/big/ Brain Improvement General - First timers edition

[Anonymous No.11786904]

Discuss about brain improvement and mind enhancement. We had this thread recently and it hit bump limit, so here it is as a general. Let's make this a thing.
Please post science only, snake oil shit is only allowed if you specifically declare it as such.
We already figured out
> good sleep
> different games such as go, chess, dual-n-back, ...
> microdosing shrooms/LSD (not confirmed)
> meditation, hypnosis and similar
> proper diet, such as
> high fat (but only good fats obviously)
> supplement zinc, magnesium, ... (inb4 copper fag starts shitposting about literal pigs)
> if you accept addiction: adderal, caffeine, nicotine, ...
> not touching your dick [citation needed]
> learning languages (preferably ones that differ from your native one)
> probably something else that I forgot already because I didn't take the time to study memory techniques

One thing I'd like to hear about is how to git good at creative thinking. I can solve stuff when I have a clear objective but I suck at thinking of something creative just for the sake of creativity
Post whatever comes to your mind, let's use our full potential to think of even weirder shitposts.

[Anonymous No.11786925]

>>11786904
>stop browsing 4chin

[Anonymous No.11786941]

learning a musical instrument. Probably falls under the same category as learning another language (the language of music)

[Anonymous No.11787016]

>>11786941
>Probably falls under the same category as learning another language
I disagree. Both are very useful but in a totally different way. Music is good for pattern recognition and playing an instrument is good for hand eye coordination but language learning is great for shaping your thoughts, your thoughts are on a language and the language is a tool to make them less abstract

[Anonymous No.11787060]

>>11787016
>your thoughts are on a language and the language is a tool to make them less abstract

if I think of a melody and then play it on my guitar, am I not using a tool to make my thoughts less abstract? what if I learn music theory to describe a song I hear in my head? Is this not the same thing?

when you learn an instrument you're not just rote memorizing chord shapes and what not, but actually learning to relate the sounds and patterns you hear to what you're actually playing.

[Anonymous No.11787080]

>>11786904
21 years old is too old?

[Anonymous No.11787115]

>>11786904
>> high fat (but only good fats obviously)
It's actually used to treat seizures, since it turns down the brain. Eat sugar. Sugar is brain food.
>> supplement zinc
Don't. Magnesium and copper should be fine unless you take unreasonable amounts, but don't take zinc for no reason.
>> learning languages (preferably ones that differ from your native one)
That's how it tends to work.

[Anonymous No.11787122]

>>11787115

What's the best language to learn that is different from english/french/german but "well made" and useful ?

mandarin ?

[Anonymous No.11787149]

there's an article on ketamine where one of the effects sounds a lot like rebooting a computer, just wanted to bring it to /sci/'s attention in case i could be useful for rebooting people's brains and getting them out of comas or something, pure speculation, but it would be wonderful if just a reboot would work...
"When sheep were given 24mg/kg of ketamine, the electrical activity in the cerebral cortex COMPLETELY STOPPED."
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/ketamine-k-hole-effects-brain

[Anonymous No.11787150]

>>11787122
Do you even have to ask here
Japaneese my dude.

[Anonymous No.11787158]

I ask about this thread because it is not necessary to create one ... I was prescribed the antidepressant Paroxetine because I suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder, I have been taking it for a month. Will it deteriorate my brain?
I have 18 years old.

[Anonymous No.11787160]

>>11787150
Why?

[Anonymous No.11787165]

>>11787080
So old. Dude, please..Too old is like 70 yo...

[Anonymous No.11787170]

>>11787080
No dude, never is late for get better the brain.
It just takes hard work.

[Anonymous No.11787171]

>>11787158
Lemme guess, your first language is French or something closely related? (Spanish, Italian, etc.) I'm bilingual and "J'ai 18 ans" translates to "I am 18 years old" even though "ai" means "have" rather than "am". The change of auxiliary verbs is equally confusing for me having English as my first language, a funny one is we say "I am done" and "I am dead" but in French, "fini" can mean both, so as an anglophone, I often say "J'ai fini" rather than "Je suis fini", the first meaning being dead, rather than the second meaning being done.

>>11786904
Sidenote circling back to the original post: learning extra languages is very good for your brain, and I would guess extra good if you use a lot of verbal thought but want to get better at it or expand beyond it and think on a level above words.

[Anonymous No.11787172]

>>11787150
Japaneese???
What the fuck is it?

[Anonymous No.11787173]

>>11787172
Japan knees

[Anonymous No.11787174]

>>11787173
Ugh... Thanks..

[Anonymous No.11787176]

>>11787171
>*I am 18 years old.
Hahaha, typical beginner mistake. But that is irrelevant, I am concerned about the antidepressant.

[Anonymous No.11787200]

Bump

[Anonymous No.11787202]

>>11787176
Right, sorry, I forgot to attempt to answer the question.

Just looking at wikipedia, it appears to be at least somewhat dangerous, and I wouldn't be surprised if it caused brain deterioration, but whether or not you should take it depends on whether or not you can deal with your anxiety. Although the medication has negative side effects, the quality of your life would probably be improved by it if your anxiety is so severe that you have trouble functioning in life.

I have been diagnosed with 95th percentile anxiety (higher than 95% of people), OCD, and autism spectrum disorder, but as I've grown up, I've found that I've become more and more capable of overcoming my symptoms, and I've never taken any medication for it.

But I think you should ask yourself this question: Did you feel like your life was getting better or worse before you started the medication? If you feel like your life was getting better, than if I were you, I would view the medication as unnecessary, but if you feel like your life was getting worse, then I think that taking the medication would be a good idea to prevent the possibility of your anxiety spiralling out of control.

Best of luck with your mental health/brain improvement!

[Anonymous No.11787203]

Fridnd wants to michealdose LSD what do,???

[Anonymous No.11787245]

>>11787203
Learn how to trip-sit, binge-watch Psyched Substance, they'll be fine.

[Anonymous No.11787247]

>>11787203
>>11787245
Or it it's a really small "michealdose" (microdose?), the effects won't even be consciously perceptible and you can rest even more assured that they'll be fine.

[Anonymous No.11787344]

>>11787247
>michaeldose
lmao

[Anonymous No.11787501]

>>11786904
bruh just think quicker why do you need to do this

[Anonymous No.11787540]

>microdose
Does this actually work and where do you losers get it from? I mean... is it pure grade stuff? Is it even legal?

[Anonymous No.11787601]

>>11787501
>think quicker
Why think fast when think slow do trick
Slow, deep think masterace

[Anonymous No.11787627]

>>11787060
As a person that is bilingual and was into music for many years. I think both are valuable, but I do agree that both are very different. I am of the opinion that music is a "language" in the same way that CPU instructions are a "language". There are rules and a grammar. So, yeah, linguistic theory applies, but actually using it doesn't teach you the same things. When I learn new phrases or words in a foreign language (or sometimes when I just speak them), it often causes me to be introspective about their counterparts in my native language, and to think deeper about why they are the way they are.

[Anonymous No.11787992]

>>11786904
If you're gonna drink caffeine (coffee or tea), I can vouch for L-Theanine. That shit works wonders for focus and keeps caffeine jitters to a minimum. Takes about 30 minutes to kick in.
Also dual n-back. I've been doing it for a while and cruise between 7 and 8 back. Vivid as hell dreams every night and daily it's like it kicks my brain in overdrive. Like I can think faster. Highly recommended before a big exam.

[Anonymous No.11787998]

>>11787080
>21
Yeah, gramps, it's over. If you weren't popping addys in the womb like the rest of us you're never EVER gonna make it. Hey, somebody's gotta pick up the garbage every week.

[Anonymous No.11788009]

>>11786941
Good one!

[Anonymous No.11788068]

>>11787080
Honestly if you're asking this you're too fucking stupid in the first place

[Anonymous No.11788079]

>>11787115
i only eat pure ground sugar form most meals and i am super smart guy

[Anonymous No.11788139]

>>11788068
why?
everyone says the brain stops his development at the age of 25 years old

[Anonymous No.11788343]

>>11786904
On the axis away from the observer in opposite direction, lets call it the vector a and b, energy cant escape in a direction from an energy quantum, or energy packet already travel with the speed of light.

From the moment of the existence of any observe, a mirror horizon is created expanding outward with the speed of light. As more energy resources this mirror horizon passes as more energy has to be reflected inward. The energy has to be reflected, cause the energy cant under any circumstances pass this horizon, and energy has to be contained. (thermodynamic)

This doenst represent an problem because the energy can escape with the expanding horizon outward into space. But as soon as the observer (like earth which rotates around the sun) is in motion to any object with in this horizon, the horizon gets contracted in the direction of the movement.

This is where the reflection starts, all energy stored at the mirror horizon, gets now reflected back to the relative position of the observer.

