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Originally Posted by tirsales
In German it's "Druckbleistift" ("Press(ure)-pencil")
Quite probably.
I know what you mean.
The problem is: As soon as I reach a certain stage and a problem gets boring I tend to focus on the next project. This really can lead to problems - e.g. when the actual project has absolutely nothing to do with anything work or study-related...".
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My attention span for anything I'm not feeling passionate about is about 2 seconds. If I don't want to bother with it, then it's even shorter ... in the nanosecond range.
Faced with a project I'm not keen on doing, then suddenly repairing my neighbor's stereo becomes of earth-shattering importance. I simply cannot LIVE until that thing is working perfectly.
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Originally Posted by tirsales
Pff, my test couldnt tell more than 150 - never bothered to do the next one. Because - you are right. The IQ says absolutely nothing about the person or about your capabilities to solve "everydays problems".
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It really cracks me up when people boast about their IQs as if the number meant anything. In law school, walking through the parking structure, I remember seeing a license plate that said "IQ 168" .... so I left a note on his/her car window saying "169 you moron."
And, while I'm reeling off topic, as usual, in elementary school they divided a bunch of us off from the rest of the class based on our IQs. We were called the "Alpha Group." We were given special pins to wear (and I think I still have mine ... it had an infinity symbol on it), and special priveleges ... shades of Aldous Huxley.
That sort of treatment, on either side of the equasion, is simply not good for ten year olds. It either makes them feel worthless (if they are not members of the favored group) or turns them into self rightious little pricklets (me).
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