The Results & Features of a Person with a High IQ | Jordan Peterson

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  • The Results & Features of a Person with a High IQ | Jordan Peterson
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  • @Raptor-bt6zp
    @Raptor-bt6zp Před rokem +4726

    My uncle had a registered IQ of 144. He became an alcoholic, because he could not cope with everyday people. But he overcame the Alcoholism and went on to live a near normal life. He devoted himself to learn how to speak Ancient Greek. He also read incessantly. He was also my favorite uncle

    • @apinojilazul6571
      @apinojilazul6571 Před rokem +80

      how to make genius babies, using parenting habits and not technology.

    • @JaimeGarcia-pe7bj
      @JaimeGarcia-pe7bj Před rokem +27

      To speak ancient Greek?

    • @Raptor-bt6zp
      @Raptor-bt6zp Před rokem +55

      @@JaimeGarcia-pe7bj yes it was his obsession

    • @Julius_JuL
      @Julius_JuL Před rokem +29

      Wow I have the same iq 144

    • @jesse75
      @jesse75 Před rokem +74

      My mother was diagnosed with a high IQ.
      She was a beaver. Pull one stick out of the dam, and she was pissed off.

  • @daviddobson6716
    @daviddobson6716 Před rokem +2605

    Had a dear friend that I called when I was stumped. He had a vast range of knowledge on almost everything from clothes dryer timers, a calculus question, astronomy, it didn't matter. He was a chain smoker, loved his beer and from a poor family, not caring about money or the trappings of this wolrd. He was working on building a replica of the Leeuwenhoek microscope when he died. Brilliant man with no ego.

    • @lightyearaway
      @lightyearaway Před rokem +141

      Such people make World a better place to live in ☺️

    • @jakewagner5033
      @jakewagner5033 Před rokem +87

      My condolences, sorry to hear such a wise man go when he is the kind of people this world is lacking most of right now.

    • @shantubesha
      @shantubesha Před rokem +57

      Sounds lik an interesting person. My uncle buskes with sock pupets and married a docter

    • @infinitejest441
      @infinitejest441 Před rokem +81

      “There is a fine line between genius and insanity”.

    • @Severienne
      @Severienne Před rokem +18

      INTP or ENTP?

  • @tylerbaer1829
    @tylerbaer1829 Před 7 měsíci +833

    My father was a very intelligent man. Not because he had some PHD or something or he could do a lot of math (he did and he could) but because he was just one of those people we all know who just thought differently. He always said that he thinks that people overestimate the intelligence of the average person and the reason we have a lot of issues in society is because the intelligent people often assume that they are average and think all of the less intelligent people probably think a lot more like them when they really think fundamentally differently.

    • @keykosantana5172
      @keykosantana5172 Před 7 měsíci +24

      Interesting. I wouldn’t say I’m intelligent, but I’ve always been told this. I also agree with his idea about overestimating average intelligence and how intelligent people tend to think highly other those with lower levels of intelligence. I think it’s because smart people naturally think a lot and assume that others do too this thinking that others possess a greater intelligence than they do. It what I concluded when I truly realized that people weren’t thinking as much or in much the same way as people I view as more intelligent than myself.

    • @kevinmckernan794
      @kevinmckernan794 Před 7 měsíci +5

      People also say that I’m very intelligent but I don’t feel that way at all. I do prefer solitude so maybe they assume that I should be intelligent?

    • @_berengar
      @_berengar Před 7 měsíci +13

      Isn’t that the dunning Kruger effect?

    • @heatmyzer9
      @heatmyzer9 Před 7 měsíci +4

      The opposite of the DK effect.

    • @nubianpwr
      @nubianpwr Před 6 měsíci +6

      agreed - your father was sharp!

  • @Jesusisking613
    @Jesusisking613 Před 6 měsíci +219

    That nutrition aspect hit home with me. People seriously underestimate how important a good and healthy diet is.

    • @demiserofd
      @demiserofd Před měsícem

      An interesting fact: people adopted from developing countries with nutrient deficiency lose an IQ point per year they spend there. All things being equal, someone who grows up in a developing country with insufficient nutrition will lose twenty IQ points compared to someone with a healthy diet.
      That might not seem like much, but that means their AVERAGE is gonna be 80, and that's so low the US military will find no use for you.

    • @Elephantshew
      @Elephantshew Před 20 dny +1

      Absolutely, and when you try and explain why to your loved ones and get ignored.

  • @SuperAngelic5
    @SuperAngelic5 Před 7 měsíci +696

    I once worked with a career counselor who often repeated the phrase, "the world is full of unemployed geniuses."

