Is there any genuine, natural way to become smarter and increase my IQ?

Question

I don't want to take any medicine or drugs in order to get smarter. I'm just looking for basic routinely activities or everyday things I can do to progressively get smarter. I know I won't turn into Einstein over night! Thanks!

Answer 1

You can't raise your IQ, but you can definately get smarter.  You need to "learn how to learn".  Read everything, listen to opinions, study people and places, always assume that there is something you don't know in every situation and work hard to find out what that is.

You can do it.!!!  Good luck!!!

Answer 2

Yes.  There is.  Here is an excellent set of exercizes that you can do to greatly increase your mind strength in not too much time.

http://www.amazon.com/CONCENTRATION-A-Pr...

Answer 3

Eat spinich.  It is a known fact that spinach makes you smarter AND increases IQ. I think that is the best way to improve your IQ and make your smarter.

Hope I helped =]

Answer 4

Read a lot, both in things of local and national interest. Stay curious and try to learn how things work. Talk and listen to people who you are surrounded by. You can learn a lot of practical things that way, that you may not learn or know otherwise. Combine those street smarts with book smarts. Do puzzles, solve riddles, watch Jeopardy, learn a musical instrument, and ask questions. Stay involved. Go to College. Join worthwhile organizations and be around people who who share a common bond with.

I wouldn't worry about an IQ number. Your smarts will increase with age.

Answer 5

Yes read 25 to 30 magazines a day 12 to 14 books a day, have absolutely no social life and work two jobs and go to school caring a full schedule.

Answer 6

Yes, and the younger you are the easier it is to do it.

There are three different ways to go about it - the best is to do them all or at least two out of three.

The first one is to accumulate knowledge. This seems pretty straight-forward; basically absorb as much knowledge as possible. Investigate everything, read read read, watch documentaries, have conversations with intelligent people, get into debates about ideas, etc. with intelligent people. Make friends with intelligent people - don't be the smartest person you know basically. Always have someone else to look up to.

The second part has got to do with exercising your brain. The brain is like a muscle and certain activities strengthen it. But unlike a muscle, when you work it, it doesn't become bigger, but instead it becomes more complex. New pathways get formed, new connections made, dormant or little-used parts of the brain become more active.

Math problems are good for the brain, but probably the best things to do to make a stronger brain (based on current research) is learning a musical instrument and learning another language. These activities have a major impact on the development of "brain power".

The last activity can be best done in school - like in a university.

When you're in school you're learning new information and you're also challenged to memorize, organize, engage, and communicate that information in reports, on exams, etc. People who have gone to school may not necessarily know more than people who haven't, but they do tend to have the ability to learn, engage, and apply information better than people who haven't. University is kind of like "Brain Bootcamp". When you get out, your mind is stronger than before. You'll probably forget about 90% of the facts you learned but your brain will likely remain strong and your ability to learn and use new information will be stronger.

Now here's the funny thing. If you don't do either of the last two activities, you'll have difficulty getting anywhere with the first. The last two activities strengthen your brain's ability to use new information. Without that strength, new information will tend to not "stick" and will be difficult to engage, incorporate, and put to use.

To bring back the muscle/exercise metaphor - think about lifting weights - like say doing arm curls. If you do a lot of arm curls and get your bicep pumped up, it's not like you'll only be able to use that extra strength to curl your arms up. You can use that arm strength for pushing, pulling, throwing, everything that an arm can do. Same with the brain.

Answer 7

IQ does not change. It is however, not the only factor in determining ones intelligence.

Work ethic is just as important...