is there anything one can use to enhance his/her intellectual being ?
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try the learning strategies corporation they're awesome they're website is www.learningstrategies.com
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Be My Disciple (lol)\n\nApart from jokes you should try the following...\n\na) Join a email group , believe me you will get a lot of info\n\nb)Hang out with friends\n\nc)teach a child ofcourse younger than u. Try to teach them various subjects, by doing this u will be able to increase ur general knowledge\n\nd)Play video games they increase ur concentration and mind skills\n\ne)Make it a habit to read newspapers and watch NEWS on TV\n\nf)Watch TV game shows and try to answer them before participant \n\ng)Answer as many questions at YAHOO ANSWERS\n\nIf all athese not work with u then YOU SHOULD NOT TIRE YOUR BRAIN CELLS ,eventually they will become wise (may be at the age of 70 -75) hee hee hee
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Buying more expensive recipes makes someone a better cook? Not necessarily.\n\nYou hit part of the equation of self-improvement in the part of your statement about basketball. To get better at a skill, practice of proper technique can be invaluable.\n\nI have some problems with the nature of your final question, though. First of all, I seldom see the value of intellectualism as a competitive sport. I think the true value of knowledge and understanding comes from constantly trying to improve one's self, not from trying to be better than "that person" or "this person". Not to mention that your hypothetical "person who knows EVERYTHING" doesn't exist.\n\nAlso, I think you're confusing two separate things to equate "being smarter" with "knowing more". It's a common misconception - that the acquisition and recitation of facts are somehow indicators of intelligence. After all, most of us think the people on "Jeopardy!" to be quite smart, no?\n\nThe two are not so closely linked, though. People can learn massive amounts of information, but lack an ability to critically analyze that information. That case would mark a person as the flesh and blood equivalent of an encyclopedia. Useful for attaining bits of information, sure - but you wouldn't ask the Encylcopedia Britannica to make a decision for you.\n\nOf course, there is some correlation. People inclined towards critical analysis tend to desire a more in-depth understanding of issues and situations, and so *may* be better informed as to the complexities of a topic. Just thought it was necessary to point out that these are two different things.\n\nSo, what's your goal? Is it to know more facts about a topic or series of topics than another person? In that case, pick your topics, find some reliable books of reference, and start reading. Take notes if that's your style, develop some memory mnemonics if they help you remember, et cetera. But I would suggest that this is not a very rewarding endeavor, by itself.\n\nIf your actual question is about critical thinking skill - if you want to enhance your ability to examine situations, make decisions, etc. . my suggestion would be to focus on understanding the nature of logical analysis and critical thinking. These topics aren't touched on nearly enough in American education - I don't know where you are from, but my (limited) knowledge tells me this is true in most educational systems.\n\nLook for books in your local library or bookstore - or just do a little bit of internet research - on critical thinking and logical analysis. There's a wealth of material out there that explicitly details the structure of argument, logical deduction, and so on.\n\nFor interpersonal debate, I find a study of logical fallacies to be invaluable. One of my favorite books on this subject - although by no means authoritative - is called "Attacking Faulty Reasoning", if you're interested. There are, however, plenty of free resources out there on this topic as well.\n\nHope this helps. Learn, try to understand, practice analytical skills - it's not all that different from learning to play basketball.
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Anything increases your IQ. It is an INTELLIGENCE quotient, so anything that increases your intelligence will increase your IQ.
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Yeah...special powers would most definitely help....my special power is mind control....!
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No, don't read that book, use your own answers.  Think for yourself and grow in intelligence.\n\nTake a sheet of paper and just FREE THINK, that is, write whatever comes to your mind on the subject, no matter how silly it may sound.  After you fill up a page or whatever, go ahead and read them.\n\nPull aside several words and place them in an outline form.  Next, write a few paragraphs on each (dependent on the length of the speech).
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I've learned how to use my you know what to maximize the pleasure of living in my body.  Of course, it helps to use intelligence, read and study the matter, and apply wisdom.  I've been doing this for years and have suffered NO harmful effects.\n\nI recommend the books\n\nA (spelled out) Pleasure & Health by Jack Morin\nThe Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein and Felice Picano
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The best way to increase your intelligence is to learn critical thinking skills and learn to analyze a point of view from every direction. It's your reasoning skills that is the key to a higher intelligence. Oh, and one more good method. Ask questions!!!! The more the better.
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Hi Cameroon,\nAs a teenager(I'm almost out of it)with an IQ of almost 153 I advice u the best way to increase ur IQ is ur habit of reading from an young age(about 8 yrs).Brain is one of those things that develops on usage.Intelligent gaming(4 eg:GT-vice city),brain exercises like meditation and ur thought processes themselves are shown to affect ur IQ in a +ve way.\nBye
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Take a speed reading course!  There are now computer programs you can purchase that will help you read faster.\n\nBy learning to read faster it increases your comprehension levels.  Then the more you read the more you learn.  Thus increasing your ability to  adapt your learning levels.  IQ  is actually a way to test your comprehension level.  If you learn faster and can retain that knowledge you increase your IQ!  But if you don't do the work to increase your IQ, by taking a speed reading course for example, you aren't going to go anywhere.  This is the only way to really make a difference.  You are born with a certain  IQ level.  Only by doing the hard work to learn and expand your knowledge can you do anything to change it!\n\nI took a speed reading class in school and it changed my life!
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Yes, absolutely. Take some college courses, educate yourself, or just keep stimulating your brain on a daily basis.
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There are lots of on line sites where you can take an "IQ test".  They are interesting and fun to do, and tell us some things about ourselves, but they are not "real" IQ tests.  These tests tend to score higher than the real IQ tests.\n\nHere are some links you may find interesting and helpful.
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I see that stimulating work with people. Talking interacting actually helps one grow taller, better voice, higher IQ. If you are less than 18, keep reading, exercising, learning. It may do more for you than you think. Even things like beard growth, deepness/richness of the voice, intellect.
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You can't improve memory or IQ. \n\nThey are like a measure of capacity and it's up to you to make the best use of them. \n\nI used to think IQ was a big thing until I knew a person who had an IQ of 150 was no more than a painter and one person I knew who was amazing at busines had an IQ of less then 95.\n\nUse the source below for help in organising what you learn.
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Well i guess u can allways try a Art or Arhitectural University. That will develop ur imagination and way of seeing things. Pshihology and Filosophy also helps.
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I think the definition of intelligence you are looking for is:\n# The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge.\n# The faculty of thought and reason.\n# Superior powers of mind.\n\nThe simplist way to do this is to read, study, and remember things.\n\nThe reading the more you read the more information you will take in.  The more you read the better you will get at it and the fast you will read too.\n\nStudy the things you want to get more intelligent on.  If it's world affairs then study what's happening in the world, the politics, the history, and read the paper.\n\nRemembering things for some can be the hardest part.  If you have trouble remembering things then there are books and courses on remembering things.  Learn and practice the techniques they teach.\n\nThe more you know, the more knowledge you have to apply to a situation.\n\nThe mind is like a musscle, the more you use it the stronger it will get.\n\nA couple things of note:\n"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle\n\nIf you keep an open mind people will throw a lot of garbage in.\n\nThe idea is that not everything you will learn is the truth and not everyone is right.  With learning a lot one needs to also lean how to distinguish truth and garbage in what is learned.
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My doctor recommended word puzzles. Crossword puzzles, Sudoku, word puzzles (where you circle words). He said the more you test your brain the more it will boost your memory. He did not recommend any vitamins or foods.