LOL, Deb you are funny.
zpivat, I rmeember the day when I found out that some of the most unintelligent people make millions of dollars, & I haven't yet. That depressed me.
I kind of said, "what's the point" if all it takes is a strong EQ, although I did understand why that was.
My EQ (in my mind) has increased slightly as I work on my issues, BUT I know I'm not "average" & I would probably fail miserably on an IQ test b/c I heard it's all about math which is not my thing.
In the last several years I've come to realize there are so many different types of intelligence.
My kind is intuitive & common sensical while being a visionary (coming up with things way before society even thinks about it, or brings it to development).
Whereas someone who's a scientist, math wiz, IT person, etc. may be intelligent when it comes to complex things I would run from, I can find them very unintelligent in other ways.
My brain thinks quite fast & I also can think steps ahead, as for me time is always of the essence. Why wait when you can do things quickly, but I'm NOT an abstract thinker. If you ask me how I want the website to look, I'll say give me some mockups, & then I'll tell you whether I like it or not, or what I would like changed.
I did very poorly in school, but that was also (not the only reason) b/c of the family I was living with. When I was sent away to school at the age of 16, I FINALLY realized I LOVE TO LEARN, & it wasn't this battle of DO YOUR HOMEWORK NOW, it was a joy to actually learn.
Learning is one of my passions. I just love to learn & grow probably b/c I get bored very easily if I'm doing the same tasks day in & day out.
This is why I'm an entrepreneur, I can never work for someone else.
Ask me to read a text book to retain a task or info, & I'd say "yeh right".
Show me how to do something, & generally (not always) I pick things up very quickly.
I feel spiritual growth also helps.
The more you love yourself, the more open your mind is to picking up things & you can convince yourself "I can do it!"
Things I ran from when I was younger I can logically think thru now, like the setting up of a VCR.
I'm also a very very logical thinker which is why I have problems fighting/arguing with most other humans b/c when they try to prove their point, most of the time their words aren't logical.
Not that I want robots for friends, but if what you say makes sense to me, then yes, I am willing to sit down & talk it thru, & I'll be the FIRST to apologize.
If what you say is immature & very childish & has no relevance to the topic at hand, or the person holds grudges or brings up things from 5 years ago, I can't relate & I get very very frustrated.
I really really want to bring more like minded people into my life.
So far in my life I've only drawn the slower minded people into my life & it's been a HUGE challenge for me.
One of my issues is not being able to be around unintelligent people, or people who don't actively work to solve problems whether it's in biz, themselves, relationships, etc.
I do sense sometimes that slow people are hiding their intelligence & I always wonder why.
I'm a pro-active person (not to be confused with me running around all day making sure 100 things get done or climbing mountains), & people who do nothing but sit around all day complaining or get depressed & don't take responsibility for their lives really bothers me.
We all have issues & problems, but we are the only ones responsible for working them thru.
For me that's also a sign of intelligence (spiritual intelligence), the understanding that one has control over their lives & CAN do something about it. Of course that's more along the lines of a person's belief system, & people who are mainstream & follow society's "crowd" to me are not very intelligent people. Not that I hang around goths or metal heads or whatever, b/c I don't, I just don't follow what society tells me to do, & for me that shows intelligence.
Saying all of that, most people I come across run from me.
They have been doing that my whole life even when I was this shy, meek insecure little girl who was always nice & friendly.
I've figure out it's an energy I give off that upsets people & ONE DAY I'll figure out why it exists with me
But, when people like me, they tend to get infactuated with me, which I later realized isn't healthy b/c I'm human of course & make mistakes too, so when they stop thinking I'm so great, they no longer wish to be around me, BUT I'm always working on changing that.
My goal/dream is to make new mature (for the most part) friends and/or partners who are intelligent, they work on their emotional issues, & like to have loads of fun.
Balance is key
Thank you for this thread, most of the time when people talk about how intelligent they are, this turns others off b/c they know they aren't intelligent & they don't like it. It's nice to be around people who know they are, aren't cocky about it, & realize like me, that most humans aren't very intelligent & we are of a breed all onto ourselves.
And I'm not talking text book intelligence either, b/c you can have 3 degrees, & it doesn't mean a thing to me. I have non, I barely graduated HS.
Have a great day everyone!
Michelle
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Originally Posted by zpivat  Yes I agree with you Deb. While having a high IQ helps us to process information better, that doesn't mean we'll be successful in life. Another equally important determinant, EQ, plays a larger role, I think......
Anyway, keep your IQ stories coming people!! |