/sci/ - Science & Math

>>9248692
Just bee yurslf

>>9248697
I'm not falling for this meme. I'm looking for self-improvement.

>>9248692
If you truly desire to be "smart" all you have to do is "think"

>>9248692
Forget general intelligence and transferable skills and just master the topic or skill you are most interested in.

1)Stop listening to rap or rock or pop, only listen to classical music, I recommend bach, beethoven and chopin
2)Instead of watching movies, listen to podcasts, I recommand HelloInternet and the Joe Rogan Podcast
3)Solve mathematical problems to keep the logical part of your brain trained
4)Avoid sugar
5)Read books/listen to audiobooks

>>9249103
This is what normalfags do to feel smarter. Really shitty placebo tier advice.

>>9249108
Okay what's your trick then shlomo

>>9249110
>define your goal
>put in every single minute you can spend in mindful deliberate practice with the best instruction possible
>optimize learning quality, include proven concepts for short and long term retention like spaced repetition, the testing effect, building associations and using mnemonics to get the best value for your invested time
>embrace the feeling of the fool since you will feel dumb forever no matter how much you learn on the path of mastery
>self-experiment to build a personal language of controlling yourself
>experiment with the fundamentals of your desired skill
>kill all distractions, strengthen your focus trough the pomodoro technique and meditation
>focus on radical change if you want the biggest gains possible
>optimize your health trough working out, diet and proper sleep
>kill every shallow social relationship you have
>stay out of your comfort zone
Of course it's completely unrealistic to truly achieve the goals listed on here. The idea is to get as close as possible though.

>>9248692
Start with "Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide (Tracey Howell & Gary Kemp" 4th Ed.

>>9249103
Unless you have a great knowledge of music theory so that it engages your brain, there is literally no reason to listen to classical over rap. Bach Beethoven and Chopin are normietier as fuck by the way, poser.

>>9248692
Learn formal logic, investigate whether premises are empirically true, throw in some math for fun, investigate your own values (make sure they are in harmony with each other).

>>9249130
Sounds good, but most people know all of this. The real question is "How do you implement all of this in your life?" no one has the answer to that, because each individual must answer it in a unique way, by themselves.

>>9248692
Start by eating cum of niggers, and then slowly progress to asian and jew cum.
When you are able to eat jew cum for whole day you will be admited to best engeenering graduate program

>>9249103
Nice bait but yeah, don't take these suggestions too seriously OP.

1st: is meaningless and actually the "bad" genres will probably do more good, as they are lyrical and more varied. But ultimately music is irrelevant in this endeavor.

2nd: has merit but means little, podcasts are dogshit and only slightly above movies, the average retard on the street knows more about the topics at hand than podcast hosts do, too. A documentary or educational video is far above podcasts but still shit. Learn through the theory in textbooks and the focused practice of that theory. Anything else is watered-down, time-wasting garbage.

3rd: generally good suggestion but not so if done aimlessly, do "mathematical problems" relevant to your education, what you want to practice to improve. Otherwise it will give you nothing. "brain training" is a lie, it doesn't provide general ability, only those specific tasks. Solving lots of mathematical problems won't do anything, solving a limited amount of those you are not well-acquainted with, will - keep pushing out the borders of your ability lest you stagnate to a stop and remain in a trap of delusion.

4th: doesn't say much, you shouldn't under-consume or over-consume anything. Align your diet to your specific body and lifestyle, your needs.

5th: audiobooks are for lazy faggots, you simply reduce your retention, often they're used to pretend to read too, like just putting them on the background. Just read books, with your full attention or forget about it as you'll just be wasting your time without that 100%.

>>9248692
watch every video on this channel and you will be a god among men, barely able to even speak to other people trapped in the matrix
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAFO7xz5UotUfIzvd_xXDA/videos

>>9249158
Having the information and truly understanding it are two pair of shoes. If people know that there is only the honest way, why do they search day and night for the shortcut, for some key piece of information that will change everything? All of the things named are suffering, they are the hard way. There are not many people who are able to go that way.

>>9249103
>bach, beethoven and chopin

lol what a pleb

>>9249202
Beethoven is godlike, what are you on about?

>>9248692

>I'm moderately capable of becoming decently intelligent

Well, for a start, don't write a sentence like this.

>>9248692
A more relevant question- how can i find the work ethic that allows one to train the mind?

>>9249299
Stop 4chan, video games and all your other time wasting hobbies immediately. Just work on your goals for at least an entire week. To avoid burnout slowly introduce fun hobbies yet again with time restrictions. Increase slowly till you work half on your productive things and half on entertainment. At some point when you feel you need to work more again drop all hobbies and slowly introduce them after a week. Repeat and customize cycle to whatever has the best ratio for you.

