A large part of the beauty of 3D puzzles and brainteasers is their accessibility. When it comes to jigsaw puzzles, you are confined to one area that contains a large empty flat surface. If you do your puzzles at the kitchen table, that means that dinner cannot be served until your puzzle is completed and taken down to make room to eat. 3D wooden brainteasers are a fantastic alternative because of how portable and maneuverable they are. They are the perfect item to bring anywhere that you might have a few minutes to kill, requiring nothing but the puzzle itself and your spatial reasoning skills. This portability means that your 3D puzzles can come along wherever you go, without taking up too much space or getting in the way. In this blog, we will cover three places to bring your wooden puzzles or games where they can help pass the time and keep you entertained.
While Traveling
Traveling is one of the best opportunities to put your 3D brainteasers and puzzles to use. Whether its flying on a plane, taking the train, or on a road trip (as the passenger of course), these are all excellent times to bring your puzzles along to work on. They boast many benefits that other time-killing alternatives can’t. Thanks to the wood material, they are lightweight making them easy to travel with. Working on puzzles and brainteaser games while traveling is an excellent chance to spend that time working on your brain and improving spatial reasoning and visualization skills rather than aimlessly scrolling and using your phone. Also, many people who suffer from motion sickness have trouble reading books or their phones while in cars or trains, these puzzles are an excellent alternative. They provide a grounding substitute that does not require any reading that might lead to motion sickness. Instead, you can sit back, relax, and focus on your puzzling; and if you don’t end up finishing in time, it’s easy to drop the puzzle in your bag and save it for later!
At the Office
Another great chance to put your 3D puzzles to use is at work in the office. These kinds of puzzles are perfect for resting on a desk, shelf, or even inside a drawer thanks to their interesting shapes and beautiful appearance; they never look out of place. You might think that having puzzles in the office with you can be a distraction and prevent you from getting work done, however we think it is quite the opposite. 3D brainteasers and puzzles provide an escape from the everyday monotony that comes with so many office jobs. Having a wooden puzzle available allows you to further occupy the time between meetings, or to keep your hands and brain moving while brainstorming or taking calls. Puzzling during these times can help to keep your mind active and sharp during the day when you might otherwise reach for your phone. What’s more, these puzzles serve as a great conversation piece! If you have a puzzle like Shooting Star on your desk, you better believe all your coworkers will see it and want to give it a try for themselves.
Before Bed
Another time that is great to spend with 3D puzzles is the time leading up to before you go to bed. This is an important time for your body where it’s making the shift from being awake to going to sleep. During this period it can be highly beneficial to engage with a wooden puzzle as opposed to something like a smartphone or the TV. At this point it is well known that the blue light emitted by phones and televisions can have harmful effects on our circadian rhythms, especially before bed. Deregulating your circadian rhythms confuses your sleep cycle, preventing your sleep from being as deep and rewarding as it could be. Using puzzles to keep your logical reasoning active, while winding down and relaxing the rest of your brain and body can help contribute to deeper more fruitful sleep. The best part is how easy it is; simply keeping a 3D puzzle on your nightstand like On the Greens or the Serpent Cube, and working on them nightly can have potentially profound impacts on how you feel when you wake up in the morning. Puzzling before bed can help keep you fresh during the day, and your body clock right on time.
Each of these instances is just another opportunity for you to spend time working on puzzles, rather than the less beneficial alternatives like scrolling social media or staring at a screen. Puzzling in these moments offers the chance to improve spatial reasoning skills, problem solving ability, and hand-eye coordination. Buying one of our 3D wooden puzzles will give you the ammunition you need to break away from the digital world and become more relaxed and mindful throughout the day. Shop our vast selection of wooden puzzles here.
