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Originally Posted by Chillax 
what really makes someone intelligent is how quickly they can learn
as for the depression, pretty much everyone has it, I think the best thing to do is to keep yourself busy, I've noticed I've been the most depressed when I've had the most free time
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I'm glad you have cracked what makes somebody intelligent Chillax because scientists certainly haven't and regularly debate it.
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most people having depression. Well that's not true either. In terms of diagnosed clinical depression it's approx 1:10 people in their life time (much higher in women than men). Admittedly a truer figure would be higher than that as a lot goes undiagnosed for obvious reasons, but it isn't even close to be 'most' people.
dulaney0330 - read up on implicit versus explicit memory. It sounds to me like it's your short to mid term memory.
Also it the problem may be you are learning in your wrong representational system. Have you tried audio books or using mind maps instead of using books where possible?
Check out a book called 'The Brain That Changes Itself' by Norman Doidge, it will answer a lot of your questions.
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The human brain has limited storage for memories as well as knowledge, and facts, and as this space gets filled we tend to lose other info.
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That is complete nonsense. Jeez where do you get information like that from??? The brain is capable of expanding until the day you die.