#7 Become Creative

Tech enables creative and non- creative people alike to connect with artistic media. Author Clay Shirkey claims that Tech develops ‘cognitive surplus’, the excess time and mind power we bestow to detect the activities that we find out pleasure. As per Shrikey, the social media makes people closer to videos, images and texts and it endorses culture of sharing. Thus people become more enthusiastic to share and create something of their own such as Flicker albums, a book review or a DIY project.

#8 Enhancing Visual Skills

A 2013 research found that video games, such as Halo and Call of Duty enhancing visual and decision making skill. These games enable the players to take a sudden decision based on visual cues that improves attention skill or the skill to analyze the features of your physical environment. These games can enable the players to even spot the difference between objects in dim environments.

Complex strategy-based games such as starcraft can enhance the ‘cognitive flexibility’ of the brain as well as the ability of multitasking.

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