I'm low IQ. Basically what you'd call retarded. I've been like this since childhood but it's ruining my life since I started pursuing a degree. How do I become smarter? I asked around but nobody takes me seriously.I'm running out of people who are willing to put up with me. It's upsetting how little I understand of things. If there's no way to stop being retarded I need to find out a way to cope. Do I just give up on my goals?
I'm 145 IQ who was a polymath wunderkind up until age 15, then succumbed to peer pressure and vice and girls and being cool, and never applied myself.Am just a regular wagecuck now with no aspirations and am just depressed as the next person. God may have wanted me to be a rocket scientist or whatever but I chose to be a drunk loser, and that's okay.
>>35083583you can still do better, you just have to try.
>>35083539Rote repitition is the most effective form of learning.
>>35085091NTA but how do I get over the feeling of being trapped in "sudoku hell" for all eternity whilst doing so?
>>35083539drugs.piracetam.brahmi.detox.no jokes: you might be stupid because of trauma. so: therapy.most of education is memory.so you take courses on improving the memory. if you can memorize it, that is mostly what they test for. not directly understanding. memory. focus on that.you might want to learn with different styles.i am not stupid. i scored an IQ of 126. and i was in a bad mental state then. so prolly higher.meditation can make you smarter.placebo.idk... i know ai most likely makes you stupid. especially if you use it wrongly. it is like the calculator. people can not do basic maths in their heads anymore. and the quality of ai is not equivalent to human thought.hypnosis can boost your confidence which can lead in small steps to a gradual increase in IQ. by having to slowly increase your speed of thought. exponentially that is.
There are many types of intelligence that can't even be measured. I'm sure you have plenty of talent to contribute to society. Just engage with your interests as much as possible. Keep applying yourself and see where you curiosity takes you.
>>35083539• Embrace the "Feynman Technique": When you are trying to understand a difficult concept in your degree, try to explain it out loud as if you were talking to a 5-year-old child. If you hit a wall where you can't simplify it, that is exactly where your understanding breaks down. Go back to your notes and focus only on that specific gap.• Write everything down: Stop trying to hold information in your head. Acknowledge that your working memory might get easily overwhelmed, and externalize your thoughts. Keep a dedicated notebook or digital document where you sketch out concepts, write down multi-step instructions, and track daily tasks.• Exercise daily: Cardio and light aerobic exercise (like a brisk 30-minute walk) directly stimulate the hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory and learning. It literally helps grow and connect brain cells.• Practice single-tasking: Multitasking or constantly switching between your phone and your homework creates neural inefficiency. It burns mental energy and prevents long-term memories from forming. Train your brain by focusing entirely on one task for 20–30 minutes at a time, with no distraction
>>35083539Professor writing here.Please believe me - NO ONE is "too dumb for college." I have watched students with the IQ of linoleum get through by way of a combination of hard work and accepting all the legitimate help they can get. The top cause of failing in any college class is not doing the work. The grading system is rigged so that if you show up, pay attention and hand in the assignments you will pick up enough to pass. The second greatest cause of failing is not getting help. Almost everyone who ultimately fails knows they're failing within the first couple of weeks, because they know they just don't understand what's going on. THEN (and not the end of the term) is when to go to the professor's office hours and say you're lost. You will get, absolutely free, a one-to-one tutorial on the basic premises and methods of the class. That doesn'r guarantee an A, but at least you will know what game you're playing. That's what we keep office hours for.
OP here, thanks everyone for taking the time reply. I really do appreciate it. Had to be away from the computer for a while, sorry!>>35085963I'm going to try these. I do basically the opposite of everything you listed here. (shut-in, can't focus, no notetaking, etc.)I know it's bad, but I'll try to break these bad habits this year. >>35086038To be honest, I've been avoiding my professors. I feel like I'm failing them, and they're probably tired of seeing my face on campus at this point. I know this isn't a positive (or even accurate) thought process but it's what I have ringing in my head all the time.It's nice to have receive such a positive response from a professor.
>>35083539Why does IQ matter to you?IQ doesn't equate to competency in life anymore than being tall guarantees you'd immediately be excellent at basketball. Experience trumps genetic luck. You want to be "smart?" Do things, often. Build experience. Establish a network of memories in your head. People aren't putting up with you because you're dumb. People feel they have to live your life for you, that you are trying to do things beyond your experience. Read.Fucking, read.I know you're supposedly a dumb piece of shit, but what's near about books is you can download experiences from them. So if you can't go out and do things, absorb them through reading. You want people to like you? Be useful. Do things that benefit people. You don't have to be 200 IQ to keep things clean, ready, clear, and consistent. Computers are smart but when they need repairs they are insufferable. Be the dumb tree that people can lean against, the shade they seek. Trees are dumb but they are wanted, and their absence is felt when they are gone.
