I believe that the October-February slump is a real thing, and it has been hitting me HARD lately. To combat this slump, I’ve resorted to taking breaks between projects to play Minesweeper, Wordle, and Connections. As of right now, the only one I’m good at is Wordle.
Minesweeper is my favorite, and it makes me think the most out of the three, but I’ve only won twice out of the many, many games I’ve played. I’ll sit in front of a computer screen playing a single game of minesweeper for ten minutes! I even had little sticky tabs covering the mine spaces on my computer screen. That’s part of the reason why I won that game, though.
I also enjoy doing the Connections, but I can’t get past the first category most of the time. Yesterday’s game was really easy, and I actually ended up winning, but every other game I’ve lost. My favorite part is seeing all the word combinations AFTER I lose. Having a “why didn’t I think of that?” moment every day is pretty funny.
Wordle is definitely the easiest for me to do, but It’s still a challenge. I typically use the same starter word every time, and it’s a bummer when NONE of the letters from my starter word are used.
I looked up if any of these games actually make you smarter (spoiler: they don’t), but I think it’s fun to give my brain a break in a more productive way instead of going on my phone! Maybe I’ll win all three games tomorrow!