the intelligence project

Premise: a project dedicated towards effectively increasing one's own "intelligence".

intelligence, n: capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.

Primarily, the two facets I'm interested in are:

• IQ - whether "actually" increasing IQ or just "doing better on the test;" I feel one is as good as the other.
• Memory - short-term, long-term, either/or

Herein, rather than having a formal scientific study of the effects of any "exercises" etc. that would possibly be more appropriate but difficult to achiever, I intend on creating a regimen of mental exercises, learning techniques, etc. with as much scientific backing as possible.