• April 26, 2021

    Make trucking easier with these 7 apps

    Being truck drivers, we spend most of our time driving. It’s engaging, but after some time, it becomes automated and boring. That’s why we made a list of the best apps that can keep your brain engaged and overall smarter while on the road.

    Brain-training apps are proven to help with your memory, logic, attention, and verbal skills. Also, we’ve included apps that will help you keep up with the latest news, along with apps that will help you learn new information.

    1.Lumosity

    Lumosity is the most popular brain-training app with over 95 million users.

    The game starts with a 10-minute test that lets the app get to know your mind’s abilities and show you games ideal to you.

    Every game is 5 minutes long. The games included are speed games, memory games, decision-making games, problem-solving games, word games, and math games.

    The app was designed by neuroscientists to improve players’ brain performance index (BPI).

    Price: Free-to-play 3 games a day

    Premium: $15 a month

    2.Longform

    Longform is an app about keeping up with the latest news. Customize what type of content you’d like to see and get daily updates. Not only will this app keep you updated on the present, but it will also expand your vocabulary, sharpen your brain, improve memory and analytical thinking. Furthermore, it will make you more interesting when talking to other people.

    Price: Free

    3.Audible

    Audible is an app for listening to books. Since we as truck drivers spend most time driving, audiobooks are a great way to learn new information while driving.

    Audible comes with a free audiobook of your choice the moment you sign up and has a variety of topics like sports, thrillers, crime, fiction, and biographies.

    Price: $14.95 per month

    4.Personal Zen

    Being a truck driver comes with stress every day. Personal Zen is an app designed to help you see the bright side when all you see is darkness.

    The game follows 2 characters; one is a happy, joyful character while the other is angry and pessimistic. The game reduces your anxiety by training your brain to focus more on the positive and less on the negative.

    The game is developed by a team of scientists from the University of New York.

    It is recommended to use the app right before a stressful event (if you can predict it happening).

    Even a couple of minutes of play per day can significantly reduce stress levels.

    Price: Free

    5.TED

    TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. And it’s exactly that. Filled with a library of videos, which you can watch/listen to while on the road. If there’s a topic you’re interested in, most likely TED has it.

    Topics like:

    “Does school kill creativity”

    “How great leaders inspire action”

    “My philosophy for a happy life”

    And many more…

    6.Today in History

    Everyday Today in History, teaches you about, well, what happened today in history.

    Get updates such as who was born today, who died, important events, and so on. Today in History is a perfect way to expand your knowledge of the past and become an excellent conversationalist.

    7.Duolingo

    Duolingo is a beautifully designed app made to help you learn one of 30 languages. It has reading/speaking/writing/listening exercises: all there to help you make learning languages easy.

    It’s proven that learning a new language boosts your cognitive power, and reduces brain decline in elderly people.

    Price: Free

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