PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoAre you really smart? Are you really dumb? Are you average? How did you come to your conclusion?message-squaremessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down12
arrow-up177arrow-down1message-squareAre you really smart? Are you really dumb? Are you average? How did you come to your conclusion?PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square109fedilink
minus-squarePeachMan@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoI’m smart enough to know that there’s a lot I don’t know, and I took enough psychology classes to know that IQ tests are basically made-up nonsense. Comparing your intelligence to others is a losing battle and a waste of time.
minus-squaregrabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoCould not agree more. I tested high as a kid but never took it to heart. A quick trip to the library (long time ago) how deeply flawed they are. I am objectively quicker at some things than many people but I’m often humbled as soon as I step outside the areas I have specific knowledge in.
I’m smart enough to know that there’s a lot I don’t know, and I took enough psychology classes to know that IQ tests are basically made-up nonsense. Comparing your intelligence to others is a losing battle and a waste of time.
Could not agree more. I tested high as a kid but never took it to heart. A quick trip to the library (long time ago) how deeply flawed they are.
I am objectively quicker at some things than many people but I’m often humbled as soon as I step outside the areas I have specific knowledge in.