Who among us has not dreamed of having a high level of erudition and showing off his mind? Yes, and in various life situations most of us, oh, how much additional knowledge would help, allowing us to get out of the water, help a colleague, friend, do the right thing, make the right choice, etc. In all spheres of our life, it is important to be a person not just smart, but also wise. Therefore, it is very important to know how to develop your intellect and learn best exercises and advice from experienced psychologists.
Is it possible to develop your intellect
Some mistakenly believe that intelligence is an innate component of a person. And it is impossible to develop it. This is not entirely true. Yes, there are people who simply have a certain barrier mental development and above it simply can not jump. But these include those who have a congenital defect of the brain, mental retardation, dementia and other diseases associated with intelligence. In the case of innate intelligence, it can be developed with the help of various mathematical puzzles, puzzles and other techniques.
Sometimes, it is not necessary to do anything at all, since genius itself finds ways to manifest itself. Let us recall at least the great physicists - Einstein, Curie, Ioffe and others. It cannot be said that in those years the physical and mathematical sciences were widespread. But it should be noted right away that these are isolated cases, which should not be relied upon too much. That is, based on the foregoing, one can understand that innateness is not always the main way to acquire high intelligence.
Myths about intelligence
There is an opinion that in the presence of innate intelligence, it makes no sense to do anything else for its growth and development. As we already know, there have been and are cases of genius, but they are very rare. Therefore, you cannot rely only on a natural gift, it is important to work on your mental abilities, train them. But even in cases of geniuses, one cannot completely discard the factor of upbringing, development in a certain environment, conditions that have developed in a unique tandem with the human genome and become the cause of his genius in the future. But that's not all.
We are in a hurry to dispel the myths that it is impossible to increase the level of intelligence in a mature person if you did not work on his abilities in childhood and adolescence. We strongly object, because in this life everything is possible! Each of us, including our dear readers, can grow to the level of, if not a genius, then an intelligent and erudite person, in whatever environment he was brought up earlier.
Remember Bernard Shaw's My Fair Lady. Young Miss Eliza Doolittle was an ordinary flower seller in a poor quarter, and accordingly, she behaved like her surroundings. She spoke rudely, cursed, was unkempt. In short, banal lumpens.
The brilliant language specialist Henry Higgins, having met her, was simply dumbfounded. And he bet with his friend that he could make a high society lady with all the appropriate manners out of a slut and a rude woman in a few weeks. And what do you think, he succeeded. He simply created all the conditions for the girl's inner potential to find a way out and manifest itself in all its glory.
We can all be successful in any field. To do this, you need to work, communicate with those who stimulate mental development, show own strength will, scrupulousness.
The next misconception is that being brilliant does not mean being smart in everything. That is, unlike those who must educate and develop their abilities, there is a type of people who are already confident in their mental perfection. They believe that if they have achieved success, for example, in mathematics, physics, then there is no need to pull up other branches of science and it is not even necessary to acquire wisdom when communicating with people.
This is the danger that few of the "wise men" know about. Here's a simple example for you: a person who understands perfectly in mathematical theories. Able to mentally calculate the division or multiplication of multi-digit numbers. But he can be confused when meeting a new person, with difficulty assessing his actions.
Or vice versa, an excellent philologist, a philosopher capable of giving wise advice on the different cases. Can get confused when counting change in a store. All these are extremes that hinder the quality of life. Agree, it is much better to be harmonious, develop abilities in all areas and do not forget to gain new knowledge in terms of overall development.
What does an unbalanced development of intelligence look like? The process can be easily considered using the example of pumping muscles. If a bodybuilder pays attention to one and does not care about others at all, then his figure will turn into something laughable. Therefore, in order to gain a beautiful body relief, you need to work out with all muscle groups, and regularly, without stopping. And our intellect also needs to be developed constantly, without interruptions. An inquisitive mind cannot “live” without another dose of interesting, fascinating information.
We reveal the secrets of the development of intelligence
We often come across books, online articles on how to quickly become a genius and, having completed a “unique” course, we understand that nothing comes of this idea. That is, someone's advertised work simply turned out to be a dummy. Why are we surprised? All those who seek easy ways will get nothing. In order to achieve something, you need to make efforts, will, try, concentrate your attention on it. After all, we do not believe in the power of one pill that can cure all ailments at once.