[Anonymous No.11788569]

>>11786904
Do programming languages count? Especially big brained ones like lisp

[Anonymous No.11788589]

>>11787992
What is a good dual n back routine? And why is this so heavily touted?

[Anonymous No.11788616]

>>11788589
Just tried it and I have no idea how to get further than 2, maybe 3. What am I doing wrong

[Anonymous No.11788670]

>>11786904
Not a pro but some cons:
>depression/bad thoughts
>anxiety/stress

They are brain killers.

[Anonymous No.11788683]

>>11788670
>>depression/bad thoughts
Can you please explain? And how do I stop it?

[Anonymous No.11788722]

>>11787158
you're 18 and on an antidepressant?

Yes, it will deteriorate your brain. There are a lot of different proven, time-tested methods, to deal with whatever anxiety disorder you've been diagnosed with, and exactly 0 of them will destroy you like an anti-depressant. Better living through modern chemistry keeps you doped up in the slave chair. Drop the pills, bro. I have no idea who you are or what your psychological nonsense is, but I can guarantee you it is nothing compared with the people I work with. Here's some ideas, off the top of my head:

Learn to meditate. Look up "do nothing" meditation with shinzen young. Or just sit down for an hour, and set a timer to ring every ten seconds. Whenever the timer goes beep, consciously pick the most empowering thought you can think of. Congratulations, you just demonstrated to yourself without doubt that you are 100% in control of your thoughts. Chances are, you're just incredibly lazy. Which is okay, most people are. Find an inspirational goal and set yourself to achievable goals in pursuit of it. Find an inspirational teacher or role model, could be in real life, that's best, but youtube works well. Whoever they are, could be spiritual, could be business related, doesn't matter, just make sure there's at least six months of regular content, I'm talking daily, at least 20 minutes a day, and go through the material. Find a friend whom you can set mutual goals with, and hold each other accountable. Do something physically challenging every day. Take up a musical instrument and master it. Do some group physical discipline.Structure your days. Do a dopamine fast, regularly. Eliminate all media and news from your life, entirely. Go camping for two weeks, solo, and don't bring any books, movies, or anything else. For 7 days straight, just sit down and don't move until you actually feel like doing something truly resonant and fun and exciting. If it's a fear related thing, don't do it.

[Anonymous No.11788730]

>>11788683
Where focus goes, energy flows. If you focus on separation and suffering, you will generate more. it is endless.

Focus on the right and the true and the beautiful and the exciting and the things that make you feel even the smallest bit happy, and follow the breadcrumb trail of your excitement, and that becomes life for you. A truly fulfilled life of profound meaning naturally results.

[Anonymous No.11788738]

>>11788589
It's recommended you do it 20 rounds (~30 minites) each day and 5 days a week. The routine boils down to trying to get a score of 80% or higher for each n and advancing as high as you can go. The first day you might struggle to get past 2back but within a day or so something will "click" in your brain and 2back will seem trivially easy. You'll get a high enough score and the app will advance you to 3back which will seem insanely difficult at first but then just like before something will click and on up you go.

[Anonymous No.11788758]

>>11786904
Einstein's brain looks like it snorted too much cigarettes

[Anonymous No.11788827]

>>11788079
This, but unironically. Most smart people seem to live off coffee flavored sugar.

[Anonymous No.11788907]

>>11788827
I drink black coffee in the morning then for the rest of the day either water or a cup of tea with 2 and a half tablespoons of sugar and milk.

[Anonymous No.11788929]

>>11787122
anything that makes that smooth brain of yours work a bit harder

[Anonymous No.11788941]

>>11787122
literally finnish

[Anonymous No.11788944]

>>11788941
>finnish
>useful

[Anonymous No.11789002]

>>11787122
Mandarin is both different and useful. People tell you the grammar is similar to English, but except for the most basic sentences it clearly isn't. It works more like agglutinative languages if you ignore the writing.

[Anonymous No.11789015]

>>11788941
Can you explain why please? I consider moving to Finland in a decade or something like that, when I have enough money, so learning the language would at least have a chance of not being useless

[Anonymous No.11789022]

>>11787122
>mandarin
Only useful in politics and the potential upcoming WW3

In all other cases, mandarin is a horrible language to learn because the people of mainland china are soul sucking honor-less backstabers who will literally try to cheat you at every opportunity.

This comes from the account of a well-versed anon who is now a slave to his language ability after learning mandarin fluently (employers will use this skill in business).
I don't have the screencap, but I'm sure someone else will post it.

He said to learn Russian or Japanese instead.

[Anonymous No.11789099]

>>11789022
The chinese seem among the friendliest people in the world and face is everything in china. What the hell are those people doing that they are getting cheated all the time?

[Anonymous No.11789167]

>>11789099
What do they pay you for posting this?

[Anonymous No.11789223]

>>11789167
Nothing. I could call you a eussian troll as well.

[Anonymous No.11789226]

>>11789167
Nothing. I could call you a russian troll as well.

[Anonymous No.11789390]

>>11789226
okay

[Anonymous No.11789449]

>>11786904
Get a lot of sun-light

[Anonymous No.11789462]

>>11786904
taking lsd makes your brain look like einsteins

[Anonymous No.11789487]

>>11786904
How many of you idiots really think that's a human brain on the right? IT'S A FUCKING DOPLHIN BRAIN.

[Anonymous No.11789729]

>>11789487
You're the retard if you don't get irony

[Anonymous No.11790003]

Unironically go into nature as often and long as possible.

[Anonymous No.11790050]

>>11790003
>Go on DeviantArt
>Search 'trees', 'forests' etc
>Buy some nice glossy prints for your walls
I did this. Also got a tonne of fake plastic bonsai plants. Really want to grow the real thing one day.

[Anonymous No.11790083]

>>11790050
lmao just leave your house retard

[Anonymous No.11790474]

What's everyones daily routine like? How much sleep do you get?

Trying to improve myself but I have no idea where to start.

[Anonymous No.11790550]

>>11790474
What do you currently not like about yourself?

[Anonymous No.11790767]

>>11786904

>icy water
>oats, nuts, jelly
>eggs, cottage cheese,
>moldy cheese, liver, fat fish
>fermented cucumbers/ sauerkraut
>onions/ beans/ potatoes/ brown rice
>carrots/ fruits

>ab wheel, wrist roller
>time under tension, drop sets
>overhead press/ dips
>ring pull ups/ rows
>pistol squat/ lunges
>farmer walk/ deadlift
>calve raises
>hammer curls
>rotator cuff
>mobility, cardio
>skipping rope
>running uphill
>swimming/ wall climbing

>long warm shower before bed
>nettle shampoo, aloes honey body cream
>deep pore cleanser/ exfoliating face scrub
>herb mint facial mask, coconut conditioner
>electric toothbrush, clean tongue and floss
>not oily nivea cream on hands and feet
>ceraVe's night cream with retinol on face
>melatonine, eye cover mask for bedtime
>growing mother-in-law's tongue next to bed
>30 min meditation with wim hof breathing
>no sleeping on belly, chest or face
>7.5 hour SLEEP
>spreading toes, sun and moon salute
>hot to cold shower
>single blade shave
>sunscreen moisturizer

>having a pet dog/ 2 parrots
>observing how others communicate
>setting goals that are related to your tasks
>learn new things that build on your existing knowledge
>write about what's on your mind, what's bothering you
>reward yourself as you complete an objective
>duo lingo russian/ german, mirror yells
>the kazachok he danced really wunderbar
>drumming, playing guitar, singing karaoke
>whistling, improvising, creating new music
>scetching common items in different positions
>using pictures/ recalling images from memory
>drawing emotional faces, shading 3d
>rehearse what you have learned
>empathy, teaching skills
>truth, no negativity

>no porn
>no caffeine
>no headphones
>no inhaling with mouth
>no sugar, no white flour
>magic shrooms once a year
>no other recreational drugs
>nice hat, sunglasses and shoes

[Anonymous No.11790812]

>>11790767
>>nettle shampoo, aloes honey body cream
>>deep pore cleanser/ exfoliating face scrub
>>herb mint facial mask, coconut conditioner
>>having a pet dog/ 2 parrots
>>no headphones
>>nice hat, sunglasses and shoes
Pretty sure you are high on recreational drugs right now, how the fuxk did you come up with his shit??

[Anonymous No.11790816]

>>11790812
>no headphones
Based, fuck niggers that listen to music all day I fucking hate these disgusting golem people that need to be animated by music to enjoy their day to day activities. Truly debased, below even animals

[Anonymous No.11790856]

quit the internet.

[Anonymous No.11790864]

>>11790856
dependes on what u do on internet

[Anonymous No.11790869]

>>11790864
4chan is definitely bad for you

[Anonymous No.11790974]

>>11790816
Okay but I can use my headphones while working to get into the tunnel, right?

[Anonymous No.11791037]

>>11790974
>to get into the tunnel
peak cringe

[Anonymous No.11791053]

>>11786904
Aerobic exercise.

