The Intelligence Trap: Revolutionise your Thinking and Make Wiser Decisions
First, intelligence is situational—there is no such thing as general intelligence. Your brain is one piece in a broader system which includes your body, your environment, other humans, and culture as a whole. Second, it is contextual—far from existing in a vacuum, any individual intelligence will always be both defined and limited by its environme
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What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite: Updated and Revised
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We all spend time on the low rungs: ⬥ In case you’re thinking, “I’m a really smart person, so I’m safe from the low rungs,” Adam Grant has bad news for you: “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 th
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Why smart people often do stupid things: Intelligence isn't a substitute for wisdom.
Intelligence is the capacity to learn.
Wisdom is converting learning into good judgment.
Using brainpower requires willpower. It takes self-control to choose future gains over current impulses.