Boredom is a sad way to live life. However, sometimes it's easy to feel like there's just not anything fun to do. Or maybe it seems that all the fun things are expensive and out of your price range.
I’m here to tell you, this doesn't have to be the case. Escape rooms are a great way to hang out with friends, experience something new, and break free from boredom.
Escape rooms are a ton of fun. They challenge you, help you explore and see the world in a brand-new way.
For you and your group of friends, escape rooms can be a great way to build teamwork. Escape rooms present a bunch of different challenges that you probably have never experienced before. When presented with these new challenges, you must make decisions, come up with creative solutions, and improvise.
Just like a muscle, teamwork must be developed. Escape rooms will help you build that muscle, creating a team that is a force to be reckoned with (while having a ton of fun at the same time!).
Good Friends are hard to come by. Making memories with good friends is a treasure that will last a lifetime. The problem is, so much of what we do to “hang out” with friends isn’t really creating memories at all. Sitting on the couch and watching yet another movie probably isn’t going to be one of those memories that you and your friends tell your grandchildren about.
However, getting your child out into the world and experiencing an escape room is one of the better gift ideas you could consider. It will not only forge bonds with your friends, it will also create memories you will never forget.
Our Ability to think is one of the greatest resources that we have. I said before that teamwork is like a muscle, the same holds true for your brain. If you don't exercise your brain and give it new challenges, it will atrophy over time.
Escape rooms present you with a bunch of new puzzles, challenges, and experiences that will make you think outside of the box, explore your own skills in a new way, help you learn new ones.
After doing an escape room, you will walk out of the doors to a world that is somehow different than the world you knew before. Suddenly, things that before may have annoyed you now can be viewed as a puzzle to be solved instead of a hindrance to be angry about. You will be more attentive to details, little things that would have escaped your notice before now seem glaringly obvious.
By experiencing something new like an escape room, your whole paradigm can shift. And afterall, who doesn’t want a paradigm shift?
An escape room is unlike any other form of entertainment out there. Instead of just staring at a screen or punching buttons on a controller, you are performing the actions. In a way, it's like a video game in real life.
The time you have with friends is a precious thing. Instead of vegging out on the couch, try something that will put you in the driver's seat. Try something that will build your team skills. Try something that will make real memories with those you love. Try something that will improve your cognition, your ability to think creatively and outside the box. Try something that will give you a whole new perspective on everything around you.
Try one of our Portland escape rooms today!
