Intelligence Intensification/Introduction

The need of yet another book on this subject

All books on this subject I have come across have either one or both of the following disadvantages. Firstly, many books are filled with advertisements for useless products, workshops and so on. They are designed for personal development junkies who only want to feel the joy of reading books, listen to tapes and buy devices which could have helped them if only they were willing to work hard. The second disadvantage is that most books are thin on information—what could be explained in a couple of pages of text is explained in hundreds of pages. This book will be different. The information in the book is dense and only intended to inspire the reader's own thinking and experimentation.

Cut the Crap

In keeping with the aim described in the preceding paragraph, this book will not contain affirmations that these techniques will work even for you and so on. No unscientific testimonials will be included. In a world with a lot of information it is of utmost importance that the information is compact, concise and to the point.

1. Read table of contents of books FIRST to see if it mentions whatever topic you are looking for. If it doesn't, you don't need to read it. If it does, great!
2. Bibliographies, or sources cited at the end of white papers give you clues to other places you can direct your search.

Spread the Word

The title Intelligence Intensification establishes that the goal of this text is to intensify intelligent thought in the reader. Perhaps more importantly, the book aims at the greater goal of increasing intelligence all over the world—for joy and for the benefit of all humanity. This book is inspired by Timothy Leary's 20th ­Century concept: "Every citizen a Scientist".

What's your vision?

The following is a quotation from the book The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn by Richard Hamming. He models a life with or without a vision with random walks.

"It is well known the drunken sailor who staggers to the left or right with $n$ independent random steps will, on the average, end about $\sqrt{n}$ steps from the origin. But if there is a pretty girl in one direction, then his steps will tend to go in that direction and he will go a distance proportional to $n$. In a lifetime of many, many independent choices, small and large, a career with a vision will get you a distance proportional to $n$, while no vision will get you only the distance $\sqrt{n}$."

Before or while reading this book and practicing its contents, try to grow a vision of your life.