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I don't think the knife analogy is a great one. High IQ is more like having a ladder, in a world of cliffs. Someone can train themselves to jump higher than a
by randallsquared 12y ago
I don't think the knife analogy is a great one. High IQ is more like having a ladder, in a world of cliffs. Someone can train themselves to jump higher than a ladder which is relatively short, but a ladder of two or three standard deviations is no longer in that range. If you have a tall ladder, try to focus your efforts higher.
- andrewflnr 12y agoI guess that works, but then the point of the article is that someone who doesn't have a ladder but trains to climb the cliff face will eventually beat someone who only knows how to use their ladder.
- mtdewcmu 12y agoThe point had to do with knives, not ladders. If you have a knife and you're well-trained in knife skills, and your adversaries are all armed only with ladders, you are easily going to win that fight. I think that's the point he was trying to make.
- phlo 12y agoThe point was to emphasize how ladders are clearly superior to knives, or even sticks. As has been demonstrated in literature[1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrRFzwPE0d4&t=3m13s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrRFzwPE0d4&t=3m13s
- mtdewcmu 12y agoJackie Chan is the obvious and only exception to the rule. He could kick anyone's ass with a ladder.