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Ak47 · 07-09-2007, 11:19 PM

I avg. 130- the vocabulary comparision is always what kills my score; i'll admit it, i'm not fact or knowledge smart really. I practically failed high school- 14 F's and 16 D's total with the years divided into quarters.

Regardless, my iq is still quite reasonable imo- i just have motivational issues.

I'm a deep thinker. No, i'm not a quick thinker, just a deep thinker. I try very hard to have as wide a perspective as possible. I often come off as a reletively negative type of person to most people. The reason for this is not that i'm so negative myself, but i dwell on negative things and how to fix them. Whereas, with optimistic type thoughts, i don't have to try and solve any issues with them. Another reason: a lot of the world, and people are negative themselves- so i'm surrounded by it- and in order to get the most reasonable realistic perspective, i have to try to view things at the 'typical' level whether it's what will make me more happy or not. I care more about having wisdom, than being happy. Sad but true.

Here's an interesting test as well: the "keiser personality test"

See IQ isn't really how you think, it's really just your ability to learn, and how well you solve logical type problems compared to other people. If you want to know how people think, take a look at the Keiser, and other personality tests. The Keiser is pretty basic, but quite interesting. I tested as a 'realist' when i took it, which it told me 'realists' make up about 7% of the population. Personality tests (not those related to disorders) are going to be where you're going to get answers about the questions your seeking in regards to thinking methods- as many people with a high IQ think very differently since IQ is just a measure of thinking ability, not thinking method.

07-09-2007, 11:19 PM	#94 (permalink)
Ak47 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 142	I avg. 130- the vocabulary comparision is always what kills my score; i'll admit it, i'm not fact or knowledge smart really. I practically failed high school- 14 F's and 16 D's total with the years divided into quarters. Regardless, my iq is still quite reasonable imo- i just have motivational issues. I'm a deep thinker. No, i'm not a quick thinker, just a deep thinker. I try very hard to have as wide a perspective as possible. I often come off as a reletively negative type of person to most people. The reason for this is not that i'm so negative myself, but i dwell on negative things and how to fix them. Whereas, with optimistic type thoughts, i don't have to try and solve any issues with them. Another reason: a lot of the world, and people are negative themselves- so i'm surrounded by it- and in order to get the most reasonable realistic perspective, i have to try to view things at the 'typical' level whether it's what will make me more happy or not. I care more about having wisdom, than being happy. Sad but true. Here's an interesting test as well: the "keiser personality test" See IQ isn't really how you think, it's really just your ability to learn, and how well you solve logical type problems compared to other people. If you want to know how people think, take a look at the Keiser, and other personality tests. The Keiser is pretty basic, but quite interesting. I tested as a 'realist' when i took it, which it told me 'realists' make up about 7% of the population. Personality tests (not those related to disorders) are going to be where you're going to get answers about the questions your seeking in regards to thinking methods- as many people with a high IQ think very differently since IQ is just a measure of thinking ability, not thinking method.