Getting smarter

I’m 36 years old but my brain is 40 years old.  I remember when it was good to hear your brain is getting scores higher than your age group, like at school when you’re 8 and you’re reading things for teenagers.  But I’m 36 and the Brain Exercise app I downloaded last night has given me a brain age of 40.  I’m not sure when it became undesirable to have a brain age older than the rest of me.  Is there a chart out there that gives an illustration of when our brain and our body are supposed to be the same age?

Worse than having a brain 4 years older than the rest of me, the app also said it was “average”.  Average.  I’ve got an average brain.  The last time I did an IQ test – about 10 years ago – I was told I was a genius.  So in a decade I’ve gone from genius to average.  What state is my brain going to be in by 2022?  Will the latest app tell me I have an 80 year old brain and it’s a bit thick?

Well, I won’t just sit back and accept this.  I am resolved to make use of all the self improvement materials at my disposal.  I shall use Tony Buzan’s speed-reading course to triple my reading speed.  I shall use Paul McKenna’s hypnotic CD to get smarter as I sleep.  I will eat right and get plenty of sleep.  I will exercise 4 times a week, drop a stone and hulk up.  And I shall be a genius once again.

Or I may just decide to not trust brain tests that only cost £1.49.