Editorial

What differentiates the other animal kingdom from human species is perhaps for more superior 'intelligence' that we possess. You must have gone through many articles about intelligence. Some titles like 'test your intelligence' and improve your intelligence are quite popular and common for general masses. At times, you may wonder whether intelligence con be measured by something like weighing machine or what kind of vitamins and tonics can improve it?

You may be one of unlucky persons to feel sorry for thinking that you are less intelligent than some others. Worst of all you may develop an inferiority complex after going through some questions to test IQ because you are unable to answer many of them correctly. Let me make it clear to you that intelligence is not IQ. Intelligence quotient (IQ) is an index of intelligence. It is the unit of measuring intelligence. Your ability in answering or in not answering a few questions does not measure your intelligence, the myths about intelligence usually misguide the students and in many cases create psychological fallouts. Your strong will power can do wonder If you improve your will power than you can improve your intelligence.

To begin with do something that you do not want to do, at least once every day. It could be writing a letter, getting up early from bed. Let it be something that normally you would avoid. Increasing its frequency gradually and tell yourself, "If I want I can do it" Visualize yourself as being a person of strong will. Tell yourself proudly : hour-by-hour, day-by-day "my will power is getting stronger and stronger. Thus by your strong will power the concentration will increase and definitely you will improve your intelligence. Intelligence becomes an asset when some useful order is created out of free floating brain power.

If you are lazy by nature, don't feel bad about it, develop the attitude, which regards difficulties as a challenge and an opportunity. Instead of running away from them, your combative instinct will release fresh energies which will prove helpful in the construction of healthy mind.