changing your thinking to get rid of useless info

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods

Bits and pieces of interesting conversation that removes harmful mental plaque from one's brain.

1.

(noun) A length of sturdy wire inserted through one ear and out the opposite ear using a needle. The flosser then pulls the wire from side to side to eradicate brain farts from the cranium.

(verb) The act of giving or receiving a mental flossing.

2.

(noun) A perplexing problem or set of problems intended to diminish one’s intellect by exceeding their cerebral capacities.

(verb) Taking or administering a rigorous thinking challenge such as an exam.

device used in an attempt to remove a disturbing mental picture.