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• Make one entry in a journal. Reminisce about a childhood
event. Build a written history of your life one minute at
a time.
• Respell a three-letter word in alphabetical order. For ex-
ample, the word get spelled alphabetically is egt; tar re-
spelled is art. Notice that some respellings form actual
words. After you achieve success with three-letter
words, move up to four-letter words.
• Make a mental picture of five of your friends. Rethink the
picture so that the youngest is on the left and the oldest
is on the right. Then order all of your friends by age. Try
this again arranging them from shortest to tallest.

• Draw a rough view of your home. Try to locate the
plants, bushes, or trees around the building without
looking.
• Name all the credit cards or photos in your wallet or
purse. Check later for accuracy.
• If you read the comics section of your newspaper, name
five comic strips. Give yourself extra credit for naming
the cartoonists.

Caution! This list is not intended for performing in one
sitting. You should use it as a resource when you are look-
ing for a one-minute mental task. After practicing with this
list, you will be able to invent your own Magic Mental
Minutes. Visit the companion Web page for this book,
www.mentalagility.com, and let us know what you
have invented.