7 good habits that will boost your intelligence

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Our mind is like muscles: in order for it to develop, it needs to be trained. How to do it - says Thomas Oppong, entrepreneur and blogger.

1. Be curious

I have no special talents. I'm just really curious.

Albert Einstein

Are you curious? Are you taking everything for granted or trying to get to the bottom of it? Be curious and explore how the world works.

You can start with everyday things and phenomena. For example, try to figure out what ingredients are used to make bread, what components a computer consists of, what is the area and volume of the Earth, what our atmosphere consists of. These are just examples of questions with which you can keep your mind busy.

Curiosity has always been the hallmark of all geniuses. An inquisitive mind is better at generating new ideas. Keep your mind open and be ready to always learn something new.

2. Read books and articles that are not related to your field of activity

Try to expand your horizons: read about space travel, start studying, for example, anthropology and genetics - something that has nothing to do with your current job.

Read biographies of great inventors. Get out of your comfort zone, expand your knowledge of the world. This will not only make you smarter, but also make you an interesting conversationalist.

3. Train your brain

Proper brain exercise can improve mental performance. Like physical activity, mental practice is equally important for the development of intelligence. Start with simple exercises and gradually work your way up to more difficult ones.

4. Go in for sports

Exercise machines for the brain are not enough. It is not for nothing that they say: "In a healthy body there is a healthy mind." This saying can be paraphrased: "In a healthy body - healthy brains." Exercise isn't just good for your body. From a purely scientific point of view, they increase blood flow to the brain and the production of proteins that stimulate the creation of neural connections.

5. Learn something new

Learning to do something new is a great stimulation for the brain. Recall at least Steve Jobs's passion for calligraphy in his student years. During a famous speech to Stanford alumni, he said, "If I hadn't signed up for that calligraphy course, the Mac wouldn't have had such great typefaces."

You can never guess what knowledge will be useful. So learn something new. You can start with courses at one of the educational sites.

6. Read Really Helpful Blogs

If you are reading this article, you are already halfway to your goal. But don't stop there. There are other useful sites on the web that you should visit more often.

Use Pocket or another similar service to store and read articles. Try creating your own library of interesting content in Evernote.

7. Keep your own blog and share your impressions of what you read

Blogging of your own stimulates creativity. This is not only an opportunity to declare yourself, but also help in organizing your own thoughts. When you share something, it improves your communication skills. Blogging helps keep your brain toned and makes you more creative.

When you write about something, you start to understand it better.

Try making weekly or monthly digests of the most interesting things you've read during this period.