Strengthen your brain and enjoy yourself with these seven hobbies.

Playing a musical instrument and reading can help you become a better thinker and leader. So can learning a new language.

Journaling, exercising, and meditating can also have a real impact.

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For a long time, it was believed that people are born with a given level of intelligence, and the best we could do in life was to live up to our potential.

Scientists have now proven that we can actually increase our potential and enjoy ourselves in the process.

We now know that by learning new skills the brain creates new neural pathways that make it work faster and better.

Here is a list of seven hobbies that make you smarter and why.