Comments on: “Believing You Can Be Smarter Actually Makes You Smarter” http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2010/01/30/believing-you-can-be-smarter-actually-makes-you-smarter/ Miscellaneous ramblings on miscellaneous topics Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ploni Almoni http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2010/01/30/believing-you-can-be-smarter-actually-makes-you-smarter/comment-page-1/#comment-3514 Ploni Almoni Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:25:46 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=2178#comment-3514 <p>I've always been interested in a lot of subjects, and am always finding new things to learn. I think that has helped, you're right.</p> I’ve always been interested in a lot of subjects, and am always finding new things to learn. I think that has helped, you’re right.

]]> By: Head Geek http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2010/01/30/believing-you-can-be-smarter-actually-makes-you-smarter/comment-page-1/#comment-3511 Head Geek Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:35:00 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=2178#comment-3511 <p>There's more to smarts than just exercising the brain, though. If all you're doing is repeating the same basic things over and over (such as word puzzles or Sudoku), you're not going to get any smarter. You have to tackle all sorts of different things, and learn all sorts of new ways to handle them.</p> <p>Advanced math, computer programming, rocket science... it's not just that people who are smart are drawn to those subjects, but also that people who are drawn to them <em>get</em> smart (or smarter), by working with them.</p> There’s more to smarts than just exercising the brain, though. If all you’re doing is repeating the same basic things over and over (such as word puzzles or Sudoku), you’re not going to get any smarter. You have to tackle all sorts of different things, and learn all sorts of new ways to handle them.

Advanced math, computer programming, rocket science… it’s not just that people who are smart are drawn to those subjects, but also that people who are drawn to them get smart (or smarter), by working with them.

]]> By: Ploni Almoni http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2010/01/30/believing-you-can-be-smarter-actually-makes-you-smarter/comment-page-1/#comment-3510 Ploni Almoni Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:14:50 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=2178#comment-3510 <p>A brain is like any other muscle in the body, it needs exercise.</p> A brain is like any other muscle in the body, it needs exercise.

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