Challenges for the mind!

Rhino

What is the most mentally or intellectually challenge that you enjoy doing?

Could be anything from crossword puzzles to physics.

Raneados

is this help/advice?

are you asking for advice on what to do during the day to stimulate brainpower?

I do crosswords, play some logic games and generally just sit and think about whatever I can

Murago

I sit around and try to connect the dots of the universe.

Circles, Spheres, relativity, chaos, perfection, the number 3, Science/Spirituality, Stars, and the fact that for every positive there is a negative.

Also, I'll play some sudoku or mahjong.

L.E.O.

probably playing RTS's, like starcraft and stuff like that.

also games like Evil Genius, Civ, shit that you have to think for.

.kbf?

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm

Orestes

I try and do my homework.

Raiden333

Sudoku.

Alternatively, Picross.

Edit: Oh, MOST challenging. Thought you meant mentally stimulating stuff we like to do. Probably intermediate logic and set theory.

Smug Duckling

Boggle (http://www.wordsplay.net/)
SET (http://www.setgame.com/set/index.html)

Both are awesome games and very mentally stimulating.

Oh and I'm doing computer science and math classes, but those are boring.

Mike Danger

Go out and grab a big book of New York Times crosswords. Try and get ones where the days are actually marked on the puzzles (puzzles get harder as the week goes on--Mondays are easy, Fridays are brain busters).

Alex Summers

I have been playing Picross DS for a few months. I had gotten tired of Sudoku and it was different enough for me to hold my interest.

MagicToaster

Logic games like what?

Fantasma

I used to play a computer game called Myth: The fallen lords, which required battle plans to face an enemy army, my unit consisted of archers, knights, berserks, and midgets with molotov bombs. After several levels, you would be allowed to use giants and powerful sorcerers.

It was challenging to instruct an army in order to reduce your casualties and destroy as many enemies as possible.

saint2e

I'm gonna suggest Desktop Tower Defense:

http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/game.asp

Be warned, you may end up losing hours at a time.

Technicality

Writing computer games.

KalTorak

Logic puzzles are the best.

ceres

saint2e wrote: »

I'm gonna suggest Desktop Tower Defense:

http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/game.asp

Be warned, you may end up losing hours at a time.

Dammit.

The Nescient

I'm not sure if this is what other people mean by logic problems, but I find symbolic logic to quite challenging and somewhat entertaining. It may take a a little time to learn symbolic logic, but the key to understanding it is to realize that the symbols do NOT actually equate to english words.

Raiden333

Logic problems are where you get a grid like this:



And then a series of clues, like:

1. The girl who has a birthday in July was born on a weekend.

2. Abagail was born earlier in the year than Brenda, but later in the year than Tara.

3. Paula was born on Wednesday.
etc. etc.

they can get pretty complex at higher levels, with lots of fields to match up...

BobCesca

If the OP is a question, then one thing I do is learn another language. However, the reason it's such a challenge is because it's not one with an indo-european root as I am used to. I try to learn two or three words or phrases a day and read up on the grammar a little.

If you're looking for something different to do then I would suggest finding a country in which you would want your dream holiday to take place (preferably somewhere foreign with a non-common language) and learn a few words and phrases a day. Mine is Rwanda and Kinyarwanda, though I cheat a little as I've been there and get help on my pronunciation.

theclam

Programming is the most challenging thing that I do. It can be both highly frustrating and immensely satisfying.

Zombiemambo

I go to college.