25 research-based ways to increase your intelligence:

• Coffee and cigarettes.

• For nonsmokers, coffee and a donut.

• Chew gum.

• Doodle.

• Red Bull.

• Think about college professors. Don’t think about morons.

• Sniff rosemary.

• Do NOT take an IQ test or be ranked by intelligence.

• Have good relationships, be social and adopt other people’s perspectives.

• Exercise.

• Listen to some Bach or Mozart.

• Better yet, learn how to play some Bach or Mozart. Or learn any new skill.

• Stop multitasking.

• Guys, stay away from pretty girls. Don’t even think about them.

• Get enough sleep every night.

• Finish what you start.

• Lay down to improve problem solving.

• Believe you can become smarter.

• Try out certain nutritional supplements.

• Feed your superstitions.

• Talk to yourself.

• Stay away from the color red.

• Avoid situations where you feel out of control or powerless.

• Avoid rejection.

• Get a boss who thinks you’re a genius.

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