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Meh, you also need the motivation component. IQ is a measure of capability, not a personality trait. It's perfectly easy to imagine tons of people with high I
by chubot 12y ago
Meh, you also need the motivation component. IQ is a measure of capability, not a personality trait. It's perfectly easy to imagine tons of people with high IQs who either unmotivated (e.g. satisfy their itches by say gambling or playing video games) or destructive (criminals).
There are probably hundreds of thousands of people with greater IQ than Bill Gates, Larry Page, or Elon Musk. It doesn't mean they have the inclination to change the world.
- pawn 12y agoThis can't be overstated. In college, the smartest guy I knew was also the laziest. He used to tell me different ideas he had for how to be the laziest person imaginable while still living a comfortable life, which were always amusing. He could destroy anybody else on campus at chess without effort and not paying attention, focusing instead on EverQuest or some other videogame he was simultaneously playing.