Can playing Wordle increase productivity in the workplace?

(NEXSTAR) – Every day, millions of people log onto their computers or smartphones and play The New York Times’s daily puzzle game, Wordle.

But while it may seem like just a fun game added to a daily routine, it could affect workplace productivity.

“I think it depends greatly on the type of job that you have whether it’s helpful,” Dr. Doug Scharre, director of the Division of Cognitive Neurology at Ohio State University said. “But clearly, we do have lots of data to suggest that brain stimulation, in general, is useful for brain health.”

While not actually a muscle, the brain can be trained as one and can react similarly when challenged. According to Scharre, certain kinds of brain games can help improve brain health and, in turn, productivity by “waking up” your brain.

“[It] doesn’t have caffeine like coffee does. but it’s a way to activate the brain and sort of wake it up if you’re doing something of interest,” he said. “The ones that seem to have........

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