Reading is one key way to learn. Find out what you like to read. It doesn't matter what, just read. The more you read the more you are exercising your mind.
Growing up, one of the things I liked to read was Marvel Comics. My parents were not sure that comic books were something I should be reading. I think the phrase "rotting your brain" came up more than once. But I disagreed. Many times I had to consult a dictionary to figure out what a word meant or how to pronounce it. Anytime that happened, that was learning, not rotting.
Get a dictionary. Even if it is just a cheap paperback dictionary. Put a bookmark on one or several of the online dictionaries available for free.
Reading is especially important for children. Read to them on a daily basis. Have them read to you! Even if it is just the daily comics in the paper. The more words a child is exposed to directly affects their IQ according to one recent study.
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