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Robert Sternberg writes about successful intelligence,9 which he considers to be a composite of academic or analytical intelligence, creative intelligence and practical intelligence. Analytical intelligence refers to the ability to solve
Bill Lucas • New Kinds of Smart
Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find relevant material in memory and to deploy attention when needed.
Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow
Research reveals that the higher you score on an IQ test, the more likely you are to fall for stereotypes, because you’re faster at recognizing patterns. And recent experiments suggest that the smarter you are, the more you might struggle to update your beliefs.
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Schools are good at teaching and measuring intelligence, so that’s what people tend to value and aspire to. But in almost any field, smarts is what gets rewarded long term.
You cannot measure empathy like you can SAT scores, so it’s not surprising that one is given more weight on resumes. But who is more likely to succeed in life – a person whose ma... See more
You cannot measure empathy like you can SAT scores, so it’s not surprising that one is given more weight on resumes. But who is more likely to succeed in life – a person whose ma... See more
Since intelligence is primarily defined as one’s capacity to grasp the truth of things, it follows that what a culture means by intelligence is derived from the character of its important forms of communication.
Neil Postman • Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
‘possession’, and using tools which have the effect of making you smarter is a kind of cheating. 6 MYTH: Intelligence is an individual not a social concept. 7 MYTH: The concept of intelligence is universally valid, and not closely tied to the details and demands of one’s particular ‘habitat’. 8 MYTH: Intelligence is an intellectual function, separa
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