HEV MK.IV'S NUMBER ONE FAN

slept 1am instead of 4am

Binface: [...] building at least one affordable house, nationalising Adele, bring back ceefax, and of course, moving the hand dryer in the gents' toilet in the Crown and Treaty pub, Uxbridge, to a more sensible position, because as you know, it's a national issue.

Interviewer: Those policies didn't go down too well, did they, with the people of Makerfield? I believe you got 95 votes at the recent by-election, so how are you hoping to do any better?

Binface: What a—what a disgracefully scornful tone. How dare you? 95 actual votes, that's a Dolly Parton. 95, just one shy of a reverse 69, which I scored against Boris [Johnson] in an Uxbridge sports hall in 2019. So I'm cock-a-hoop. I've over your moon, I'm over my moon. I'm doing very well. I came seventh out of 14. I mean, what more do you want?

teeth meat. oil on canvas, 12x12 in.

Keep using your brain and trying that hard thing no matter how foggy. Feel stupid! It's ok! I promise you are not stupid. I promise your brain will appreciate it. And that with time it will be valuable that you tried.

It's so easy to lose a whole week to brain fog. But your brain and body don't just stop existing that week (though it can feel that way). It's so important to try to incorporate puzzles anyway. Cook a meal from a scratch, do a jigsaw, the wordle, sudoku, use your other hand, learn a new card game, watch a brand new show, do simple math equations, write words backwards, learn a new language (or even just random phrases from a few), play a podcast, read a fun article or magazine, try a new creative project. Something! To help you feel better longer and keep your brains synapses synapsing.

Find a way to push yourself into it. Ask a friend to do it with you, set a timer, build it into your routine, have a bunch of fun games on your phone, puzzles by the bed, set your google to open straight to wordle.

TO CLARIFY: neuroplasticity is magic. And CONTRARY to prior belief it does not just stop after like 25. The brain can recover in exceptional ways so if you feel behind, or feel like you lost so much of what you knew due to a deep spell of illness or depression or injury; it's never too late. Never too late to nuture your brain to a better state of health.