Oddly enough, for somebody who has great passion for language and literature, I am also a big fan of numbers. Besides this meaning that I usually do pretty well in subjects that need some playing around with numbers, and that I am currently majoring in accounting (please wipe that exasperated expression mixed with pity off your face), it also means that I have recently discovered a whole new therapeutic exercise that also happens to be addictive and possibly make me less likely to develop Alzheimer's in the future. It also happens to be something that originated from a far-away special land on the mention of which my heart flutters (see here!)If you haven't figured it out by now then this post is not written for you!
Sudoku is a puzzle with the objective of filling in 9X9 grid with digits so that each 3X3 box, column and row contains the digits 1 to 9. The puzzle was introduced in Japan by Nikoli in the paper Monthly Nikolist in April 1984 as 'Sūji wa dokushin ni kagiru' or "the digits must be single" (In Japanese,"dokushin" means an "unmarried person".) At a later date, the name was abbreviated to Sudoku, taking only the first kanji of compound words to form a shorter version.
In June 2008 an Australian drugs-related jury trial costing over A$1,000,000 was aborted when it was discovered that five of the twelve jurors had been playing Sudoku instead of listening to evidence.
So I thought I should provide some background information from wikipedia, but what I really wanted to know was if there are any other sudoku-crazed people from amongst my readers, and if you are, what is it that makes you love them so much? Do you play sudoku because of the feeling of satisfaction it gives you when it's all solved and beautiful? Are you doing it because you want your brain to stay healthy and work hard?
Also, how important is your mental health to you? (Lol, sounds funny) Do you often worry about your intelligence and its diminishing over the years? Do you actively try to maintain or increase your brain power? Or do you think it's silly to waste brain energy on worrying about how to increase brain energy?!
Speak up, my fellow sudoku-ers!
Sudoku is a puzzle with the objective of filling in 9X9 grid with digits so that each 3X3 box, column and row contains the digits 1 to 9. The puzzle was introduced in Japan by Nikoli in the paper Monthly Nikolist in April 1984 as 'Sūji wa dokushin ni kagiru' or "the digits must be single" (In Japanese,"dokushin" means an "unmarried person".) At a later date, the name was abbreviated to Sudoku, taking only the first kanji of compound words to form a shorter version.
In June 2008 an Australian drugs-related jury trial costing over A$1,000,000 was aborted when it was discovered that five of the twelve jurors had been playing Sudoku instead of listening to evidence.
So I thought I should provide some background information from wikipedia, but what I really wanted to know was if there are any other sudoku-crazed people from amongst my readers, and if you are, what is it that makes you love them so much? Do you play sudoku because of the feeling of satisfaction it gives you when it's all solved and beautiful? Are you doing it because you want your brain to stay healthy and work hard?
Also, how important is your mental health to you? (Lol, sounds funny) Do you often worry about your intelligence and its diminishing over the years? Do you actively try to maintain or increase your brain power? Or do you think it's silly to waste brain energy on worrying about how to increase brain energy?!
Speak up, my fellow sudoku-ers!
thanks to the author for taking his time on this one.
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ReplyDeletethis post made me think about my daily rituals.Usually it involves me getting up and doing one thing.....
ReplyDeletemoaning 'whyyyyy?' as i struggle to get up from sleep.
You have a few more years until you'll find yourself in a similiar situation. :P
LOL! That happens to me some days...Hopefully I won't find myself in the situation where it becomes a daily ritual!
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I have been playing SuDoKu for many years now. For the first couple of years I couldn't complete the puzzle coz I never took it seriously. Then came a period in my life when I wanted to do things that would distract my thoughts. SuDoKu became fun after that. The tremendous ease with which I completed the puzzles surprised even me. Figures (no pun intended.. hehe) always attracted me but never knew I could play with them so wonderfully.
ReplyDeleteThe people I introduced SuDoKu to:
My Wife - Oh!! she waited to show her completed puzzles when I reached back home.
My 14 year-old Daughter - She is still trying to figure it out, but ever since she has started playing it, she has been scoring 100% in maths at school..
My Friends - Everyone enjoyed it when I taught them the trick to complete it
Am happy that I have reversed the aging process of the brains of a few people..
That's such a lovely story! I'm especially impressed that your daughter's math grades have improved since- that's sort of solid proof that Sudoku can make a difference!
ReplyDeleteDear Jnana, more than SuDoKu playing the role in her scoring 100% in maths.. its the genes that she is carrying.. lol
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