If you want to develop the activity of your brain, work on it constantly. Load it with mental tasks, and they should be complex, versatile. It's like a health issue. If you want to have it, go in for sports, load the body with active actions. And what usually prevents us from getting rid of addictions, playing sports -.
Yes, it is directly related to our thinking process. We are lazy to think, read, study, watch. It is easier for us to feel in the body of a unicellular ciliate, which simply grinds everything that enters it. But she doesn't get any benefit from it. So are we - if we do not continually replenish the treasury of our knowledge, then we will stop at the level of a primitive person, a first-grader with an insignificant baggage of knowledge.
When we make efforts, use our will to regularly search for interesting information, read, watch, study, then we strengthen our character, cultivate a sense of discipline in ourselves.
What are the types of intelligence
On the issue of mental abilities, it should be noted that everyone has their own intellect, since there are a number of its varieties. By the way, they can be distinguished from childhood by the manner of communication, the interests of the child, his hobbies, reflections, and reasoning.
- Analytical. The ability to analyze, compare, compare information, divide it into logical blocks, identify relationships.
- Logical. A person is capable of reasoning, thinking and analysis without violating formal logic. This type has the ability to draw logical, correct conclusions in the appropriate sequence.
- Critical. Receiving information, a person criticizes, evaluates it and easily eliminates all unnecessary, unnecessary, incorrect. Thus, a natural, pure opinion is formed.
- Deductive. A person fishes out separate, necessary information from the total volume, flow, and can perfectly formulate it. This type is able to generalize, find patterns in the relationship of different information and group it into one single one.
- Prognostic. The talent to plan, prevent, shape future events in thoughts and at the same time keep in mind various options solving a particular problem.
- Abstract thinking. A person can delve into the most complex abstract processes, more often it concerns mathematical, philosophical problems. These are brilliant personalities capable of keeping the most complex mathematical formulas and processes in their heads. They can quickly calculate addition, multiplication and division of billions in seconds.
- Creative thinking. A person is able to compare things of different significance from different sciences, quickly bring them to common denominator. People are able to create, formulate different kind metaphors, decipher complex ideas and reduce them to a simplified level for easier understanding.
- Ability to concentrate. This point rather refers to those who have great will and discipline, although without intelligence this would hardly be possible.
The human mind also has certain properties:
- The logic of architecture: for everyone varying degrees the orderliness of his thinking. Someone argues soberly, all thoughts are “in order”, while others have a chaotic, incoherent, chaotic mind.
- Breadth, depth of the human mind: from this moment depends on the level of "smartness" of a person. If he is able to grasp the issue, task, object of thinking more widely and deeply, then he is smarter.
- The speed of mental operations. Here, perhaps, everything is clear. The faster a person thinks, the higher his speed of thinking.
- Autonomy of thought. Some people can think perfectly, regardless of the impact of external interference factors. They are always calm, especially at the moment when you need to make the right decision, create an idea and bring it to life.
- Excellent operative: we are talking about our memory. The better it is, the more information we can keep in our head and use it at the right time. People with a good memory can recite poems by heart, retell books, multiply billions in their heads, divide them, formulate formulas.
So, we have studied the main components of the human mind, which can be developed, raised their level. To do this, there are many methods, among which there are the most common in accordance with their effectiveness.
The best methods for developing intelligence at any age
We all understand that intelligence is a very important quality for the quality of life of every person. Without it, it is impossible to graduate from school, university, get a profitable job and grow up the career ladder. If you have problems of the intellectual plan, take "mind". Raise your level with the help of the methods we offer.
Start playing chess
Many people believe this species sports are a (generally recognized) boring pastime, but this is a big mistake. You first try, and then it will speak. The fact is that initially, while a person has no skills, the process is really monotonous, boring. But as soon as the skills develop, it will be impossible to tear off the ears from the chessboard.
The game develops all the qualities of the human mind:
- logic
- ability to predict;
- abstract;
- evaluate;
- analyze every move;
- think deductively, figuratively.
During the rounds, players fully analyze and evaluate the actions of their opponent, think pointwise and generalized. In short, all aspects of our thinking are drawn into the process.
