Nourishing Your Mind with Intellectual Nutrition
What is brain food, anyway?
Wellness is the ultimate state of wholeness that can be achieved by a human being. It is the physical, mental, spiritual, and practical utopia of the human experience. Holistic wellness consists of eight distinct pillars, or arenas, of well-being. In this article, I will address the fifth pillar — intellectual wellness.
Intellectual wellness is likely no strange concept to those reading this article, considering that it is published on Medium, a publishing platform dedicated to the spread of ideas, knowledge, and inspiration. All of which perfectly describe intellectualism and curiosity.
From an evolutionary standpoint, humans are innately curious. Despite this, humans display varying degrees of intellectual prowess and curiosity. While some individuals strive to learn as much as humanly possible, others are content with infrequent intellectual simulation.
Reading books, learning new skills, exploring new environments, and asking questions are all means of nurturing our intellectual wellness — yet interest in these activities varies greatly. Furthermore, what fascinates one…