[Anonymous No.11791058]

>>11788944
the mongols are comin

[Anonymous No.11791201]

>>11790550
I basically can't stick to anything. I'm currently out of school till september and my job sector had to fully close down bc of covid19.

I want to ger back into a routine. I'm basically just sleeping in and playing video games and eating junkfood.>>11790550

[Anonymous No.11791327]

>>11789487
>Anthony Fantano is a part of the dolphin anatomy

[Anonymous No.11791423]

30 year old here. Is it too late for me?

[Anonymous No.11792405]

>>11791201
Try self hypnosis to get self discipline. Has worked great for me. Apart from that, just stick to it. I know it sounds dumb, bit you just have to commit to whatever you want to do and not think "just this one game" after quitting vidya for two days

[Anonymous No.11792414]

>>11788683
>>11788730
Meditate. Seriously it helps me a lot. I would have killed myself now without it.

[Anonymous No.11792456]

>>11786904
>One thing I'd like to hear about is how to git good at creative thinking. I can solve stuff when I have a clear objective but I suck at thinking of something creative just for the sake of creativity
Just write that you have an average iq

[Anonymous No.11792537]

>>11792456
bugmen are high iq but cant into poetry

[Anonymous No.11792582]

>>11788343
how do you define an observer, is the initial state of the horizon the same for all observers irrespective of their point in time? the horizon that people could've experienced 10000 years ago is smaller than the one we experience today by definition of the universal expansion. then if there is continuity outside of the observer can you really say that the horizon is created with the observer?
you're essentially arguing a rendered universe the way a game engine would render around the player object?

[Anonymous No.11792596]

>>11789487
hahahahh it's really a fucking dolphin brain
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffreelab2014.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F08%2Fhuman-vs-dolphin-brains.jpg&f=1&nofb=1

[Anonymous No.11793176]

>>11792596
Yes, it is,
hahah

[Anonymous No.11793363]

>>11786904
>> if you accept addiction: adderal, caffeine, nicotine, ...
Y-You can I can still drink coffee if I admit it's addictive?

[Anonymous No.11793369]

>>11786904
May I add that getting regular exercise and playing several musical instruments is good for your brain too?

[Anonymous No.11793517]

>>11793363
Do a two week caffeine abstinence maybe? It didn't help me a lot, still tired all the time after it, but it sure doesn't hurt

[Anonymous No.11793810]

>>11790767
>mirror yells
>the kazachok he danced really wunderbar
What does this mean?

[Anonymous No.11793956]

Exercise, especially cardio, especially swimming

[Anonymous No.11793974]

There are plenty of supplements that are scientifically proven to boost testosterone. Would boosting test increase or lower thinking power?

[Anonymous No.11794092]

>>11793974
Which supplements?

[Anonymous No.11794230]

>>11788569
Not languages.

[Anonymous No.11794287]

>>11794230
They are of course different, but a good programming language lets you think about algorithms in a totally new way. This really improves the quality of your thoughts
Learn LISP

[Anonymous No.11794485]

*clears throat*

galantamine

[Anonymous No.11794514]

>>11786904
It's literally impossible to raise IQ as an adult, if you wanted to optimize your intelligence you would have needed rich, well educated parents constantly putting a heavy focus on your education while simultaneous providing you with tons of stimulus (toys, vacations etc) as a kid. You could raise your IQ very slightly as a teenager if you started doing maths, learning languages, playing chess, exercise and eating healthy, but it pales in comparison to the brain development you could have achieved as a child.

These threads are made my very naive young adults.

Unironically, the best form of brain maintenance (Not improvement) for an adult is to play videogames regularly. As soon as you turn 50 you can also start smoking pot, but before that age it's detrimental for mental acuity.

If you're 26 your brain has completely stopped developing, and even then past 16 it's very mild, subtle brain development. There's also epitalon-amidate (Not epitalon by itself, the amidate form enters the brain while the regular epitalon only affects the body). The epitalon will lengthen your telomeres essentially making you younger, it may cause cancer but you can eat apricot seeds for the cyanide as a cancer preventative measure. Epitalon is a steroid, if you're under 26 I wouldn't recommend it because your boneplates and eyes are still growing and it may fuck you up.

[Anonymous No.11794588]

>>11794485
please spoon-feed what it is and I will not call you out for reddit spacing

[Anonymous No.11794608]

>>11789099
>The chinese seem among the friendliest people in the world
Lol, you have never interacted with them, have you?
t. know a bunch of people who were hired by Chinese companies to work as managers and whatnot, they all regret it and constantly rave about how chinks are subhumans, higher ups included.

[Anonymous No.11794653]

>>11793810
looking at yourself in the mirror when you practice buying vodka in russian

[Anonymous No.11794710]

>>11794608
That's bullshit.

[Anonymous No.11794716]

>>11794653
This only works for whites. I'm not sure if those are real, or just an act of mindless robots.

[Anonymous No.11794725]

>>11794514
>dont do anything past 26
>play vidya
holy shit the cope, i bet you also think that having vacation as a kid made you smarter than travel thots

>>11786904
>walk on trapeze line with closed eyes to reach the balance
>reduce bloodflow to brain by wearing a bandana to train the veins
>smoke weed once a month to confuse your memory
>hike in high ass mountains to train low oxygen respiration
>talk with your father about childhood trauma to understand awaken your uncontrolled responses
>fap with fleshlight and only to PointOfView porn
>expose your butthole to sun to reach purest form of enlightment

[Anonymous No.11794743]

>>11793956
>especially swimming
Ok, but why? Are breast strokes ok?

[Anonymous No.11794751]

>>11794743
its easy on the joints and you can train both your asschicks and your back, being underwater restricts when you can breathe, so youre being forced into optimal respiration, its a pretty nice cardo
only thing that swimming misses is calves and forearms, i recommend wall climbing for that

[Anonymous No.11794756]

>>11794514
ok manchild basedboy

[Anonymous No.11794802]

>>11786904
lets be real
really anybody believes all this bullshit brainlet cope? its over, over for everyone.
the iq that you born its your definitve iq, theres not a magic rutine or magic lifestyle that will raise your iq

[Anonymous No.11795003]

>>11794092
testosterone

>>11794514
what is neuroplasticity

[Anonymous No.11795386]

>>11794710
Ok, then.

[Anonymous No.11795495]

>>11794743
Blood flows more to the head than with running where it fights gravity and your arms are down. Swim however you want to
>>11794092
You can look into any of the following in descending order of effectiveness.
Tribulus Terrestris, Ashwagandha, Epimedium, Eurycoma Longifolia, Hawthorn Berry, Eleuthero Root, Cordyceps Mushroom, Ginseng

[Anonymous No.11795511]

does dual n back really works?

[Anonymous No.11795550]

>>11794802
good job conforming to shrinks dipshit.
IQ is only forever stable for boneheads like you.
>>11795511
doing repetitive trash will not magically improve your working memory.

[Anonymous No.11795696]

>>11786904
anyone got any novel sleep-improvement drugs that they're trialling/on full-time? MK-677 has worked wonders for my deep sleep %
10mg every 2 days, dosed at 9AM (ish).

[Anonymous No.11795720]

>>11795386
Hey, this is it!
This is what I was referencing here >>11789022
Thank you anon.

[Anonymous No.11795789]

>>11795550
I hope you and your parents both get cancer to the point of screaming.

[Anonymous No.11796107]

>>11795696
Just read a book before sleeping

[Anonymous No.11796239]

>>11796107
Only book I own, will this do the trick? I know every dialogue by heart

[Anonymous No.11796241]

>>11796239
forgot to attach pic related

[Anonymous No.11796424]

>>11796241
wat

[Anonymous No.11796446]

>>11787122
Russian

[Anonymous No.11796467]

>>11786904
i am bilingual ever since i started school and i still think i am fucking retarded all the time
caffeine/sugar for better concentration

[Anonymous No.11796485]

>>11796467
is sugar good for you?

[Anonymous No.11796497]

>>11796467
>sugar
No.

[Anonymous No.11796507]

>>11796485
>>11796497
Sugar is fuel. People are fat because they don't eat enough sugar, so they are constantly hungry.

[Anonymous No.11796520]

>>11796507
>retard bait

[Anonymous No.11796533]

>>11796467
imagine touting "bilingual" as something to be proud of, literally half the world is bilingual....

[Anonymous No.11796545]

>>11796533
Yes but all the people who matter only speak English

[Anonymous No.11796554]

>>11796520
No it isn't. Sugar, starch is the primary fuel. The body burns it, you get hungry if you don't have enough of it. It doesn't get turned to fat very often. Virtually all your body fat is the fat that was directly stored, not created. Fat is secondary fuel. The body only burns it slowly unless you're starving.

