Keeping your mental juices flowing got you down? Sudoku got you in the mode to perform sepuku? While it is vital to keep the neurons flowing through your gray matter like they used to when you were a tyke, sometimes you just wanna say "enough already!" with trying to keep up with the rocket scientist Jones'. So why don't you put the extensive brain busters away and simply break out an easy crossword puzzle? Easy crossword puzzles do the same job as the impossible lobe-splitters, and they can actually do you one better -- they can help you have fun!
Easy crossword puzzles can be a welcome release to the otherwise mundane daily grind, because they help you to think outside your every day box. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not insulting your box; you might like your box, and it's probably a lot more organized than mine. But if you're like me, sometimes you might have the uncontrollable urge to answer the timeless question, "The Great Chicago Fire took place in what city?" Whoo! I feel smarter just thinking about that. But whether you're sharing in my mental cardio or not, taking even a split second to ponder the query illicited the same response as the cranially-cranked intelli-teasers -- it made you go "hmm?" And that particular brand of question from easy crossword puzzles might even make you laugh (especially if it gave you trouble).
Easy crossword puzzles accomplish another task that simply cannot be overstated by the more particular crossword connoisseurs (read "junkies"): they're a lot easier to complete than their wit-working counterparts. That in and of itself has considerable value when you think of the perpetual joy that can be garnered by simply picking up your puzzle pal, reading the question, and engaging in the giggle that correct answers bring to the surface. I don't know about you, but when I unload with a series of right answers, I feel like I'm way smarter than a fifth grader! I might even try out thinking a sixth grader next! It's about goals, people. You gotta have goals.
Essentially, the purpose of any game should be to help you have fun. If you like feeling mentally ripped from a brain bender, I say go for it. But when it comes to the good time that comes from exercising a good mind, go to easy crossword puzzles every time.
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