Who Cares What Your IQ Is?
You Want Brain Power, Not Scores!
Would you like to know what your IQ is? Want to improve it? What
is IQ anyhow? The American Heritage Dictionary defines
Intelligence Quotient as "The ratio of tested mental age to
chronological age, usually expressed as a quotient multiplied by
100." Basically, it's a test of intelligence, with 100 as the
average score. There are some problems with IQ tests however.
A recent IQ test asked which of four fruits was different. It
was the one with more than one seed; but what if you were not
familiar with these fruits? Obviously this test is culturally
biased. You are assumed to have certain knowledge, yet you are
being tested for intelligence, not knowledge.
Now look at these letters: "ANLDEGN." Rearrange them and you'll
have the name of a(n): Ocean, Country, State, City or Animal.
This is from an IQ test I took. Hmm.. very few oceans, so I
could eliminate those - but wait a second! That's a test taking
technique. An intelligence test shouldn't be testing your
test-taking ability. I'm bound to score higher than a person of
equal intelligence who hasn't learned simple techniques for
scoring higher on multiple - choice tests.
Real Life Results vs Scores
Maybe an imperfect test is better than no test at all, and it is
entertaining. I just took an IQ test, and though I don't think
my IQ is really the 138 it showed, it was fun. You can try a
free IQ test on my website. Of course you know you'll score
higher on a good day than a bad day. If you didn't know that,
try these tips to make it a good IQ test day:
1. Breath deep.
2. Sit up straight.
3. Close your mouth.
4. Drink a cup of coffee.
5. Exercise just enough to get the blood pumping faster. 6. Try
Ginkgo Biloba (It increases blood flow to the brain).
Now let me ask you a question. What was Henry Fords IQ? Who
cares! The man was one of the most innovative people of the last
century, and he did what he did by surrounding himself with
intelligent people. That practice alone has to be worth more
than 20 IQ points. Do you get the point?
Real life results are what you want, right? So if you want to be
more creative, learn to use creative problem solving techniques.
If you want to concentrate better, there are techniques for
that. Learn to speed-read and you'll have double the knowledge
in the same time. After you paint your first Mona Lisa, build
your first skyscraper or make your first million, what will your
IQ score be? Who cares!?