Make a quick sketch: Exercising your right brain

Did you know that the right side of your brain works more than the left side? When you are absorbed in some kind of brain-intensive work, your left brain quickly “gets bored” and shuts off, leaving the right brain to deal with it. So, if you can make your right brain stronger with some exercises designed specifically for it, you should be able to do your day to day work much better. Here is one exercise designed to keep your right brain healthy.

Take a large piece of paper (A2 size will do) and a black pen. Sit comfortably in a chair and pick a subject to draw. It should neither be too simple nor too complex. Set a timer to ring after half an hour. That should give you enough time for the exercise. Now, start sketching the subject on paper. While drawing, try not to stop your pen too often. Simply look at the subject and observe it taking shape slowly. This act of moving your eyes with the movement of the pen is the aim of the drill. When the timer rings, stop drawing immediately, and see how much you were able to finish.

This is an exercise catered specifically towards giving your right brain a good workout. Try to do this at least twice every week. It should help keep your right brain healthy and performing at full efficiency all the way to a ripe old age.