[oh!bigrighthand]

Originally Posted by Wolfcastle

Your brain needs to be exercised. You need to figure out what you want to improve on and do it frequently, as with anything.

Wanna increase your memory? There are exercises for it.

Wanna increase your ability to think logically, then yeah, puzzles, lots of IQ tests ect. The more mental challenges you set for yourself and attempt to overcome, the more 'intelligent' you will become. Don't expect to make it into mensa. I think everyone has the best they can be and the worst they can be. Obviously practice and exercising will put you more towards your best.

yeah, just like muscles. your brain will develop more if you keep it active doing healthy mental activities. it helps to study/school, read and pick up vocabulary, write, learn another language, learn/play a musical instrument e.g piano...also healthy exercise will increase oxygen flow, relax you etc. plenty of sleep too for recovery

[RussiansBleed]

"Im big on self help products."

This should be the first thing you depart from on your journey.

[jakesteele]

http://www.gurdjieff.org/driscoll5.htm

The Active Mind: adventures in awareness. London: Janus Press, 1930. Also published as Psychological Exercises. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1930; New York: Hermitage House, 1954, 122p. Revised and subsequently published as Psychological Exercises and Essays. London: Janus Press, 1965, 121p., and as The Active Mind: psychological exercises and essays. New York: Weiser, 1965, 121p. The essays were first published as "Fifteen Exercises in Practical Psychology" in Psychology Magazine (New York) between April 1925 and January 1926.

About one hundred thirty psychological exercises to focus mental, vocal and visual acuity. These are complimented by fifteen essays on such topics as "The control of temper," "How to read men," "On dying daily," "Economizing our energy," and "Are we awake?"


Try to get a copy of this book listed above. It's old, obscure and would be found under "****physics". He was a student of a famous ****physician named G. I. Gurdjeff. The book contains exercises like writing down on a piece of paper the nursery rhyme "Mary had a little lamb" while simultaneously reciting out loud the rhyme "Jack and Jill Went Up The Hill". Try it sometime.

Also, you can stop using calculators and spell checkers to sharpen up a part of your mind that has gotten lazy.

Also, learn how to write using your weak hand. It's a bitch but it can be done. You access a whole different part of your brain and you will surprise yourself.

Also, check this book out...it's a motherfucker but worth it.
http://www.amazon.com/Undoing-Yourse.../dp/1561840572

Also, take ginko biloba and other intelligence enhancing nutrients/drugs. Just look them up in google under "intelligence drugs and/or nutrients"

[flatline]

Read A Book of Five Rings

Watch your diet, work out, live healthy generally.

Develop mental discipline, don't linger on things or thoughts. Stay bouyant.

Get involved with the arts, take up hobbies that interest you.

[YeahBee]

Originally Posted by Judo-kid

WOW

Biggest post I have ever seen

[Reaper Man]

Yes you can, there are pills for it. Pm me and I'll send you my address. It costs a paltry $30 per pill. Small price to pay for genius.

[dracons]

I've heard meditation is an excellent exercise to increase your intelligent. Although i don't know how to meditate but i am planning to pick it up. Plus doing alot of puzzle or various activities that required thinking would help. Your brain structure can really change if you do certain activities over a long period of time. There's an article about it.

[dracons]

Originally Posted by VTJas81

Yeah I think so too. I feel a lot smarter compared to before I started college. Those IQ tests and puzzles became a lot easier. I feel on avg I had a 10 pt increase in IQ when comparing my online IQ scores from the past and scores I get now. I think because engineering was such a difficult discipline it just pushes you too a new level. Im going to graduate school in engineering this fall so that should help to but I want more. Does anyone know much about the brain wave products out there? Supposedly they put you in different state of minds conducive for different thinking such as analytical and creativity.

I think it's true that if you do certain things in repetition over a long period of time you will be good at it even logics. Like my communication wasn't that good but i have been writing alot lately, so my speaking skill has improved quite a bit.

[White Snake]

Sherdog and increasing intelligence do not go together.

[younggunz]

Originally Posted by VTJas81

Recently I've been very interested in learning how to boost my brainpower. I bought a bunch of puzzle books, a concentration cd, and neurobic software. Im big on self help products. I bought several books before that changed my life. Does anyone have suggestions or experience with a particular product? Something to improve attention, cognitive speed and power, IQ, etc. Any websites to check out? I know some of you are big on the genetics thing and people not being able to improve fluid intelligence but I think we all have untapped potential.

fatty acids (omega 3). ginko

write with your bad hand..

learn a new word everyday..then learn that same word in another language..

cross synaptic inference