How to make yourself instantly more intelligent.

Stop editing your own thoughts. Stop telling yourself that you shouldn’t think about that or ponder about this or that if there were a solution to something you’re concerned about, someone would have already thought of it. (Not if everyone thinks like that, and it seems to be a popular thought.) Instead, remind yourself there’s always a solution to every problem.

Allow yourself the inappropriate thoughts you’re trying to block, like “Oh, that woman’s fat” or “I think that professor is full of s***.” Allow yourself to doubt that someone isn’t telling you the truth, either because they’re blatantly lying or because they don’t know or understand the real truth. Allow yourself to consider the possibility that you are NOT the dumbest person in the room, even if you are the youngest.

Everything else rolls on from learning to allowing yourself the permission to use your brain even if you were not educated in the field you’re currently thinking about. (Whoever first thought of whatever also wasn’t educated in it, but they might have made some mistakes… and then science has potentially built upon those mistakes. The only difference between the guy who first thought of thinking about something and you is that they beat you to it on the virtue of being born earlier. That’s all.)

Once you start… You can’t stop becoming smarter and smarter all the time. Your connection base becomes wider, it’s easier to connect dots between facts, and you’ll find it easier to remember things as a consequence.

Start wherever your curiosity lies, and work wherever your attention takes you.

Then, stop editing the way you spend your time. You never know where the next idea comes from; TikTok, YouTube, or the library; it really doesn’t matter. Smart is smart, even if smart is watching Shorts. Your IQ doesn’t suddenly plummet simply because you’re spending 3 hours scrolling TikTok.

Stop rushing yourself. Learn to trust your instincts again. Follow them.

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