Have you ever wondered if you can be smarter without studying all day?
Or what other ways you can improve your critical thinking?
It’s Your Unlocked Potential, and in this video, I’m going to talk about the 8 ways,
based on science, that you can use to improve your IQ.
Let’s go.
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Number 1 – Do Aerobic Exercise
A Swedish study published in 2009 showed evidence that cardiovascular fitness can increase your
verbal intelligence by 50%.
The author of the study said that by increasing cardiovascular fitness, your cognitive scores
will increase as compared to muscular strength fitness.
This means that you shouldn’t just lift, but you should also do aerobic exercise like sprinting.
In fact, doing aerobic exercises raises your IQ a lot more than playing an online brain game.
Number 2 – Get Enough Sleep
A report by the Loughborough University's
Sleep Research Centre showed that EVERY HOUR less than the recommended 8 hours of sleep
(for adults), you can reduce your IQ significantly.
In fact, if some with an average IQ regularly lose 2 hours of sleep a night, they can become
quote and quote “borderline retarded”.
Seeing that the average IQ ranges from 95 to 105, and mental retardation IQ is below
70 to 75, that is a huge decrease.
So, get enough sleep and you might maintain, or increase, your IQ
Number 3 - Play chess
Chess, for centuries, has been a game played
by royalty and academics.
It’s a complex game with 10^120 outcomes.
That insane! Right?
Because there are so many possible plays and outcomes, it can improve your problem-solving
skills, improve concentration, and stimulate both hemispheres of your brain.
Ultimately, it can be used to increase your IQ.
According to a study done in Venezuela, children who took chess classes for 14 weeks increased
their IQ significantly.
Another study by Flinders University in Australia came down to the same result.
Number 4 - Take creatine
We talked about aerobic exercise and getting enough sleep.
What about taking supplements?
A study by the University of Sydney showed that daily intake of 5g of creatine can increase
your IQ by 15 points over a six-week period.
The study attributed the reason to a boost in energy level available for your body.
You brain uses a lot of energy, and by supplying creatine (a form of energy that can be readily
used) can help your brain function better.
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Number 5 - Meditate
If you watch my videos, many of the methods
or tips I have talked about involve meditation.
And this one is no exception.
Countless studies found that by meditating as little as 20 minutes a day will boost your
mood, reduce your stress level, and also improve your cognitive processing power.
So, don’t forget to meditate and be smarter!
Number 6 – Play a Musical Instrument
Whether it’s piano, guitar, drums, or other
musical instruments.
By becoming proficient in a musical instrument can raise your IQ.
And the best part?
This applies to both children and adults.
And we’re not talking about a little gain in IQ.
By playing music can raise your IQ by 7 points or more.
So, if your IQ is 102 (which within average range), that pushes you to 109.
Making you above average IQ.
Number 7 – Listen to Mozart
On the same topic of music, many studies have
shown that by listening to Mozart’s sonata for two pianos (K448) can increase spatial
and memory reasoning.
One of the studies done by a University of California Professor showed that by listening
to this composition for 10 minutes, their IQ score increased by 8 to 9 points.
In fact, the effect is so well-known it has been dubbed as “The Mozart Effect”.
OK, now imagine if you listen AND play the composition K448.
You must become really smart.
Number 8 - Learn a new language
According to many neuroscience studies, learning
a new or foreign language makes your brain grow.
Why is that?
Well one reason is that learning a new language means learning new complex grammar rules,
descriptions, and different actions (tone, inflection, accents, pronunciation etc.) – your
brain’s cortical muscle thickens and your hippocampus increase in size.
In layman’s, this means learning a new language physically make your brain bigger which helps
with other skills like negotiating, reading, and problem-solving.
Also, another reason is your problem-solving approach will be different.
Studies have shown that since different language has different structure and description, and
will shift your perspective.
For example, in Spanish the gender of the word “Bridge” is masculine, so you will
describe it as firm, strong, sturdy, reliable, while the word in German is feminine, you
will describe it as beautiful, grandeur, lovely, or elegant.
They say if you speak multiple languages and you get stuck on a problem, try thinking about
it in a different language and you may just get the answer you need.
Did you learn something today?
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going to try to improve your IQ?
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Keep on learning and keep improving.
I’ll see you all next week.
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