[Anonymous No.11796555]

>>11786904
>einstein
A jew and a thieve

[Anonymous No.11796557]

>>11796554
This is especilly true for the brain, to keep it on topic.

[Anonymous No.11796574]

>>11796554
explain how ketosis works then

[Anonymous No.11796618]

>>11796574
Ketosis is technically starvation.

[Anonymous No.11796644]

>tfw brain too smooth to figure out how to add wringkles

[Anonymous No.11796950]

What games do you guys play to stay sharp? I do a 5 minute game of Chess, then 5 minutes meditation 3 times a day. Recommendations to improve my strategy? I just want to be sharp all day or as long as I can.

[Anonymous No.11797027]

>>11796950
Good question, I play a 13x13 game of go every couple of days and meditate for about 10 mins but not on a regular basis.

[Anonymous No.11797126]

What about exercising ? Lifting, Running everyday, even when you are sore ?

[Anonymous No.11797494]

>>11797126
Right, forgot that in the OP

[Anonymous No.11797993]

>>11794743
>Are breast strokes ok?
They are breddy based. Gives you a nice chest and arms, but a sore neck probably

[Anonymous No.11798030]

>>11795495
>Tribulus Terrestris
Not proven to increase test in any study.
>Ashwagandha
Decreases cortisol
>Epimedium
Not proven, makes some people horny
>Eurycoma Longifolia
"May improve" testosterone
>Hawthorn Berry
This is for blood pressure
>Eleuthero Root
It says it's good for everything, a miracle supplement
>Cordyceps Mushroom
Animal tests only
>Ginseng
No reliable test done

[Anonymous No.11798054]

>>11793363
i don't know how you junkies can bear taking so much caffeine. i pop a few caffeine+ltheanine pills or adderall on special occasions if i really can't focus but that's only like 3-8 times a month not every day

[Anonymous No.11798069]

>>11789487
Wait Einstein had a dolphin brain? Holy shit why isn't this in the news???

[Anonymous No.11798253]

>>11787122
Math

[Anonymous No.11798555]

>>11798253
wow

[Anonymous No.11798572]

>>11786925
This. Unfortunately I think I will be departing. It’s summer, and more and more in starting to come to the realization all the fun folks I used to interact with on here are no longer present.
Ciao guys, it was something.

[Anonymous No.11798632]

>>11787122
I’m learning Portuguese desu

[Anonymous No.11798962]

>>11787202
>I have been diagnosed with 95th percentile anxiety (higher than 95% of people), OCD, and autism spectrum disorder
How do you cope with life? You're SO mentally ill, i wonder what you look like. Like those incel stereotype pictures?

[Anonymous No.11799206]

>>11786941
Can it be singing?

[Anonymous No.11799906]

>>11788139
No. The brain stops 'growing' at the age of 25. at which point you'll lose about 2% of all your brain cells by the time you're 80. The cool thing about human is we have neuro-plasticity which means we can change how our brain is used. Eg, someone goes blinds, and over time the 'hearing' regions of the brain will take over the, now useless, 'seeing' portion of the brain. In this way, we can make our brains more efficient and smarter

[Anonymous No.11799988]

>>11799906
This. Every single coping retard in this thread is proven wrong with this single post.

[Anonymous No.11800019]

>>11796950
>5 minute game of Chess
I can't imagine this being any good for actually keeping brain function up or improving your Chess skills. Don't you think 15-30 minute games would be better at least? Then you'd have time to at least deliberately walk through each move and try to look for plays down the line 3+ moves ahead.
>5 minutes meditation 3 times a day
Never tried this, but I would always do my meditation in one sitting. Again I'd say the intention is good and it probably helps a bit, but meditating for even 10-15 minutes in one sitting might be better to actually get into a meditative zone and work on your focus.

[Anonymous No.11800173]

>>11796950
Both of these are pretty much worthless
5 minutes of meditation? that's not meditating that's a shower. 5 minute chess game? You should be taking 5 minutes to make a move if you're actually trying to use your brain. Maybe this is good mental exercise for someone with crippling ADHD
Try one 45 minute meditation or two 20 minute sessions instead. 45 minutes is better for your concentration and progress of course.

[Anonymous No.11800695]

Alright /sci/ what have you done today to make yourself mentally sharp, that is what activity have you done to potentially make yourself a bit smarter or decrease the chances of you developing Alzhimers when you get older?

It is proven that cardiovascular training more particularily aerobic training will increase the flow of oxygenated blood to your brain. The best way to do this is by mild aerobic training like jogging or going for a long walk. Anaerobic or intense prolonged aerobic training causes you to temporarily decrease in blood flowing to your brain as your muscles require it to work during training. However using common sense you can quickly deduce that since this will increase cardio all around, the blood flow to your brain once rested will be a lot better.

Are you reading? Reading improves your memory and your vocuabulary so long as the language used in the book is fairly advanced. It can also aid in critical thinking skills.

Learning a language has the same effects on your brain as reading would, your memory improves, however your logical thinking skills may increase as you start learning how to properly organize the grammars of the language

Are you studying math on your sparetime? Math greatly increases logical thinking and it is a use it or lose it gift so one could assume that the better you are at math the better you are at remembering things.

If you study science and start viewing the world in a more rigid, unbiased way according to the scientific view of the world, your critical thinking skills will improve. Both /pol/ and Tumblr could use some of this.

Strength training strangely enough has mind boosting benefits to it as well, appearantly old people who lift are less likely to develop alzhimers. You may also feel quite a lot sharper after a nice, solid session, which may have to do with the cocktail of hormones your body produces during resistance training.

[Anonymous No.11800701]

>>11800695
A simple guideline for the modern man, inspired by renaissance men:

You should divide yourself and your time up into 3 categories.
The mind is your intelligence, and it is what most know as logic, problem solving and analyzing. You want to use your brainpower each day in a practical manner, like solving puzzles, doing sudoku, learning a skill that requires creativity and problem solving skills. This could be anything from computer programming, maths, physics, science of any sort. The key is you must apply the knowledge you gain yourself and do something with it, whether it is writing, building or actively solving puzzles / problems.

The spirit is often less talked about on /sci/, but is equally important for a complete man. This is philosophy, Literature, meditation and study of one's own mind and purpose. You can view it however you want, some call it their soul, their unconscious, their purpose or their inner drive. Whatever you define it as it can be trained, and your spirit is what enables you to control your mind. Your mind works on solving and analyzing external problems, while your spirit or resolve works on solving and analyzing internal problems. You must be aware of yourself and your habits, to fully control yourself and not only react to external stimuli, but act according to your own long term desires. Read philosophy of all different sorts and ponder over the arguments, read articles of your own political viewpoint and even more in from your opponent's viewpoint. Read without bias and try to understand the arguments presented in all of them, and come to your own conclusions. Realize your own downfalls, habits and dreams and create a long term plan for yourself and find something to work towards. This is the one /fit/izens most often forget, and is especially important for young men. Instead of being angry at the world for your own shortcomings, you should explore everything with an open mind.
Cont. (1/2)

[Anonymous No.11800706]

>>11800701
And to continue the spirit you should look into meditation. Not in the way of new age mysticism, but as a way to control your own thoughts. Realize that your mind is actively fighting against you, unless you control it. This is why you often lose focus, cant concentrate on important things and start daydreaming in the middle of work. You have no control over your own mind, so it controls you. Simply sit down comfortably, close your eyes for 2 minutes, and just breath through your nose. Each time your mind starts to wander, bring it back. Do not allow it to lose focus, becuase you are losing control and focus. Do 2 minutes each day, and up the time slowly and you will find yourself able to concentrate on tasks involving the mind much more, now that you can close off the "monkey mind" as Buddhist Monks call it.

The body is what we're all here for, and it is not less important than the others, but /fit/izens give it too much importance. Exercise for health and enjoyment. Multiple studies shows how you learn easier and are happier with an active lifestyle than a sedentary one. Do not only exercise one way, but be open to different forms of physical exertion. Take pride in what you achieve and not what others think of it. Admiration from women and other men are good, but those are external stimuli. You want the rare sort of stimuli, that many cannot attain by only training the body: Pride.
You must have pride in your progress, and like the mind you are able to set a physical goal and achieve. Unlike the mind, this doesn't involve logic or critical skills, but it requires discipline. With the spirit and mind, you can analyze, read or ponder over new books or ideas every day. With the body there is little variation, and the only driving force is your commitment to long term results. Everyone wants to look good, but not everyone has the discipline to repeat tasks with seemingly little short term rewards.

