How do I become smarter is a question that has a short and simple answer.
Here it is…
Read, listen, apply, and teach.
Each of these play an important role.
I’ll go over them in detail so you can understand how and why they help.
So, let’s not waste any time and get right into!
We’ll begin with reading.
Read
What’s one thing that the smartest people in the world have in common?
They read.
Nothing will increase your knowledge faster than reading.
NOTHING!
You can begin reading a book right now and acquire a TON of new information in less than 2-3 hours.
It’s amazing.
I can’t begin to tell you how much my life has changed ever since developing the habit of reading.
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t read.
I recommend no less than one hour per day.
In all honesty, you should be reading a lot more than that if you’re serious about becoming smarter.
Listen
You need to listen to everything you can get your hands on.
Thanks to the power of the internet, you can go into YouTube right now and instantly listen to FREE information.
Here’s one little thing that I HIGHLY recommend you start doing: Go for an hour walk while listening to an audio-book.
This is something that I’ve talked about in many of my other articles.
This simple little habit allows you to get mentally and physically healthier, simultaneously.
Beautiful.
If you do this one thing every morning, it would 100% change your life in a very positive way.
Trust me.
Start by listening to the bible of Personal Development, How to Win Friends and Influence People.
That book is pure GOLD!
Apply
Sure, reading and listening to a TON of information is great.
However, information is useless if it isn’t applied.
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In order to get the BEST value out of everything you learn, you must apply it.
Period.
A common mistake that many people make is learning a bunch of great things, but never applying it.
Ridiculous.
It’s like a guy who reads my dating book, and then emails me to ask:
“Hey, what’s a good way to find out if a woman likes me?”
The information is clearly in my book, apply it!
Teach
The final step and answer to your question on how do I become smarter is to teach.
No, I’m not telling you to go become a school teacher or college professor.
…Unless that’s what you want to do.
I’m telling you to share everything you learn with as many people as possible.
FACT: People understand and learn information better when they teach it to other people.
A good way to start will be to call a friend RIGHT NOW and share what you learned in this article.
Then, simply go and do the same thing with five other people.
Follow the advice in this article and you’ll see how FAST you’ll grow smarter every day that passes.
You can thank me later.
Talk soon,
Alexander Writer
Timo says
Simple and effective. You probably won’t increase your IQ by doing that but you certainly will better your fluid and maybe even crystallized intelligence by doing that. Good read!
Alexander Writer says
My man! Thanks for the comment!