If you don't know how to compete in chess, then it doesn't matter. Unlike previous years, when only boring textbooks and books were available as a guide, now you can use chess simulators, video courses, online games at various sites. So it will be not only informative, but also exciting, interesting.
You will have to join the game over time and create combinations, build moves. There will come a time when, having learned to play with a robot, you can easily cope with a friend who considered himself a chess ace. And of course, your logic, autonomy of thinking, the ability to abstract and other things will help in other areas of life.
Poker is a mathematical card game
We look with disapproval on those who are fond of poker online. But do not rush to conclusions. A poker card game is a chain of logical reasoning, building moves, the ability to predict the opponent's move and other nuances that stimulate the development of human intelligence.
Moreover, rounds force a person to “pull himself together” and not show his nervousness, self-doubt. It is necessary to judge soberly, with restraint and learn to wait, not to act on impulse, not to show your emotions.
Puzzles, rebuses, crossword puzzles
We often spend our leisure time in various decodings, puzzles, guessing words in crossword puzzles, we are fond of reading rebuses and other entertaining tasks. All this is work for our mind.
First, we improve our memory by guessing words in crossword puzzles. Secondly, deciphering puzzles develops our logic, the ability to think abstractly and autonomously, and learn to predict. On the Internet there is great amount portals, where you can choose from millions of puzzles, puzzles and other developmental tasks.
Breaking patterns
The life of almost every one of us consists of the same actions. We get up at the same time, wash ourselves, drink coffee and set off along the same road to work and study. So our brain stops working, we do not need to think about how to find our way to the office, which tram to take. Everything is brought to the automatic execution of actions. How do we know if long time if something is not used, then this thing deteriorates, a moment of stagnation occurs.
The same is true of our mental faculties. They must constantly "work", otherwise we risk degrading prematurely. And if we break these patterns, our brain is immediately included in the active process. There are new strong connections between neurons, on which our intelligence also depends.
How to fix it - bring something new into the usual mode, actions during the day. For example, do not go to work already on a proven path. Change the route, go around through other yards. Or, instead of starting the day with your usual cup of coffee, buy some juice. For lunch, eat steamed vegetables instead of sausages. In the morning, instead of spending more time in bed, go for a run. You will not have time to fix the moment when your mental abilities begin to manifest themselves again.
Sign up for dancing, get active
You should not immediately be indignant and believe that nothing depends on the dancers. You're not right. The work of the brain directly depends on the degree of blood circulation. If it is low, then oxygen starvation occurs, not only cells die, but also neurons, their ligaments atrophy.
If you don’t want to just run, jump, get bored of jogging, sign up for dance courses. Latin American styles are especially suitable: tango, baccarat, cha-cha-cha and others. Some experts, on the contrary, recommend doing sports dances. In any case, everything is useful.
Movement will allow the body to receive a colossal portion of energy, and mental abilities will grow and grow due to the excellent supply of oxygen to brain tissues. But that's not all. Active dance moves, whether we like it or not, make us constantly think. And this means that the brain is in an active state and intelligence develops.
Draw
Creative activities will definitely “shake up” your brain and your intellect will be replenished with new knowledge. While drawing, the most remote areas are activated, they are involved in the process of reflection, and if you continue to practice, do not stop, then the degree of intelligence will increase. Of course, no one says that you need to create like Bryullov or Savrasov. But, as you know, almost everyone loves to draw, but most are embarrassed by their “doodles”. And it's in vain! Draw to your health and do not be afraid of criticism.
learn
This is one of best practices development of one's own intellect - to learn new things, not to stop there. You graduated from high school, university, but this does not mean that you can relax. Absorb information every day. Open sites with interesting publications, news, take an interest in life famous people, new types of hobbies, books. Read before bed. Even if you are tired and want to fall asleep faster with a well-deserved sleep, but a couple of pages of a book before going to bed will increase your intelligence and relax your nervous system.
There is a great way to "kill" two birds with one stone - to develop intellectual abilities and at the same time make good money. It is called - copyright, rewrite. Distant work, allowing you to build a schedule on your own, the absence of superiors. What could be better for those who do not have the opportunity to devote more time to new knowledge.
Work on the largest exchanges and select topics through which you will learn new things. Working with texts requires a series of moments due to which your mind will never relax. Reading, analysis of the proposed topic, information search, work, rereading, choice the best option, removing superfluous and fixing.
