Mental · 3 minute read
Raise Your IQ 20 Points in 90 Days
A practical regimen for sharpening the mind and learning to speed read.
By Ray Coppola


You can raise your IQ by 20 points in 90 days if you follow this plan:
- Wake up an hour earlier.
- Meditate for 15 minutes. You can use the following mantra as your guide: “I choose of my own free will, in concert with any and all powers of the universe available to help me, to increase my IQ today and every day as much as possible.”
- Turn on C-Span One, Washington Journal, from 7-10am, 7 days a week. C-Span has a different topic each day regarding current events with phone lines for Republicans, Democrats and Independents. Viewers call in with their opinions. Yes, you will hear many ridiculous comments; however, do not be put off as you will soon learn lots from the intelligent individuals who also call in. Listen while you dress or record the show to view in the evening (or listen on their radio livestream).
- C-Span also has a History Channel with plenty to see, learn, and record.
- Become familiar with all the C-Span channels, as they are constantly covering Congressional hearings and speeches that regular channels and even cable channels do not cover.
- C-Span also covers book festivals and has a book channel on weekends.
- Listen to audio content on intelligent topics when driving such as cds, podcasts and audiobooks. You can borrow from the library or download directly onto your smartphone.
- Utilize your local library as your major resource.
- Join a group or start your own to share ideas.
- Take free or low-cost tuition courses in the field you would like to pursue.
- Keep a diary of your growth as you continue learning.
- Speed read biographies and autobiographies from successful people in your field of interest and meet or interview professors and managers working or retired from your chosen field.
- Here are some books you can read: “The Art of War,” by Sun Tzu, “The Art of the Deal,” by Donald Trump,“The Man Who Discovered Quality,” by Andrea Gabor, the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, “The Federalist Papers,” and all of Alice Miller’s books.
- See films by Tarantino, Coppola, Spielberg, Chaplin, and Brooks.
- Whenever possible, share your newfound knowledge with others.
- Write your own poetry, essays, and short stories. Be humbly proud of the treasure chest for your innovative approach to living fully and successfully.
All the Best! Chow for Now, The Ray-man
MEMORY
Often the memory comes in the way Proust described it does and I
think of her and all that was between us and in that moment, with
compassion for myself and her, every woman comes to mind, the
glorious nuances of their essence, scent, movement, gaiety and
silence, their endless ongoing creation of life, their unbounded love of
birth, this wisdom they alone own, of reincarnating the eternal past
and future as they continue and continue the giving of life, and then
my longing ceases, for without doubt I know that she and she alone is
all and every woman, and each and every woman is who she is to me,
the way Proust described it is.
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Practice deserves a closer look
The emphasis on a regular learning practice offers a concrete starting point for thinking about mental habits. The specific IQ promise deserves careful evidence, but the broader invitation to read attentively and practice consistently is worth discussing.
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