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Programming

The name of this board, for starters

>>9875078
Playing chess makes you a better chess player. If you wanna be better at math, practice math. If you wanna have a better memory, such as for studying, then practice the memorization of recall of information. Chess can be fun, but unless you’re good enough to make money or become famous, don’t get obsessed with it. There are much better ways to spend your time. Because even if playing chess slightly makes you smarter, there are no practical applications of chess in real life.

>>9875078
>doing certain things because people have a preconceived notion that they "make you smarter"
>not just doing things you enjoy and find interesting

can one be more pretentious? more attention seeking?

>>9875111
If you play chess frequently, it i'll probably affect some area of your brain that will make you take better and fast decisions.

I don't have any scientific study for that, but it's what I believe though, it certainly is better for your brain than wasting time on the internet or playing videogames or watching TV.

>>9875118
But I'm not telling anyone that I play chess or play an instrument, I don't have social medias and I only have very few friends. Unfortunately, though, I was born with a 110~120 IQ, so I try to focus on doing activities and creating habitis that will make me more intelligent so I can overcome this deficiency.

>>9875121
>it i'll probably
will*

>>9875121
>I don't have any evidence for this but it's what I believe and things that I believe right now must be true forever so it cant possibly be wrong

wew, I dont think there's anything you could do to make yourself smarter.

>>9875151
Well, I'll keep believing in what I believe until someone here prove me wrong with facts and evidence and not with childish irony.

>10 Tips That Will Make You Smarter

>>9875159
fucking lol

>>9875118
This. I enjoy anime, masturbation, vidya and alcohol. Fuck the haters.

>>9875215
You have to go back.
>>>Reddit

>>9875159
i love jesus and civic nationalism in addition to being mentally retarded

>>9875219
no u

>>9875222
>civic nationalism
said literally nobody on 4chan, ever

even the libtards are racialist and racial (jewish) supremacist here

>>9875118
maybe they just want to be smarter

Doing new things and learning new things from time to time, helps to keep the brain young. For example learning different instruments. Reading books, trying different sports, travelling and maybe a job where you have many different tasks.
Fuck my punctuation.

>>9875078
Thinking about difficult issues rationally
Did you really need to ask?

Huffing gas

>regular physical activity, a good diet, taking on new mental challenges, and maintaining strong social connections
there you go

>>9875078
Doing math

>>9875334
How would regular physical activity and maintaining strong social connections make me more intelligent?

>>9875078
>make you more intelligent

Nothing makes you more intelligent. You can only clear your head through proper diet, exercise, and healthy social relationships then train in areas to develop your skills doing those specific things. Intelligence has a wall and you can't do more than what your were born with. You are either at the top of your game or you are below your top and can max yourself out with what you already have. But, you'll never go beyond it. If you had problems as a child due to improper parenting, your intelligence will be far less than what it would have become. You'll need to wait for genetic/invasive physical enhancements that work on adults before anyone can become more intelligent.

>>9875078
Actually studying and applying the knowledge, instead of trying to feign intellect through dilettante hobbies, you fucking lazy poser.

>>9875126
Doing things like that will not improve your intelligence in a useful way.
What field of study are you interested in?
Could you get a job in it?
Are you somewhat passionate about it?
If so, wouldn't it be more useful to train oneself in that, instead of some useless placebo?

>>9876358
You're too stupid to help.

>>9876410
>What field of study are you interested in?
I study mathematics.
>Could you get a job in it?
I don't care about jobs, only about achievements. I want to be remembered by future generations as someone great just like Gauss, Euler, Newton, Gödel etc.
>Are you somewhat passionate about it?
Yes.
>If so, wouldn't it be more useful to train oneself in that, instead of some useless placebo?
Sure, but it's undeniable that IQ is a huge factor in determining a person's success, and only studying mathematics won't raise my IQ in any meaningful way, but doing other activities alongside studying mathematics might help.

>>9876417
Your IQ is high enough to be a standard professional.
Sure, you mightn't do anything innovative, but at least you'll get to enjoy your field and make some money.
Just concentrate on building a career in mathematics, probably academic.

>>9875078
that only makes you look more intelligent to other people.

>>9876431
Can you prove that it doesn't affect one's intelligence in any meaningful way?