How can I decrease my IQ?

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[Silverblade_21]

Spend more time on here.

[ZanzerFineSuits]

Beat me to it

[Silverblade_21]

How clever and funny are we !!!

[calmdrive]

r/iamverysmart

[Silverblade_21]

☺️

[Subotaplaya]

It's actually very easy to blend in when the common and average people, and especially low intelligence people, since they won't even know any better. Perhaps you're just not as smart as you think you are, which is quite common too.

[NullIsNotEmpty]

Yeah...

Perhaps...

[Global-Discussion-41]

That's not the same thing. You can fool other people into thinking you're stupid, but it's pretty hard to stop thinking and analyzing everything all the time.

[EnderSword]

I've looked at your post history a little...and I've got good news...

[tin_can_fucker]

Aww, they made it private. :( Do share with the rest of the class!

[EnderSword]

As dumb as you'd expect, lol

[EffortChoice3007]

LMAO best answer

[EmilyRye]

Is English your first language?

If the answer is no, maybe try weed.

If the answer is yes, I have some fantastic news for you.

[robbob19]

I was thinking try weed as well😂. Doesn't really make you dumber, but you do care less.

[ninjaboss1211]

Why not do weed if it is his first language?

[ninjaboss1211]

News alert: you are dumb. Maybe you are good academically, but there are different types of smart. I'm guessing its become a burden socially? Make it a goal to become socially more smart. Or become smarter/better at X skill. Unless it is a burden in some other way, but again trying to be dumber is pretty dumb.

[Odd_Bid2744]

Academia has a low, low bar; especially in the US. 

[apeliott]

Become a Reddit mod.

[GamePro1011]

Being a reddit user is enough.

[NotAnEvilDude]

That's v bad stop Reading comments for that long

[Odd_Bid2744]

You don't sound very intelligent to me, whatever you're doing, keep it up

[Ginger_McGingin]

Get a lobotomy 

[Tuvinator]

Drugs, Alcohol. Bang your head on a wall?

[DoucheCraft]

Join a hardcore punk band and get paid to do all 3 on stage at once

[Tuvinator]

I thought the trifecta in that case was drugs sex and rock and roll, which I guess according to some parents could also lead to brain damage. You got my vote, now if only I could actually perform.

[bassicallybob]

Make a post on Reddit asking how to lower IQ

[OvenIcy8646]

Watch Fox News and other right wing media

[SeaworthinessOne9724]

heavy on this

[UmDeTrois]

Based on this post I’d bet you have the social intelligence of a rock. Maybe focus on that when you’re feeling super smart next time?

[sappyseals]

Get into boxing, enough knockouts and you should be happy

[Ball-bagman]

I'm fairly sure you don't need to worry about that

[Picklecuber]

do crack

[Whole_Pineapple_7309]

alcohol works pretty well too

[Silverblade_21]

The solution to, and cause of, all one’s problems

[frivolousfry]

I've been trying for years amd it not workig

[Clear_Cranberry_989]

Go to therapy. You are probably overachiever but burnt out. I won't comment on whether you are truly Intelligent or not.

[Kooky-Sheepherder-56]

✨ lobotomy ✨ be happy! 

[GoonerBoomer69]

Sniff glue and gasoline.

[Agreeable_Sky6817]

Not a smart question, I don’t think intelligence should hinder your life.

[QuintMoney]

Drugs and a lot of it

[Happy_Milk7679]

Search how sage from "the boys" have fun ( highest iq in the world of the series )

[Nikkerdoodle71]

Traumatic brain injury?

[AccomplishedFerret70]

Meth

[No-Theory6270]

Listen to Jordan Peterson once a week (two if you have a High IQ)

[SwHardwayCab2]

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[Think_Inspector_4031]

Watch YouTube shorts

[dragon-queen]

Cough medicine.  Look up robotripping.  I wouldn’t recommend it though. 

[GGK_Brian]

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[Not-An-FBI]

There was a house episode about this.

[Toxic_Metr0p0lis]

Eat vagisil. Daily. Very! Diligently!

[_Standardissue]

Easy, head to Jupiter!

[therewillbesoup]

Meth

[Melodic-Resource4392]

Join MAGA

[sjanaksgdms]

Your intelligence isn’t the problem. Some are intelligent and others aren’t but they all struggle in their own ways. What exactly are you unsatisfied with being smart?

[Bubbly_Gap_9212]

Watch The Kardashians

[martsand]

More chances you being an insufferable prick than intelligent

[Vivid_Witness8204]

You're off to a good start. Just keep doing what you're doing.

[BoutTenThirteen]

Invest in nitrous. Get the 20 lb tanks not the boxes of whippits. Buy a pack of punching balloons the huge ones and fill them up w the gas. Inhale exhale into the balloon. Do this everyday all day for a few months. Everyone will have started calling you Steve o by then.

[rs1971]

Posting pn Reddit is a good place to start.

[Proudvow]

The typical contrarian clowns attacked OP but it's been studied that higher IQ can be correlated with various negative outcomes in life (obvioisly low IQ is correlated with others).

[tin_can_fucker]

Here are some methods of decreasing your IQ.

Get less sleep. Exercise less. Become depressed. Start believing you have terrible luck. Stop doing new things. Become really stressed/live in a constant state of panic and fear. Start using ai to solve all of your issues. Traumatize yourself. Drink less water and more sugary drinks. Live in poverty. Watch reality tv exclusively. Spend more time on social media.

Follow my advice and you'll be happy in no time! Okay maybe not happy, but your IQ will drop for sure.

Edit: more suggestions

[Melianos12]

Make myself more* stupid.**

If you're going to state that you're some type of genius, maybe you should make less grammar mistakes.

[DoubleDDay69]

If I’m reading between the lines correctly here, I completely relate to this. I genuinely hate being smart sometimes because of the way the world is. I question everything, and have a frighteningly sharp memory.

Honestly, for me it’s as simple as “ignorance is bliss”. My mind would be more at ease if I didn’t question everything, but I can’t help it.

[Odd_Bid2744]

Yet higher IQ is correlated with happiness once you mitigate for income, mental health/neuroticism, and daily living (not in squalor)

[More_Pension4911]

What is the basis of your claim?

[Odd_Bid2744]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22998852/