How do you become smarter?
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Wow, it's funny how fall out boy kept spelling smarter wrong!\n\nAnyway, yes, I agree with fall out boy, even though he/she/ shim can't spell. The brain is like a muscle and it needs exercise in order to develop. Get a book or check out some websites on mental exercises you can do to keep your brain fit.\n\nIt's also good to broaden your horizons by seeking knowledge from various sources. Seeing things from other perspectives opens your mind to new possibilities and ways of thinking. Being well-rounded is a smart thing to be.
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Nobody's too dumb to do well; some people are just naturally good at learning things without making much effort. But ask them to do some home improvements and they won't know where to start. We all have our own aptitudes - just find out what yours are and focus on them. As for books and education: study something you're really interested in and you'll find it much easier to learn!
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You have to be really smart, or you just take a lot of AP classes in high school and score well on the AP exams, but I guess you have to be really smart for that too!
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A smart person is someone who knows what they want. They are articulate, witty, and fast on their mental 'feet'. They create goals and focus on them to achieve. They put everything in prespective, the more you leave out the higher the risk. A person who is smart has a general knowledge of mankinds history. It is pertinent to brush up on our past because we can learn many things and even use them to make our own lifes easier.\n\nYou do not have to be great in math or be able to solve a rubix cube in under 5 minutes to be smart. A smart person knows they are smart.\n\nI think the most important factor when considering someones intelligence is their ability to make good decisions. This is prehaps the most valuable skill one can learn. We make decisions in everything we do, and while we practice making decision so much, it is still one of the hardest things to do. To make a right decision you must consider every possible outcome and decide what is the best plan of action before acting on it. Learn to do this well and you will have a distinct advantage over others in life.\n\n'Smartness' is derived from learning, a big factor in being smart is to learn from your mistakes. I'm talking about making a conscious effort to analyze your actions and decide what you did wrong(also what you did right) AND what you could have done differntly. Personally, I do this at night when I'm laying down for bed, I think about my day and analyze it.(this also helps me sleep!)\n\nThe most limiting factor in intelligence is emotions. Which brings up emotional intelligence...but I wont get into that, this post is already too long!
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"Learn & Get Smart Together"
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You will need to go to a dyslexia center or something and do some test. It's the only way to know and you better do it now because you might need special help to get an education. Do not worry. It doesn't mean you are stupid. In a way you are smarter, but you brain cannot cope well with all the information you get. It's like a disease of our times with this information overload
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Well it really all depends on your age. If your a child or teen you can use many different techniques that your school will be able to offer. If you are an adult, your as smart as you can be for the rest of your life. What I mean by that is, that you can not become smarter, you can only know more. Thats why if you go to a post secondary school you are not becoming smarter, your only proving to your potential employer that you are smart enough to complete the school and that u gained knowledege (information) needed to perform the job. Now if what you ment is you want to memorize better, then do a quick search on memorization skills and pick the best that suites you.
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It isn't easy, but if you are a very determined person, you will do almost the imposible to get your mind to work at its max... \n\nWhen reading a book, for example, you should read the chapter preview and then skim through the text. Look at sections and read the title of the sections. If you have a question then write it down so when you start reading you answer the question. An example of a question for a title in a computer book such as "Installing a removable drive" would be like..  "How do you instal a removable drive?"\n\nAlso when you read, read slowly and try to understand the material. Because if you read just to get to the end, you miss the whole purpose of the reading.\n\nThis is only one of practically thousands.. well not sure of the numbler but hehe its big I'm sure.\n\nWell anyways, if you are having some trouble with the material you should also ask your instructor for assistance.
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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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The most significant thing you can do to improve your knowledge is read, read, read.  Many people believe that IQ itself is not something that can be changed, but you can learn to be better at the things you do by practicing, taking extra lessons and courses, asking for help or explanations, reading about the specific topics, etc.
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An intelligent minded person is a specialist. Say a doctor may be intellegent but may not know much about banking. So you have to developed expertise in a field.\n\nThere are two ways of doing it:\n1. Put your mind on your heart - i.e. take the subject you like best and be master of that\n2. Put your heart to your mind - i.e. develop interest and liking what ever you are studying.\n\nFirst is easy, doing the second properly is difficult.
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You're not very smart, are you?
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You probably don't need to get smarter(not sure if anybody really can); you probably need to be a little more efficient in your studying.\nTry asking the teachers for a little more help and if that isn't doing it, try some of those learning centers...It's probably that you learn in a certain way and what's being taught just isn't clicking for you.
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Walk tall & carry a big brain. Intelligence & hard work will get you respect.
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I am in bangalore.. Tell me more about becoming a better genius...
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IQ is something that measures our "intelligence" (it stands for "intelligence quotient") and a lot of it is down to your innate ability to process and retain information, work out complex problems etc. However, there are things you can do to stimulate your mind which may in turn help to improve your IQ score. \n\nRead! Yes, this is first because in order to improve your IQ you must read. But before you reach out for that worn-out paperback (a story you've read a million times) read a new book, a different book...a book from a completely different genre than what you're used to. You usually read mystery? Good, now go ahead and read some comedy. Only fiction? Go grab a biography. Read everything and anything (this includes articles, etc...). \n\nTry writing with your opposite hand. Some people claim that if you write with your opposite hand then your IQ goes up, because your brain is not used to writing with that other hand and is forced to work harder. However, if you're ambidextrous, that's great.. try writing with both hands at once, and try writing different things with different hands at once. \n\nWrite out long letters. Thinking about emailing your aunt that thank you letter? Forget it, write it out by hand. \n\nPlay video games. However, don't play that game you're always playing. Try a new game, something you've never played before. It will stimulate your mind and help you to think differently. \n\nWork on cryptology. This is when a message is written in codes and you try to figure it out...it's hard, but after a while it's fun. \n\nCrosswords and Sudoku..basically anything that stimulates the mind and that completely frustrates you because you just can't get it.
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1. Food for thought - You are what you eat, and that includes your brain. So what is the ultimate mastermind diet?\n\n2. The Mozart effect - Music may tune up your thinking, but you can't just crank up the volume and expect to become a genius\n\n3. Gainful employment - Put your mind to work in the right way and it could repay you with an impressive bonus\n\n4. Memory marvels - Mind like a sieve? Don't worry. The difference between mere mortals and memory champs is more method than mental capacity\n\n5. Sleep on it - Never underestimate the power of a good night's rest\n\n6. Body and mind - Physical exercise can boost brain as well as brawn\n\n7. Nuns on a run - If you don't want senility to interfere with your old age, perhaps you should seek some sisterly guidance\n\n8. Attention seeking - You can be smart, well-read, creative and knowledgeable, but none of it is any use if your mind isn't on the job\n\n9. Positive feedback - Thought control is easier than you might imagine\n\n10. Bionic brains - If training and tricks seem too much like hard work, some technological short cuts can boost brain function\n\n11. Smart drugs - Does getting old have to mean worsening memory, slower reactions and fuzzy thinking?\n\n\n11 Steps to a Better Brain\nhttp://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg18625011.900