The Benefits of Talking to Yourself
Japanese train drivers have a system that's called Pointing and Calling<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling</a><p><a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-japan-trains" rel="nofollow">http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-ja...</a><p>Visual and audio feedback is great for your brain.<p>For me, I often need to make a 200mL bottle for my child, and each scoop of powder makes only 20mL - meaning that I need to put 10 scoops in. Especially when I have a crying baby it's easy to lose track when you count in your head. But no worries if I vocalize my count.