Are you tired of feeling cut off from other people's talk because you don't know the subject? Do people annoy you by telling you that you are not smart? Intelligence is not just a quality one is born with; with a little bit of effort and work you can learn how to get brighter!
Steps
Part 1 of 5: Keeping the Brain in Exercise
Step 1. Play with puzzles like Rubik's cube
Puzzles and puzzles keep your brain active and increase your mental abilities. Your brain is like a muscle - you have to keep it exercising!
Do Sudoku, try to solve it and expand your way of thinking. Sudoku is available in many newspapers and magazines and is also easily available online
Step 2. Practice of artistic activities
Drawing, sculpting, painting and other arts unleash your creative side and expand your problem solving skills. A creative brain can think outside the box and is able to find better and faster solutions.
Step 3. Practice math
Learn to do the calculations mentally. The attention and concentration required will get your brain working and help you develop those connections that will allow you to think faster and more effectively.
Step 4. Write stories And poems.
Creative writing forces your brain to work hard as it tries to invent situations, characters, places and dialogues. You will become a better thinker and will be able to process information more effectively. Using language will help you broaden your vocabulary and improve your linguistic property. Plus, writing is a great way to express yourself and your thoughts.
Part 2 of 5: Developing Your Skills with People
Step 1. Simplify
Talking about complicated topics with people who don't understand you doesn't make you smart. True geniuses, in fact, are able to explain complicated concepts in a simple way. Practice preparing well-articulated lectures on the topics that interest you. Find out how simple and clear your explanations can be. If someone does not understand you, they are not guilty of being ignorant, it is you who are unable to articulate your thinking correctly.
Step 2. Learn to listen carefully to the opinions of others, even if they differ from yours, and learn what people around you have to teach you
If you disagree with someone, opt for a healthy confrontation and try to understand their point of view, especially if you don't share it, remember that there is always something to learn from anyone. Ask questions, sometimes you will find that you can re-evaluate your own beliefs, or be able to point out the imperfections of those of others. Keep your mind open. The smarter you are, the more questions you want to ask the people around you.
Step 3. Be nice to people
Responding to challenges with kindness is a sign of maturity, class and intelligence. Remember that you too have a lot to learn from other people. Being nice to others will help you gain access to their lives and experiences. Who knows what you might learn?
Part 3 of 5: Get educated
Step 1. Aim to learn things on your own
Keep in mind that education is not just about what you are taught in school - it also means understanding the world around you. Naturally curious people tend to stop applying when school starts. However, the truly brilliant minds continue to question their world trying to make sense of it. This is the secret of the genes.
Try to educate yourself. You can also learn from your own life experiences, a phenomenon sometimes known as 'deschooling'
Step 2. Grow your vocabulary
Read quality books, learn new definitions every day and sign up for an online service offered by sites like "One Word a Day" to receive a new word every day. Read one vocabulary a little at a time - it will take you at least a year, but it's a really useful exercise.
Step 3. Read numerous books
Intense reading is often described as the secret of intelligence. The brightest people in the world tend to read daily. You may not always like it, but reading opens your mind to a wide variety of new ideas and experiences. Differentiate the activity by reading books of all kinds, including those other than novels.
Step 4. Educate yourself about the world around you
Cultivate an interest in topics such as current events, curious facts, fun and motivating quotes, quality books and films, scientific studies and interesting inventions. Educational television is also a great tool for learning. Learn to think critically about the world and be aware of the cause and effects of events. Doing so will enhance your intellectual abilities.
If you can read faster than you speak, it will be much more efficient to read a book, or better still an electronic document (like a wikiHow article) than watching a video or TV. Commercial television is particularly harmful because its real purpose is simply to grab your attention on programs and advertisements, without satisfying any kind of your need. So choose to do something else
Step 5. Make connections
Find uses for the information collected rather than accumulating it as mere curiosities. Burying notions in some remote corner of the brain is of no use, you will need to be able to access it in real world situations. Think about real-world situations where your information can make sense. Then share it and watch it grow!
Part 4 of 5: Developing Good Habits
Step 1. Always ask questions
Constantly asking and questioning the world around us sharpens our intelligence. There is nothing wrong with not knowing the how or why! We all have something we don't know. By developing the good habit of asking questions when we don't know something, we will progressively become more and more intelligent.
Step 2. Set your weekly goals
At each planning session, note the results achieved in relation to the previous objectives. Ask yourself why some results have not been achieved and how you can give yourself a greater chance of success.
- Constantly strive to achieve each of your goals. Without goals you will have nothing to aim for. When you achieve the desired result, remember to reward yourself.
- Be organized. It won't be necessary to become a freak of order, but wasting time is not a smart choice. Of course, there are numerous geniuses in the world who are completely disorganized (think of those professors with their heads in the clouds), but if you are making an active effort to become smarter, choose a strategy that allows you to spend most of your time in the right direction.
Step 3. Make time for education
Learning on your own takes time and if you want to increase your level of intelligence, you will have to put in the effort. Don't expect the change to happen overnight. To be smart, you will need to spend a lot of time actively thinking and learning.
Step 4. Always learn
There are many sources of information around you. For example: books, documentaries and the internet. School is only one of the resources available. Having good school grades doesn't necessarily mean being smart. Open your mind and never stop learning to get closer to the desired result.
Part 5 of 5: Expanding your Horizons
Step 1. Learn a new language
In addition to stimulating your intellectual abilities, a new language will allow you to connect with new people and cultures. Visiting a place whose language you know will make you feel less alien. With practice you will realize that there are some phrases or concepts that cannot be directly translated into Italian and you will face a fun and stimulating mental exercise. Note: When studying a foreign language try to be patient and positive and be aware that it will take some time to reach the desired level.
Step 2. Visit as many new places as possible
When you can go abroad. Visiting different cities, in your country or elsewhere, will help you open your mind by teaching you about the world you live in. You will be able to understand new cultures (e.g. different habits, behaviors and lifestyles). Furthermore, you will be able to notice that the planet Earth is remarkably large and that there are so many things to see and do. You will be fascinated to discover how many different cultures and people there are in the world and you will become a more open and interesting person.
Step 3. Choose to be open minded and want to learn new things
Just because you're very good at one thing doesn't mean you can't do anything else. Find a way out of your comfort zone. That's where you'll start learning!
Advice
- There are various types of intelligence: study intelligence, street intelligence, human intelligence, emotional intelligence, technological intelligence and many others.
- "Being intelligent" and "being informed" are not synonymous. Being smart doesn't mean knowing a lot about a given subject. Being smart means understanding problems and being able to solve them by thinking effectively. On the other hand, knowing a subject by heart means being an expert in the sector. Ask yourself a question, are you smart or savvy, or both?
- If someone asks you a question you can't answer, ask them to explain the answer or rephrase the question. Perhaps the question has not been asked correctly, or directly, or perhaps the person is simply expressing his or her idea without asking any questions. For example, "these pants make me look fat" is not really a question, but a way of asking for reassurance. If you believe that your interlocutor wants an honest answer, but you don't know it, ask why the question or the context in which it is located. Once you understand what the person wants to know from you, if you still don't know the answer, be honest and admit that you don't know.
- Don't just search the web to impress people with your knowledge. Pick a topic and get to know it thoroughly.
Warnings
- Don't become a "I know it all", "I do it all" or a controversial person. It is detestable behavior. It is better to be subtle than obvious.
- Know your limits and take breaks to get in shape and find a way to reach your primary goal.
