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10 Fascinating Books That Will Increase Your Intelligence
Plus Naval Ravikant’s brilliant definition of intelligence
How can a person increase their intelligence? Is that even possible? Or is intelligence more or less fixed at birth?
And what do we even mean by the word intelligence anyway?
Naval Ravikant said that the only intelligence test is whether or not you get what you want in life, and I’d be inclined to agree!
In all my reading, I’ve learned that while genetics do (obviously) play a significant role in a person’s intelligence, it’s not fixed. We can improve over time, specifically when it comes to things like decision-making, critical thinking, and creativity.
We can also change and improve our mindset and attitude in an instant.
And if the right book comes along that helps you get EXACTLY what you want in life, isn’t that almost the same thing as doubling our intelligence?
The ten books I’ve chosen tonight may or may not double your intelligence, but they were all “Before” and “After” books for me. Meaning, that I went into them thinking one way about the world, and was completely changed by the time I finished reading them.
I hope you feel the same way…