Copywriting and rewriting should be done in such a way that the network does not have the same text, that is, uniqueness is important. But do not be afraid of this, it will be if you write a paper with interest and desire. At the same time, this is a great way to improve your literacy, because all text programs indicate grammatical, punctuation and other types of errors.
Do sports, move
It cannot be said that physical activity directly affects our intellectual abilities. But with active movements, pull-ups, push-ups in our brain, the production of neutrotropes occurs - proteins responsible for the growth and development of neurons of key cells in the human brain. Classes should be carried out as an additional method of improving your intelligence.
Rest
Everyone needs rest, our brain is no exception. Take a break from unnecessary information, because even in its absorption, a measure is needed. We're not talking about being lazy - that's completely different. Just don't think about anything sometimes. Listen to music, look at the sunset, waves, fire and clear your thoughts of all negativity.
Yoga
Engage in oriental practices, it especially helps to cleanse the spirit and body of everything superfluous and gain new knowledge of yoga. The complex has exercises for cleansing blood vessels. This is a special breathing technique, thanks to which all corners of our body will be freed from toxins and slags. During, our body receives a lot of positive emotions, complete relaxation and knowledge.
Classes consist of 7 chakras, each of which is designed for a specific part of the body. In addition to the fact that the philosophy of yoga is an amazing complex that allows you to become the center of the universe, to be wiser and more restrained, it also improves your health.
So, we have studied a number of ways to increase the level of our intelligence. As you can see, there is nothing complicated about this. We need only one thing - the desire to be wise, intellectually developed and healthy. And as we understand, these three components without each other are not able to manifest themselves in a person. Everything works together. So learn, improve and be healthy!
All for now.
Sincerely, Vyacheslav.
"Non est terminus" (lat.) - "There is no limit to perfection." This phrase has been repeatedly uttered and confirmed by the outstanding minds of mankind throughout their lives. It is this desire of a person for self-improvement and self-development that determines his spiritual and moral qualities, as well as his place and role in society. And to characterize his intellectual achievements, there is an IQ coefficient. The question of how to increase IQ, we will deal with in this article.
IQ or intelligence quotient of an individual characterizes the level of mental development of a person. This indicator is a scientific assessment of intelligence and is determined by passing specially designed standardized scientific tests. With the help of tests, a person’s readiness to solve problems, his ability for abstract thinking, the quality of memory, the amount of general knowledge and other factors are determined.
IQ coefficient is calculated by dividing the number responsible for a person's mental age (determined using an IQ test) by his real biological age and multiply the resulting number by 100. For example, if at the age of 10 a child is developed by 15 years, then his IQ will be 15/10 × 100 = 150. IQ tests are designed so that the average IQ of the entire population will be approximately 95-100%, and the subjects themselves usually range from 70% to 130%.
Can I increase IQ?
Intelligence is the natural ability of the brain to integrate complex processes occurring in environment by comparing, classifying, identifying patterns and creating relationships between them. The thought process leads us from disjointed, instinctively obtained point estimates of what is happening to its full-fledged analysis and awareness. Those knowledge and skills that we get "at the output" of this process and characterize our mental abilities and level of intelligence.
Scientists have proven that the vast potential of the mind of most people is in a "sleeping" state. Just as the body needs various sports exercises, morning exercises and gym sessions to keep it in good shape and give it a good physical shape, the human intellect also needs some kind of exercise. They will help speed up the thought process, improve reaction and memory, and increase IQ.
It is about how to increase IQ and with the help of what mental activities will be discussed in the next section.
How to increase the level of IQ?
The problem of how to increase IQ has been studied by many domestic and foreign experts in the field of psychology and physiology. Most studies have led scientists to an unexpected conclusion. It turns out that a person's IQ level is directly related to his physical form. As they say: "In healthy body- a healthy mind.
In order for your brain to work more efficiently, it is necessary to monitor the preservation of its physical health. For this, systematic sports are recommended, daily walks on fresh air, jogging, yoga classes, etc. Another additional factor one that plays an important role in maintaining brain health is diet. The brain also needs to be nourished, and not only with information. So, the advice that is suitable for all occasions remains relevant: eat a balanced diet and as many vegetables and fruits as possible. Taking various multivitamins will also not be superfluous in this case. The main thing is to approach everything wisely, and especially to the development of the mind.
