Instant Wisdom: 10 Easy Ways to Get Smart Fast
By Beth Burgess
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This book will make you smarter, more capable and more creative, super-fast - whatever your IQ.
Have you ever had a problem at home, work or in a relationship that you just couldn't figure out how to solve? Have you felt stuck and frustrated because you can't come up with a good solution? Maybe it's a problem that's been niggling at you for ages, draining your energy and making you unhappy. Or maybe it's an ambition or project which you can't seem to complete or achieve, no matter how hard you try – but it would make such a difference to your life if only you could.
Have you wasted precious time or money on ineffective solutions? Has the issue caused you stress or hung a cloud over your life? Has your potential suffered because you can't see how to achieve your goals?
How much better would your life be if you were able to overcome your obstacles super-fast? If you could have instant epiphanies rather than wasting your time spinning your wheels? Wouldn't you feel lighter and freer knowing that you can solve issues in a snap? Wouldn't life be easier and more enjoyable when you can simply eradicate problems and get on with your goals?
Blending science, psychology and philosophy, INSTANT WISDOM: 10 Easy Ways to Get Smart Fast will teach you tools, tweaks and techniques that will make you smarter in mere minutes or seconds, boosting your creativity and expanding your mental horizons. The strategies include methods that geniuses and peak performers use to get amazing results.
You will learn:
+ Einstein's top tool to be ultra-inventive (you can do this in your sleep)
+ The “Alice in Wonderland” technique that helps you learn anything (it's fast and fun)
+ A way to boost your creativity that is so simple that kids can do it (it's literally child's play)
+ How to fool your brain into being super-focused (an actor used this trick to land millionaire-making roles)
+ An ancient technique that will make you much wiser (a famous philosopher's secret weapon)
+ How to become cleverer doing things you love (this surprising method leads to happiness and success)
+ The tactic top athletes use for ultimate performance (but you don't even have to leave your chair for this)
+ A delicious way to boost your logic (granny knows this trick, but I bet you don't)
+ The “Smart Stranger” method for achieving instant insight (this is a genius way of solving any problem)
+ How to get great minds to improve your intelligence (no bribes required)
... and much more.
When you can boost your brainpower instantly, you will be able to solve personal problems much faster, become a better worker, save precious time on projects, and achieve your goals at lightning speed.
Instant Wisdom contains personal stories, surprising studies and real examples. It contains a variety of exercises, so you can use the tools immediately.
So, what are you waiting for? Do you really want to spend more time and energy stressing out over problems? Or do you want a whole set of easy tools that you can use to instantly be sharper in all areas of your life?
Get INSTANT WISDOM now!
Editorial Reviews: "A well-written, insightful look at things people can do right now to make their brains work for them. With each page of this perceptive, frank and illuminating book, I did become quite a bit wiser. The techniques may seem marvelous and fantastic -- except they actually do work. Most highly recommended. FIVE STARS." - Readers' Favorite
"The Only Self-Improvement Book You Need to Read...If you read Instant Wisdom, you can skip just about every other self-improvement book out there...at least until Burgess's next book comes out."- Picking Books
Beth Burgess
Beth Burgess is an award-winning, best-selling author, therapist, coach, freelance writer, and founder of two specialist services. ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH: As an alcoholic in recovery, Beth specializes in writing about addiction recovery and all the issues that surround it. Her recovery books include 'The Recovery Formula' and the award-winning 'The Happy Addict'. She has also contributed two chapters to 'Addiction and Choice: Rethinking the relationship'. Smyls.co.uk was set up to empower people who have suffered setbacks to move on and find happiness. As someone who has recovered from addiction, social anxiety disorder, bulimia, self-harm and Borderline Personality Disorder, Beth has an empathy and insight that allows her to reach people in the darkest of places. WISDOM AND EFFECTIVENESS: After making a complete mess of the first part of her life, Beth set out on a journey to gain insight, so she could become a wiser, better, happier person. By studying and exploring science, spirituality, philosophy, psychology, and sociology, Beth has been able to formulate new ways of thinking, develop her own insights, and transform her life. Beth wanted to share the wisdom she has learned, so she set up Wiseism.com, a resource to help people use wisdom to improve their lives. 'Instant Wisdom' is the first book in 'the Wiseism Series', and became a No. 1 Kindle Bestseller in the month after its release. OTHER: On her professional journey as a therapist and her personal journey, too, Beth has learned cutting-edge ways to deal with all sorts of issues from beating stress and mood disorders, to increasing the chances of achieving success, happiness. and fulfillment. Beth has written articles for The Huffington Post, Tiny Buddha, the Royal Society of the Arts, The Big Issue, New Statesman and various other publications. She regularly writes on topics such as addiction, mental health, and what it takes to live a healthy, happy life. Beth has also published a mini ebook, 'What is Self Esteem?' You can always see what Beth is up to at bethburgess.co.uk.
