08/19/2025

Five Ways We Make Ourselves Less Intelligent Each Day

Fixed mindset limits brain growth

When it comes to psychology, we're often our own worst enemies, and that goes double for our effective IQ.

The concept cares less about abstract numbers and focuses entirely on what we actually get out of our brains. It is a practical blend of cognitive performance, executive function, fluid intelligence and the real-world application side of intelligence, harking back to what Sternberg might call "successful intelligence."

When we zero in on the practical choices that either sharpen or dull our thinking, we see just how much of the outcome is in our own hands.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Psychology Today.