Getting smarter is not innate, nor does it happen suddenly; fundamentally, it’s the process of the brain being constantly used and challenged, with neural connections gradually increasing and strengthening. The key is to give him “just the right amount of difficulty”—if it’s too easy, no thinking is required; if it’s too hard, he’ll give up immediately. Only those problems that are somewhat challenging but solvable with effort will push the brain to form new connections and optimize pathways. So, providing resources for children is the same—don’t give them so much that they don’t need to think, nor so little that they see no hope. Instead, let them be in a state of “a little resource, a little stuck, but still able to move forward,” encouraging them to figure things out and find solutions on their own. Over time, what they develop isn’t just answers, but thinking skills—that’s true intelligence.