/improve/ - Self Improvement

Reaction speed in what specific area?

Practice

>>5099

I guess noticing/reacting to things more quickly. That's the best way I can describe it.

>>5096

Depends whatcher going on about. If you have a specific event that needs improvement, e.g. revolver quick draw, it's mainly a refinement of muscle memory.

If it's like the type of reaction where it is unexpected and vague, like an emergency situation, that's just awareness, which requires a change in how you think in daily life.

Do video games really help with reaction time & hand/eye coordination?

>>5120

>>5120

>>5096

They do. Get Cube 2: Sauerbraten. An old freeware game (and not too system intensive) like Quake really. Play that a bit and it makes you quick.

>>5096

This might seem obvious, but even tiny doses of caffeine (like half a glass of coke) measurably improve your reaction time (thanks double blind test in 4th year biology). For long term improvement, vidya has been proven to improve reaction time, spatial awareness and hand-eye coordination. Probably check out some arena shooters or maybe counterstrike.