I'm a humanities person, and I want to learn to be more intelligent. My degree only focuses on pure memorization and repetition. But for me, an intelligent person is someone who can solve new and complex problems, even with incomplete information, and also learn from their mistakes. How can I learn to be that intelligent?
>>16865683You can't.
>>16865683Physically change yourself with technology. Sorry, you were born too late to be genetically enhanced.
>>16865683>I'm a humanities person, and I want to learn to be more intelligent. My degree only focuses on pure memorization and repetition. But for me, an intelligent person is [things completely unrelated to intelligence]Learn what intelligence means and how the actual thing you want is called
>>16865683>solve new and complex problems, even with incomplete information, and also learn from their mistakesWell, you can try to do that. For example, by solving your own problem instead of asking to be spoonfed online.
>>16865683Read philosophy. Highest IQs department are philosophy. Or atleast get a grasp on the history of philosophy, western and eastern. Both sides are important to understand the puzzle.
Intelligence is expensive, send me something and I'll teach you how.
>>16865683>How can I learn to be that intelligent?You can't. Memorization is hippocampal focused while intelligence is largely Fronto-Parietal focused. Teachers tried with metacognition to create more intelligent students but studies found that students could just apply those methods to the specific fields the teachers was taught them, in other words, the students were using memorization for analyzing.
>>16865683Improve your diet.Exercise regularly.Consume crystal meth.
>>16865683want to learn. be curious.
Do daily cognitive demanding activities, learn as must as possible, and try to be genuinely interested in any sort of knowledge despise how niche it may look in the surface. Playing chess often is a good example of some activity that may improve your cognitive problem-solving skills, focus, and even your lateral thinking to some sort. Other than this just try to avoid oxidative stress and unhealthy lifestyles that promote passiveness and lack of real stimulation.
>>16865683You can try to maintain your level of intelligence, and that's your better shot at it. You can't become more intelligent, but surely you can become more stupid.
>>16865683meditate
