Can You Improve Your Intelligence?

It is reliably learned that people stole Einstein's brain and did extensive research on it for knowing why he was more intelligent than billions of other humans. In fact, experts have set his intelligence as the "gold standard" which means that if anyone can reach that level, these experts will readily declare that the person is as intelligent as Einstein. 

Now the question is: Can you improve your intelligence? If you know the ways and put them to use meticulously, you can pretty well be certain that it will be a life-transforming moment for you. The amazingly new approaches you will adopt and the versatile skills you will acquire with such a level of intelligence will arm you with unimaginably powerful ammunition to accomplish almost anything under the Sun. In short, you can create history with your intelligence.

Top scientists have worked for more than half a century to find out if people can improve their intelligence and if so, what methods they should adopt. In this post, we are trying to unpack the incredibly powerful and explosive secrets the findings of the studies of the scientists have revealed.

Similarities between improving athletic skills and improving intelligence.

Athletes all over the world improve their skills by persevering and practicing constantly. They do appropriate muscle-building exercises and eat the right foods for keeping themselves fit and healthy. For example, soccer players improve their game by keenly watching the movements of the ball and by persevering and practicing constantly. 

If you want to improve your intelligence, you have to adopt a similar approach. You have to practice incessantly by solving those problems that involve your cognitive skills. A few examples of such problems are mathematical sums and those that involve critical thinking and logical reasoning. If you adopt this "mental exercise" approach consistently, you can certainly improve your intelligence. The reason is that by doing these mental push-ups as consistently as possible, you will induce the neural pathways of your brain and make them work efficiently. The result is that the synaptic connections of the transmission circuits of your brain will get more efficient as well. 

Don't become a slave to habits.

Becoming a slave to habits makes your brain dull as well. For example, if, day in and day out, you take a particular route to go to your workplace, you will stop enjoying the travel after a few days. In fact, your mind will get turned off when you do the traveling. Similarly, if you follow the same specific routine during your workouts, you will not feel any enjoyment in pursuing this daily ritual. On the other hand, if you keep changing the route for reaching your workplace or if you keep changing the timings or the order in which you do your exercises, your brain will savor the process because it will turn out to be an exploratory exercise. In other words, you should always try to do different things. You should do things differently as well. This will expand the power of your brain. 

James Altucher, one of the most-followed entrepreneurs and modern gurus, also advises that you should try to come out with 10 new practical and workable ideas daily. It can be in the realm of your business or it can be in your day-to-day life. But how can you find out that the ideas are workable or not? Once an idea hits you, you should feel it over with your mind's tentacles. This will help you find out if the idea can be put to use or should be discarded. Of course, some ideas may need a little polishing or refinement. By doing such mental exercise daily, you can improve your creative intelligence. Experts have named this process as the "cybernetics of the brain" because this improves the communication channels between the neural pathways. 

Plasticity of the human brain.

You need not worry about your age. Precisely put, you can improve your intelligence and acquire this "super-power" regardless of your age. It is the plasticity of your brain that will help you in this process. The capability of your brain is not one-dimensional. Unfortunately, most of us believe the myth that our brains have limited abilities. On the contrary, there is absolutely no limit to the knowledge you can acquire. Once you understand this eye-opening fact, that will turn out to be the "aha" moment of your life.

 

This is not at all hype or exaggeration. By improving your intelligence, you can usher in a new era in your life. In fact, you can carve out a new life for yourself.