What is Intelligence Quotient and Why it Matters?

IQ

The combination of apprehensive or rational capabilities required to gain learning and to utilize that information in a reliable way to resolve queries that have a well-chronicled purpose and composition. Intelligence relates to how sharp and quick one is. IQ is an abbreviation for Intelligence Quotient. The average IQ is 100. If your score is higher, then you are more intelligent than the ordinary person and a lower rate shows you are less clever. It is linked with your age group and it differs from person to person. People were also analyzed on the basis of their daily activities. It is also believed that intelligence is also the outcome of heredity. Your IQ is determined by your performance and vice versa.

It is believed that children with high rates of IQ are learned to learn more than compared to other students of their class. Getting excellent grades is determined by many factors like dedication, interest, and willingness to study. Though IQ is not related to genes and not set at birth. It is just the functioning of your brain and this performance of the brain can be enhanced at any time. Your IQ is the measure of your potential. Use it in the best possible way for your growth and for the betterment of others. Our brain grows every day. People with strong IQ perform best everywhere in the job, education, and personal life. Though IQ and educational success or career achievements are not related to each other. Our IQ is determined by creativity, attitude, common sense, hard work, discipline. Low IQ level does not determine failure similarly high IQ does not determine success in your career.

The IQ tests used today are. 

1. Differential ability Scales
2. Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
3. Peabody Individual Achievement Test

Tips to increase our IQ.

1. Increase brain activity

Playing games like Sudoku, Crossword puzzles, chess, and solve math problems verbally may increase your brainpower and your problem-solving skills. This is the best mental practice for your brain and boosts logical activities. This improves your concentration. Keep your brain occupied in learning activities. It will strengthen your memory and will help in increasing your IQ. Studies reveal that these really do amazing things and bring a change in your lifestyle.

2. Learn music

Studies show that playing music and learning musical instruments can reduce stress and increase brain activity and leaves a long-lasting impact.

3. Regenerate yourself

Learn the things for life not just to sustain, for money, well-being or comfort. Think and analyze things deeply. Carry a change in your lifestyle and personality, attitude, and behavior. Be a decision-maker.

4. Meditation

Meditating at least for half an hour daily. Take deep breaths and this helps inflow the oxygen to blood and brain and stimulates your intellect and triggers the cortexes of the brain. Exercising boosts your mood and starts your daily routine with energy and effectiveness and promotes your IQ significantly. This adds value to your life.

5. Explore

Explore new things, places, and people around. Visit new places, meet new people, read new books, learn some interesting things that may not be relevant to your curriculum and you do not have any knowledge about. Reading novels, newspapers may improve your language skills, grammatical rules, vocabulary and smartens your thinking ability.

6. Short breaks between work

Researches reveal that taking a short break of 10 minutes after working or studying for an hour helps you in retaining things for long.

7. Healthy and balanced diet

Include green and leafy vegetables like spinach, strawberries, blueberries, fish, coconut oil in your meal. Take light food in breakfast like fruits, milk, dry fruits, corn flakes, avocado, eggs, dark chocolate, and glucose are the main energy source. Stay away from carbohydrates like sugar, bread, and fast foods like pasta, pizza, chips. Take unprocessed food. Junk food leads to lower IQ. This lowers your intelligence level. Avoiding smoking and too much alcohol but consuming alcohol in a limited amount improve health and make you rationally sharp.

8. Get social

Taking part and involving in social activities helps you find the solutions to the problems for which you alone can't find. Making a group with smart people will get you more information. Stay away from toxic and negative people. Don't be isolated. People enjoy their own company to avoid social interactions. This can leave a negative impact on our personality.

9. Take a vacation

Once you are rationally tired, go on a small vacation. This will keep you refreshed.

10. Share your knowledge  

Sharing knowledge will increase it. Become a blogger, YouTuber, public speaker and you can also write on Quora. These are the best platforms to share your wisdom.