does reading actually increase your IQ?

[Anonymous No.14395077]

assuming your brain is finished developing.

if not, then what does?

[Anonymous No.14395090]

>>14395077
>if not, then what does?
Doing IQ tests.

[Anonymous No.14395096]

>>14395090
This, IQ tests are flawed in determining intelligence. But that's because it's not what it's for.

It's useful in determining retardation in adolescents.

[Anonymous No.14395097]

>>14395090
>>14395096
allow me to clarify.
does reading increase my intelligence? (Not knowledge)
If so, what does?

[Anonymous No.14395108]

>>14395077
Drop acid every week and you'll eventually become a genius

[Anonymous No.14395116]

>>14395097
Well, having more information to go back to, can help when it comes to problem solving (and problem solving is the most basic definition of intelligence). Though a more productive approach is probably more practical, as in putting yourself in situations to challenge your intelligence.

[Anonymous No.14395160]

>>14395077
People overestimate the accuracy of these tests. I'm pretty fucking stupid and when I had one done back when I was 17, I got an result ranging from ~115 to 130 while mostly not even trying. These kind of tests are, if anything, not an accurate measurement of intelligence, but a test to see if you're retarded.

[Anonymous No.14395260]

>>14395077
>assuming your brain is finished developing.
If you are older than 25, probably not. If you are younger then yes. Anything involving logic and and abstraction does it. Philosophy as well as math and the sciences.

[Anonymous No.14395265]

>>14395097
reading does not increase iq

as far as we know, nothing can increase iq, other than doing practicing iq tests, which does not crease intelligence, it only increases how good you are at taking iq tests.

malnutrition can decrease iq, but being well nourished does not increase it.

[Anonymous No.14395290]

You could read a book to find out.

[Anonymous No.14395297]

If you having being doing nothing but playing video games for 5 years and browsing social media until your brain has turned to mush then maybe reading some books would see some marginal gains, like a few points. Your potential for intelligence is most likely a hard limit, but chances are you are not operating at your full potential. Even if this is the case you would be better off practising on IQ tests, and IQ test adjacent things like puzzles and number games.

[Anonymous No.14395520]

>>14395077
No, nothing "Increases" your IQ, not music, not tests and certainly not stupid little App games.
You have to use what you have but eventually youll hit your max processing power.
I cant believe Libshits actually believe that all brains are the same considering they like to use the bbc meme so often, which is actually fake too.

[Anonymous No.14395527]

>>14395077
But the picture is so true, most libshits are in the 110,120 range, smart enough to fight for the corporate state, stupid enough to vote for your replacement and being forced to train them too.

[Anonymous No.14395555]

>>14395108
Kek

[Anonymous No.14396059]

>>14395097
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroplasticity

[Anonymous No.14396263]

why would you want to increase your iq?

[Anonymous No.14396287]

>>14395520
Mushrooms does

[Anonymous No.14396291]

>>14396263
I don't want to be poltarded

[Anonymous No.14396308]

>>14395520
Pseudo clock

[Anonymous No.14396485]

>>14395077
Yes, but not any author. You need to read top-level, complex stuff, like Guenon.

[Anonymous No.14396608]

>>14395077
I freeze when there is a timer and stress about not being fast enough so my IQ is probably not above 110, but I am extremely adept with job interviews, writing applitcations, moving up to positions with more responsbility and generally exceeding to do what is expected in terms work, so I think IQ for some part misses a longetivity dimension that can measure how smart you independent of time.

[Anonymous No.14396848]

>>14395077
I took one when I was 16 and after my brain supposedly stopped developing and it went from 114 to 137. I chalk that up to a lot of reading because I have terrible spatial reasoning and I didn’t get any better at math during that time.

[Anonymous No.14397073]

>>14396485
Think you mean the Holy Bible

[Anonymous No.14397400]

>>14397073
I think you mean the Quran

[Anonymous No.14397437]

>>14395108
this, meta ironically.
acid can make you think you are a genius, thus increasing your confidence and ultimately your intelligence, since intelligence is socially constructed. It can also cause a psychotic outbreak but then you can always write a book about it.

[Anonymous No.14397553]

>>14397437
When I drop acid I just feel really guilty and start to cry because I feel the presences of a force telling me
"Why are you wasting your entire day doing this when you should be reading."

[Anonymous No.14397583]

>>14395077
>does reading increase IQ?
No, reading stupid fictional stories won't magically increase your intelligence. Intelligence is often equated to problem solving skills and how fast you can solve problems, literally how IQ tests are even measured

[Anonymous No.14397633]

>>14397553
that voice is you dumbass, you've been conditioned to operate at a lower level of consciousness
That voice is true self, separated from the physiological mechanizations of your brain, telling you to wake up and start showing up to your own life

It's a double edged sword because the realization that you are a totally free being, and you can manifest action in every second of every day can quite literally drive you insane

[Anonymous No.14397671]

>>14397633
I know the voice is myself, but what are you trying to say exactly?