Read more from Beth Burgess
The Happy Addict: How to be Happy in Recovery from Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What Is Self Esteem? How to Build Your Self Esteem and Feel Happy Now Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
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Instant Wisdom - Beth Burgess
Instant
Wisdom
10 Easy Ways To
Get Smart Fast
by
Beth Burgess
First published in 2018
Published by Eightball Publishing
Copyright © 2017 Beth Burgess
All rights reserved.
Cover image courtesy of Robert Ellsworth Tyler
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, or by any means, without prior written permission from the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles, interviews and reviews.
Introduction
Do you want to be a smarter, wiser person? Do you want to become an expert at solving tricky problems that used to leave you stuck? Do you want to be able to devise amazingly creative solutions? Do you want to boost your brain's capabilities?
This book will teach you tools, tweaks and techniques that will make you smarter in mere minutes, or even just seconds. They are easy to do, won't cost you any money, and some require no real effort at all!
That may sound incredible, but the strategies I'll teach you are backed by science and include quick and easy methods that geniuses and peak performers use to get amazing results. Whatever your education level or IQ, this book will make you smarter.
You will learn:
- Einstein's top tool to be ultra-inventive (you can do this in your sleep)
- The 'Alice in Wonderland' technique that helps you learn anything (it's fast and fun)
- A way to boost your creativity that is so simple that kids can do it (it's literally child's play)
- How to fool your brain into being super-focused (an actor used this trick to land millionaire-making roles)
- An ancient technique that will make you much wiser (a famous Greek philosopher's secret weapon)
- How to become cleverer doing things you love (this surprising method leads to happiness and success)
- The tactic top athletes use for ultimate performance (but you don't even have to leave your chair for this)
- A delicious way to boost your logic (granny knows this trick, but I bet you don't)
- The 'Smart Stranger' method for achieving instant insight (this is a genius way of solving any problem)
- How to get great minds to improve your intelligence (no reading, money or bribes required)
There is much more than this, but before we dive into it, you may be wondering how I learned these tools.
The truth is that I used to be a very unwise person. I wasn't a moron, but I made some dumb decisions that got me into a lot of trouble. I wasn't good at using my intelligence and I came up with some really stupid ways of solving problems.
For example, in my mid-teens, I developed an anxiety disorder. I didn't know what to do about it, so I just avoided situations that made me anxious.
Doing that only made the issue worse. So, by my late teens, my disorder was even more serious. I was too scared to even leave my house most of the time.
As things worsened, I became too anxious to seek help, so I smothered my anxiety with alcohol. I never foresaw what a mess my life would become.
By my early 20s, I was a severe alcoholic, practically homeless, and had ruined many of my relationships.
My decisions back then got me arrested and chucked into mental hospital and police cells several times. I became so ill that I had to keep quitting my studies and jobs. I lost most of my pancreas due to my drinking and put myself into so many dangerous situations. Goodness knows how I'm still alive.
But after dragging along rock bottom for a very long time, I was finally broken enough to seek help and start my journey to recovery.
As I recovered, I learned how to use my intelligence more effectively – to make good decisions rather than to scam myself out of trouble. I discovered techniques that helped me solve problems properly, rather than just avoiding them.
And the more I knew, the more I wanted to know. So, I set out on a special journey to gain more wisdom and to learn how to use my brain to live a smarter life.
As my life improved, I used the tools to study, to start a business, to create great relationships and to become more productive. And now I want to share what I've learned to help others live smarter lives too.
This book contains tips to give your brain a fast boost when you need it most, methods to make you more capable and creative, and techniques you can use on the spot to gain immediate insight and make wiser choices.
