Zach Lynch,

“economic and social forecaster advising global organizations on the

impact of neurotechnology on business, government and society,” reports

in his Brain Waves Blog on a study as posted on Eide Neurolearning Blog stipulating that the activity is good for the brain. Key points, as quoted from Brainwaves:



  1. Blogs can promote critical and analytical thinking.

  2. Blogging can be a powerful promoter of creative, intuitive, and associational thinking.

  3. Blogs promote analogical thinking.

  4. Blogging is a powerful medium for increasing access and exposure to quality information.

  5. Blogging combines the best of solitary reflection and social interaction.


Notably, a September 2004 Inquirer YOU Blog Addict column featured a student whose english class was encouraged to blog by their professor, to quote:


Blogging has also helped me with

my writing skills. My present English teacher always

tells us to keep a blog or at least a journal because

it helps improve our writing abilities. He also says

that it sharpens our senses and practices our imagination.




Another one of the many benefits the blogosphere has to offer.


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