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Started by Siege, May 16, 2011, 08:28:57 PM

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Siege

May 16, 2011, 08:28:57 PM
I need to improve my intelligence level.
How can I do that?
Reading books is not enough.
I read a lot, and doens't make any diference.

What else can I do?



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Tonitrus

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May 16, 2011, 08:36:06 PM
Join the Air Force.

Viking

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May 16, 2011, 08:36:51 PM
Religiosity correlates with iq, stop being a god botherer ditch the religion and go atheist. The salafists will hate you even more.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

CountDeMoney

#3
May 16, 2011, 08:37:33 PM
Quote from: Siege on May 16, 2011, 08:28:57 PM
I read a lot, and doens't make any diference.

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Don't ever change, man.

Zeus

#4
May 16, 2011, 08:41:55 PM
You can attend classes at a nearby community college. Or even take classes online.
To be cunning and vicious is a fairly obvious shortcut to total victory.

Viking

#5
May 16, 2011, 08:43:04 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 16, 2011, 08:36:06 PM
Join the Air Force.

Isn't that what he need to do to boost the average IQ of the Air-Force and Army at the same time?
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Berkut

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May 16, 2011, 08:45:23 PM Last Edit: May 16, 2011, 08:54:38 PM by Berkut
Quote from: vikingIsn't that what he need to do to boost the average IQ of the Air-Force and Army at the same time?                

Yes, that is what he need to do, fo sho.
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Tonitrus

#7
May 16, 2011, 08:50:33 PM
Quote from: Viking on May 16, 2011, 08:43:04 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 16, 2011, 08:36:06 PM
Join the Air Force.

Isn't that what he need to do to boost the average IQ of the Air-Force and Army at the same time?

This isn't Sweden we're talking about here.

Legbiter

#8
May 16, 2011, 08:52:04 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 16, 2011, 08:36:06 PM
Join the Air Force.

Yep.

See this recruitment video on how life will be like with the AF.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sROH6dXV0tA

Well, at least this trailer beats the movie with Tom Cruise.
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Monoriu

#9
May 16, 2011, 08:55:59 PM
I think "improving intelligence" is far too generic.  You need to break it down into digestable components.  Some mental skills that I find particularly useful are critical thinking and exposure.  Critical thinking allows you to evaluate your own performance effectively, and to differentiate between crap and useful information.  Exposure lets you see from different points of view and to make connections among bits and pieces.  Apart from all that, nothing beats "practice makes perfect".  If you do a job 100 times, each time looking for improvement, you'll do a much better job than someone who does it for the first few times.

Eddie Teach

#10
May 16, 2011, 08:59:09 PM
Walk up to a brick wall. Thrust forehead forward. Repeat as many times as needed.
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Neil

#11
May 16, 2011, 09:05:51 PM
Becoming white would be a good start.  :(
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Razgovory

#12
May 16, 2011, 09:14:03 PM
Quote from: Viking on May 16, 2011, 08:36:51 PM
Religiosity correlates with iq, stop being a god botherer ditch the religion and go atheist. The salafists will hate you even more.

:rolleyes:
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Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

MadImmortalMan

#13
May 16, 2011, 09:21:10 PM
Quote from: Siege on May 16, 2011, 08:28:57 PM

Reading books is not enough.


Depends. What do you read?
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HisMajestyBOB

#14
May 16, 2011, 09:24:59 PM
Quote from: Siege on May 16, 2011, 08:28:57 PM

Reading books is not enough.

Perhaps you should move beyond See Spot Run and Dr. Seuss books. ;)
Also, stop drinking Miller Lite and start drinking fine wine. It's what all the rich, smart people drink.
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