You can apply what you learn to all areas of your life. I hope your success and happiness grows as much as mine did – and more.
About the Author
Beth Burgess was a total mess and is now a respected therapist and coach, an avid learner, and a writer.
She is the founder of Wiseism.com, a resource to help people use wisdom to improve their lives.
This book is the first in the Wiseism series.
Beth's life missions include helping as many people as possible to achieve a wiser life.
Beth is not a know-it-all, but is keen on researching, reading and experimenting.
If she could live in a house made of books, she would.
She hopes you will forgive her odd sense of humour. But having fun while you learn makes you remember things better. Well, that's her excuse anyway...
Other Books By Beth
What Is Self-Esteem? How To Build Your Self-Esteem and Feel Happy Now
The Recovery Formula: An Addict's Guide To Getting Clean & Sober Forever
The Happy Addict: How To Be Happy In Recovery From Alcoholism or Drug Addiction
Forthcoming
How to Create Your Ideal Life
Sometimes, changing just one thought, view, belief or behaviour can change your entire life.
- Me, I think.
Contents
Chapter
1. Question Everything
2. Shifty Eyes
3. Adventures In Wonder-land
4. Sportacus
5. Keep Calm And Carry On
6. Be Childlike
7. Boss Your Brain Around
8. Glad All Over
9. And...Sleep
10. Mirror, Mirror
Question Everything
Socrates was famous for a few things: sporting an astonishingly curly beard, rarely bothering with footwear, pondering, and stopping total strangers in the street to quiz them on their beliefs.
The philosopher was also famed for admitting he didn't know anything, except that he knew nothing. This doesn't bode well for a book about wisdom so far, does it?
But context is everything, as we will discover in this chapter, and acknowledging your own ignorance can pave the way to greater wisdom.
On his personal quest for insight, Socrates sought out teachers who he hoped could guide him. But he was disappointed to discover that people who claimed to be wise talked absolute waffle when he met them.
He found that while politicians might 'know' things, it didn't mean they were wise. (I'm with Socrates here; some right nit-wits get into government.)
And poets have the power to create verses which move people, without there necessarily being any meaning to their words. (A bit like some of The Beatles' songs.)
After finding that people who declared themselves to be wise were actually pretty stupid, Socrates thought it better to admit what he didn't know, rather than purporting to be some brainiac.
Although many people do tend to think of Socrates as a wise man, in truth, he wasn't a guru. If he had been, he wouldn't have gone around searching for wisdom.
Socrates was a philosopher, someone whose very job description means they do not have all the answers. When his disciples called him a teacher, he refused the label, because he wasn't giving formal lessons, but trying to figure things out himself.
He did, however, come up with a very clever way for doing just that: the Socratic Method. It is basically a dialogue, where you question beliefs, hypotheses, and assumptions in order to get closer to the truth.
It is important to question everything, because we can all have faulty beliefs and innate prejudices that are so deeply entrenched that we don't even recognise that we have them.
And we often fall prey to cognitive biases and logical fallacies, like thinking that all taxi drivers are lunatics, just because we had one bad ride.
We make generalisations and blanket statements, and imagine that things are simply common sense, when there is often no such thing.
These very human flaws make us assume that certain things must be true or false, even if they aren't. And we rarely even realise that we are basing our opinions and conclusions on false presumptions and beliefs.
For example, when hiring white-collar workers, many employers favour candidates with a degree, especially if it's from a top-class university. Often it doesn't even matter what subject the degree covers. It could be anything from Physics to Parapsychology. (Yes, you too, could become a real-life Ghostbuster – several credible unis in the US and the UK offer this course.)
Employees just assume that graduates must be more disciplined and brighter than people who didn't go to university. That is a massive leap in logic and unfair on people without a degree.
There could be any number of reasons why a genius didn't complete university. They may have had family obligations or struggled to find the time or money to go.
Some may have been prevented from graduating due to unfortunate circumstances, such as ill health or suffering from a bereavement before their final exam.
Research shows that many super-smart people hate formal learning. Classrooms can be very stifling and boring if your IQ is higher than the other students'.
And not everyone wants to get a degree or go to the 'best' university, even if they would be quite capable of doing so.
I got good enough college grades to