Improving Intelligence and Focus

Current Attention Span Challenges

• Average adult attention span: 8.25 seconds
• Result: Difficulty in focusing and developing intelligence

Definition of Academic Intelligence

• Knowledge of skills
• Problem-solving ability
• Wisdom

Methods to Enhance Intelligence

• Skill improvement: Practice the skill regularly
• Problem-solving: Engage in solving problems
• Knowledge expansion: Read literature

Challenges in Modern World

• Distractions due to overstimulating media
• Procrastination linked to overstimulation, not distractions alone
• Dopamine rewards from distractions reinforce the habit

Solutions to Enhance Intelligence

• Maximize focus: Key to retaining information
• Reduce overstimulation: Decrease craving for distractions

Creativity as a Component of Intelligence

• Reducing overstimulation also boosts creativity, leading to more ideas

Training Focus and Creativity

• Focus training: Improve focus by actively practicing it during tasks
• Personal example: Focus improved from five minutes to four hours through self-timing

Additional Resources

• Further learning: Video suggestions and social media links for life lessons

Conclusion

• Decreasing overstimulation and active focus training are essential for improving intelligence and creativity.