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How Smart Do You Have to Be to Succeed?
Scientists Tracked 1,000 Kids for 40 Years. This Was the №1 Predictor of Financial Success
Jessica Stillmanentrylevelrebel.medium.com
A basketball player only has to be tall enough—and the same is true of intelligence. Intelligence has a threshold.
Malcolm Gladwell • Outliers
The most fascinating part about the intelligence controversy is that most people don't find the genetic component and potency of IQ in your success as intuitive. It was blatantly apparent to me growing up people's ability to perform in subjects in school was secondarily driven by the amount of studying they did and other controllable factors and ve... See more
Lex Fridman • Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differences | Lex Fridman Podcast #302
Surprisingly, many successful people persist in wasting time and energy doing things for which they have no talent.
Gay Hendricks • The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level
Intelligence isn’t highly correlated to income—here are some factors that have a ---stronger correlation:-Energy and ambition-Ability to work well with others-Durability or the ability to stick with something-Ability to see the right hierarchies to climb within an organization