Anything that pushes you out of your comfort area is good for you, brain can be conceptualized as a muscle... and if you don't use it you loose it. I met a guy

Anything that pushes you out of your comfort area is good for you, brain can be conceptualized as a muscle... and if you don't use it you loose it. I met a guy who had a stroke and as a result of it he loosed a lot of his brain capacity. He was learning spanish, learning about computers, learning french, writing a book, doing kayak, running, hiking... everyday. He told me... every second of kayak I do; I'm kayaking running away from death. He was conscious on how this helped his brain, to gain plasticity and allow other parts of his brain to supply for the loosed capabilities.