I've been reading a good book about brain training, and I've been wondering how to further develop my prefrontal lobe.
Problem-solving is one of the major ways. The book asks the reader to think of the phrase "The longer drive home will get you there in a shorter amount of time," and then asks for an example.
Maybe my lobe isn't as strong as others b/c I really needed to think about it. But then a lightbulb went off and I realized it could likely mean that due to post-work rush hour traffic, taking the shorter route home will be longer due to all the cars taking the same route, but the longer route won't be as crowded and would actually take less time overall. And that's true - I think we've all taken backroads during traffic jams.
Anyway, the prefrontal lobe is strengthened by, amongst other things, imagining novel strategies for problems. And I'm trying to apply it to my everyday life for some of the problems I face - getting my wife and mom to be comfortable with each other and getting out of debt are two such examples. Maybe I need to do more research on both of those before venturing into creating strategies.