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5 Scientific Ways to Make Yourself Smarter

5 Scientific Ways to Make Yourself Smarter | Help and Support everybody around the world | Scoop.it

About a decade ago, some early scientific research suggested that playing memory games could increase "fluid intelligence," which is the capacity to solve problems in novel situations, independent of acquired knowledge.

A spate of apps, books and classes resulted, all claiming to make people smarter. Unfortunately, later studies proved that "braintraining" (as it's sometimes called) has no effect on your general intelligence.

The most recent research in psychology and neuroscience, however, has found five effective strategies for improving your intelligence. Some of them may surprise you:


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The Learning Factor's curator insight, October 25, 2015 5:43 PM

While science has proven that memory games don't make you smarter, there are five methods that actually do work.

TeamHousingSolutions's curator insight, October 26, 2015 3:10 PM

5 Scientific Ways to Make Yourself Smarter...Some of them may surprise you!

Bettina Thompson's curator insight, October 28, 2015 12:40 AM

"...your brain takes cues from your beliefs and becomes more "cooperative," thereby making it easier for neurons to build connections. Or, as Henry Ford once said: "if you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right."

Believing that this practical advice and easy to apply techniques can have positive impact  - starting at number one :)

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A Totally Quirky Trick to Improve Your Memory

A Totally Quirky Trick to Improve Your Memory | Help and Support everybody around the world | Scoop.it

Our brains are weird. Very weird.

 

Take the study showing that just looking at a green roof for 40 seconds can boost your focus, for example. Or the one that found that simply switching the units of time you use to conceptualize a deadline (swapping days for years, say) can help you beat procrastination.

 

These sorts of findings might be odd, but they're also potentially useful. Putting a green plant in your line of sight costs next to nothing. If it can help you get more done with less struggle, why not? So it's worth noting whenever scientists come up with a new way to hack our work routines with so little effort.


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The Learning Factor's curator insight, October 6, 2015 5:34 PM

It deals with memory. You've got a lot on your plate, so keeping track of deadlines, facts, and new stuff you're trying to learn is essential. Any way you can get your brain to suck in and retain new facts quicker will probably be appreciated.