The joy of jigsaws, and why you should start them in your 20s

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The joy of jigsaws, and why you should start them in your 20s
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Comment: I have no idea why my wife bought me a jigsaw pauzzle, but you know what? I absolutely loved it. For a stolen hour here and there, it was bliss, writes Gavin Newsham

This Christmas brought with it an underwhelming array of gifts that I seem to have received every year since the birth of Jesus Christ himself; socks by the score, multipacks of underpants and, as ever, some bizarre novelty gifts that I'll never use .Credit:But one, from my wife, was tantalisingly different. Initially I had assumed it was a board game of some description. But no.

More than 250 years later, and Spilsbury's brainwave can be found in most homes in some shape or form and it has some very high-profile fans, too. The Greatest Showman star Hugh Jackman has live-streamed progress with his puzzles on Instagram and Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates always takes wooden jigsaws with him on his holidays.

He's right. Jigsaws can be effective stress relievers but the range of health benefits to be gleaned from tackling the tiles can be far wider. The simple genius of the jigsaw is that it works both sides of the brain, analytical and creative, and also stimulates the production of both acetylcholine, crucial when you need to pay attention, and dopamine, the chemical that plays a key part not just in memory but the sense of feeling rewarded, too.

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