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How important is how smart one is related to success?
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:36 pm
Obviously there is going to be some correlation. But I would suggest it’s not as pronounced as one would think. There are so many other factors in play, i.e., social intelligence, conscientiousness, etc. How much of an impact do you believe intelligence has on success(success in this scenario would be professionally).
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Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:36 pm to sabes que
Book smart? Not as needed as common sense to be successful.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:37 pm to sabes que
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How important is how smart one is related to success?
You better hope your success doesn't depend on your ability to form sentences.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:37 pm to sabes que
Bush was a baffoon and the most successful politician in America.
Connections, social intelligence, likability, nepotism, and being amicable are paramount.
Connections, social intelligence, likability, nepotism, and being amicable are paramount.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:38 pm to sabes que
If you're referring to working in an office company, book smarts are alot less important than practicality, common sense, and general ability to be a problem solver IMO.
This post was edited on 4/29/21 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:40 pm to sabes que
My boss once told me "Son, if you want to get ahead you've got to give some head."
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:41 pm to sabes que
There is a pretty clear correlation with IQ and earnings, but that doesn't prohibit a very intelligent person from being a bum or an average person from being wildly successful. I do think you're pretty fricked if you're a standard deviation below the norm, though.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:41 pm to sabes que
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How important is how smart one is related to success?
I have a 10th grade education and retired last January at 56.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:41 pm to sabes que
Judging by many of the successful people out there, I'd say it's more important who you surround yourself with.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:42 pm to sabes que
I would say depends on your field. Some fields require a greater intellectual capacity than others.
But for most, luck and opportunity are significant factors along with the stuff other people mentioned.
But for most, luck and opportunity are significant factors along with the stuff other people mentioned.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:42 pm to sabes que
It’s better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener on the battlefield.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:42 pm to Dubosed
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I have a 10th grade education and retired last January at 56.
Without knowing how much you have saved this quote is meaningless
My grandma retired 3 times and always had to go back to work because she never calculated how much she had saved correctly
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:43 pm to sabes que
Obviously not important if you are connected (Kardashians, Hilton, etc).
And these days not important if you make a viral social media page.
Oh.. and if you are a semi attractive woman apparently you can be successful if you show your butthole
And these days not important if you make a viral social media page.
Oh.. and if you are a semi attractive woman apparently you can be successful if you show your butthole
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:47 pm to sabes que
you need to be smart enough to work hard. Any additional intelligence just sends you further into success
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:47 pm to sabes que
Depends on book smart or street smart. Dems are the most “educated” but they are total morons irl. Meanwhile the average oilfield baw is extremely smart when it comes to his craft and general life advice
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:48 pm to sabes que
It's one of several factors. From what I've personally experienced and observed, initiative seems more important than just about everything else. Effort, or lack there of, can cover over a multitude of either deficiencies or talents.
This post was edited on 4/29/21 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:48 pm to sabes que
I dated a girl who’s father bought some property in bum frick Mississippi to raise cattle. Turned out the property sat on a massive gravel pit needed to build roads. He made millions. Sometimes you just got to be lucky.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:49 pm to Dubosed
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I have a 10th grade education and retired last January at 56.
That doesn't mean you're successful. Homeless people retire at a much earlier age
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:49 pm to sabes que
id say having combinations of personality traits like consistency, being ethical, and personable etc could off-balance someones overall lack of intelligence.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:50 pm to Dubosed
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I have a 10th grade education and retired last January at 56.
I don’t think welfare and Medicaid means retirement.
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