Brain Heroes

Join the 30-day challenge led by the Brain Heroes for a stronger, balanced, and healthier mental well-being!

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LAST DAY

Month-end Reflection

Just right in time for Weeping Wednesdays, this stands to be our last day as well for Brain Heroes! Although, the pursuit for a healthier and balanced brain does not stop. Today, I also shed tears and got a bit emotional while reflecting with all that has happened for the entire month. It was a fruitful journey of self-care and education. 

We hope you enjoyed our 30-day challenge as much as we did in sharing the activities we had to do. 

Good luck to everyone and,

Adios, amigos!

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DAY 29

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

For the last Talktative Tuesday of the month, I have decided to spend my time watching movies and playing games with my friends. Leisure/recreational activities help us revitalize. Not only this enables us to take our time to engage with the exciting wonders of life, but also we get to share our thoughts and experiences at the same time with our friends.

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DAY 28

Keep it up!

Throughout the whole month we've been doing well eating healthy. For the last Mealful Monday, I treated yourself to a hearty meal that follows the food pyramid and in a way was still maintaining a healthy diet and try keeping up the habit of eating healthier even after this month.

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DAY 27

ThinKING 👑

Regularly doing this has really changed how I take on every week during the quarantine. Back then every day felt the same and it was pretty depressing most of the time. However, after doing this routine, it felt way more uplifting and refreshing. What probably contributes the most to this is always knowing that by the end of the week you're going to have some you time to think about everything you've accomplished and are about to accomplish for the next week.

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DAY 26

Contagious Smile

Sunny Saturdays are all for positivity. Try to make someone happy today. Theoretically, human happiness are said to be contagious, especially on the side of the person who tries to spread good vibes. For the last Saturday, I bought my sister a new game to play on Switch. It’s called Animal Crossing. She loves it so much!

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DAY 25

Just do it!

Are there activities that you used to love doing, but lately don't have the time for? Today I gave myself a little break and allowed myself to do that hobby I used to really loved doing. Playing online games, singing a song, playing an instrument, creating art, or even just binge watching shows or films like mentioned before. Enjoy your time and allow yourself to feel good and just relax doing what you love.

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DAY 24

Connect 4 (with friends!)

On the last day of Thinking Thursday, I decided to go back to a classic, Connect 4. Luckily there's a free website (http://connect-4.org/) that allows you to play Connect 4 with your friends! Not only does it exercise the brain, it also allows you to connect (haha get it) with your friends as you bond over the game. Just make sure to take breaks after a while because things can get heated after playing 3-4 games.

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DAY 23

Cry it out challenge

Sometimes, all the emotional pressure that we have bottled throughout hinder us from being the best version of ourselves inasmuch as these baggage has still yet to be released. Crying is a form of therapy that is not only emotionally relieving, but also freeing.

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DAY 22

Let's Talk About Mental Health

Professional and academic discourses about mental health with our peers help introduce us to different perspectives and techniques to seamlessly deal with all that is going on, especially now that we are facing a lot of issues apart from the global pandemic. Academic debates like this encourage us to partake in such a fruitful exchange of ideologies. Not to mention how all of our claims are derived from scholarly references, assuring reliability.

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DAY 21

Try something new

Have you ever seen those videos online that make healthy snacks or meals? At some point I was really interested and wanted to try it out as well. For today I tried creating one of those and ended up choosing to make a healthier version of pancakes, specifically banana pancakes with no flour but sadly the shape kind fo failed.

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DAY 20

Th(iii)nking

Third time's the charm as they say and sure enough it was. Re-evaluating yourself routinely really helps you stay in pace, not only mentally, but also physically. It felt really good to contemplate on all the things I've done and finished the past week and exciting as well thinking of the new things I get to do next week.

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DAY 19

Turn off the Alarms

It’s weekend. Let yourself sleep a lot longer than usual. With all the stress, your brain is tired and needs rest from all the all-nighters you pulled throughout the week. Relax and turn off the alarms for a peaceful night.

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DAY 18

Watch party

It's been a long stressful week and I'm sure there are still things to be done during the weekend. After working hard this week, I think we all deserve a break. Watch the film you've been planning to see, entertain yourself to a documentary, start a new series, or even just videos from social media applications. Give yourself a reward for all the hardwork you've done throughout the week and enjoy your time to relax even just for a bit.

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DAY 17

Fire Emblem: Awakening (the brain)

On the third day, I decided to play a strategy game from one of my favorite game franchises, Fire Emblem. Fire Emblem games are all about strategy and coordination. It requires you to guide your units to victory, while at the same time keeping them safe from the enemies in the game. It's kind of like chess but if you could equip the chess pieces with swords, magic tomes, and even spears. It's strategy isn't limited to just the actual fighting in the game, you also have to strategize which weapons your units will be using as it is a vital aspect in winning the game.

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DAY 16

Do some planks!

Do some planks to workout a lot of muscles. This helps in developing endurance, and increasing blood circulation essential for both the body and the brain.

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DAY 15

Bestfriend Hour

Our best friends know us more than anyone! So a regular online meet-up with your closest friend can really forward the essence of socialization. Besides being an instant serotonin boost with the ever-guaranteed hilarious topics to chat about, meet-ups like this also remind us how we are not left out. Some people may really experience anxiety during isolation, so activities like this would really soothe our inner social-being needs.

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DAY 14

Switch it up!

I know that not everyone may be the biggest fan of eating healthy, I agree that some junk food and sweets are just irresistible most of the time. For today, I tried switching up your usual snacks for something more heathier like having fruits instead for example.