Can you get smarter? - Yes, you can.
Wouldn't it be useful to be able to quote famous speeches at will or to reach into the vast chasm's of your mind and pull out facts and statistics?
It Is Possible?
After high school and university, we don't put our mind under such intense scrutiny and when this happens we lose intellectual power.
The real key is Work. Yes work, it's hardly glamorous and yet it's the mainstay of a sharp mind. You need to constantly give your mind the work it needs to stay "in shape".
Just like a retired body builder loses muscle mass after he gives up the competitive sport, a mind that stops being used will slowly retire.
What Can We Do?
Train your brain - Find healthy hobbies that require a little cerebral effort such as; word puzzles, sudoku I.Q test or anything that you can take an interest in.
What If We Don't?
Sorry, but it's use it or lose it!
Can We Improve?
Absolutely - If you strengthen the old gray matter then you can improve your mental performance above and beyond what you ever have achieved.
If you want it bad enough you can get smarter and keep the mind you have in sharp, snappy condition.
