Email for: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Brain Improvement & IQ Newsletter Issue #106, September 12-13, 2004
In this issue: -> Sponsor of the Week -> �IQ Tests� of the Week -> Brain Improvement Products and Services -> ARTICLE: Help for Improving Test Scores � written by Wayne Perkins -> ARTICLE: You're A Mathematical Genius, You Know! � written by Murdo Macleod -> BOOK REVIEW: The Better Brain Book: The Best Tools for Improving Memory and Sharpness and for Preventing Aging of the Brain � By David Perlmutter, M.D., and Carol Colman -> High IQ Societies -> How to subscribe and unsubscribe to this newsletter Current Subscribers � 42,741 subscribers. Removal instructions are listed at the end of the newsletter. Send all questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (732) 761-9930 ------------------------------------------ ** SPONSOR of the WEEK ** ----------------------------------------- CENTERPOINTE - THE MOST POWERFUL MIND DEVELOPMENT TOOL ON EARTH- -Experience powerful FREE on-line demo of what many describe as "the most powerful personal growth/mind development tool on Earth." Float away into states of super-pleasurable, deep meditation with Holosync� sound technology. Visit http://www.selfgrowth.com/center2.html ---------------------------------------------- *** �IQ TESTS� of the WEEK *** ---------------------------------------------- ** PATTERN and WORD PLAY BRAIN TEASER ** What letter comes next in this sequence? Y � Y � H � L � Y � E � Y � T � ? Find the solution at http://www.selfimprovementnewsletters.com/puzzle241.html ** LATERAL THINKING CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK ** Just before the end of the semester, four college sophomores discussed their chances for certain grades in psychology class. In the following remarks, the four students make predictions. Jack: We'll all get different grades. If I get an A, then Lucy will get a D. Jean: If Lucy gets a C, then Jack will get a D. Jack will get a better grade than Paul. Lucy: If Jean doesn't get an A, then Jack will get a C. If I get a B, then Paul won't get a D. Paul: If Lucy gets an A, then I'll get a B. If Jean doesn't get a B, I won't either. After the grades were posted, the students saw that each received a grade that fit in with all their predictions. Each of the four students got a different grade. There was one A, one B, one C, and one D. What grade did each student receive? Find the solution at http://www.selfimprovementnewsletters.com/puzzle242.html ** OPTIMISM TEST FROM TESTCAFE.COM ** 40 questions, 5-10 minutes Do you view things negatively or positively? Are you an optimist or a pessimist? This test will help you discover which way, and to what extent, you are either a pessimist or optimist. Each individual possesses an "explanatory style," which is the way you habitually explain to yourself the reason events happen. While an optimistic explanatory style will stop helplessness, a pessimistic explanatory style consistently promotes it. Your explanatory style reflects what you carry in your "heart" and this test will show you if it is positive or negative. To take the test, visit their website at http://www.testcafe.com/opt/?affil ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *** BRAIN ENHANCEMENT PRODUCTS*** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** Accelerated Learning Techniques : The Express Track To Super Intelligence - by Brian Tracy and Colin Rose- -Triple your reading speed. Develop a "photographic memory." Increase your brain capacity up to 400%, and achieve any goal you desire. This landmark program is based on the Nobel Prize-winning research. Visit http://www.selfgrowth.com/products/colin1.html ** The Einstein Factor : A Proven New Method for Increasing Your Intelligence - by Win Wenger, PH.D.& Richard Poe The Einstein Factor will give you a breakthrough set of tools that will allow you to raise your intelligence, concentration, and insight to much higher levels. These processes will do much more than just raise your IQ. They contribute to a more important goal � elevating your overall brain power and enhancing memory, creativity, reading speed, specific talents, and general brain health. Using Dr. Wenger�s Image Streaming technique, you�ll bypass inhibitions and access the powerful capabilities of your mind, which has virtually unlimited potential. Visit http://www.selfgrowth.com/products/einstein2.html HOW TO ADD A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR WEBSITE HERE If you want to share information about your website in our newsletter, please go to the following webpage and fill out the form. Visit our website at http://www.selfgrowth.com/form-ad-brain-newsletter.html <a href=http://www.selfgrowth.com/form-ad-brain-newsletter.html>Click Here for Hyperlink</a> ---------------------------------------------------- *** ARTICLE: Help for Improving Test Scores � written by Wayne Perkins *** ---------------------------------------------------- Are you ready to pass your examinations this school year? Or do you freeze up when taking tests? Here are five great tips that will help you achieve higher test scores and reduce the stress associated with taking your tests at the same time. As a hypnotherapist, I have worked with thousands of students in junior high school, high school, and college. I find these tips help all students overcome anxiety caused by test taking, and improve memory and recall. The results are better examination scores. 