young people is obtaining a license. 3D instructor application is designed to cope with this task . The three-dimensional driving tutorial allows you to visualize all the situations that are covered in the exam papers. By choosing test mode, you can drive around the racetrack, trying not to score penalty points. Of course, this gets boring over time, so the developers added the ability to drive around the city. Practice your driving skills in ordinary and extraordinary situations that arise on the road. Of course, a 3D instructor will not give you real driving experience, but will help you prepare for your first training trips as much as possible.
Human Resource Machine
- Website: https://tomorrowcorporation.com/humanresourcemachine
One of the many puzzles that teach the user how to program. True, the language used here is non-existent, but based on assembly language. You will be taught basic concepts, loops, conditions, and debugging principles.
You will play as an ordinary office clerk who has to climb the career ladder for a long time and persistently. With each new year you will climb higher and higher. Each level offers its own task that will need to be completed, and the solution mechanism must be debugged to perfection. You will need to send documents, pass them through a photocopier, and build columns of commands inside the visual editor. As you progress, you will have to start operating with various functions, working with Fibonacci numbers, optimizing ready-made programs, reducing the number of lines of code, and much more.
In general, Human Resource Machine will be useful for people just starting their acquaintance with programming. A program was developed for children so that they could begin their first steps in the endless world of code in a playful way.
Solitaire games
When we need to switch, out of habit, we open our favorite solitaire game and almost automatically lay out the cards. Without realizing it, we are engaged in relaxation, after a couple of layouts, the view of the problems becomes clearer, and original solutions to complex issues are found by themselves.
- We isolate ourselves from strangers for a while and put our emotions in order.
- When selecting expedient moves, we are inevitably distracted from real problems.
- Monotonous mouse movements are as calming as fingering a rosary.
Solitaire games are priceless - they entertain, relax and sharpen your thinking abilities at the same time.
Spider is a classic solitaire game loved by many for its moderate difficulty. The cards are not always laid out, a few mistakes - and everything has to start from the beginning.
Rules of the game
Ten columns of cards are play cards, another five piles are reserve ones, they are used when the moves end.
- On the card of higher value you need to put the lower one.
- You can move cards one at a time or in incomplete groups. For example, attach a four or three to a five.
- You need to collect sets of cards from king to two, the last card is an ace. The finished set is removed from the table.
- If you play several suits, you can add cards of any suits in descending order. But a group of the same suit is considered assembled.
- When you run out of turns, click on the reserve deck to reveal 10 new cards.
You can play solitaire the old fashioned way - with a deck on the table, but this has already become very rare. It is much more convenient to use the online game "Spider", just click here.
Screeps
- Website: screeps.com
A game that allows you to control your own virtual world through JavaScript programming. In fact, this is a training sandbox where the user is asked to lead a colony by programming its AI population.
A fairly simply designed traditional strategy differs from most others, perhaps, in its management. Your colony is located in a common world, along with other, competing settlements. Operating around the clock, the game assumes the possibility of any incidents in your absence, so you need to accurately prescribe protective algorithms in case of unforeseen situations.
Unfortunately, here you will not be taught programming in the literal sense. After all, the user must be familiar with JavaScript if he wants to start his journey in Screeps . There is no training here to help people unfamiliar with programming learn the basics. So before you start managing your own world, you will have to gain practical and theoretical knowledge.
Logic is the science of conceptual thinking.
Logic, as a science of thinking, was born more than 2 thousand years ago in Ancient Greece. At the same time, the main types of logical thinking were described and the laws of logic were formulated, which remain unshakable to this day.
Two types of thinking: deduction and induction
The elementary unit of abstract-logical thinking is the concept. Several concepts combined into a coherent thought is a judgment. They are affirmative and negative. For example:
- “In autumn, the leaves fly off the trees” - affirmative.
- “There are no leaves on the trees in winter” – negative.
Judgments can also be true or false. Thus, the proposition “In winter, young leaves grow on trees” is false.
From two or more judgments one can draw a conclusion or inference, and this whole construction is called a syllogism. For example:
- 1st premise (judgment): “In autumn, leaves fall from the trees.”
- 2nd premise (judgment): “Now the leaves have begun to fly off the trees.”
- Conclusion (syllogism): “Autumn has come.”
Depending on the method on the basis of which the inference is made, there are two types of thinking: deductive and inductive.
Induction method. From several particular judgments a general conclusion is drawn. For example: “schoolboy Vasya doesn’t study in the summer,” “schoolboy Petya doesn’t study in the summer,” “schoolgirls Masha and Olya don’t study in the summer either.” Consequently, “schoolchildren do not study in the summer.” Induction is not a very reliable method, since an absolutely correct conclusion can be drawn only if all particular cases are taken into account, and this is difficult and sometimes impossible.
Method of deduction. In this case, reasoning is built on the basis of general premises and information given in the judgments. That is, the ideal option: one general judgment, one particular one, and the conclusion is also a private judgment. Example:
- “All schoolchildren have summer holidays.”
- “Vasya is a schoolboy.”
- “Vasya has a summer vacation.”
This is what the most basic conclusions in logical thinking look like. True, in order to draw the right conclusions, certain conditions or laws must be observed.
