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We are glad to welcome you, dear readers! I think you have met people more than once in your life whom you want to listen to almost until the morning. Because they, it turns out, know so many interesting things that it is simply impossible to stop asking questions.
It is interesting, exciting with them, they can warn, suggest something, and in general, they deserve a lot of respect and recognition.
And if you want to be such a person, but do not have the desired level of knowledge at all and do not know where to start, then this article will help you. Because today we will look at how to increase erudition, and with the help of completely different ways.
What to do?
First you need to understand what type of erudition you want to develop. That is, what strategy to follow:
- A little bit different. This is the so-called horizon. A person seeks to collect knowledge from absolutely different spheres and areas. Suppose he is well versed in art, and in physics, and in sports, and even in fashion. He is able to answer any question, only on the condition that he does not require narrowly specialized knowledge. Since he owns information superficially.
- A lot, but about one thing. This option implies that a person accumulates knowledge only in one area. But they are so deep that she can safely be called a professional. Since no one can compete in awareness.
Therefore, first of all, determine for yourself the goals that you want to achieve. If you pass for an interesting interlocutor, it is easy to solve crossword puzzles and be able to support any conversation without awkward pauses, then the first option will suit you.
But if you are striving to advance in your career, then feel free to choose the second one. Because, think for yourself, will you take a child with a toothache to the dentist, or just to the family doctor? Will you order a team of craftsmen who are engaged in construction, or directly those who specialize in tiles, if you still need to beautifully and efficiently decorate a bathroom with it?
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Questions
The main problem of a person is that he simply ceases to be interested in the structure of the world. Something seems so familiar to him that he no longer needs to figure out how it works and how it works.
By the way, children often confuse adults when they have to explain simple things, for example, why the refrigerator creates cold and where the wind comes from the hair dryer.
So, to develop erudition, use the recommendations of Cicero. Namely, try to explain and describe any situations based on this list:
- Who?
- What?
- How? With using what?
- For what?
- How so?
- When?
- Where exactly?
Aphorisms
Quoting smart, well-known figures of culture and science indicates the presence of high intelligence. Only if it’s appropriate. By the way, aphorisms also often help to defend one’s opinion in the process of a dispute or discussion.
Only one memorization of any collections will not help much. Try to think carefully about each sentence you read. Only then will it be remembered and appear in the head in a timely manner, if you need to argue your point of view and so on.
Historical dates
Be sure to learn historical dates. Then the structure of the world will become more understandable for you, systematically built. The chronology of events is very important, without it it is impossible to navigate in the space of information.
For example, if you are asked “For whom did Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin fight for in World War II?”, then you do not have to calculate the years, because at that time he had not been alive for a long time.
This is a primitive example, but it shows how important historical dates really are. Otherwise, interlocutors at any time can catch on a simple question. And then the reputation of a reasonable person with a broad outlook will be lost.
Websites and online programs
If you don’t know where to start, I recommend checking out this site:
- Wiki. With it, you can improve memory, attention and thinking. With literally 20 minutes of exercise a day, you yourself will be surprised at what results you can achieve. This is the best brain training platform at the moment.
Narrow profile
So, this option involves in-depth knowledge of one area. Just to begin with, you need to clearly define the area in which you want to achieve maximum competence. And also understand what exactly your limitations are.
Because, before going somewhere, it is important for each person to know his location, the point from which he will move. Only in this case it is possible to build a route.
By the way, when an adult recognizes his limitations, this makes him even more significant in the eyes of his interlocutors.
Prepare multi-colored stickers on which you will write out topics, nuances that you would like to return to and pay more attention to. Make a training plan to have at least a rough idea of how long it will take you to achieve your goal. And also to structure the work, breaking it down into small tasks. You will learn how to draw up such a self-development plan from this article.
Recommendations
Curiosity
Even Aristotle discovered that we know the world thanks to the questions that are formed by our consciousness. If we weren’t interested in something, we would hardly be considered reasonable people. Since it is feelings that give us energy, motivate us to achieve and, in general, move us.
Think back to yourself in school. Was there a subject that seemed completely boring to you? Why could you sit behind a textbook for almost a few hours without understanding anything?
In general, to increase intelligence, it is important to allow yourself to be curious like a child. Do not stop yourself, for example, age.
It seems that at so many years it is not supposed to be interested in something with childish enthusiasm. And do not be afraid to seem stupid, not understanding something. Because, if you look, even the smartest person in the world does not own universal knowledge.
Physical exercise
Exercising improves blood flow, which brings more oxygen to the brain. Accordingly, it is easier for him to process information, store it, and so on.
Only physical activity should be given to your body on a regular basis. No one is forcing you to run a marathon every week. Just choose the program that suits you, your body and the pace of life and do at least 30 minutes daily.
Development must be comprehensive, only in this way can harmony and balance be achieved.
Healthy sleep
No matter how much time you devote to the learning process, no matter how hard you try — if you sleep little or suffer from insomnia, all attempts to become smarter will be doomed to failure.
Because you will not be able to concentrate on the material, accordingly, it will not be stored in memory, and thinking will become slow.
Therefore, if you have any problems with sleep, be sure to solve them. And how, you will learn from here.
Food
The diet of an adult should be balanced and include a certain amount of nutrients, minerals, vitamins, and so on. Otherwise, the brain will not be able to work actively and fully, providing you with knowledge and skills.
You can find out which foods are the most beneficial for the brain on our website.
And by the way, if you are addicted to nicotine, alcohol and other substances — first of all, declare a fight to them. Because you will be wasting resources and energy on the learning process.
After all, this kind of addiction negatively affects not only general health, relationships with loved ones and not so people, at work, but also on cognitive functions, your abilities.
Communication
The life of any person is greatly influenced by the people with whom he often has to intersect.
Therefore, choose as interlocutors exactly those next to whom you become smarter, and not vice versa, degrade. With whom it is interesting to create a discussion, to come up with something. Who can you turn to for advice and clarification?
You should not try to surround yourself with those next to whom you will feel that you are the most erudite and developed. Otherwise, you will relax, and you will not experience any motivation for achievements at all.
Completion
Most importantly, believe in yourself and your abilities. After all, no matter how smart you really are, it’s all pointless if you don’t corny recognize, respect and love yourself.
Good luck to you and accomplishments on the way of knowing the world!
Also, we recommend reading an article about heuristic methods, i.e. This is a solution to the problem by non-standard methods.
The material was prepared by a psychologist, Gestalt therapist, Zhuravina Alina