"Words" for mental health?

 

Words" for mental health

The word game "Wordle" has become the current social media sensation. On Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites, there are blocks of yellow, black, and green. For the unknowns, these blocks are ordered based on the user's guesswork.

Games like Wordle undoubtedly boost the brain's cognitive abilities. In some ways, this game is a mental workout.

What exactly is Wordle?

Wordle is a word game in which you have six attempts to guess a five-letter word. Mobile apps are used to play the game. Yellow blocks indicate that the alphabet you entered is present in the Wordle word, but its location is incorrect; black blocks indicate that the alphabet you entered is not present in the Wordle word. A green block indicates that the entered alphabet is in the correct Wordle word position.

Who knows how to play Wordle?

Anyone. Wordle is a game that anyone who enjoys word games can play. The game is both entertaining and educational.

What role does Wordle have in mental health?

"It's critical to challenge yourself with fresh problem-solving tasks," says Dr. Douglas Scharre, a neurologist and head of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's Center for Cognitive and Memory Disorders. "Key regions of the brain, including thinking, language, logic, visual perception, attention, and flexibility, can be stimulated and challenged by puzzles and games, especially those requiring novelty," he told a journalist

In contrast to watching TV, which has a passive effect on the mind, activities that actually employ our brain, such as playing a word game, improve focus. Playing games like Wordle on a regular basis sharpens the mind and trains it to look for new words.

Wordle, according to several specialists, is effective in alleviating sadness and despair in people.

What role does social media play in this?

Wordle stands out in a world full of comments and advice about how to avoid using mobile phones.

Pandemics have pushed humans to rely on mobile phones and laptops for assistance, and because life is so reliant on digital technology, why not put it to good use? Instead of engaging in other online activities, it is worthwhile to utilize artificial intelligence to its full potential.

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