1. Get a good night sleep before the test. Do not stay up all night. Your brain works so much better after a good night's sleep. You will carry a relaxed feeling into the testing classroom or lecture hall. 2. Breathe deeply. When you find yourself in the classroom, begin breathing deeply and deliberately. Think to yourself, the test will be easy, and you feel confident in the grade you will attain after taking the test. When the teacher passes out your test and it is in your hand, take three slow deep breathes. Each time you inhale; feel energy entering your body. Feel the energy stimulate your brain. Each time you exhale, picture, and feel all of the tension leaving your lungs. 3. Skip the difficult questions. As you begin taking the test, answer all the questions, you are confident in, first. Each time you pass over a hard question, take slow deep breaths again, allowing your body to relax and your brain to focus on the easy questions. You will find you will soon have an urge to go back to the difficult question, answering it. Go ahead and do so at this time. 4. Remember, you are smarter than you think. In spite of what your parents said or what your teachers think, you are much smarter than you think. As you relax your body and focus your brain, you will begin to feel more in control of your test results. Everything you have ever read, heard, touched, tasted or smelled is always stored in your brain. As you relax, you will find it easier to remember information. 5. Never, cheat on a test. By cheating on a test, not only do you stand a chance of expulsion from school, but also you are sending a message to your brain that you are not smart enough to take a test on your own. What happens next is you lose self-confidence, for not only the test you are taking currently, but also all tests and all subjects. The loss in self-confidence is much more damaging and will follow you around longer than expulsion from school. The lack of self-confidence will find affect personal relationships, jobs, and earning power over a lifetime. Relax and trust yourself to remember the information you need without cheating on tests. Summary: Remember to relax when taking tests. Relaxation triggers the brain to remember information easier and recall it when taking tests. Practice the five steps and watch your test scores rise. About the Submitter Wayne F. Perkins is an educational hypnotherapist and author of the "Hypnosis for Better Test Scores" Audio CD. Wayne presents school assembly programs and consults with educators and students on how to improve test scores. Hypnotism Education Website: http://www.wayneperkins.net/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** ARTICLE: You're A Mathematical Genius, You Know! � written by Murdo Macleod ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This may come as a surprise to you. But the truth is, you really are good at mathematics. You see, every day you solve complex problems by breaking them down into tiny little "baby steps". And just like the world's most powerful computer or the greatest ever mathematical prodigy, it's this step-by-step process that enables you to do practically anything. Let's see this process in action with a couple of examples: * * * Example 1 - Calculating the Dreaded Sales Tax The sales tax rate varies around the world, but here in the UK it's 17.5%. Urgh! What kind of figure is that? Let's look at it again and see how we can tame the beast by breaking it down. 17.5 It consists of 10, plus 5 plus 2.5, doesn't it? And those numbers form a distinct sequence. In other words... "10, plus half, plus half again". Now that we know this, we can do something really clever... Suppose you want to calculate 17.5% of 40 UK pounds. How would you work this out? (Stop! Don't even think of reaching for that calculator!) Start with the 10. 10% of 40 is 4. Add half (2) and half again (1) and you get 7. So you proudly announce to your colleagues... "So by adding 17.5% sales tax to our �40 product, the total retail price will be... �47." They look on amazed. Let's take another example and show how simple math really is... * * * Example 2 - Help your daughter with her homework. You arrive home and your daughter needs some help with her math assignment. It's those darn fractions again. She just can't make sense of them. "A half times a half is a quarter. So how, when you multiply things together, can you have LESS than you started out with!" You explain that multiplication and division are two sides of the same thing, and you make it "real world" for her with a little analogy: You get her to imagine a cake. You remind her that "multiplying by half" is another way of saying divide by 2. So she pictures herself halving the cake, giving one piece half to her friend Jane, and keeping the other half. You daughter now has half a cake. She multiplies her piece by a half (i.e. "divides it