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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
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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I was going to say that its seldom a stereo that keeps me from doing anything - but then I remembered my moms stereo which kept me from doing an annoying work for several days
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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."
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*g* Thats actually funny.
I discussed IQ with two psychoanalysts.
One insisted that IQ was very important and showed how intelligent people really were - and stated that I clearly couldnt have a high IQ, otherwise I would see the benefit of this scoring system. Thats the only time I found it valuable to have my IQ tested - he very much contradicted himself
The second agreed - IQ is not important.
Do you by any change know the Simpson-episode in which Springfields super-intelligents took the power in the city?
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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.
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??? Why on earth did they do this?
A former classmate of mine - she actually had a better Abitur than I and has a lower IQ. She quite simply works harder then me. That much for a relation between IQ and success in school...
Another friend - he is a brilliant programmer. I am a good software developer myself - but he is better. He has a lower IQ but he can concentrate on one subject much better then I can. That much for a relation between IQ and success in other fields...
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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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I agree.