Working on achievement high level IQ requires good neuromuscular coordination. It is developed in the process of playing musical instruments, while doing needlework, woodcarving, etc. Active sport games can also help improve coordination. And so that your nervous system does not fail, you should seriously approach the issue of the daily routine. The main thing is to allocate enough time for sleep and rest, because even the most brilliant mind can also get tired.
Games that increase IQ
How to increase IQ with games and is it possible? It turns out it's possible. Let's look into this in more detail.
Scientists have proven that games can be a great way to stimulate the brain. When playing, a person begins to think in a completely different, opposite to the ordinary state. Especially useful are games in which it is necessary to solve various logical problems or those that make us think very quickly. Solving puzzles, putting together puzzles, solving crosswords and sudoku, board and even video games can be not only an enjoyable pastime, but also a useful activity for improving IQ.
Scientific research proved that the Tetris game, popular in the 90s, stimulates the activity of the mind, improves concentration skills, and increases reaction speed.
seen interesting fact: The more experienced players become in the game, the less their brains need to consume glucose (the body's main fuel). This discovery is applicable in other areas of human life. As a person becomes more proficient in a particular occupation, the effort needed to function effectively decreases. The main thing is training.
Books that increase IQ
We read books with the hope that they will enrich our mind with new ideas and knowledge, decorate our life, making it more meaningful and rich. In today's information age, books are more accessible than ever before. But, unfortunately, the time to read them modern man is getting smaller. Therefore, the problem of the quality of reading has become very relevant. After all, you can “swallow” a lot of books and not draw a single new thought for yourself, not even remember the lines, but through a short time I don't even remember a single story. Or it may happen that just one book read in time will enrich your mind and change many outlooks on life.
Scientific literature
The choice of scientific books should not be limited to textbooks in various disciplines. Everything is suitable for the development of intelligence scientific work capable of improving our understanding of the world and the nature of its existence. Scientific studies, for example, on commerce or sociology will also be very useful in training your thought processes.
The main thing is that you manage to understand not so much the theory as the very course of scientific thought, its logic, the construction of analysis, the use scientific methods research. Science books teach us how to develop our intuition through hypotheses and test it with objective evidence. It is these properties of scientific literature that will be useful to those who hope to increase their level of IQ.
Philosophy books
The philosophy of ancient times, like the science of "philosophy" itself, grew out of the seed of analytical thinking. If science teaches us to understand the external world, then philosophy teaches us to understand and realize ourselves in this world. Philosophy is very well suited to the name "science of human life." In addition to classical philosophical works, this category also includes fundamental religious texts. The Bible, Koran, Bhagavad-Gita, etc. can also be classified as a kind of philosophical treatises, in addition, one should not lose sight of their great sacred value for humanity.
The significance of these books in people's lives can be viewed not only through the prism of religious dogmas, but also from the point of view of their wisdom and beauty. Works of this kind can not only prosaically increase the level of IQ and make a person think, but also give meaning to his existence.
Fantastic novels, fantasy
Many ordinary people are very skeptical about this genre of literature. They reproach science fiction for its utopian fiction and its absolute separation from reality. This question is very controversial and, from the point of view of art, even inappropriate. Only a person completely unimaginative can deny the fact that great works of fiction contain more truth than any other literary genre, as they allow the reader to experience an entirely new reality.
Fantasy is created by such artistic techniques that contribute to the improvement of the reader's consciousness, his understanding of the surrounding reality and the laws of society. It is through a complete separation from the daily routine that the authors of science fiction novels show their readers their everyday life, as if from a bird's eye view. From this point of view, the small, daily worries and problems that overshadow our global perception of the world and its laws are simply not visible. They do not prevent us from focusing on the essential and thinking about the eternal.
Serious fantasy works, in addition to vivid images and intricate plots, are also filled with philosophy, psychology and history. Truman Capote - a famous American writer, playwright and actor - said that a good novel is worth more than any scientific work. In order to expand the individual human intellect, reading science fiction can be given one of the leading places. Such a pastime will make you an active thinker, improve your oratory skills and make you an interesting and meaningful conversationalist.
