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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ – The life-changing magic of puzzling: Why solving jigsaw puzzles is good for your mind and body

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BY EMILY KESTEL: If you’re like me, you probably have a pile of jigsaw puzzle boxes sitting in your closet, left over from pandemic-induced boredom. After reading this piece in Fortune, I’m thinking of pulling them back out again. Studies have shown that jigsaw puzzles can help improve visual-spatial reasoning, short-term memory and problem-solving skills as well as combat cognitive decline, the article said. Puzzling also appears to be helpful for people with depression, anxiety and stress.