To boost your intelligence, learn how to self-soothe

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Post by mbellotti » Fri, Jul 02, 2021, 3:28 AM UTC

To boost your intelligence, learn how to self-soothe
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Post by pmoriarty » Fri, Jul 02, 2021, 6:25 PM UTC

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Post by king_magic » Fri, Jul 02, 2021, 6:28 PM UTC

  The single most impactful thing you can do to boost your intelligence is learn how to effectively self-soothe

This sounds like absolutely unscientific, completely unfounded, feel-good-blogspam bullshit. And hey, maybe it isn't - maybe it's legit. But I see no sources, no studies that indicate that "self soothing" does anything for boosting general intelligence.

Absent sources that confirm the author's position, this feels like a pretty intellectually dishonest piece.

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Post by Consultant32452 » Fri, Jul 02, 2021, 6:29 PM UTC

king_magic wrote: post #3

The single most impactful thing you can do to boost your intelligence is learn how to effectively self-soothe This sounds like absolutely unscientific, completely unfounded, feel-good-blogspam bullshit. And hey, maybe it isn't - maybe it's legit. But I see no sources, no studies that indicate that "self soothing" does anything for boosting general intelligence. Absent sources that confirm the author's position, this…

People are willing to believe all sorts of unscientific nonsense about general intelligence because the science gives us inconvenient conclusions.

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Post by lyx0 » Fri, Jul 02, 2021, 6:29 PM UTC

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Post by hpoe » Fri, Jul 02, 2021, 6:34 PM UTC

king_magic wrote: post #3

The single most impactful thing you can do to boost your intelligence is learn how to effectively self-soothe This sounds like absolutely unscientific, completely unfounded, feel-good-blogspam bullshit. And hey, maybe it isn't - maybe it's legit. But I see no sources, no studies that indicate that "self soothing" does anything for boosting general intelligence. Absent sources that confirm the author's position, this…

The wonderful quote that appears halfway through supports your conclusion

"There are many theories about the connection between sensory processing and intelligence but my personal belief having lived it is"

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Post by jhap » Fri, Jul 02, 2021, 6:35 PM UTC

king_magic wrote: post #3

The single most impactful thing you can do to boost your intelligence is learn how to effectively self-soothe This sounds like absolutely unscientific, completely unfounded, feel-good-blogspam bullshit. And hey, maybe it isn't - maybe it's legit. But I see no sources, no studies that indicate that "self soothing" does anything for boosting general intelligence. Absent sources that confirm the author's position, this…

I wonder what the actual single most impactful thing you can do to boost your intelligence is?

Besides going to school for 20 years, being well-fed and rested, presumably it's taking modafinil?

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Post by throwaway98797 » Fri, Jul 02, 2021, 6:36 PM UTC

Acknowledge problem.

Accept problem.

Attempt to solve problem.

Accept outcome.

Rinse and repeat. Don’t waste cycles on the emotions of having problems.

(not saying that emotions don’t matter, often times they distract one from making progress)

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Post by frumper » Fri, Jul 02, 2021, 6:37 PM UTC

king_magic wrote: post #3

The single most impactful thing you can do to boost your intelligence is learn how to effectively self-soothe This sounds like absolutely unscientific, completely unfounded, feel-good-blogspam bullshit. And hey, maybe it isn't - maybe it's legit. But I see no sources, no studies that indicate that "self soothing" does anything for boosting general intelligence. Absent sources that confirm the author's position, this…

I read this as learn to reign in your extremes so you don't stop yourself from learning. Extreme distractions, emotions, actions all will pull you away from what you'd like to accomplish or learn. Soothing the anxiety that prevents you from doing something, or calming the anger that blinds you to reason are effective ways of getting through challenging times to help you do what you originally set out to do.

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Post by Theizestooke » Fri, Jul 02, 2021, 6:37 PM UTC

jhap wrote: post #7

king_magic wrote: post #3

The single most impactful thing you can do to boost your intelligence is learn how to effectively self-soothe This sounds like absolutely unscientific, completely unfounded, feel-good-blogspam bullshit. And hey, maybe it isn't - maybe it's legit. But I see no sources, no studies that indicate that "self soothing" does anything for boosting general intelligence. Absent sources that confirm the author's position, this…

I wonder what the actual single most impactful thing you can do to boost your intelligence is? Besides going to school for 20 years, being well-fed and rested, presumably it's taking modafinil?

Twenty years ago I heard stories about people taking Piracetam, but afaik it's for Alzheimer patients and not healthy individuals looking to boost their intelligence.