[Anonymous No.14397788]

>>14395090
IQ tests are tests for IQ tests, not intelligence.

[Anonymous No.14397881]

>>14395108
>drop acid
>time stops and the walls melt

Is this what being 145 IQ really is?

[Anonymous No.14398539]

>>14395077
>does reading actually increase your IQ?
Thinking does, keep thinking.

[Anonymous No.14398550]

>>14395108
>>14397437
how does one acquire such a thing

[Anonymous No.14398560]

>>14395077
Is it possible to be incredibly poor at math and scientific equations and still be considered overall intelligent?

[Anonymous No.14398564]

>>14398550
As a friend, it's not a hard drug to get.

[Anonymous No.14398578]

>>14398564
ask*

[Anonymous No.14398585]

>>14398564
i don't have any lol

how do people like me even get drugs? just suck it up and make "friends" solely to get drugs from them and other people they know? i genuinely have 0 experience in this, never even touched weed

[Anonymous No.14398620]

>>14398564
i also do not have any friends and would like some acid please.

[Anonymous No.14398631]

>>14398585
>>14398620
I mean, most drugs are sold by word of mouth, that is, it's always a guy who knows a guy. Do you know any people at all that do drugs? Even light stuff like weed. If you do, just ask them. It's seriously easy to get drugs.

[Anonymous No.14398654]

>>14398631
Not them, but this kind of thing is only realistic in a city. If you live in a smaller place or somewhere rural you have pretty much no chance. Although I think there are ways to get stuff off the deep web, good luck getting something that isn't a honeypot.

[Anonymous No.14398702]

>>14398654
>Not them, but this kind of thing is only realistic in a city. If you live in a smaller place or somewhere rural you have pretty much no chance.
You are correct, I assumed they live in a city. Still, many hallucinogens grow in the wild which then can get ahold of, which aren't illegal simply because it's impossible to regulate.
>good luck getting something that isn't a honeypot.
Depends on where you live and where you get it from, you're generally safe if you've only bought a single lsd blotter. Drug scams on the deep web are also rather rare unless you go to very phishy sites no one knows, which you shouldn't be doing unless you're looking for something very specific and very illegal.

[Anonymous No.14398712]

>>14398585
>>14398550
deepweb or get some research chemicals that are close enough (like 1p-lsd) from a vendor
it's not that complicated

[Anonymous No.14398747]

>>14395090
based and truthpilled

[Anonymous No.14398780]

>>14395077
Reading will increase your knowledge which can compliment your intelligence, but not your intelligence directly. The best benefits would probably be a greater understanding of subtext and learning more words.

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>>14395096
Rare saneposter

[Anonymous No.14401067]

>>14398560
Its possible to be a complete computer with maths, and still be a dribbling retard.

[Anonymous No.14401204]

>>14401067
I know there are people like that but how? You would think the constant success in critical thinking exercises and skill-building would lead somewhere.

[Anonymous No.14401821]

>>14398702
>filename
>consider the following 13
How many different "consider_the_following" pictures with anime girls do you have?

[Anonymous No.14402491]

>>14395077
>can't say inb4 /lit/ liberals claim IQ tests can't into science, because it's literally the first few posts

There is sadly little you can do post-puberty to increase your IQ.

You probably just wanna make sure you have a good diet with all macros and micros in check, good sleep, and plenty of exercise and cardio. But these are not things that ''raise'' IQ, they're just things that if you don't do them, you're running on a fraction of your mental potential. Your crystallized potential for abstract general intelligence is pretty much set.

Physiologically, training at a task typically only makes you good at the particular task.

Which.... is not to say it's a bad thing.... you should want to read more because you get to enrich yourself with the ideas and thoughts of smart people who have done the work for you. You learn to think critically about what you read, and you learn meditation and dedication.

Read for the sake of enjoyment, but in all things try to avoid gorging on the cheap fun fluffy stuff. Challenge yourself with some of the great works, or the classics. Determine your tastes.

Also, fyi on the IQ thing, literally just love yourself and enjoy a balanced, disciplined life. Balance out the Apollonian and the Dionysian. You are not a machine, you are not a production-tool that needs to be optimized (an err of the right and masculine, typically), just as much as leftists or the feminized make the mistake of compulsive consumption.

There is more to a human being than being effective at a task. Try to be kind, try to better yourself in the ways you can. Try not to hate yourself for your genetic shortcomings, or at least try to overcome them, or decay gracefully.