Cloudy thinking, forgetful, illogical? 'Brain foods' can help! We wall have days when our thinking is fuzzy, our logic defies reason, when we can't for the life of us remember some name or fact that was so familiar just the day before. On days like those, you might want to trade in your grey matter for a new, improved model with rechargeable batteries and a software system that lets you discover the unknown secrets of the universe in one easy lesson.

If you are a high IQ individual, you probably like to engage in intellectual conversations. However, before you attempt to have such a conversation with a 90+ year old person, realize that they will get tired after more than an hour or so, and during the conversation their processing speed won't quite be up to speed with your abilities. This doesn't mean you should have a high-end intellectual conversation with them, you should, especially if they've done a lot in their life, they are going to have a lot of wisdom from all those endeavors - so you'd be wise to soak some of it.

That seemingly straightforward question, "What do you do?" is one of the most difficult for a counsellor to respond to. Simply answering "counsellors listen" sounds like an insult, and responding with the scientific theory is way too long-winded. Counsellors do in deed listen but they do so in a very deliberate and structured way. In a general conversation both parties will be listening to each other for cues that enable each to contribute. The listening in a counselling relationship is much more one-sided. The basic act of listening can be profoundly therapeutic.