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Chinyere Erondu's avatar

I loved this week’s newsletter! I found the cooking intuitively section profound as it really helps to stay present and engage all senses. I’m assuming this also helps boosting creativity? What cognitive impact does cooking intuitively or any activity that require full engagement have on the participant?

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Mehret Biruk's avatar

Thanks!

It def helps boost creativity. When we cook intuitively, we're using our senses, our memory, and context to create a dish. When we don't follow a recipe, we have to use our imagination. That's def a creative process.

Creativity also increases happiness, reduces dementia, boosts our immune system(!!!!), and improve mental health. Here's the article if you'd like to dig more: Here's How Creativity Actually Improves Your Health (https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2018/07/25/heres-how-creativity-actually-improves-your-health/?sh=2004c0b413a6)

I learned something new too, thanks to your comment and thank you for reading! :)

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