[Anonymous No.11800712]

>>11800706
3/3

And if you set aside 20 - 60 minutes every day to one of these pursuits besides your work and social life, I can guarantee you will become happier. What you spend your time on outside of work and social events is what will define the future you. Video games, movies and tv are fine, but will stagnate you. You will become passive and feel no sense of progress if you only consume, but never create. Stimulate yourself in different ways, set goals and slowly make healthy habits that will make you happy in the long run. Cutting down on consumption of media is especially important in our age, and should be a big focus in your life. Instead of watching 3 hours of Netflix, work on a project, puzzle or read some chapters in a comfy book and ponder over what you read. Then watch Netflix, and have pride in your progress as you soon realize how far you have come since you started.
Don't do any of it for external reasons, as in do not do it only to post on social media, but do it because it genuinely improves your life even though no one knows about it. Solving problems, reading books and doing work builds character and gives you a personality. It gives you internal confidence, and a feeling of security in oneself. You build trust in yourself, because you know what you are capable of, and can control yourself and apply your mind, spirit and body to the external world.

[Anonymous No.11800717]

>>11800712
For me, it was exercising, learning a language without any connection with my native one, pick a math/physics/chemistry/philosophy book and when you come in trouble with an exercise, theorem, or concept , try to find the answer by yourself until you have really no clue. See patterns or die in the intention

Read more books

Literally you should carry a book around and read it instead of browsing shit on your phone.

'd like to add that you should start with books that can help you be a better you. Not only will you read them a little more carefully, but it's good practice to get the most out of your reading.

Let's say you have a shitload of bad habits and you want to turn that around, so you pick up Habit by Charles Duhigg. There's going to be good information all around, but all the information won't do you a bit of good until you put it into action. So as you read, make some notes and give yourself actionable steps to implement the advice in the book.

It's like having an encyclopedic knowledge of lifting routines yet never having stepped in the gym. The most valuable knowledge is what you can use to make your life (and those of the people around you) better.

Here's how I've made good gains, both using my intelligence and gaining knowledge.
>learn basic math
>learn basic physics
>learn a second language (literally forces your brain grow and you'll learn about another culture)
>read some entry level philosophy (plato's Republic is a good start)
>learn a bit of history from before 1930 (so basically anything up until the great depression, none it is politically charged).
>understand basic economics and how money developed through history

[Anonymous No.11800720]

>>11800717
depending on how large gains you want to make, read books accordingly

>small gains
simple fictional books
>medium gains
somewhat hard to grasp/think about fictional books
>big gains
factual books (non-fiction)
>largest gains
instructional books (like how to code, how to build things etc)

I personally usually read like 10-45 minutes every night right before bed, it also relaxes one so one sleeps better, or falls asleep easier, while making your mind quicker (or at least maintining its speed). If you wanna get into reading in this manner daily I suggest starting with 2 simple books about something you're interested in, so you really want to read and find out more.
I'm currently reading a book on islamic/middle eastern world history, almost finished with it. (Gonna read Horus Heresy books next.)

>learn how to read scientific papers, and the epistemology of science
This should be a no brainer. You need to understand which questions can be answered by science, and you need to know how to interpret the work of others.
>read up on confirmation bias and the Dunning Kruger effect
Part of being a good scientist is recognizing your own biases and trying to keep them out of your work.
>pick a field to specialize in, while keeping yourself fairly well informed about other fields/disciplines
More opportunities are available to people who take a deep dive into the right field, but you don't want to be ignorant of other disciplines.
>git gud at math and statistics
This is the backbone of data analysis and interpreting experimental results.
>attend symposia and other scholarly gatherings and learn from experts
Exposes you to ideas you may never have stumbled upon otherwise.

[Anonymous No.11800762]

>>11800720
https://thechessworld.com/articles/healthpsycology/7-surprising-health-benefits-of-playing-chess/
https://www.iqtestexperts.com/iq-chess.php
https://tryengineering.org/news/how-chess-enhances-stem-skills/

[Anonymous No.11800779]

>>11796574
Ketosis by diet is when you basically force your body to convert fat into sugar to use as fuel by mostly abstaining from sugar

[Anonymous No.11800866]

>>11800779
No. The body can't convert fat back to sugar. Keto works by basically switching your body into its starvation metabolism.

[Anonymous No.11800869]

>>11800779
No. The body can't convert fat back into sugar. Keto works by basically switching your body to its starvation metabolism.

[Anonymous No.11800900]

>>11799206
fag

[Anonymous No.11800963]

>>11800019
5 min chess games are closer to 10 minutes but I know what you mean. I'll go ahead and try longer games and see the effects.

As for meditation, you're probably right. I honestly go shorter because I probably don't have as good self control as I should.

[Anonymous No.11800974]

>>11800173
With Chess, I go with quick games to force myself to think quick. Time is a prominent variable. But I see the logic so I'll start doing a 10 min and 5 min game. That's 15-30 min.

As for meditation, seems like you're right. I go with quick shit just to guarantee consistency, but I need to suck it up and go longer for any real effect.

[Anonymous No.11801283]

>>11787627
you are probably right, the previous poster is referring to learning to understand and synthesize music as opposed to learning how to play an instrument

[Anonymous No.11801448]

So at this point I'm basically addicted to caffeine. But, I'm studying really hard for an upcoming test (GMAT) and want to be able to focus more.

Any ideas? I have serious procrastination issues.

[Anonymous No.11801471]

>>11789487
>Einstein was a dolphin
uh, what the fuck?

[Anonymous No.11801691]

>>11800720
>>largest gains
>instructional books (like how to code, how to build things etc)
Not for me actually, I gain the most from reading stuff that is hard to grasp such as quantum physics (I am not a physicist)

[Anonymous No.11801898]

I'm a vegetarian and have been since birth. (Not a vegan, though I'm also lactose intolerant. I like the taste of eggs and try to eat them when I can.)

What sorts of things should I be doing? I already supplement with omega 3 from algae oil, vitamin D3+K2, and a vitamin B complex. I sometimes take choline in the form of alpha GPC or citocoline (cognizin). I also sometimes take creatine, especially if I'm sleep deprived (it seems to dramatically reduce some effects of acute sleep deprivation for me).

I noticed significant cognitive improvements within about a month of going on all of these, and notice a drop if I stop taking them for more than a few days. I tried acetyl l-carnitine, but it makes me feel kind of anxious and weird so I haven't tried it again.

[Anonymous No.11801908]

>>11786904
I already have taken to playing online chess more often. I want to learn Go as well. I hope to learn an east Asian language.

[Anonymous No.11802025]

>>11800963
>5 min chess games are closer to 10 minutes but I know what you mean.
I figure you're using the +15 second interval things then, I thought you were just playing 5 minutes flat.
>As for meditation, you're probably right. I honestly go shorter because I probably don't have as good self control as I should.
Just try to work yourself up to better times in one sitting I'd say. Go from 5 minutes, to 7 minutes, to 10 minutes, etc. Also, something to note that you might want to try: Back when I would meditate daily I was struggling to hit 25 minute times with a timer. One day though, I tried meditating without a timer and said to myself to just try and hit a point where I feel like quitting then go for just a bit longer, and ended up meditating for 55 minutes straight. So, you might want to try meditating without a timer once or twice, it may end up helping you meditate even longer than you normally would, since you're not trying to hit any goal.

[Anonymous No.11803582]

Will writing make me better at rhetoric??

[Anonymous No.11804385]

>>11803582
Yes

[Anonymous No.11804441]

you're wasting your time on this, the best you can do is gain a 3% improvement in g
removing hindering factors like unhealthy lifestyle, smoking, etc is not improving your intelligence, just removing the hindering factors
you're just thinking wishfully, save your time and money and accept your limitations
I have 135+ IQ and I can't even teach myself calculus

[Anonymous No.11804458]

>>11787158
it will have no impact on your intelligence, don't worry

[Anonymous No.11804488]

>>11804441
?

[Anonymous No.11804499]

>>11804488
what confused you?

[Anonymous No.11804960]

>>11787122
Whatever interests you the most but the Chinese are blood sucking soulless sociopaths. Mainlanders are at least. I would know cause I was engaged to one

[Anonymous No.11805072]

>>11804441
how do you have a 135 IQ but can't self-teach calc? bizarre

[Anonymous No.11805273]

>>11804441
100IQ here, just like, follow the fucking formulas lmao.

[Anonymous No.11805423]

>>11805072
I couldn't make any logical sense out of derivative formulas despite great efforts so I gave up
>>11805273
I get your point but that's learning to use calculus, not understanding calculus

[Anonymous No.11805452]

>>11804441
you're just lazy.

fucking open a book and use that IQ of yours. any math course is conquerable with enough willpower

[Anonymous No.11805466]

>>11805423
if you want to fully understand calculus, you need to take more advanced courses (i.e. analysis, graduate-level proofs)

[Anonymous No.11805483]

>>11805452
trust me, I tried, it's more complicated than that
calculus books don't explain the reasoning behind derivative rules, they might just give you some algebraic proof and that's it
>inb4 3b1b or google
they also only explain how to think of them that way, not why the logic holds
take the product rule for example, in his video 3b1b explains you should just think of it as a rectangle and discard the tiny part because "it gets negligibly tiny"
like how the fuck is that even an argument, the remaining two parts get negligibly tiny as well
don't even get me started on chain rule
>>11805466
honestly I think I'm just too dumb for high level math, there's something other people see that I don't, stopped bothering

[Anonymous No.11805496]

>>11805483
the tiny part gets neglibagley tiny because it is the change in x^2 multiplied by the change in sin(x). the other two parts are the change in sin(x) multiplied by the current value of x^2 and vice versa. as this change becomes smaller and smaller, the tiny part is two of these changes multiplied together while the other parts has only one change being multiplied by a much larger value. as the change gets smaller and smaller, the tiny part becomes more and more insignificant relative to the other parts.

