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by papapra 11y ago
May be I needed to be more clear. Of course there can be variations, but the maximal potential iq is static throughout life and we can't change it. Good nutrition, good environement will help someone achieve it, I don't know about
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by papapra 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient I don't think you know a lot about iq.
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by papapra 11y ago
Today there is no way to increase your iq. Exercise may improve your attention, emotion regulation, reduce stress.
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by papapra 11y ago
For exemple, the family and the envirennement, the support of the family is very important... And I would say that raw talent means a lot, the majority of atheles work hard, but the deciding factor is talent.
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by papapra 11y ago
"Sports are 100% meritocracies" - that's just very false, genetics and where you come from play a huge role.
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by papapra 11y ago
May I ask what european country and why ?
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by papapra 11y ago
In the book "ADHD Does not Exist" Richard Saul describes Neurochemical Diststractibility/Impulsivity(what we call adhd) of two types : low serotoning group and high level epinephrine/norepinephrine group. "The two t
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by papapra 11y ago
In addition, I would like to see more articles about the dangers of misdiagnosis of adhd. There are a lot a conditions that can be mistaken for adhd( sleep disorders to overactive thyroid). The articles that try to glorify it really annoy
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by papapra 11y ago
I don't agree... "The more important fundamental laws and facts of physical science have all been discovered, and these are now so firmly established that the possibility of their ever being supplanted in consequence of new discov
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by papapra 11y ago
I'm curious if these scientists try to make the connection between the flow and the focused attention meditation. It seems to me that by trying to meditate, you are actually trying to get to the state of flow.
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by papapra 11y ago
But we need to be carrefull, the amount of sleep you need is mostly genetic(apparently). Here is a link: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/3kj669/science_ama...
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by papapra 11y ago
As someone with ADHD I'm very interested how to improve the brain, now I'm working on the same(good sleep, meditation,physical exercice and less sugar).
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by papapra 11y ago
Can I ask what are the optimizations that you speak about ?
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by papapra 11y ago
"I'm sure if he wants to play sports or learn history, he'll excel at it too." I'm not so sure about that, maybe it depends how you see excel
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by papapra 11y ago
Your post should be submitted here too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10545689
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by papapra 11y ago
Here is a summary of : So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport, which is about this subject. http://www.kevinrandom.com/1-page-summary-so-good-they-cant-... Quote: "The passion movement started in the 1970s. The
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by papapra 11y ago
"and not of exceptional height" but you still have to pass some mark to be competitive and I think this is important. You have to take in account that the job market is competitive, meaning that some people would have an intrinsic
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by papapra 11y ago
I'm in a similar situation, now at university, no idea for what I'm waking up in the morning, living the zombie life. Only I don't come from upper class, nor I'm very talented. So the reality for people like me is somewh
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by papapra 11y ago
But do you agree that for some white collar jobs, if done efficiently, 6 hours per day is enough? I would prefer to have 6 hours day and be paid less.
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by papapra 11y ago
It's not something new, but most of the public policies don't take it in account, which is unfortunate.
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by papapra 11y ago
I suppose it has something to do with the g factor...
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by papapra 11y ago
I like this warren buffett's thought experiment : http://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-on-the-ovarian... I really want to know what do you think is wrong with it?
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Low Skilled Humans Need Not Apply:The Growth and Polarization of New Jobs(medium.com)
2 points by papapra 11y ago|0 comments
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Brain scans better forecast math learning in kids than do skill tests(med.stanford.edu)
5 points by papapra 11y ago|1 comments
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by papapra 11y ago
But if you take in account the statistics of how many start-ups succeed, that's not a great deal...
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by papapra 11y ago
I think the chart about perceived productivity is for you :)
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by papapra 11y ago
It's different in the sense that you know that your firend cares about you, where as for software you can't be sure if it's in your interests.