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Einstein is often quoted as saying that "We only use 5% of our brain." This is wrong. Many activities use much more of the brain. (Einstein knew almost nothing about the brain, because at the time no one knew much.) When I studied how different activities used different talents, I was amazed at what I found. Some activities normally considered "simple" in fact were very brain-intensive, using far more than 5% of the brain. Some of the highlights are... 1. Cooking Cooking a large meal, such as a Thanksgiving meal, uses nearly 100% of the brain. Almost every patch of the brain is firing away, like light bulbs flashing on and off all over the head. The following is a only a sample of all the talents used... Muscle and coordination talents to use knives and other tools Creative right brain talents for planning the table Social talents to think about who should sit where diplomatically Artistic talents for decorating a cake and making flower arrangements Time talents for scheduling all the cooking Math talents to modify recipes and measure proportions Language talents in reading recipes and talking to one's self Inhibition right brain talents concerned about table and social manners Inhibition left brain talents to worry about what might happen Sensory talents for touch, smell, taste,vision... Non-verbal sounds (music area) for interpreting cooking sounds What happens when, during this brain-intensive activity, Jimmy asks his Mom for a raise in his allowance? "Don't bother me now, I am busy!" Translate = My brain is very busy with this activity and I can't thnk about anything else, and if you keep pestering me now I will lower your allowance. Probably one of the peaks of human brain activity is a teaching chef, such as a teacher in a high school cooking class, supervising and giving instructions to a group of beginning cafeteria students, in a large kitchen with lots of professional and dangerous equipment, getting ready for serving lunch to 600 finnicky teenagers. I can just imagine the smoke coming out of his ears because the brain is so busy -- Einstein would have been hopeless in this situation!. What happens when a vice-principal comes up and asks for his late attendance sheet at this time? Approximate brain activity during Cooking... Lesson to learn -- Cooking should be strongly emphasized for all children at all ages! Every primary school room should have kitchen facilities. For example, teach a child how to follow recipes to measure ingredients, and they will do better in math. SPORTS 2. Hockey Hockey players are often cartooned as dumb hunks of muscle. In fact, I would put hockey very high on the use of the brain, though more right-brained. Cooking needs more talents, but hockey needs faster-acting talents. It is also mostly right-brain talents without much language needed. Some of the important points include... High demand for muscle coordination while skating, compared to non-skating sports High speed muscle coordination and reflexes needed for fast maneuvering Precise visual perception to keep track of a tiny puck, flying at high speed, with sudden changes in motion Fast spatial analysis to keep track of the fast-moving players and puck Creative right-brain talents to plan, and quickly change, tactics Approximate brain activity during Hockey...

Stephen Holland --- sholland@softwaves.net