2. Tech is like a gym for your brain.
To build a healthy physique, you will need to exercise by performing movements that challenge your body. Similarly, to keep your brain in shape, you need to exercise it by solving difficult mental problems. Tech is actually similar to lifting weights for the brain.
Research has it that learning to perform challenging tasks can keep cognitive functions sharp as we age. However, to be effective, the tasks need to be new and stimulating. In other words, you can expect to keep your mind sharp by doing the same thing over and over for the rest of your life.
When developers work on challenging projects, they can push their brains to the limit on new and stimulating problems. Their mind has to stretch to create models and abstractions; such mental exercise makes developers a very flexible thinkers.
Moreover, developers operate in a virtual laboratory where they can make small changes to solutions, and observe the effects immediately.
As a result, their brain is subjected to a feedback loop that challenges and corrects their mental powers at once. It is like having a personal coach who observes and corrects your mistakes, continuously and tirelessly.
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