Laws of logic
There are four basic laws, and three of them were formulated by Aristotle:
- Law of identity. According to him, any thought expressed within the framework of logical reasoning must be identical to itself, that is, remain unchanged throughout the entire argument or dispute.
- Law of contradiction. If two statements (judgments) contradict each other, then one of them is necessarily false.
- Law of the excluded middle. Any statement can be either false or true, something third is impossible.
In the 17th century, the philosopher Leibniz supplemented these three with the fourth law of “sufficient reason.” Proof of the truth of any idea or judgment is possible only through the use of reliable arguments.
It is believed that it is enough to follow these laws, be able to correctly formulate judgments and draw conclusions, and you can solve any most complex problem. But it has now been proven that logical thinking is limited and often fails, especially when a serious problem arises that does not have one single correct solution. Abstract logical thinking is too straightforward and inflexible.
The limitations of logic were proven already in the era of Antiquity with the help of so-called paradoxes - logical problems that have no solution. And the simplest of them is the “liar paradox,” which refutes the inviolability of the third law of logic. In the 4th century BC. e. The ancient Greek philosopher Eubulides shocked supporters of logic with one phrase: “I am lying.” Is this a true or false proposition? It cannot be true, since the author himself claims that he is lying. But if the phrase “I am lying” is false, then the proposition becomes true. And logic cannot overcome this vicious circle.
But abstract-logical thinking, despite its limitations and inflexibility, is best manageable and itself “organizes the brain” very well, forcing us to adhere to strict rules in the thought process. In addition, the abstract form of thinking continues to be the highest form of cognitive activity. Therefore, the development of abstract thinking is important not only in childhood, but also in adults.
Shenzhen I/O
- Website: https://www.zachtronics.com/shenzhen-io/
One of the most in-demand specialties today is a microcontroller programmer. Shenzhen I/O invites you to try yourself as a working engineer. Assemble devices from radio components and program them to perform certain sequences of actions.
As a task, you receive design documentation, according to which you need to assemble a finished product that performs the specified functions. The developers carefully gave you a huge Talmud, called a manual. If you want to successfully complete the game, you will have to look into it throughout its entire duration. Of course, Shenzhen I/O is not a complete training in microcontroller programming. You will only be able to familiarize yourself with the basic principles and functions. In order to become a real specialist, you will have to spend much more time on training and practice. But you will be able to fully understand whether this type of activity is suitable for you.
Sudoku
Sudoku is a simulator for lovers of real brainstorming. Regular exercise is really useful; it has already been proven that the game:
- Develops memory.
- Awakens cognitive abilities.
- Forms logical thinking.
- Teaches concentration and planning.
Rules of the game
The large square consists of 9 smaller ones, each of which has 9 cells. You need to enter numbers from 1 to 9 into the cells so that they are not repeated in a row, column or small square. At the start, several cells are already filled - the more there are, the simpler the puzzle. Be patient, stay focused and click here to start playing.
One Hand Clapping
- Website: https://baddreams.itch.io/onehandclapping
A game that is controlled entirely by your voice. The developers have done a good job on One Hand Clapping so that you can learn to play different notes and sequences in an entertaining way, holding them for a significant amount of time. This is exactly how one gets acquainted with the basics of vocals during traditional training. You study the notes, listen to them and repeat them yourself. In general, the process of completing One Hand Clapping is no different from regular training for beginners. For the most complete immersion in the musical world, you should set the difficulty level to maximum and try to hit all the notes from beginning to end.
Peculiarities
Many people believe that there is no need for an adult to develop memory, because the foundations were laid in childhood and if the child has not been worked on, nothing can be corrected. This may partially relate to speech or thinking, but not the ability to remember and reproduce information. It can and even needs to be trained throughout life.
In young age
From 20 to 30 years of age, memory deteriorates most often due to traumatic brain injuries, past infections, unhealthy lifestyle, and traumatic factors. Alcohol abuse, chronic lack of sleep, problems in relationships and at work - all this negatively affects the functioning of the brain. To correct the situation, first of all you need to put your life in order. And then select the appropriate simulators and sets of exercises. As a rule, at this age everything is still not so advanced, and you can safely practice at home for 5-10 minutes a day.
In middle age
From 30 to 40 years old, adults begin to develop memory, most often for the purpose of self-improvement, in order to remember more and better layers of information necessary for successful advancement at work. This perfectly helps to cope with all assigned responsibilities and at the same time increases IQ, since such techniques also work to improve thought processes. For this age, we can recommend modern mnemonics like “Giordano” that are quite difficult to master.
Serious problems begin between 40 and 50 years of age. Hormonal changes occur in the body, aging processes begin, metabolism slows down, which does not have the best effect on the functioning of the brain. It's time to start developing your abilities, or every year the deterioration will only progress: the failures will become deeper and more protracted. You need to devote at least 15 minutes to this every day.
In old age
If adults were engaged in memory development in a timely manner and managed to achieve certain success in this field by the age of 50, they will feel how useful it was. Firstly, much fewer problems are found than in those who have never heard of mnemonics and neurobics. Secondly, it is an excellent prevention of senile sclerosis and marasmus, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
If you do the exercises regularly (=daily), even after 60 you can go to the store without a grocery list and calmly dial your son or daughter’s phone number from memory. The more time you devote to this in old age, the more effective the methods used will work. But it is better to consult a doctor about their choice.
