Some people think that it is important to use leisure time for activities that improve the mind, such as reading and doing word puzzles. Other people feel that it is important to rest the mind during leisure time. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Over the many thousand years, people have used their

time

apart from work hours for their

leisure

time

. Some people believe that they could use

this

time

to keep their

mind

at rest

while

others believe that

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best used to sharpen their

mind

. In

this

essay, I will discuss more about these views and give my opinion, which is that both

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views are valid. Many feel that these cognitively stimulating activities should be pursued for

leisure

activities. The idea is that, when the

mind

is active, it builds up the synapses or connections and keeps the

brain

in good condition. Games like

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, crosswords, puzzles or

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activities in the apps or websites

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the

brain

to be alert and sharp,

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off dementia .

Although

some of the creators of these saying that they change the structure of the

brain

seems to be exaggerated,

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true that they keep the

mind

in a good state. The other view is that the

leisure

time

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ought to be devoted to mental rest. Considering the long working hours,

along with

the stress of being

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eternal contactable

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smart phones

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,

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best for the

mind

to be

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. There

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plenty of research to support that walking in nature or simply

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down quietly in meditation can be considered as

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healing to the

mind

. A study of

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that when in meditation the cells in their body

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and

also

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down the

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process. Personally, I do believe that both these views serve their best for the

mind

. Following periods of extreme stress or problem-solving or meeting with lots of people, spending

time

alone doing nothing is rewarding. At the same

time

, when in

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work or lack of mental stimulation, reading a good book or

completeting

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completing

puzzles

also

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the same impact. There is no point, in my view, in declaring that one is better than the other. In conclusion, I think that both

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active

leisure

time

and

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of

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relaxation

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good for us. The former,

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the

brain

and

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the latter

from being

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used very little.