As most commonly used, genius refers to a level of intelligence greater than around 150 in today's IQ scale.
The IQ number is sometimes considered a comparison to your mental age with your physical age. So it is recognized that your mental capacity does change with age. But it is generally considered that your IQ doesn't change over time. Testing generally supports this. So it's really a measure of your mental capacity compared to the population as a whole.
I have somewhat of a contrary view. It is well established that your ability to perform various mental tasks improves with use and practice. Since these skills are both what intellectual activity uses, and IQ tests measure, regular mental exercise of various kinds should improve both mental capacity and IQ test scores. The converse, also well established, is "Use it or lose it."
More to the point of your question, I believe strongly that most people don't make anywhere near the best use they can of the mental capacity they have, whatever that is. It's the most wasteful of all laziness. Man leads the animal kingdom in intelligence. It's the human capacity that's of the most value to benefit society and to benefit our own personal condition. More so the uniquely human capacity to know God, but that's a whole other subject.
Genetics fully determines your God-given, structural mental equipment. Disease, injury, drugs, and poor diet can damage it. Training and practice determine how well your body can use that equipment. Education provides much of the training and practice, as well as the raw material (knowledge) for that mind to draw on. Habits of hard work, paying attention, creativity, and good decisions help build wisdom using that knowledge.
We are learning a lot more now about epigenetics, which changes the expression of an individual's (unchanging) genetics. Even that is hereditary, and can affect several succeeding generations. This may be the primary mechanism by which learning and practice affect the intelligence of an individual and their descendents.
IQ measures the capability of that fundamental equipment and compares it to statistical norms, scaled by age. It assumes the taker has taken good enough care of that mind for it to be operating at its design capacity. It does that rather well.
So, in my opinion, to become a genius, start with above-average mental equipment, take care of it, don't damage it, and work to develop it. Only the first part is beyond your control.
2007-12-30 16:42:39
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answered by Frank N 7
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I don't think anyone can make any sort of effort to become a genius -- either you are or you aren't.
I've met a few people who just had some kind of a knack for instantly "seeing" the answer to a problem that I would have to work through step by step and think over for quite a long time. I have absolutely no idea how their minds work. But I know mine does not operate that way.
A few people simply have an ability that I cannot fathom. Far out.
2007-12-30 02:11:20
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answered by Steve H 5
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Honestly, My neuro-biological theory is that the only thing separating the "stupid" from the "smart" is thought processing patterns and capabilities. Some of us process thoughts at an alarming rate allowing us indepth elaboration on an idea or fact very quickly, giving the term intellingent it's tenure, however, even the most "intelligent" individual can have a total lack of common sense. Now that's a class all it's own!
2007-12-29 23:58:16
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answered by Lino 1
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Being genius is a biological thing.
Well still the search is going on that what is the real reason behind this. but the studies till date states that
More Glial cells/ Neurons makes the difference.
yes if you have more glial cell per neurons then you are better than rest.
other than the practise could make you smarter and intelligent but not a GENIUS.
its proven by the deep study of preserved brain of great ALBERT EINSTEIN.
in his PARIETAL LOBE the no. of glial cells per neurons was higher than a normal man.
YOU SHOULD KNOW HERE that The parietal lobe plays important roles in integrating sensory information from various parts of the body, knowledge of numbers and their relations and in the manipulation of objects. and EINSTIEN was a god of physics relations.
So you see, its true and its proven too.
you are a genius in what, depends upon in which lobe in your brain this ration is high.-Glial cells/Neurons
2007-12-30 04:22:06
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answered by Anonymous
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I have a T-shirt that reads, "If I have to explain Harley-Davidson, you wouldn't understand anyway." This is kind of like that, only without the motorcycle.
2007-12-30 13:05:52
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answered by aviophage 7
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The way you spell, you will never know the answer to that one.
2007-12-29 23:10:40
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answered by Anonymous
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