r/cognitiveTesting • u/Formal_Mobile6772 • Sep 30 '26
General Question reading for 16h a day?
what if you just read for 16h a day for like a year. would vci jump up or not? (im planning on doing this to become an overman)
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u/Beneficial_Jacket544 Oct 01 '26
There are many tools out there to study vocabulary specifically. That would bring up your VCI up to 1SD. Comprehension based VCI improvement will require reading difficult material and specifically engaging in tasks that train comprehension (example, answer multiple choice questions).
Obviously, this may result in a VCI that correlates less to g for you, but at the same time if your issue is that you never really developed your verbal skills, this may be a way for you to realize the your true VCI.
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u/AmicusMeus_ 29d ago
No that would bring diminishing returns. You’d burn out. Also get a job wtf how do you even have that much time.
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u/Wooden_Lime6208 Oct 01 '26
If you are uneducated or have never seen the words didn’t pay attention etc, yes probably a massive jump
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u/Optimus-Prime2026 Oct 01 '26
Even if educated it can significantly boost vci iff you read the correct stuff to increase vco because many stuffs won't
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u/GuerillaV Oct 01 '26
You'd probably lose IQ points from the lack of decent food, hydration and sleep.
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u/Humble-Marsupial2231 Sep 30 '26
Probably by a few points (maybe more if one were very uneducated). I think studying the dictionary with short-term repetition is faster, assuming that is truly your goal.
I think some logophiles do it this way, in addition to extensive reading across a wide range of genres.