[Anonymous No.11805508]

>>11805496
yes, that's how he explains it but that argument is invalid
derivatives are defined by limits and as the limit is approached they are both infinitesimally tiny and because of it you can't compare their magnitudes, it doesn't matter how much faster one approaches zero than the other, they're both infinitesimally tiny because we're dealing with an infinite process
limit as x goes to inf of 1/x, 1/x^2, 1/x^3 is exactly the same

[Anonymous No.11805565]

>>11805508
yes, those limits may be the same but what about x/2x as x approaches infinity? x as x approaches infinity and 2x as x approaches infinity both approach infinity, but when you put them in the same limit you can see the difference. x/2x will always equal 2 no matter what x is, so the limit is 2. perhaps the tiny part devided by the 2 larger parts approaches 0 as x approaches infinity which means that it is nothing in comparison to the two other parts.

[Anonymous No.11805572]

>>11804441
I'm below 90 (closer to 80 actually) and can derive or integrate easily

[Anonymous No.11805576]

>>11805508
with how the derivative formula works, the tiny change is amplified up by the incredibly small denominator to be the change per unit of x, the tiny change and the two others are part of the same limit and as the tiny change is incredibly small compared to the two others it makes no effect when amplified

[Anonymous No.11805624]

>>11805565
>>11805572
>>11805576
thanks for your help but I don't wanna derail the thread, I just wanted to point out that based on my example IQ is not as relevant as most people here think

[Anonymous No.11805667]

>>11804441
>>11805624
Then just say what is hindering optimum performance and how to improve it, faget

[Anonymous No.11805677]

>>11805667
I think I named the most common causes, but they're still not as impactful as you may think
follow common sense and don't smoke, don't be overweight, don't eat junk food, don't use alcohol, do all these and you might net yourself a 3% increase in g

[Anonymous No.11805833]

>>11786904
When you say go are you referring to counter strike global offensive?

[Anonymous No.11805841]

>>11787122
Japanese,

It’s also a convenient excuse to travel to Japan and get a hot japanese wife

[Anonymous No.11805908]

>>11787160
languages are learned and maintained through input, which is most efficiently gained through media and human connection. the latter is too hard for autistic losers on 4chan. japanese media is extremely large, with a lot of variance between the genres and such, and strongly appealing to the before-mentioned autistic losers. robots watch anime all the time --- if they just did that in jap with jap subtitles for a couple of years, they would be pretty competent. counter-intuitively, much language to acquire for this specific target demographic than boring normie spanish french and shit

[Anonymous No.11806382]

Is hypnosis legit for mind enhancement, or just a meme?

[Anonymous No.11806481]

>>11786904
>good sleep
yes. full sleep means operating at optimal levels, which compounds daily.

>different games such as go, chess, dual-n-back
depends, if you want to increase spatial thinking, go ahead. otherwise, this is a waste of time

>microdosing shrooms/lsd
i have no experience with this. however, i tried certain nootropics such as ashwaghanda, rhodiola, and alcar. those three nootropics are worth it, will not explain.

>meditation, hypnosis and similar
yes for meditation, as for the others, no idea.

>proper diet
yes, this will provide you with optimal energy and clear thinking. this compounds daily.

>supplement zinc, magnessium...
yes, testosterone is good.

>If you accept addiction: adderall, caffeine, nicotine...
yes, very based.

>not touching your dick
yes, because fapping is a waste of time. instead of improving, you're touching your dick. this is negative opportunity cost, this negatively compounds daily

>learning languages
no. this is similar to playing games to increase intelligence. your time is better spent somewhere else. additionally, most of the world will be speaking english because of network effects. will not explain network effects.

[Anonymous No.11806496]

>>11806481
if i were to sum up brain-provements:
>physical body: liftweights, meditate, eat clean
>intellectual body: read, reflect, write, create
>shit to ignore: sugar, cheap dopamine, daily news, mob mentality

[Anonymous No.11806856]

>>11804441
you dont have that iq then

[Anonymous No.11807125]

>>11806382
It is legit if you need to get used to a certain habit. Just program it inoto your unconscious mind and you have no problems doing it. And habits can be good for improving intelligence
So yes

[Anonymous No.11807140]

I'm 25 and I struggle with adding/subtracting double digits.

[Anonymous No.11807417]

>>11807125
A better advice for you: stop being unconscious.

[Anonymous No.11807426]

>>11786904
>nitromemantine
>galantamine
>B vitamin complex
>DHA+EPA in large doses (700/500 mg)
>physical exercise+protein
you're welcome

[Anonymous No.11807434]

>>11806856
yeah when I started doing IQ tests I was surprised that I always get at least 98% questions right, I've always breezed through school material (which doesn't include calculus where I live lol) and was definitely way ahead of everyone else, always got 100% in tests despite never showing up to school but still I've always considered myself a midwit because I don't have that special something most highly intelligent people have, the drive or the curiosity, it just seems that IQ doesn't correlate with other abilities as strongly as people think

[Anonymous No.11807846]

>no energy to make food
>lethargic because i don't get enough nutrients
how do i break the cycle?

[Anonymous No.11807919]

>>11807846
mix your food in mixer, so you dont need to chew it as much
eat fermented foods so its easy to digest

[Anonymous No.11807933]

>>11790767
>10 hour sleep
>Two pet budgies
>Walking in the forest every day
>Only game for four hours max, and only after all work is done
>no porn
>Headphones only when on PC for audio
>Classical music
>Electric toothbrush
>Floss
>Tongue clean
>stretch
>learning new languages
>snacking on mints and peanuts
>almost ketogonic diet
>Ritalin because I actually have ADHD
>No girlfriend, don't need
>learning as much as I can each day
>No mindless temporary dopamine boosting
>No TV
>Only documentaries
>Chess online every day
>Look at dictionary and synonyms
>Read through lexicon
>Lots of books, mostly non-fiction
>Avoid emotional reactions
>Train self-control
>Hearing age: 6
>Don't do consumerism, shop for new pair of shoes once every 2 years, always the same shoes
>Closet basically monocolor
>0.4399385 Gallons of water a day
This is all important, but most of all: SELF CONTROL, you need to learn how to suppress emotions and resist urges.

[Anonymous No.11808073]

>>11807933
>SELF CONTROL, you need to learn how to suppress emotions and resist urges.
Thanks but how

[Anonymous No.11808078]

>>11808073
ramadan

[Anonymous No.11808199]

>>11786904
> not touching your dick

I've been scraping a lot of research about how it affects your brain but some research says it does affect your brain in a negative way and some says it doesn't AND some research claims that it has BENEFITS. WTF IS THE TRUTH?!

[Anonymous No.11808210]

>>11808199
touch your dick 21 times a month to not get a prostate cancer
dont watch porn, so you dont develop a cuck fetish and your beauty tolerance will be so low that you will be able to get hard with fat and old hook ups

[Anonymous No.11808284]

>>11808210
I saw TD;DR's look on the subject.
Paraphrasing.
>Yes, it does lower your chance of prostate cancer, but not by much, and only if you wank excessively.
I was honestly a bit taken aback by the fact that he thought a wank a day was excessive.
Is this one of those old people things?

[Anonymous No.11808294]

>>11808199
It has benefit on your sperm count, sexual capabilities, and dopamine. However porn is the real problem. Occasional fapping isn't bad.

[Anonymous No.11808424]

>>11808210

[Anonymous No.11808433]

>>11808424

[Anonymous No.11808436]

>>11808433

[Anonymous No.11808537]

>>11808424
>>11808433
>>11808436
how about POV porn and fleshlight, to use the hips

[Anonymous No.11808552]

>>11787122
Hindi

[Anonymous No.11808653]

I had a major stroke and alcohol/marijuana/meditation helped me to factory reset my brain.

[Anonymous No.11808661]

>>11808653
>factory reset
I laughed far longer than this deserved.

[Anonymous No.11808666]

>>11786904
Long ass list and no mention of willpower. Never change, /sci/.

[Anonymous No.11808780]

>>11787122
Japanese, latin, (ancient) greek, russian, sanskrit, even italian and a scandinavian language

[Anonymous No.11808828]

>>11787115
zinc to increase test?

