Raw intelligence exists but is not that important. Average intelligence is sufficient for most purposes. What sets people apart the most is not raw intelligenc

Raw intelligence exists but is not that important. Average intelligence is sufficient for most purposes. What sets people apart the most is not raw intelligence but temperament: do they work hard or slack off? Are they willing to question orthodoxy or content to blindly follow it? Do they have a right-sized ego: big enough to give them self-confidence, but not so big that they are blind to their flaws? By and large these are the things that separate great people from the rest of us. Plenty of 'intelligent' people lead inconsequential lives.