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Factoring intelligence
You have your IQ scores, your SATs, your GPAs, but none of those really seem to stand out in determining just how capable a person is going to be in a given situation. I had a horrible GPA, a respectable but not overwhelmingly high SAT score, and tried one online IQ test that score me in the high percentiles...but I don't trust that last one, because they're also trying to sell services related to the score.
For me, being an effective communicator (which means active listening as well as informed discussion) and getting along well with others is more important, along with being in tune with one's financial, spiritual and sexual reality.
But unfortunately, there are no practical metrics for those abilities--that I know of. Determining intelligence seems to be a matter of simply getting to know someone...given that you're intelligent enough yourself to accurately gauge them.
I guess that's why so much of the pain I seem to see comes from people going selfishly with their instincts rather than thinking about the situation.
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