[Anonymous No.11808941]

>>11808828
Too much zinc is toxic and causes deficiencies in other metals.
Cobalt chloride works much better, still wouldn't take it unless you're a professional athlete who needs to worry about getting tested.

[Anonymous No.11809378]

>>11788722
sauce?

[Anonymous No.11809422]

>>11787171
It's not just Romance languages many Slavic languages use have to refer to age too

[Anonymous No.11809427]

>>11809378
bump

[Anonymous No.11810587]

>>11786904
I LIKE. BIG. BRAINS!
AND I CANNOT LIE

[Anonymous No.11810590]

>>11808424
>>11808433
>>11808436
Grade A sources

[Anonymous No.11811279]

>>11808941
>roiding for brain performance
Why are you so stupid

[Anonymous No.11811353]

>>11796950
play AoE2 if you want to learn multitasking like hell and quick decision thinking

[Anonymous No.11812063]

>>11808780
>a scandinavian language
Which one is the most based?

[Anonymous No.11812082]

>>11812063
>Which one is the most based?
easy question :-DDDDD

[Anonymous No.11812318]

>>11812082
>>11812063
Danish of course :)

[Anonymous No.11812392]

>>11787115
>>>11786904 (OP)
>>> high fat (but only good fats obviously)
>It's actually used to treat seizures, since it turns down the brain. Eat sugar. Sugar is brain food.
>>> supplement zinc
>Don't. Magnesium and copper should be fine unless you take unreasonable amounts, but don't take zinc for no reason.
>>> learning languages (preferably ones that differ from your native one)
>That's how it tends to work.

Mental retardation

[Anonymous No.11812689]

>>11786904
>buttbrain

[Anonymous No.11812761]

>>11786904
I think riding my bicycle as fast as possible helps me concentrate and think fast, because I need to pay attention to the way, and I need to react fast once something goes bad

[Anonymous No.11813705]

>>11812761
anon go brrrrrrrr

[Anonymous No.11814013]

>>11786904
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/brain-training/oMaKsPBYLl8/bBsQQM8GBgAJ

try this guys, it'll give super mumbo jumbo brainpower and youll get laid

[Anonymous No.11814543]

>>11798572
see ya tomorrow pal

[Anonymous No.11814580]

>>11814013
>1.75 hours of daily brain training
Yeah you have to get a lot quicker until that is profitable

[Anonymous No.11814652]

Its pretty much proven you cant improve your iq. this general is PATHETIC. hang yourselves all of you.

[Anonymous No.11814672]

>>11814652
then how to prevent degradatrion and how to remove hinderance
youre cringe, incel

[Anonymous No.11814674]

>>11812318
kamelåså

[Anonymous No.11814676]

>>11787149
>24mg/kg
that's a shit ton of ketamine
here's a quote
In humans, the lowest recommended i.v. dose to induce anaesthesia is 1 mg/kg. Applying the same ratio of minimal anaesthetic dose to highest non-lethal dose to humans implies that doses above 11.3 mg/kg i.v. may be lethal in humans. For a person of 60 kg this is equivalent to i.v. doses above 680 mg.
source:https://www.who.int/medicines/access/controlled-substances/6_1_Ketamine_Update_Review.pdf?ua=1

[Anonymous No.11814684]

>>11794653
i kinda want to see the average emotion brb, probably will be fucked

[Anonymous No.11814739]

>>11808552
why do you say that?

i'm torn between learning japanese and portugese. kinda eh about living in japan cause of their drug laws and not sure if i'd be very useful there (design degree reporting). portugal seems chill. i know english and hindi.

[Anonymous No.11814775]

>>11814652
But you can adapt your brain to become good at certain things, for you these things might be Vidya and cooking, for us it's actually useful stuff because we think about how we use neuroplasticity retard

[Anonymous No.11814855]

I've never taken an iq test (Don't own a car and there's nowhere that does them where I live) but I worry a lot that I don't have the iq to find true happiness in life as well as a good career. Any advice?
I'm told I'm reasonably intelligent but if I had to guess I'm definitely not above 110.

[Anonymous No.11814864]

>>11814775
Don't diss cooking

[Anonymous No.11814893]

>>11794653
>>11814684
I'm back
Behold, the ultimate emotion

[Anonymous No.11815128]

>>11808073
You just have to start doing it. Constitution will build over time as you practice. Attempt a 24 hour fast once a week until you manage to do it.

[Anonymous No.11815138]

>>11814855
Look at those national geographic pics of aboriginal societies untouched by civilization. Do those ppl look unhappy to you? For millions of years people were unlocking satisfaction and spiritual fulfillment without worrying about IQ or whatever faggotry is bothering you.

[Anonymous No.11815414]

Why does the engine gives this as a mate in 3? How can black prevent both Qb6 and Qb5?

[Anonymous No.11815418]

>>11814652
>IQ fluctuates massively during the day, fixing your sleep schedule improves IQ
>eating fish improves IQ
>exercise improves IQ

Doomers are using fatalism as a coping strategy, but it's a strategy that leaves you permanently stuck in your rut. Don't be one of them.

[Anonymous No.11815561]

>>11815414
Check white's king.

[Anonymous No.11815564]

>>11786904
what about OMEGA-3s? EPA and DHA

[Anonymous No.11815603]

>>11796533
I speak three languages and i'm low iq, language thing is a meme

[Anonymous No.11815604]

>>11815564
Supplement memes.

[Anonymous No.11815810]

>>11795386
I mean, I've lived in China, worked with Chinese and currently married to a Chinese woman. I've never had a problem with the Chinese, you just need to know how they think. They are basically the embodiment of capitalists and social darwinists (in terms of work).

Really hospital people in general though, if you're not a rude foreigner.

[Anonymous No.11815825]

>>11815810
Chinese culture is IMO about as much the opposite of social darwinist as it could be. What specifically makes you think so?

[Anonymous No.11815847]

Is decalcifying your pineal gland a meme?

[Anonymous No.11815880]

>>11815847
Hard to say, there is no good evidence it does anything except making you sleep. Specoes that don't need sleeping like dolphins don't have one.

[Anonymous No.11815897]

>>11814864
Sorry meant to say cooming. I am retarded

[Anonymous No.11815906]

>>11815847
Hard to tell, there is no good evidence it does anything except making you sleep. Species that don't need to sleep like dolphins don't have one. However pineal calcification may mean that other tissuues are also affected. Calcified aorta is not good.

[Anonymous No.11816043]

>>11815847
What does that even mean and how do I do it?

[Anonymous No.11816051]

>>11815847
>having a calcified pineal gland in 2020
not gonna make it

[Anonymous No.11816419]

>>11815825
From what I was able to observe is that their culture leads to a "survival of the fittest" society.

[Anonymous No.11817231]

>>11816419
This, Hitler wasn't a socialist either

[Anonymous No.11817265]

Is programming the best language to learn?

[Anonymous No.11817546]

>>11817265
>he doesn't speak "programming"
ngmi

[Anonymous No.11818060]

>>11786904
>different games such as go, chess, dual-n-back
BULLSHIT

[Anonymous No.11818353]

>>11815418
>eating fish improves IQ
except it doesn't
do some actual research instead of reading popsci headlines

[Anonymous No.11818383]

>>11786904
>chess
Enjoy memorizing patterns that have no importance outside of chess

[Anonymous No.11819508]

>>11814013
Lmfao. Read through the thread. This anon is hilariously schizo.

So, anyways, all this stuff in this thread so far has been some bs popsci youtube shit. Let's get some more crazy stuff in here like the magnetic/electrical stimulation on the front temporal lobes to shut them off/weaken them.

[Anonymous No.11819530]

>>11787158

Do not take anti-psychotics

They cause years of damage in a very short time frame.

[Anonymous No.11819734]

>>11786904
I've been chewing and sometimes eating paper for pretty much my whole life. I have an IQ of 140 but sometimes I find it hard to think and I have mental issues that started around 2016 and haven't gone away. Have paper chemicals made me retarded?

[Anonymous No.11820127]

>>11816419
How does a collectivist culture lead to "survival of the fittest" bit individualist take what you can and fuck everyone else doesn't?

[Anonymous No.11820130]

>>11819530
Psychiatry is a cult who think they doing a service to humanity by poisoning certain kinds of people, they know the people do not hallycinate ( or at least they didn't prior to antipsychotics)

[Anonymous No.11820134]

>>11819530
Psychiatry is a cult who think they're doing a service to humanity by poisoning certain kinds of people, they know the people do not hallucinate ( or at least they didn't prior to antipsychotics)

[Anonymous No.11821125]

>>11820134
How can we even tell if someone is "sane" or "insane"? Take for example pic related, he was a genius and said a lot of very true things but still is he said to be insane.

[Anonymous No.11821311]

>>11787122
Korean, the script especially is quite interesting as it was designed to fit the language and is set up very logically.

