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Anonymous
I want to get smarter. Not just appear smart but actually able to not think as hard for things. Any tips are welcome like physical fittness, sleep stuff, drugs, doing hard mental tasks so normal things are easier, meditation.
>> Anonymous
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nootropic
>> Anonymous
dont be lazy that is all i have to offer
>> Anonymous
>>94045

That shit will turn you into a lizard
>> Anonymous
>>94082
THis is relevant to my interest
>> Anonymous
There's a video game for Nintendo DS that purports to sharpen the brain; it's even been proven to combat brain "atrophy" in people afflicted with degenerative brain diseases like MS. The game is called Brain Age (and Brain Age II)

Basically, you just have to drill yourself. Do your multiplication tables, puzzles, read, etc.
>> Anonymous
You can raise your IQ points by about 15 or so by playing chess a lot among other things that activate your spatial reasoning skills etc. But in reality all you're doing is getting better at the things the IQ test tests you on. You can't change your natural intelligence that much. The best way to get "smarter" is to learn how to concentrate. Meditation and working hard to do lets say a list of problems in a very very short amount of time is a good way to practice this.
>> Anonymous
Learn as much as you can about logic and critical thinking, Learn all the logical fallacies and cognitive biases. It won't increase your RAW PROCESSING SPEED or whatever but you will be smarter in other ways.

But yeah, concentration is just as important as being smart. You will do better at everything if you focus on it, and that includes thinking.

And try to keep learning new stuff out of school. Pick, say, one subject a week, just anything that interests you, a historical event, or whatever. Then review it a few times in the following weeks. The key to remembering stuff is to review it. If you just read a wikipedia article every day you won't remember stuff very well.

There is also a lot of stuff you can do to prevent your intelligence from deteriorating with age. Don't do shit that kills your brain cells, eg. consistently skipping a lot of sleep, heavy drinking.
>> Anonymous
I've benn searching on this same topic also


http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/goodstud.htm
>> Anonymous
Saved this to de.li.cious (sp?) forever ago. Perhaps it will help you:

http://www.dimaggio.org/Brain%20trust/improve_your_brain.htm
>> Anonymous
On a related note, if you are a man, make sure that when you get married and have kids, that your wife breastfeed them. This boosts their IQ dramatically. If you're a woman, be sure to breastfeed if you ever have kids.
>> Anonymous
>>94040
Oh, this is a question I can answer.

Leave 4chan and never come back. Honestly the longer you spend away from 4chan (and internet forums in general) the more your IQ will be restored to it's pre-4chan'd state
>> Anonymous
>>94884
>when you get married

;_;
>> Anonymous
no drugs

take vitamins, and not some shitty vitamin supp you would buy at the grocery store, get some bad ass shit... like Animal Pak for weightlifting.
>> Anonymous
Cutting out carbs might help.
If you're interested in drugs look for smart drugs, nootropics.
>> Anonymous
>>94040
Why?
>> Anonymous
Omega 3. You brain is made mostly of fatty acids, and omega 3 is apparently present in the film arund the brain. Our brains developed when we stopped eating just herbs, fruits and scraps and started hunting down animals, fishing etc.

Eat more fish and nuts, but you should do the mental excercises mentioned before. Better nutrition can only do so much.
>> Anonymous
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nootropic