Keep Your Brain Flexible at Any Age
Four fun riddles to enjoy today
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Welcome.
I’m John H. Doolittle, PhD, a retired professor who spent many years at California State University, Sacramento helping students strengthen creativity, reasoning, and mental flexibility.
Over time, I learned something important:
The brain often responds well to small pleasures — curiosity, surprise, humor, and the simple satisfaction of figuring something out.
So here are four short riddles. No pressure. No grades. Just enjoy them.
Take your time.
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1.
Do me to your hands,
Do me to your face;
And then you’ll be clean,
And not a disgrace.
What am I? __________
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2.
Which way do you look,
To see that plane fly?
And if you said down,
No one would know why.
What am I? __________
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3.
You color inside the lines,
As well as you’re able;
And when I wear down,
You peel back the label.
What am I? __________
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4.
Eat me on the cob,
With butter and with salt;
And if you eat too much,
It’s really not your fault.
What am I? __________
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These Dooriddles are samples from the DrDooriddles series of books, which are available on CriticalThinking.com and Amazon. Since their first publication, these riddles have reached millions of students worldwide.
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A Good Way to Use These:
Think quietly, or out loud
Smile when one surprises you
Read one to a friend nearby
Come back later for another try
A little mental stretching can be a pleasant thing.
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A Personal Note
At this stage of life, I simply hope to pass along what I learned and place a few enjoyable challenges into the hands of others.