STEPS TO INCREASE INTELLIGENCE http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-IQ

1-First and foremost watch and observe things carefully (with concentration). 2-Exercise is the best scientifically proved way to enhance brain power.

3-Open your mind for new ideas.

4 4-Read! Reading enhances the mind's ability to comprehend, as well as

encouraging you to think critically. Reading a book that you have never read

before broadens your horizons, thus increasing your IQ. Reading different

genres is even more productive, as well as reading newspapers, current events

magazines, and multi-content periodicals (such as the New Yorker). Make sure

the book is in your reading level. You don't want to read something that is too

easy for you.

5 5-Don't give up. Ignore limiting stereotypes such as "An old dog cannot

learn new tricks." Imagine the success you will feel when you bump up ten

points. Soon enough, that fantasy will become a reality.

6 6-Try writing with your opposite hand. Writing with your

opposite hand can in fact lead to stimulation of the side of the brain that is

opposite to that hand. So perhaps a southpaw could go righty and think more

logical, or a righty could try going left-handed to be more creative. Keep in mind

this is only a theory.

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7-Write whenever possible. Send a note instead of an email, or

write a draft of a paper (or an outline). It will increase visual and kinesthetic

stimulation.

8 8-Play video games. Games can be a great way to stimulate the brain.

Try to play a game that is out of your usual range of choices. It will help you

think differently. Especially look for games that provide you with problems to

solve or force you to think quickly.

Scientific studies have shown that playing the popular game Tetris leads to

more efficient brain activity; as players become more proficient at the game,

their brains show a reduced consumption of glucose (the body's main fuel). This

intense scientific study supports this theory. - Actually the conclusions of this

study point out that glucose consumption is reduced when learning has taken

place. This would be expected as when a person becomes more proficient in

any activity, the effort required decreases.

When playing first person shooter titles, try to get into the atmosphere, look at

details, think every move as if it were real. This way you don't mindlessly finish

the game, and you stimulate the brain to think more than just using reflex

9 9-Work on cryptology. This is when a message is written in codes and

you try to figure it out. It's challenging for some, but after a while may even

become enjoyable. All logic puzzles are great.

10 10-Practice crosswords and sudoku. These activities stimulate

your mind and thought processes. People may not normally consider word

searches thought-provoking, but if practiced in addition to other mind games,

they could prove to be easy and stimulating.

11 11-Do logic and lateral thinking puzzles. These help your brain think

outside the box and solve problems in different ways.

12 12-Take a weekly IQ test and record your results. If you would like

to view your improvements, consider placing the results on a line graph using

excel or another graph-compatible program.(See external links for a free, tested

online IQ test). Bear in mind that many online IQ tests are not legitimate, and

many ask for a mobile number at the end for the results. These are spam. The

IQ quiz that could be considered the true IQ quiz is the Stanford-Binet and is the

only true IQ test accepted by universities.

13 13-Listen to classical music. The Mozart effect suggests that by listening

to classical music, a short-term improvement is induced on the performance of

certain tasks. Gradually, this may have a somewhat long-term effect.

14-Excel in school and have a better career. There is a huge amount

of evidence substantiating the correlation between excellent grade and better

intelligence. Good grades are the path to better careers and better ways of life.

Scientific encephalopathy case studies show that the brains of sophisticated

professionals are anatomically larger, healthier and having more prominent

convolutions, whereas the labour workers have much thinner neocortex,

implicating lower than average intelligence. This is because the labourers do

not use their brains often. Intense learning which is required by many

challenging, professional careers can certainly trigger neurogenesis and

improve brain's cognitive capacity.

Tips Eat brain food. Fish is one such brain food. However, avoid fish such as

Tuna, as it often contains a high amount of mercury. Also try an Omega 3 or

fish oil supplement. These also have great effects on your health.

Exercise. This increases blood flow to the brain-resulting also in

increased thought/memory.

Sleep. In order to store information into the long-term memory, you need

to get enough sleep to transfer the short-term into the long-term. Studies

show that on average, a teenager gets a bump up a grade on a test (A- -A,

C+-C, etc) if he or she studies over a few weeks, and for every fifteen

minutes in excess of 8 hours of sleep they get, their grade gets the bump

up. Remember, this in on average. The bump up will increase or remain the

same depending on the student. Just remember, it is a proven fact that

sleeping longer stores more information into the long-term memory.

Use a Rubik's Cube, 15-puzzle, or other toy to pass the time instead of

watching TV.

Play games like chess and crossword puzzles. They help you to think and it

can be fun at the same time.

Take nice, slow deep breaths when you are in thought.

Do cardiovascular exercise and cut down on fatty foods to circulate the

blood flow to your brain.

Turn off the TV and put your mind to work! This also means mindless

reading as stimulation is the key. Take a topic and learn it thoroughly in

order to understand it.