/sci/ - Science & Math

Intelligence is karma. You gotta be born right. If you were born dumb and retarded then that's your life.

>>14599876
So there's nothing I can do?

>>14599876
nope
>>14599863
you can increase your intelligence. Most task that demand a lot of work from your brain (math exercises logic exercises etc) has been proven to increase your intelligence. They noticed up to 20% increase.

>>14599883
Help others of you can and wait for next life.

>>14599888
Can I have more information on this please

>>14599890
first random paper i googled. They are many of them. If you arent crazy smart and havent worked on it before you can see good increase. If you have arleady worked with your head a bit or you are arleady somewhat smart you can still see increase but dont expect to be the next einstein.

Practice IQ tests. I took the same IQ test once a week and memorized the answers. In 6 months I raised my IQ from 90 to 105.

>>14599907
I don't just want to score higher on IQ tests, I want to apply my intelligence on creation and actual problem solving

>>14599902
So the maximum amount you can increase your intelligence by is 10-20% by actively doing cognitively complex tasks?

>>14599917
not maximum. I dont know that i just remember that they have seen this as a top result from about half a year of training. But for real your intelligence will improve itself when you work. I wasnt ever crazy smart but i worked hard and i was always able to archieve what i wanted.
Btw most of the geniuses i knew from uni or school ended either on meth or are suicidal.

>be 5 years old
>be fed perfect diet tailored to your genetics
>be given intimate tutoring from high iq parental surrogate in highly g loaded topics like mathematics and physics every day all the way through the end of puberty
your iq will probably rise 5-10 pts higher than it would otherwise have been. I don't see another efficient way of exploiting phenotypic plasticity to raise iq.

>>14599925
I desire a larger understanding of my environment

>>14599932

than you seek wisdom not intelligence. Start reading more and the knowledge will come. You can be the most intelligent on earth but still be an idiot and not able to do anything.

>>14599863
>have open mind
>purposefully experience world
>acquire understanding
>use understanding to impress impressionable midwits
You have acquired intelligence.

>>14599944
I don't want to impress people I just want to create things more easily and faster, or make new discoveries

>>14599950
My biggest trouble seems to be doing things consistently and focusing on one thing for a longer period of time

>>14599863
Through study, curiosity, and prevention of IQ-dimming contaminants like lead, all before the age of 25, and ideally as early as possible.
>>14599952
Focus can be improved at any time in life, but focus =/= intelligence.

>>14599952
>consistently and focusing on one thing
you are fighting your ape brain you can train it to behave or just accept you are not a machine. Try to improve as much as you can but you cant be happy and be a work machine at the same time. Just enjoy your ape brain bro.
>>14599955
>Through study, curiosity, and prevention of IQ-dimming contaminants like lead, all before the age of 25, and ideally as early as possible.
you can still improve at later stages of life. But 25-35 is you intelligence peak you will be quickly fighting degradation of mind.

>>14599955
Do you have any advice for that? I think I might have some hormonal issue as I'm in a demotivated state quite often but I think that could be caused by my lifestyle since I don't sleep the recommended amount of time or have a good diet.

>>14599863
practice

think more often and more precisely

read about the philosophy of thought to get more exact goals

>>14599960
> I don't sleep the recommended amount of time or have a good diet.
its propably this. i just smoke ciggies and drink coffe when i cant focus.

>>14599967
I don't think that'd make satisfactory changes though, and I'm unable to cope with my biological constraints

>>14599985
>I don't think that'd make satisfactory changes though
then dont but dont complain you cant focus and are tired all the time. I like pretty much everyone else also struggle with this but im blaming only myself and i have learned that its not coping its a fact and i have to accept it that i have a monkey brain and i will forever have to fight it. It never really gets easier to focus and work you just get used to working tired.

:-( well thank you for your time everyone

>>14599930
What if you dont want to study math or physics?

>>14599960
Sleep and diet first off are the most vital improvements you can make. If you pay attention to you body while actively making positive changes, you will be amazed at how much better you feel.

Also, as far as improving concentration goes, try spending time meditating or doing breathing exercises. It has a documented positive effects on the body and mental health. Same with exercise.

Furthermore, when it comes time to study, use the "pomodoro" technique -- a fancy way of saying 20 minutes of study followed by 5 minutes of break time. You can adjust the times, but work must be more than break. 20/10, 25/5, whatever.

Keep your phone and all other distractions out of arms reach during the study phase.

Good luck my fellow retard.

>>14599863
>intelligent
Define intelligent. As far as we know intelligence is a social construct.

Reincarnation

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>>14599913
How would you describe your current Mathematical knowledge? Do you understand basic calculus? (I'm personally retarded)

>>14599863
>How does one become more intelligent?
(1)-Take Terry Tao's/James maynard/Andrew wiles feces and transplant it up your rectum.

(2)- try nootropics(mains lion, Adderall) and wot not.

(3)- try keto, cold showers, eat well and exercise, sleep well blah blaah blaaah.

>>14601133
I don't remember much from maths, some basic algebra maybe

>>14599863
Learn one new thing every day and this will accumulate and build on itself exponentially.
Get yourself a mentor who is smarter than you to guide you through.
Formal education condenses this process and can be considered a short cut to knowledge accumulation.
Wisdom, however, comes from experience.

>>14599863
Send all your time studying instead of doing stupid shit like drugs, partying fucking around.

>>14599863
Unironically do acid or shrooms. There's a small chance you'll have a schizophrenic break if you're prone to that, but otherwise you'll come out smarter on the other side of your trip.

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>>14599863
Your intelligence cannot increase outside of your brain expanding thats why the only time you notice your IQ increasing is from babyhood to adulthood once you are an adult your IQ is locked in place unless your brain gets damaged by a number of things but raising your IQ is completely absolutely fucking impossible its like creating matter from nothing its like you being able to benchpress pass the limits of your muscle fibres.

>>14601979
You seem to be suggesting that size is all that matters. I argue that structure is important as well, and that can be changed with effort. Studying complex material, learning a new language, learning an instrument can all improve your intelligence to some degree.

>>14599863
Ability for deep creative thought and information retention, recall and application is largely hereditory. However, you can have all of that, not use it and still be daft as a brush.

>>14602005
>size is all that matters
Well yes the brains volume is the source of our IQ relative to the brainless non human primates who exist. Also you cannot improve your intelligence no matter how hard I try I cannot comprehend the math behind quantum mechanics even I studied for 1000 years where as a human genius can get it after a few months.

>>14602025
Intelligence can also be be measured as the ability to aquire resources, reproduce, and give yourself options in the future.

Effective maximise risk-adjusted reward and you'll be fine.

>>14602032
Intelligence is information analysis and nothing more, human geniuses are given basically nothing but conceptualize things far beyond the scope

>>14600197
then you lose boohooo

you need things that challenge spatial reasoning

>>14599863
Your only option is to use your brain, a lot, and that may not even work. The search for a reliable way to improve intelligence has failed miserably.

>>14599863
Become a more effective problem solver. Learn physics aswell as mathematics but focus on the patterns of problem solving and apply them rather than mindlessly plugging shit into equations. Aswell, stop worrying about intelligence.