Story
The study of history is still considered by many adults to be quite boring. Perhaps the school memories of history lessons are still fresh: the dry text of the book, the stupid cramming of various dates and tedious lectures. For those who, for a number of reasons, their relationship with this discipline has developed far from enchanting, we advise you to radically reconsider your attitude towards it.
The article has already mentioned that a person's life experience, experienced, felt, comprehended and understood by him, is a fundamental factor in the formation of his intellect. And is it possible to talk about how to increase IQ without being interested in the life experience of all mankind and without knowing the stories of people who, with their intellect, their mind (although, in some cases, perhaps stupidity), were able to change the world? The story is a fascinating, sometimes tragic, sometimes anecdotal, filled with wonderful characters and grandiose ideas, the evolution of life. No wonder they say that by studying the past, we can avoid mistakes in the future.
The study of history increases understanding and awareness of the present, teaches us eternal cultural and moral values (sometimes, unfortunately, on the basis of the opposite), forms a civic position in us. From the point of view of increasing IQ, we want to give advice that is not related to the choice of a particular historical literature, but related to how to work with it. When reading any historical work, whether it is a feature, essay or biography, always focus on cause and effect relationships. It is important to carefully monitor which decision or which idea became the root cause of the subsequent event, what consequences it led to, what resonance it received, etc. Be attentive to details: they often hide the most important arguments. Such a meaningful approach to history will make your mind more flexible, and logic - undeniable.
Poetry
Many people believe that poetry is just a flight of fancy and the ability to select consonant words. If the word “poetry” evokes images of Shakespearean actors reciting flower rhymes in your mind, and lines in a column just inspire boredom, then convincing you to take seriously the benefits of reading poetry to increase IQ is no small problem.
As a rule, in the routine of working days, we do not have time for self-development. And if even an hour is released, then many do not even know how to spend it and aimlessly squander it for other purposes. We all want to be successful, have a good salary, and at the same time have large quantity free time. To do this, you need to be not just a specialist, but a master of your craft. Many employers who pay well put up high requirements to your employees. Erudition, creativity, knowledge of languages, literacy - this is not the whole list of necessary qualities.
Increasing the level of intelligence will not only be beneficial for work, but will also bring a lot of interesting and extraordinary things into your life. New exciting journeys interesting books, New acquaintances. In a word: if you want to improve your life - develop!
The process will go faster if you are curious and willing to put in the effort. Intelligence in general is influenced not only by knowledge, but also by health, mental balance, lifestyle and many other factors. For example, your average IQ rises by 3 every 10 years of your life. It's up to you to decide: move forward or fall behind.
A few tips on how to increase your intellectual level:
- Learn to relax. Did you know that the mind perceives and processes information more efficiently in a relaxed, quiet and comfortable atmosphere. Tension, haste, irritation and distractions only harm concentration.
- Go in for sports.Exercise will help the work of the vascular and endocrine systems. These, in turn, will improve cerebral blood flow, which will maximize your abilities. Studies have found that moderate exercise strengthens brain tissue and slows down cell aging.
- Always get enough sleep.If you don't get enough sleep, your body will be tired and your brain foggy. For those who do not get enough sleep, on the contrary, intelligence decreases. And if you abuse it often, you can even earn mental illness. Good sleep ensures the normal functioning of the brain and helps the body recover after a hard day's work.
- Avoid sudden increases in blood sugar.A sharp increase in blood sugar lowers the activity of the brain and damages neurons. To avoid this, you need to eat fewer foods that can contribute to such fluctuations. And in general, it will be useful to review your diet and switch to a healthy diet.
- Thirst for knowledge.An English proverb says: "If you are not interested in anything, then you are not interesting." A thirst for knowledge fuels erudition and can make you a more interesting person. Find a field that interests you and learn, acquire new skills and knowledge. Make it yours strong point. For example, you can learn an additional language or master a dance, become an expert in crop production, or simply cook a new dish.
- Let go of stereotypes and preconceived notions.Only a lazy mind generalizes, makes unreasonable assumptions, and uses conventional patterns. Learn to look for real, accurate and informative answers and solutions, otherwise your ability to think critically and give an adequate assessment of what is happening will decrease dramatically. Never make hasty conclusions based on a minimum of information. Skepticism - the best remedy from the surface mind. Being a skeptic does not mean not believing in anything and being arrogant. On the contrary, it does not interfere with your openness, goodwill and optimism. Understand that you are being fed various information from everywhere, some of which is purposefully deceptive and needs intellectual criticism.
