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# Maybe We Should Start Doing Jigsaw Puzzles
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/maybe-we-should-start-doing-jigsaw-puzzles/
- Published: 2023-07-22T13:42:38.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-22T13:42:38.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Flourishing, Idiosyncratic

I enjoyed jigsaw puzzles as a kid, but by the time I got to college, they had become relics in my closet.

I’m “toying” with the idea of getting them out again, perhaps starting with [the really pretty Bob Ross puzzle collection](https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/639831/jigsaw-puzzles-featuring-bob-ross-paintings-are-finally-here?ref=thedailyeudemon.com).

Jigsaw puzzles are excellent ways to relax. I enjoy an active life. To the ideal me, all forms of work are kinds of play. Though I frequently lose sight of this ideal, I normally do a good job of keeping it in front of me.

But still, at times you simply need to unplug altogether, and not just with a lot of alcohol (my preferred way of unplugging) or TV. Jigsaw puzzles, in their absolute pointlessness, seem like a good option. Among [other benefits](https://cronicaspuzzleras.com/en/10-surprising-benefits-of-doing-jigsaw-puzzles/?ref=thedailyeudemon.com), they’re known to reduce stress.

They’re also known to prevent cognitive decline. Although I hope I’m at least 30 years away from this risk (none of my parents or grandparents suffered any cognitive decline prior to age 80), on some days, I feel like I’m “losin’ it.”

And finally, they’re well-suited for reading books . . . Well, listening to them, anyway. You can build puzzles and listen to audiobooks at the same time. You can also do nine other things [while listening to an audiobook, which you can find in this nifty Medium.com article](https://medium.com/books-are-our-superpower/10-activities-you-can-do-while-listening-to-an-audiobook-252b679960d9?ref=thedailyeudemon.com).

The writer, incidentally, doesn’t list gardening. It’s an unfortunate omission. I’d say 75% of gardening chores are well-suited to audiobooks.