I spent 35 years reading books, logged on about 10,000 hours reading and I don’t love to read. If I had had a better definition of intelligence maybe I’d find something else to do.
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You need some intelligence to do all that reading. Don’t be so hard on yourself
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Ive come to a similar conclusion. Im too ill to read. But i listen to music endlessly. Gladly so.
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It’s also about remembering and using what you read. Not only reading
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One possible definition is being able to remember what you’ve learned, understand it, think logically and rationally, notice patterns, and be able to apply what you know to solve real world problems.
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My father always thought I had a low iq.
He said several times I should be a prostitute.
All I’m good for is spreading my legs …
Thanks
He said when we played chess when I was seven are you that dumb how can you be that stupid…
I never played chess again.
Don’t want humiliating me.
I believe the soul has a wisdom intelligence that is more and beyond educated and so forth.
I may not be the brightest but I have faith in my soul and spirit and it’s greatness beyond and more than intellect.
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I’m far from stupid, but could never get the hang of chess. There’s no shame in that. You no doubt have worthwhile qualities that your father never had.
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Intelligence is taking a sh!t in the woods rather than the street.
Maybe too simple. Idk.
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Chess is a game of strategy. But first you have to learn how the pieces move across the board.
I used to love it, played it all the time in public school. It was me against this other guy in the final game and I won!
If your not a strategic thinker chess won’t be for you. Doesn’t make you dumb, I’m sure you excel in other areas.
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Intelligence for me is the ability to uphold multiple perspectives.
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That’s me. My main EF weaknesses are organising & planning (sequential thinking)
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True intelligence is not a product of memory or imagination.
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I have a IQ of 69.
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Problem solving (any kind) plus memory capacity, to me
Thank you @firemonkey .
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I get good grades at university, but I cannot survive in society. I have a very good memory for memorizing but that’s all. My logical skills are below average.
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I learned how to read music for guitar in two keys on the first position within a month. But I credit to my young age.
I feel I’ve earned everything I have: guitar, mandolin, and writing, because I didn’t like those things for decades. I did them until it clicked. It kind of irritates me when people say I have talent. Jealousy bothers me, even though I can be jealous.
I don’t know. And I don’t know what others define it as. But my personal opinion is that it’s “the ability to clearly see the truth”.
The ability to inteligize or see what “is”. Like clearity of vision.
To me, intelligence is how well you use information you know.
Being able to selfhygiene, feed yourself and stay warm. Able to make yourself a safe shelter and not being violent, aggressive or abusive.
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