Habits that will make you smarter

Intelligence i:s not limited to those with high IQs. There are also potential
methods to develop one's cognitive abilities and become smarter
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you become
a smarter person:

1 Come up with 10
Ideas every day
Think abom how to re·
duce poverty. how to solve
a dally problem you ha�·e.
Interesting movlc ideas. or
anything, It doesn't matter
what subject your Ideas fall
In to. as long asyou're work·
lngyourbralnandycurldea
mu scle s. Your li s t might
even lead to a new startup
Idea or wrltlng ubcct.
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2 Share what you

learn with other
people
If you rind someone to de ·
bmeand analyse Ideas with,
you cnn add to each 0U1er's
knowledgcandgainncwpcr·
spectlves. Also, when you
can cx1>lain ideastosomeone
else. It means you've defl·
nltcly mastered the concept.
Youcancvcnshnrcwhatyou
learn wltho\11 directly talk·
lnll to someone. Many pe<»
pie like tostan biogs so U1ey
can engage others in an 011·
fine dialogue.
3 Followyour
questions
ffyou see or hear abo-ut
somethlng cool, don't Ju st
leL Lhe moment pass. Follow
up- pursueyour curi osity
nnd !'Ind the answer to your
question.
lonsandoonnect lhedotsbe-
1weensw.mingly unrelaled
things. You ·11alsoha1•e a lot
more to tal k about at parties
orwlthMcnds.
5 Talk to someone
you find Interesting
Even If they're stran·
gers. don't be afraid t o ap­
proach them. Ask about
their Interests and how they
discovered them, onen. you
learn the most from people
you barely know.
sound more eloquent In dal · 8Takeonllnecourses yourself when y o u 1>lny
ly lmeracllon�. Check out some of lhe them. !'or example, play
You can also try to learn m ost popular onllnc Scrabble wit hout a diction·
new vocabulary In adI!fer· courses for professionals, ary. You can also solve1mz·
ent language.Everyday, t ry rcl cv3nt to you. Make-sure 7.les vht g;unos like Sudoku.
to a(ld (i1•e to lO more words you don't overload yourself: 2�8and Doors.
to the foreign language rou commit to one to two :ind
are trying to pursue You
. truly focuson them.The syJ. lo Exercise, and
can use LlvcMocha. 011suu. labus will also keep you on eat a healthy
or DuoLlngo trnck, so you know you will diet
be doing somelhing every 01>t for brain foods to fuel
7 Dosomethingscary clay. whether It's llstenlnR your thinking, and avoid
Getting out of our to aleclm-e or working on an alco hol and heavy meals
con1fort zone always assignment. that wlll make you sluggish.
makes us wiser. Every day. When your energy d ips .
push>'OUrselfallttlel\Jrther. 9 Play'smart'games take a walk The more blood
.

4 Read the newspaper
n will hcl1> you become
more aware of the im·
1>ortant th ings hap1>cning
around t h e world. You'll
lcarntoformyourownopln·
6 Use a word-of-the­
day app
You w ill increase your
vocabulary, which can hel p
you I ncompetitive tests Uke
thcSATorGRE.orcvcn)USI
Try public speaking. lead a
meeting by volu nteerlng a
proposal at work or reach
out to someone you really
admire by sending a quick
letter oremail.
Somegrunes.llkechcss
a nd Scrabble, expand
your mind. Certain g:ames
can train thebrainand!rnus·
cles to perform better In t'e·
al-life activities. Chalncnge
flowing into y o u r brain,
the better your perfOrm·
nnce. Great thinkers like
M a h a t m a G:t11dhl 3nd
Charles Darwin were fa·
mousforthclrlongwalks.