Should you brag about your IQ?
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I could agree with this, IQ only measures a limited type of intelligence. Also, the tests that you usually take can't accurately portray that either. Intelligence i more complicated than something that can be measured definitely on a standardized test. Plus people learn differently.Assassinator said:
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Then perhaps you'd like to meet my chemitry professor. A member of Mensa, IQ around 140-145. And yet, if his car fails, he calls to his mechanic (almost a school dropout) because the prof himself will have no idea of how to even guess at what possibly might be wrong.
The prof has almost no practical problem solving skills. He knows more about physics and chemistry than I do, yet it took him almost 20 minutes to figure out how to get a tennis ball out of a bucket without touching the ball or the bucket. Really, he's a genius but with almost zero practical solving skills. That's why he only work with theory and books: it's the only thing he's good at and he himself has said so.
So really, it's not about IQ, it's about how you use what you have and what kind of experience and education you've gotten druing your life.
I don't take much stock in IQ as a measuring device, for reasons I'll get in to below.
I tested very high in IQ and other standardized testing in high school, got a National Merit scholarship based on various test scores (free ride to many universities in the US) and proceeded to drink and smoke it all away during a first failed attempt at a simple program in a liberal arts college. As has been discussed here, there are many aspects of the human intellect not measured on the test, and these can be as important, or more important than, many of the metrics covered. My inability to socialize on an adult level in my late teens/early 20s, for example, led me to a place where I turned to drugs/alcohol for comfort, and a string of meaningless and un-fulfilling relationships that hurt myself and others around me. I've since come to terms with a lot of that, and managed to get my Bachelor's in EE, a great job, and I'm celebrating ten years of marriage wife and child that I adore...but the process of socially maturing, for me, took perhaps a decade longer than it should have. My aptitude for mathematics, pattern recognition, and visualization of spatial manipulation has indeed served me well, but my point is, it's not the yardstick to measure aptitude for life that some think it is. There are many people I consider well capable of leading/mentoring me in a business/social setting that I would guess are less "book smart" than I am.
I tested very high in IQ and other standardized testing in high school, got a National Merit scholarship based on various test scores (free ride to many universities in the US) and proceeded to drink and smoke it all away during a first failed attempt at a simple program in a liberal arts college. As has been discussed here, there are many aspects of the human intellect not measured on the test, and these can be as important, or more important than, many of the metrics covered. My inability to socialize on an adult level in my late teens/early 20s, for example, led me to a place where I turned to drugs/alcohol for comfort, and a string of meaningless and un-fulfilling relationships that hurt myself and others around me. I've since come to terms with a lot of that, and managed to get my Bachelor's in EE, a great job, and I'm celebrating ten years of marriage wife and child that I adore...but the process of socially maturing, for me, took perhaps a decade longer than it should have. My aptitude for mathematics, pattern recognition, and visualization of spatial manipulation has indeed served me well, but my point is, it's not the yardstick to measure aptitude for life that some think it is. There are many people I consider well capable of leading/mentoring me in a business/social setting that I would guess are less "book smart" than I am.
I meant beyond what it's suppose to calculate because I don't see where anyone uses their IQ score for anything.stinkychops said:
Well, I never did IQ tests...
Still, I know I'm gifted, but that by no means I'm better than anyone else. Its all about the actions.
Even then, bragging is a -20 points type-thing, so be wary of it.
Anyway, my mother does all the bragging for me. "She just got another scholarship!" "She started college at 14!" "She won the Student art show!"
Still, ask me to do math, and I'll prolly be able to do it, but very slowly.
Everyone has their strong suits, and I think things are best when other people take the time to recognize the peak performance of those around them. I try to compliment people multiple times a day, even going so far as to compliment strangers. Its easy, quick, and adds good will into the world.
Still, I know I'm gifted, but that by no means I'm better than anyone else. Its all about the actions.
Even then, bragging is a -20 points type-thing, so be wary of it.
Anyway, my mother does all the bragging for me. "She just got another scholarship!" "She started college at 14!" "She won the Student art show!"
Still, ask me to do math, and I'll prolly be able to do it, but very slowly.
Everyone has their strong suits, and I think things are best when other people take the time to recognize the peak performance of those around them. I try to compliment people multiple times a day, even going so far as to compliment strangers. Its easy, quick, and adds good will into the world.
I never said that smart people CAN'T be humble, but rather they SHOULD be humble. Being modest is not only more ethical but also has more logical benefits than bragging. Bragging can make you appear egotistical, which is a negative conotation. Also, people tend to doubt a person claiming they're smart out of spite.ThrobbingEgo said:
If you want to show that you're intelligent, there are better ways than bragging or showing off your IQ score. Rather than SAY you're awesome, DO something that shows you're awesome. And do it in relation to what appeals to the audience you're trying to show off to.
And as someone who was picked on in school and had high grades, I can personally say that rubbing your intelligence into people's faces is generally a bad idea. It's okay to brag about your grades to your parents to increase your self esteem, but doing it to other people, especially those who are picking on you, will have negative effects. For example, my intelligence was one of the reasons I was picked on. I got better grades and was more charismatic to the teachers. I was also tall. So, the kids tried to make me feel stupid and weak so they can feel better about themselves. Most people tend to think bullies pick on other kids because of their negative traits when, in reality, most bullies pick on them because of their positive traits.
I'm already too much of a smug to brag about my IQ. Also my class contains of some people that are not the smartest bunch in th barnyard so it lies down to this truth: My ego say that I'm superior, my brain and conscience says no but my mouth utter the word 'yes'. Damn ego.
I don't trust any of the test you can take on the internet. I don't feel the need to know my IQ, I know I'm intelligent (if not a genius) and so will anyone else who has a conversation with me.
megh... one can brag about it I guess.. but in all reality it does little to nothing for you.... Technically I outscore Tesla overall,( though he destroys me in math related things) and was invited into mensa at a fairly young age.....
but does any of that mean anything? no, not in the slightest...because what makes up ones IQ covers only a very very limited range ( though newer tests are factoring in other aspects, such as spacial recognition, and adaptability) and the concept of the tests is still fairly flawed.
I've seen men and women who could give Good Ol' Albert a run for his money in the brains department completely destroyed by the real day to day world...as everything they were was tied up into one one thing or another..
an IQ alone won't get you a cushy job, land you a dream spouse...all it really does is come across as being pretentious.
YOU are who you are, your social ability, your maturity, your sense of responsibility, your level of ethics, your experiences of life...THOSE are what make you who you are...not a set of numbers.
but does any of that mean anything? no, not in the slightest...because what makes up ones IQ covers only a very very limited range ( though newer tests are factoring in other aspects, such as spacial recognition, and adaptability) and the concept of the tests is still fairly flawed.
I've seen men and women who could give Good Ol' Albert a run for his money in the brains department completely destroyed by the real day to day world...as everything they were was tied up into one one thing or another..
an IQ alone won't get you a cushy job, land you a dream spouse...all it really does is come across as being pretentious.
YOU are who you are, your social ability, your maturity, your sense of responsibility, your level of ethics, your experiences of life...THOSE are what make you who you are...not a set of numbers.