into two again") and she's left with a quarter. She goes off to bed happy, dreaming about birthday cake And you get to watch the ball game on TV. Again, it's just a matter of simplifying. ------------------------------------------------------------ Real world math is not about mental agony, or learning mechanical formulas that you follow mindlessly like a robot. It's about common sense, seeing how numbers really work, and breaking things down. You just need a little imagination. After all, that's what genius really is. About the Submitter Murdo Macleod is a software developer and co-author of the 'Fun With Figures' mental math course, which shows anyone of any age or ability how to calculate quickly and easily. Visit the site today at: http://FunWithFigures.com/ ---------------------------------------------------- ** BOOK REVIEW: The Better Brain Book: The Best Tools for Improving Memory and Sharpness and for Preventing Aging of the Brain � By David Perlmutter, M.D., and Carol Colman ** ---------------------------------------------------- Playing into our culture's obsession with maintaining youthfulness, neurologist Perlmutter and coauthor Colman say the "typical" signs of brain aging�losing your keys, forgetting appointments, having trouble multitasking�aren't necessarily inevitable and are actually preventable. They divide their book into three tiers: factors affecting mental function, tools for developing a better brain and specific brain disorders. Perlmutter, who runs a Florida health center, is quite concerned with showing how brain aging can be prevented and clarity can be regained by making dietary adjustments. He and Colman also warn of the dangers of using prescription or OTC drugs that may be "interfering with your brain's ability to function at optimal levels." From stomach acid suppressors to antidepressants, medications lower brain antioxidants, they say, leaving dangerous free radicals room to roam. Perlmutter and Colman recommend the usual supplemental solutions, but also pay attention to new memory rejuvenating therapies like hormone replacement. There's also an illuminating chapter on the brain toxins present in the average daily diet (e.g., aluminum and mercury), with advice on how to eliminate them. Although the authors sometimes favor an alarmist tone, their book is an informative explanation of how the brain ages and how it can be protected, and it presents novel, practical ideas. The list price for this book is $24.95. To purchase it for $17.46 at a 30% discount from Amazon.com, go directly to http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=157322278X/selfimprovemeonlA/ ---------------------------------------------------- ** HIGH IQ SOCIETIES ** --------------------------------------------------- American Mensa, Ltd., 1229 Corporate Dr. West Arlington, TX 76006 - 1-800-66-MENSA .Open to individuals who have scored in the top 2% on a standardized intelligence test. Founded in 1945 by R.Berrill and L.Ware. Name of Journal: Mensa Bulletin Visit them on the web at http://www.mensa.org International Society for Philosophical Enquiry, c/o Harry Callahan, PO Box 34304, Omaha, NE 68134 -- Open to individuals who score in the 99.9th percentile on a standardized adult intelligence test. Founded 1974 by Chris Harding. Name of Journal: Telicom Visit them on the web at http://www.crosswinds.net/~ispe/ Intertel, P.O. Box 150580, Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 797-7210-- Open to individuals who have an IQ at or above the 99th percentile on an accepted test. Founded in 1967 by Ralph Haines. Name of Journal: Integra Visit their website at http://pw1.netcom.com/~snoflo/intertel1.html Mega Society, c/o Rick Rosner, 5139 Balboa Blvd #303, Encino, CA 91316-3430--Open to individuals with an IQ in the 99.9999th percentile. Founded in 1982 by Ronald K Hoeflin. Name of Journal: Noesis Visit their website at http://www.ultrahiq.net/MegaSociety/ One-In-A-Thousand, PO Box 539, New York, NY 10101 (Ronald K. Hoeflin, Founder)--Open to persons with measured IQs in the top 1/10% of the population. Name of Journal: Oath Visit them on the web at http://www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/oath.html Prometheus Society, c/o Robert Dick, 13 Speer Street, Somerville, NJ 08876--Open to individuals exceeding the 99.997th percentile of general intelligence. Founded in 1982 by Ronald K Hoeflin. Name of Journal: Gift of Fire Visit them on the web at http://www.prometheussociety.org/ Triple Nine Society, PO Box 29, Dover, MA 02030-0029--Open to those individuals who score in the top 99.9th percentile on a standardized intelligence test. Visit them on the web at http://www.triplenine.org Sinistral SIG, 200 Emmett Ave., Derby, CT 06418 (203) 735-1759-- Open to left-handed people whose IQs are in the top 2% of the population and who are eligible to be members of Mensa. The International High Five Society, 3546 Devon Hill Road, Toledo, OH 43606-1102 (419) 474-3809 FAX: (419) 474-1009, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Five is open to anyone testing above the 95th percentile on a standardized test of intelligence. 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