Strategies to increase brain power are the strategies that make it possible for the brain to do more of what it already does. Whether we want a higher IQ, some kind of acclaim in our career, fame and fortune, better investment insights, we need to make it possible for the neurons in our brain to connect more frequently and effectively with neighboring neurons, and for signals or communications between neurons to be passed and read clearly.


That is all neurons do folks, is connect and communicate. Everything that happens in our lives, each thought, movement, emotion is the result of neurons connecting and talking. So strategies to increase brain power are going to be the same strategies I use to take care of my brain's fitness, that connecting and communicating power.


If you look around you these days, there is a great deal of information being tossed around about two capacities of the human brain which were unknown not too many years ago, neurogenesis, or your brains ability to generate new neurons daily, and neuroplasticity, your brains ability to rewire itself based on what you are paying attention to. Neuroplasticity can happen in moments, as the brain is incredibly adaptable.
Most of what I can do to increase brain power involves life style choices in several areas, physical exercise, nutrition, sleep, stress management, and novel learning experiences, including using computerized brain fitness programs. As I maximize my efforts in these areas, my brain then responds quicker with greater clarity of thought and insight. Not omniscience or omnipotence though.