How to improve IQ and thinking ability

1, learn new skills, try new paths, and constantly stimulate the brain.

Learning new things, new skills and trying things that have never been done can improve the cognitive ability of the brain.

For example, learning foreign languages, drawing, musical instruments, Go, chess and so on.

Try some new experiences and break the inertia. In another way, try different routes, different ways of doing things, and try something you have never done before, which can activate the sleeping part of your brain and actively stimulate your potential.

2. Transform the left and right brains and develop the cerebral hemisphere.

Our brains are divided into left and right hemispheres with different division of labor. The right hemisphere is responsible for thinking in images, such as painting and music, and the left hemisphere is responsible for logical thinking, such as mathematics and physics.

Most people are good at one side of the body. Therefore, we should consciously train the other side who is relatively unskilled. In the long run, the activity of the other hemisphere can be improved.

Left and right hands alternate. Left-handers train their right hands. If you are right-handed, you can try to write, eat and brush your teeth with your left hand in your life, so as to train the flexibility of your left hand.

3, sub-module, deliberate practice

The factors that affect intelligence are: memory, imagination, creativity, concentration, comprehension, analytical judgment, abstract thinking, logical thinking and reasoning ability.

Usually, you can find some ways to consciously train these abilities through some apps or through the Internet.

4. Improve the ability of quick calculation and quick thinking.

Say goodbye to calculators and force yourself to do some quick calculations on some numbers. For example, going out to eat, calculating the total price according to the price and quantity of vegetables, going to the supermarket to buy things, and calculating the total price of purchased goods according to the unit price and type of goods.

5, improve concentration, Schulte table

Use shulte watch well and train your concentration. You can start with the 5x5 table, which contains 1 to 25 randomly arranged numbers. You need to click on each number in order, the sooner the better. You can train 5- 10 times a day. You can gradually increase the difficulty later, such as 6x6 and 8x8 tables.

6. Be curious, curious and think more.

The more you use your brain, the smarter it becomes. Don't be lazy to think, and don't habitually ask others when you encounter problems. Keep a curiosity, ask more why, arouse your own thinking and form a habit.

7. Keep exercising for a long time

Physical exercise can accelerate the supply of oxygen, improve the metabolic rate of the brain, accelerate the blood circulation of the brain, improve the brain's response ability and make the brain more acute.

8. Foods that help brain health

Brain-nourishing foods include beans, eggs, fish and nuts. Usually eat less junk food or processed food with high sugar and oil.

9. Keep learning and practicing, and challenge your limits.

Read more, study more, and try to solve practical problems with knowledge. When reading, think and analyze with more purpose. You can do more reasoning and intellectual problems when you have time. Try your best to challenge your limits and try to do better every time.