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Two essential components of intelligence are the ability to recognize (and extrapolate) patterns, and the ability to simply memorize strings of randomized data. Each requires the use of different parts of the brain. Alternating between one and the other creates an increase in both abilities plus increases neuronal plasticity and problem-solving ability. For each of the following strings of data, do the following: 1) Recite all of the data points from memory after looking at the data for no longer than two minutes; 2) Recite all of the data points backwards from memory after looking at the data for another minute; 3) If you recognize a pattern, find the next data point. NOTE: Do not look back to previous strings in working on this exercise! --------------- STRING A: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 ... STRING B: 1, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 6, 5, 7 ... STRING C: 3, 7, 5, 8, 3, 9, 6, 11, 2 ... STRING D: Apple, Bicycle, Carnival, Donut, Energy, Footprint ... STRING E: Carbon, Log, Melon, River, Wheel, Toe ...

We tend to think in pictures, but we describe those images in words. The better our vocabularies, the better our ability to express what we are picturing, and the more persuasive that we can be. But were you aware that by increasing your vocabulary, you also increase you mind's ability to visualize, conceptualize and think coherently? That is correct. The better and more extensive your vocabulary, the more creative your imagination and the sharper your intellect! My suggestion for taking command of a newly-learned vocabulary word is entailed in the following simple steps: 1) Learn the word (at least one new one per day), and use it in several sentences uttered to yourself , even if this feels a bit unnatural, or forced at first; 2) Close your eyes, and write the word ten times on the blackboard of your mind; 3) Use the word at least three times the next day in conversations with others. For today, you might just look up the true meanings of the often confused and abused terms ...

Knowledge Can Make You Rich But Only If You Are Intelligent Enough To Apply It; And Even Then, Only If You Are Motivated To Use Your Intelligence. But you must first understand and acknowledge what knowledge actually is. According to Wikipedia: “ Knowledge is a familiarity, awareness or understanding of someone or something, such as facts , information , descriptions , or skills , which is acquired through experience or education by perceiving , discovering , or learning . Knowledge can refer to a theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. It can be implicit (as with practical skill or expertise) or explicit (as with the theoretical understanding of a subject); it can be more or less formal or systematic. [1] In philosophy , the study of knowledge is called epistemology ; the philosopher Plato famously defined knowledge as " justified true belief ", though "well-justified true belief" is more complete as it accounts for the Gettier problems . However, se...