[header] How to make yourself smarter [title] Practice doing simple chores with the " wrong " hand. [step] Try brushing your teeth or eating your breakfast with your non-dominant hand. Routine behaviors are run by the brain's sub-cortex, which control automatic functions of the body. 
[substeps] If you make a point of mixing up your routines, your brain will be forced to be active and alert. For any activity to help exercise your brain, it must be both novel and complex.