I wouldn't be exactly sure how to tackle this problem at large, however, I can share what I've done personally to improve my reading and writing skills. As I kid I remember immersing myself in books and also remember having high marks on any sort of writing assignments all through elementary and middle, but this began to change as I got into high school and college. During those times, the feeling of enjoyment towards reading and writing diminished, and with it my grades as well. It began to feel more like a chore than for leisure and pleasure, therefore, I only did the bare minimum to obtain average grades. Post school, I would read here and there, and would attempt to write in journal format, but I would always struggle for consistency.

Things definitely started to change after stumbling upon Bitcoin. If you truly want to understand the importance of Bitcoin, you have to be willing to get uncomfortable and learn, which sparked the intellect in me to start reading and eventually writing much more frequently. In addition to Bitcoin, it's effect of lowering one's time preference helped me to optimize my health, which further resulted in increasing my motivation to read and write more.

The past three months or so have been the most consistent I've been with reading and writing. I haven't missed a day of writing in my journal since about three months ago, and I have been reading everyday for the past three months or so as well, both long form content and short form. The big change I made three, four months ago was lowering my carb and sugar intake drastically and focusing on getting the bulk of my daily calories from quality fats and protein. Additionally, I've started to supplement with fish oil in the past 3 weeks and these dietary changes and shifting from being carb dependent to fat adapted has clearly increased my capacity to learn, to read, and write with much more clarity and consistency.

With that being said, I believe the clear decline in intellectual ability in the West stems from multiple factors, as I had to fix many aspects of my own life to get to where I am now. But if I were to change something to get the ball rolling towards fixing a very complex issue (thanks to the fiat system), I would start with implementing a course or a lesson of sorts on the topic of an optimized diet. One that teaches people objectively what people should think about eating and not eating or eating in moderation in order to live to their true potential. Something like insulin resistance is a huge handicap when it comes to living and more people should at least have access to the knowledge to reverse certain dietary detriments. Access is one thing, a person's willingness to change is another, but for those who are frustrated with their intellectual ability deserve to understand that the fix could be much simpler than we may think.