/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.18962854]

ITT: Books that literally raises your IQ.

[Anonymous No.18963868]

shameless bump

[Anonymous No.18963885]

[Anonymous No.18963913]

Prerequisites: Pre-Algebra should do it, if you're > 80 IQ

[Anonymous No.18964031]

>>18963913
What do you particularly like about it?

[Anonymous No.18964088]

>>18964031
I have a background in general topology and a bit of wikipedia skimming about algebraic topology under my belt, so feel free to get technical, if you wish. In particular, I like the proposition-proof-example style, too much of commentary distracts me - does it meet this description?

[Anonymous No.18964093]

I have a genuine question: when you think of your own IQ, do you value it only in relation to others in a competitive, superiority-minded way? Or do you value it as a means to discerning truth? How do you cope with the fact that, despite even a high IQ, the vast majority of possible realizations are likely beyond your grasp?

[Anonymous No.18964114]

>>18962854
I'm seriously convinced any serious math book does that.

[Anonymous No.18964135]

>>18962854

[Anonymous No.18964142]

>>18964088
>Thinks I've actually read the fucking thing

[Anonymous No.18964150]

>>18964114
Seriously?

[Anonymous No.18964164]

>>18964150
Are you making fun of the repetition or expressing disbelief?

[Anonymous No.18964178]

>>18964114
You can't be serious!

[Anonymous No.18964185]

>>18964142

>>Thinks I've actually read the fucking thing

The absolute state of /lit/.

In any case, I have found it and it looks exactly like what I was looking for. So thanks anyway, I guess.

[Anonymous No.18964192]

Call of the Crocodile

[Anonymous No.18964236]

>>18964178
In all seriousness I seriously consider it a serious possibility deserving a serious discussion with serious people involved.

Seriously.

[Anonymous No.18964255]

>>18964093
please sirs answer

[Anonymous No.18964259]

>he thinks reading will raise his 'IQ'
How about you just build something and actually solve problems idiot.

[Anonymous No.18964538]

>>18963885
fucking hate this board

[Anonymous No.18965142]

>>18964093
I should value it in the latter manner, as the former isn't helpful except for certain situations and makes you needlessly emotional.

[Anonymous No.18965264]

>>18965142
I think so too. I know it's foolish, but I become enraged when I see people insulting each other's intelligence. None of us were given a choice with respect to our natural abilities. We have a responsibility to elevate both ourselves and our fellow man, and to see them as brothers rather than inferiors.

[Anonymous No.18965275]

>>18962854
>Books that literally raises
Yeah, you could definitely could use a few extra IQ points.

[Anonymous No.18965569]

>>18964093
I assess it as a token of how fast you can understand some stuff. That's it, really. Given enough time virtually everyone can reach the same "conclusions" or at least make way to a well thought solution or understanding.

[Anonymous No.18965591]

>>18965569
>>18965142
I feel frustrated at how slow I sometimes am to arrive at such realizations. how can I learn to accept this and stop coveting the minds of my betters?

[Anonymous No.18965721]

>>18965591
I think it is very difficult to provide any help without knowing more about why you are really labeling that frustration. Is it shame? Guilt? Expectation? Where that insecurity really is coming from needs to be explore throughly. It could really be as simple as lack of sleep/good diet/proper study methods or as hard as trauma. Personally, CBT is really helping me to cope with something like that by using writing and reframing to adjust my views when it comes to negative thinking. There are plenty of books, anon. I encourage you to seek your betterment.