▲ 87 ▼ You can totally play Tetris in your head (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments Realised it this morning
[–] arcrust@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) My favorite tetris fact is that it may help with PTSD flashbacks. Link for the curious. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thonofpy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Since learning about this, I have decided to keep the game installed on my phone in case something wild happens (I'm thinking after witnessing an accident or something). It is sort of comforting to have a scientifically backed up mental strategy that is easily accessible, even if it's not a lot. I gather that tetris keeps the part of your brain responsible for looping images occupied with, well, tetris. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thonofpy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Since learning about this, I have decided to keep the game installed on my phone in case something wild happens (I'm thinking after witnessing an accident or something). It is sort of comforting to have a scientifically backed up mental strategy that is easily accessible, even if it's not a lot. I gather that tetris keeps the part of your brain responsible for looping images occupied with, well, tetris. permalink fedilink source parent