I would avoid athletic metaphors for IQ. People naturally tend to assume brains work like muscles. Muscles get stronger with exercise. Brains do not get smarter with “exercise” (study/puzzles/classes/etc). The data is clear—it just doesn’t work that way.
I would avoid athletic metaphors for IQ. People naturally tend to assume brains work like muscles. Muscles get stronger with exercise. Brains do not get smarter with “exercise” (study/puzzles/classes/etc). The data is clear—it just doesn’t work that way.