[Anonymous No.11821398]

>>11792414
How do I learn to meditate? I was on the verge of ending it twice this week.

[Anonymous No.11821451]

>>11786904
increasing activity across your neural network is a good way to passively increase functionality. this is partially cram session stuff but you can make it long term memory

so first find your approximate longest span of time to view something / pages absorbed . the average human cant do 30 minutes for instance so a single tv show red lines a person given commercial break time before and after the show starts. then slowly increase the volume of content you absorb. each time you think about something it increases the strength of your neural network across that pathway set

then alternate between subjects when you hit the max time frame or pages for yourself. on average they tell people to do 10 - 15 minutes but thats not hard set and based on averages which the lowest common denominator affects. on subjects your not good at this may be good however

then when your repeating things do it the same way with alternating subjects and time frame. . move on and do the same with other stuff. just 30 minutes a day split between 2 subjects for a month. dont move on to fast cover the same material 3 times just to be sure so 3 days same 2 sections of material. if you were serious and it was a test it would be 2 - 3 times each day and you would double back after a few days to make sure you got it and you would use more than 1 set of data for each day. when this is done your neural network should be more built up albeit slightly

now here is the fun part . if your neural network is growing and you like to cross reference data internally you start making more links to spots in the brain. shit converges. dont just seek to parrot things think about what something maybe similar to . make a mental link to other stuff. color, shape , time frame in which it was found in human history or time frame you found it yourself anything . those are lifelines to that area in your mind. the junction can be enough to allow it to stay in surface memory

[Anonymous No.11821854]

>>11819734
I’m bot certain but I think there’s bleach in paper to make it white

[Anonymous No.11822217]

>>11786904
>Discuss about brain improvement and mind enhancement.
Have parents with good genetics. Get adequate nutrition in the womb and during childhood. Learn a musical instrument and multiple languages from a very early age, and have a stimulating environment during childhood. Once you're past your early teens there's not much you can do to actually improve your brain in terms of intelligence, at that point it's about learning as much as possible.

>>11787016
Learning a musical instrument from a very early age probably has more potential to physically alter the brain than any other endeavor.

[Anonymous No.11822254]

>>11800779
Fat isn't converted into sugar. The body shifts to metabolizing fat for energy, but if glucose intake is extremely low, amino acids can be converted into glucose (and those amino acids can come from dietary protein or the breakdown of your own muscles).

[Anonymous No.11822540]

>>11821854
>Feeding the troll

[Anonymous No.11822744]

Serious question.

the last few days i'v had random recal of memories of unknow origin, what i mean is i can't tell if i really lived that memory or if i remember it from a dream i had.

i had it couple times, and its troubling me.
this isn't daydreaming, i do remember those events but i can't hell for sure if they really happend or if they happend in my dreams.

can anyone explain whats happening? am i going nuts?

[Anonymous No.11823948]

yes

[Anonymous No.11823987]

>>11786904
You are a fucking retard.

[Anonymous No.11824314]

>>11823987
mean

[Anonymous No.11824318]

>>11786904

whole foods plant based diet and NEVER eat fish during pregnancy.

[Anonymous No.11824506]

>>11824318
>implying I will ever get impregnated

[Anonymous No.11824608]

>>11786904
Any good online resources for learning Go?

[Anonymous No.11824610]

>>11788722
whats up with her nose lmao rudolph lookin-ass

[Anonymous No.11824622]

What's the best dual n-back app on android?

[Anonymous No.11824894]

>>11824318
>and NEVER eat fish during pregnancy.
Children of mothers who consumed fish during pregnancy scored above average on scholastic aptitude tests.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.024

[Anonymous No.11824918]

>>11791423

If you are an Ascendent Capricorn or a Gemini you might be OK. Otherwise, and, considering you're on 4chan, you are already mostly brain dead I'm sorry to say.

[Anonymous No.11824933]

>>11794514
>you can eat apricot seeds for the cyanide as a cancer preventative measure

>if you're under 26 I wouldn't recommend it because your [...] eyes are still growing and it may fuck you up

Well documented cases of apricot seeds improving outcomes for cancer patients and also of bodybuilders losing eyes. Arnold is on his 6th set of eyeballs this year. Listen to this scholar and consider anybody who disagrees with them as a Russian hacker.

[Anonymous No.11825009]

>>11804441

>135+ IQ
>Can't understand calculus

Pick one

[Anonymous No.11825031]

>>11794802
Your IQ will obviously never increase

It's basic science that you can improve your brain's performance, and if you deny it you are the definition of dumb

[Anonymous No.11825079]

>>11825031
>It's basic science that you can improve your brain's performance
The question is, can you improve your intelligence in a meaningful way once you're an adult? We can always learn new skills, absolutely, that's the heart of neurogenesis, but the scaffolding for the brain is essentially static after childhood and I haven't seen examples of adults vastly improving their intelligence. The rare exceptions may be traumatic brain injury, which essentially destroys the scaffolding that's in place and causes a flood of BDNF to the affected area. This is the cause of sudden savant syndrome, but it's rare and most people who experience brain injuries never recover to their baseline levels. I feel like once we're adults, it's really about learning new skills and doing what we can to slow mental decline as much as possible.

[Anonymous No.11825125]

>>11825079
>causes a flood of BDNF to the affected area.
you mean like how exercise can increase BDNF continually

[Anonymous No.11825359]

>>11786904
Fat free diet.

[Anonymous No.11825416]

>>11825359
Yeah, take that fat out of your diet so you can get addicted to sugar.

[Anonymous No.11825437]

>>11808666

I guess it does just chalk down to that, huh Satan?

[Anonymous No.11825986]

Bump

[Anonymous No.11826001]

>>11825125
Yes, but not near the same rate, and exercise seems to increase it preferentially in the hippocampus. Exercise is probably the best thing there is to slow memory decline, but exercise alone clearly doesn't create geniuses.

[Anonymous No.11826490]

>>11805908
Can relate.
I'm french and learned english way faster than anybody else my age just by watching movies and tvshows (going from French Sub to English Sub to No Sub) and having all my tech set up to english language.

[Anonymous No.11826574]

>>11817265
What the fuck are you talking about? This thread is for non-brainlets only, please leave.

[Anonymous No.11826598]

>>11790816
>no negativity

[Anonymous No.11826624]

>>11786904
>Einstein was a fucking dolphin

[Anonymous No.11827457]

>>11789226
Imagine admitting you do it for free.

[Anonymous No.11827458]

>>11789487
Man, Nazi experiments are crazy.

[Anonymous No.11827562]

>>11805908
>>11826490
Will the brain really make sense of all that gibberish and symbols after awhile even as an adult? Assuming entirely no study outside of the basic alphabet sounds and maybe sentence structure (noun first or last), I think the interference from your native language would constantly prevent you from learning just from books/tv (unless you're 150iq).

[Anonymous No.11827663]

>>11827562
No. There is a quite clear distinction between countries that subtitle and coutries that dub.

[Anonymous No.11828230]

>>11826624
>pointing out the same thing the 1000th time in a single thread

[Anonymous No.11828897]

Zone two training maximizes the number of mitochondria in muscle, this is why athletes do it even when their sport might not exist on that specific zone. For pretty much every sport, more mitochondria is better. The zone is in about 70%-80% of your max heart rate, the heart rate where you can still hold a conversation. Going zone three and higher starts to optimize for oxygen take rather than mitochondria density.

What's best for the brain? Does zone two increase brain mitochondria, brain isn't working like your thigh muscle when biking so it might not.
What are the mechanisms behind generic exercise being good for the brain other than the generic answer of it being good for your cardiovascular system which means it's good for the brain?

[Anonymous No.11829033]

Is ECT good for brain improvement? I did it 8 times at the age of 22 and I did score 150 at an IQ test!

[Anonymous No.11829179]

>>11828897
desu anything that releases BDNF will do, and that's most exercise, although I believe cardio has been shown to do so moreso than strength training. Although please don't cite me in your paper, I'm a stranger on the internet

[Anonymous No.11829203]

>>11787016
It does change the way you percieve the world, not as natural language does, but it can be a good complement to it. Besides, there are a lot of patterns in speech that can be analyzed with a musical mindset: word cadence, intonation, etc.

[Anonymous No.11829345]

>>11829179
I'm just thinking if it is possible to mitochondria density max your brain just like you can do it with muscle. Physical exercise might not do anything for mitochondria density in brain but it is still obviously useful.

>The number of mitochondria present in a cell depends upon the metabolic requirements of that cell
How to change the metabolic requirements for your brain cells, so that the tissue has to respond by increasing the mitochondria count? What is the cardio for the brain?

[Anonymous No.11829557]

>>11789487
HAHAHAHAHAH
ITS THE FUCKIGN ORIGINAL IMAGE KIL ME

[Anonymous No.11829603]

>>11828230
I literally opened the thread and responded to the pic. Fucking damned if I give a shit about what other people said.