>>9248692
I guess that you can't improve much of your general intelligence beyond being aware of the things that happen to you and exercizing your critical thinking. But you can become virtually limitlessly skillfull in a specific subject given time and focus, regardless of your innate intelligence

>>9249202
Fuck you and your contrarian opinions you keep to feel unique.

>>9249078
I agree with this.
>>9249103
This is stupid. If you want to become a boring octogenarian in your twenties choose this.
>>9249175
Bait

Find a topic you're interested in, and push yourself into it until you start to think about it in novel ways.

>>9248692
learn math, fucker

>>9248692
copious amounts of crack

>>9249103
pseud

>>9249103
hahahahahaha fuck you pseud

>>9249110
here's a trick you should follow: Go back to /pol/ you fucking pseud faggot

>>9249103
>HelloInternet
I fucking hate CGP Grey, even though I used to quite like the podcast.

He's such a smug cunt and thinks he is so incredibly clever despite the fact he literally only has a fucking undergraduate degree in Physics. Why does he think he can talk with any degree of authority about literally anything else? He's a cunt.

The fucking epitome of a reddit "le logical man xD"

>>9249517
I'm just gonna assume it's a troll, in which case it's actually really funny.

>>9248692
Go to school and take it seriously. You'll learn what separates smart people from dumb people is just methods.

Once you can approach your problems with methods, you might find things are a little easier.

>>9249103
1. Just lol
2. Holy fuck what are you on
3. Maybe
4. Yup
5. Yup

>>9249140
Then what is godtier according to you?

>>9249103
>pseud tier

To become smart:

1) listen to grindcore as loud as possible through samsung earbud headphones all day long I recommend Cripple Bastards, Unholy Grave and Agathocles
2) Watch degenerate pornography and violent movies, I recommend Incest Port and the a fantastic website called liveleak.com
3) Drink coca cola and monster energy drinks instead of xeno-estrogen laden tap water whenever you get dizzy
5)avoid reading anything it sucks up precious brainpower, masturbate furiously and play vidya until you need to actually do something smart

>>9248708

Anon here >>9248697 has it right. Just be yourself! but if you really want to be smart, do begin with mathematics, since, unlike disciplines like history or social sciences, there is little you need to memorize as most of it just comes to you. Start with precalculus and go from there.

>>9250066
6) read books that look complex, in public areas

>>9250273
meant "read"

>>9248692
Start browsing /pol/ and accept the red pill.

>>9249130
I really like this post

>>9248692
IQ is a race. You're starting now while the majority of us have been solving proofs, programming blockchains and pushing publications since we were 1-3 years old. You will never catch up to us, forever at the wrong end of the curve.

Just give up now, brainlet

>>9249130
my nigga

>>9250657
Yet you have the time to shitpost on 4chan.

Oh the Fe

>>9249103
None of this has anything to do with studying. Go somewhere else.

>>9250657
>IQ
Intelligence is a race, and your goal is to outrun yourself in the present. No other competitors matter.

>>9250657

Is that Lain?

>>9251039
Of course.

>>9248692
Math

>>9248692
Questioning is the foundation of human consciousness. Intelligence is simply being good at asking questions, including what are the most suitable to be asked in a specific context. True geniuses don't search for answers, they search for questions, and mine answers for them.

http://kiriakakis.net/comics/mused/a-day-at-the-park

>>9248692
Eat vegetable, fruits, nuts, meat, and drink water. A bit of wine is not bad, or beer. Don´t use drugs. Drink the upcranking Schockopresso (the name explains the recipe), cause it´s good for the memory. Listen to hard rock and true metal. Read and write. That´s my recipe for beeing a genius. Take this every day for 10 years and you´ll become very good. For risk or sideeffects ask the advisor.

Bump

>>9249140
Actually......
Classical has a much easier display of musical theory to get a hold of, so it is really good for a beginner to listen to. Baroque is also good for tonality and scales, and romantic is great for dynamics and rhythm (and understanding chords I, IV, and V - Romantic was blues for French Aristocrats). The reason I say this is because it is super easy to explain why Ode To Joy sounds good in comparison to a soulful blues song. It's really complex to explain but tl;dr, if you want to learn music theory, historical listening progression is the best.
t. ANZCA, AMEB HDs, and studied music theory in high school finals

>>9248692
learn a foreign language or few

>>9248692
NoFap is the only answer

>>9249103
>Podcasts

pleb tier on the same level as watching cartoons

>>9248692

Learn. Read. Tell the truth as you see it and don't be afraid of getting challenged about it.

>>9249130
Good post

>>9248692
Hype yourself up about things that interest you and go nuts on the internet (start from youtube lectures and moocs, if that's you thing).