- Develop your mind.The brain needs to be trained. Train to concentrate, analyze, be attentive to details and memorize well. Let it all become a habit. For this, there are many special games, tasks and riddles that will help you achieve the desired result.
- Master the abbreviation technique.This will help increase your efficiency and get you more information in a shorter amount of time. There are many courses, blogs and websites on the Internet that are devoted to this topic. Choose the right technique and learn.
- Do not reject opposing points of view.Other people's arguments will help you explore the information in more detail. Don't fall into the "know-it-all" trap. This mistake will ultimately deprive you of development and narrow your worldview. A constructive comparison and analysis of all points of view will help to penetrate the essence of the problem and make the right decision. Do not look for facts that only confirm your conclusions. Be open to different opinions.
- Try to use more than just the dominant hand.If you are right-handed, use more left hand in your usual affairs, and vice versa if you are left-handed. For example, take a computer mouse in your other hand and try to work like that. Quite an unusual and interesting feeling, isn't it? Thus, you will improve your skills and activate additional parts of the brain.
- Proper breathing.Various breathing exercises will help you enrich your brain cells with oxygen. You will be better able to focus on complex tasks.
- Try your hand at creativity.Art, as well as possible, helps to improve the process of thinking, opens up new original ways of solving the tasks. You will learn to think abstractly, which will give you a lot of advantages. You can draw a picture, write a book or a poem, master musical instrument or do needlework.
Half of the advice, as you have already noticed, relates to health. It is unlikely that when something hurts or is constantly haunted by poor health, you will be able to fully reveal your intellectual potential.
The list of these tips could go on and on. The most important thing is to start, and then everything will work out!
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Every person has passed the IQ test at least once in their life. If you are not satisfied with its result, or you want to further develop your own, this information will be incredibly useful to you.
You will learn how to increase your IQ with simple meditation practices. How effective this technique is, and how it works, will be discussed further.
IQ level can be easily raised
The eminent scientist Siegfried Oetmer worked for more than 30 years to confirm his theory. He suggested that human intelligence consists of 2 aspects:
1. Acquired experience and erudition. This is the so-called crystalline intelligence. This is knowledge that a person accumulates throughout life. With this, everything is more and less clear. The more you receive information, read, study and develop mental abilities, the higher your crystalline intelligence.
2. Flexibility of mind is a mobile intelligence. With him, everything is a little more complicated. It manifests itself in the ability of the brain to adapt to work in unusual conditions and find solutions to problems in which there is no practical experience and sufficient information.
In the course of numerous studies, Dr. Othmer has proven in practice that mobile IQ can be increased as successfully as crystalline.
How to increase your IQ
It turns out that to increase mental abilities, you need to meditate for 12-15 minutes a day. Such practices allow the brain to relax and tune in to productive work. The process of meditation reboots the brain, improves memory, increases concentration and increases the ability to memorize.
In the course of research, the scientist was able to prove that meditation also increases the flexibility of the mind. All this in combination allows you to increase the level of IQ by 23%, and consolidate this result in the future.
Now you know a simple method of how to increase your IQ level, without memorization and complex intellectual exercises. Do not forget that in order to achieve the effect, you need to meditate regularly.
Before looking for an answer to the question of how to increase your intellectual level, you need to decide what intelligence is. The Latin stem of the word (“intellectus”) points to the specific lexical meaning of “understanding”. What exactly must a person “understand” in order to be able to be called an intellectual? Public opinion, most often, connects the intellect with the mind and the amount of information that it can absorb and reproduce in the process of life. The fusion of static knowledge about the world with the dynamic component of working on it gives us a true understanding of the intellect as a special mental and at the same time psychological quality person.
What is the intellectual level?The classical components of the intellectual level are cognitive (memory, sensation, perception, representation, imagination) and mental (flexibility of the mind, breadth, logic, evidence and critical thinking) abilities of a person to perceive and analyze the surrounding reality.
