Taking care of your brain is just as important as taking care of the rest of your body. There are all sorts of exercises that you can do in order strengthen your brain, or at the least, keep your brain sharp!

Crosswords and Sudoku are two of the most traditional brain teasers – but lately, reading backward messages seems to be something that many people are doing in order to keep their brain in tip top shape!

Skills that characterize smart people are quick thinking, problem-solving and immense curiosity. It’s said that those who can read backwards — easily — are very smart individuals.

Can you read backwards with ease?

Reading backward quickly requires a certain amount of talent and practice. It’s very hard for anyone to read at the same speed as when they read a normal, correctly oriented text.

Below we have a small test for you – can you read the text in the picture below?

It’s not that easy, but after looking at the image for a while, it does get easier. We are actually able to train our brains — over time — to read backwards easily!