Why build a puzzle ritual? 

Team Solve has been talking about the value of rituals. We support and encourage you to build a daily ritual of solving puzzles. Helpful rituals give us purpose and validate that we successfully accomplished something in the midst of a quiet day or even a busy day.

Solving puzzles fuels an active brain. A brain that is active is a brain that is stimulated. And that helps it to function better. When your brain is working well in one area, then it’s likely to work well in other areas too. A small triumph, such as solving a puzzle, can boost happy and positive emotions.

In 2005, a new puzzle craze swept the globe: Sudoku.

This puzzle had, and still does have, wide appeal because its structure is simple – a grid of cells in rows and columns and blocks with some numbers filled in. Even though the rules are simple – just use logic (no math required ) to place numbers in the cells, Solve Sudoku can still be challenging.

Often there are no easy solutions to the challenges in our lives. But puzzles – like Solve Sudoku -- do offer a straight-forward solution. Relax and settle into your Solve ritual time. Breathe. Exhale. Ahh. It is a welcome bit of relief from life’s bigger challenges and concerns that don’t have a clear-cut answer.

Life presents us with many obstacles, hurdles or bumps in the road that require problem solving. But solving a puzzle doesn’t have to be hard or impossible. Solving puzzles helps us deal with real-life problems. When we are faced with challenging situations, we look for smart and simple ways to solve them. Solving puzzles is similar. With a difficult puzzle, we might scratch our head and bite our lip and rack our brain, but once we have successfully solved it, we love that burst of achievement and confidence it brings. Isn’t it satisfying when all the numbers in the Solve Sudoku fit perfectly?

Your daily routine is your choice: you decide how to prioritize your daily activities by making a whole series of choices. But over time, as you develop your daily Solve ritual, Team Solve hopes that you will find that your puzzle ritual is relaxing. Refreshing. It’s a way to have time for you on a regular basis. Some time for gentle mental stimulation in the flow of your day.