The intellectual level is the higher, the better the thinking subject works with the information coming to him. A broad outlook, the ability to comprehensively study the object of mental activity, the separation of the main from the secondary, the construction of logically sound reasoning and the ability to timely abandon incorrectly drawn conclusions indicate a high intellectual level of a person.
The foundations of intelligence are laid in us from the moment of birth. Family and community education, primary, secondary and higher education- all these stages of acquaintance with the outside world year after year form within a person specific knowledge bases and logical mental tools for operating with them. However, in order to become a highly intellectual person, it is not enough just to grow up in a good family and get an education. You need to practice self-improvement every day and train your mind by offering it newer, more interesting food for thought.
Memory training
In order to increase your intellectual level, you need to be not only a comprehensively developed personality, but also have a good memory. Otherwise, everything that you receive from the outside may pass you by.
To train your memory, you should use the classic school methods of memorizing your favorite poems and literary quotes and solving mathematical, physical or chemical problems. Choose the area of knowledge that you like best, and work with it until you get bored.
A great way to keep your memory in good shape is to study foreign languages. The more foreign new words you memorize every day, the easier it will be for you to work with information received in your native language.
Numerous crosswords (verbal - classical and crosswords; visual - Japanese; digital - Sudoku and many others), as well as a variety of mathematical and logic puzzles develop the dynamic properties of memory associated with the reproduction of information and the establishment of cause-and-effect relationships necessary to solve specific practical problems.
Introduction to culture
A high intellectual level is unthinkable without a certain cultural knowledge base. Its basics are laid at school, while subsequent realities depend on the person himself. Only we choose what to do: read Dontsova's frivolous detective stories or Sartre's philosophical works, watch "My Fair Nanny" on TV, or enjoy a live theatrical production"Bohemians". Of course, there is nothing wrong with popular culture (in its own way, it also has a positive effect on the general level of erudition and on understanding the basics of modern life), but it is the introduction to the time-tested classics that allows a person to learn the unshakable laws of life, its principles and problems, exciting civilization over the past centuries and even millennia.
Mass culture entertains the mind, classical culture opens up the world of true values. Literature, music, painting, theater, architecture, photography, ballet fill our memory and develop the spiritual qualities of a person.
Communication with other people
We live in a world filled with people. The society surrounds us in the family, at work and leisure. Understanding other people allows us to better understand the life around us and ourselves. The more we communicate, the more we learn. We discover human psychology, habits, interests. With proper observation, we can learn to empathize and help other people. A more complete immersion in the inner "I" of an outsider saves us from contacts with unworthy people and discovers interesting people.
Communication with people of different professions opens access to a truly invaluable practical information. Nothing enriches a person like other people's professional secrets. Not a single book, not a single textbook will teach us what outsider personal experience, other people's mistakes and achievements can teach.
Interaction with objects
The world around us consists not only of scientific information, people and works of art. It contains a huge number of items, working with which allows you to increase your intellectual level and also for the benefit of business. What? The one you decide to do.
Culinary operations with products and technical operations with broken items can make your home a little “tastier” and more serviceable. The ability to understand fashion and materials is useful for buying high-quality clothes and shoes, and the ability to sew will ensure a long service life for the purchased items. Mastering the repair and construction sphere of everyday life will save the costs and nerves that are usually spent on hired workers. Joining one of the sports will temper not only your mind, but also your body.
The more you penetrate into the essence of objects, the easier it will be for you to master new material areas of your life. It just seems that the accumulated life experience is worth nothing. In fact, many, at first glance, useless and fragmentary knowledge can emerge in the mind at a critical moment and save you from sparking wiring or a car that has stalled on a desert road.
Ability to draw conclusions
The highest point in the development of human intellectual abilities can be called the ability to draw the right conclusions based on the data received. You can go to this for years, but you should not be afraid of this. Life is given to know it. Do you want her course to obey you? Pay attention to the little things, think about why everything happens the way it does. Look for causes, effects, connections. Build internal systemic relationships between objects, people, events. Learn to extract the information you need from any available sources - books, television, the Internet, other people, personal experience. Consider the facts that interest you from all sides. Don't throw anything aside. Don't let information take over - it's just a tool to understand the world, not the world itself. And don't be afraid to make mistakes. Admitted mistakes, like nothing else, allows you to increase your intellectual level.