Developing a Mensa Mind:

15 Steps to Building a Better Brain

Believe it absolutely can be done.

There's no such thing as "an" IQ.

1. Read a challenging book.

2. Exercise.

3. Develop your working memory.

4. Play a game.

5. Meditate & be mindful.

6. Stop trying to do two things at once.

7. Don’t worry; be happy.

8. Abandon junk food, not hope.

9. Learn something.

10. Phone a friend.

11. Learn a language, n’est-ce pas?

12. Tell a joke.

13. Study something

really hard.

14. Turn on the radio.

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15. Indulge.

BONUS: Protect this

credits

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