    • @HumansAreShitFactories
      @HumansAreShitFactories Před 7 měsíci

      And what is that supposed to mean? Apart from being an insecure fragile ego driven rant? Is being employed the be all and end all? No. Highly intelligent people are far beyond the primitive systems of operating that the troglodytes have implemented.

    • @paulamserna
      @paulamserna Před 7 měsíci +4

      Great answer

    • @Person0fColor
      @Person0fColor Před 7 měsíci

      Right! Everyone is a genius. Look at all the posts claiming high IQ? It’s literally like half the fukkking comments 😂
      Do you honestly think half the people in this thread have damn near genius 😂 IQs?

    • @humboldthammer
      @humboldthammer Před 7 měsíci +6

      "They did not listen to the FACT that I was a genius. The man said, "We got all that we can use."
      I got them steadily depressing, low-down, mind-messing, working at the car-wash blues."

    • @humboldthammer
      @humboldthammer Před 7 měsíci +5

      What the Heck. I'm 71. Work was always something that I did, while pursuing other interests.
      Of course, now I am 100% dependent on the government. But I KNOW EVERYTHING.

  • @Micloren
    @Micloren Před rokem +3426

    Was born into a high IQ family. Common characteristics I’ve noticed:
    - Constantly shifting focus of interest
    - Often messy/cluttered
    - Strong interest in learning across a huge variety of fields
    - Overly critical
    - On/off depression
    - Love games
    - Lacking certain entrepreneurial traits (orderliness, industriousness, risk taking)

    • @metaphysicalfractionals4509
      @metaphysicalfractionals4509 Před rokem +256

      Idk, I think you just described an INTP instead😄

    • @existentialhangover1124
      @existentialhangover1124 Před rokem +91

      I hope you're right, you just described me to a T. 😆 Except I've learned better coping skills, with the aid of Buddhist principles and philosophy, that keeps most feelings of depression at bay.

    • @dirkdiggler9083
      @dirkdiggler9083 Před rokem +29

      Bingo

    • @noexcuses5524
      @noexcuses5524 Před rokem +149

      Intelligent women tend to be single than seetle for less than they deserve

    • @anxiouslycalm2929
      @anxiouslycalm2929 Před rokem +1

      That’s adhd my nigga

  • @compumundohipermegared917
    @compumundohipermegared917 Před 3 měsíci +105

    My father had an IQ of146. He went from poverty (no shoes, no electricity, one meal a day, if lucky) to middle class (always buying books, having nice holidays, good clothing, and other luxuries). Had a PhD. But also was always angry, I kind of get it. I think his high IQ level helped him to break poverty and become a succesful person.

    • @katerynaholotrebchuk6391
      @katerynaholotrebchuk6391 Před měsícem +7

      I can imagine why he was always angry😂

    • @rosiemackenzie5976
      @rosiemackenzie5976 Před 15 dny +1

      Having a High IQ is a gift from God, thank God for it and use it to help others.

    • @somerandomboi8239
      @somerandomboi8239 Před 10 dny

      ​@@katerynaholotrebchuk6391why would that be?

    • @katerynaholotrebchuk6391
      @katerynaholotrebchuk6391 Před 10 dny

      @@somerandomboi8239 Because people who get out of poverty often use the energy of anger to get the ambition needed for a breakthrough. When you're very smart, but born into poverty, you get no respect for being smart. People look at you and ask the famous question: "So, why are you so poor if you're so smart?". Having money has more to do with the level of aggression than with your IQ. If you're constantly pissed at life and unsatisfied with your place in society, you can push yourself to do impossible things. And I guess, meeting people who don't work that hard, don't want to use their brain, but have it all by just inheriting, and wasting it all away can make you angry.

    • @somerandomboi8239
      @somerandomboi8239 Před 10 dny

      @@katerynaholotrebchuk6391 Makes sense. Thanks

  • @themtube9455
    @themtube9455 Před 6 měsíci +276

    Do not worry too much about your IQ, just be the best you can be and challenge yourself by doing things that scare you or are difficult. These things will give you some positive result. Be brave. You are stronger than you think.

    • @sixolisetshangela7754
      @sixolisetshangela7754 Před 6 měsíci +15

      Thank you❤ , reading these comments makes me feel dumb

    • @ata864
      @ata864 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@sixolisetshangela7754they are usually low IQ people that think they are high iq

    • @mississippimud7046
      @mississippimud7046 Před 5 měsíci +10

      These are words of wisdom ,thank you .

    • @PNdebt-hc2tg
      @PNdebt-hc2tg Před 5 měsíci +5

      I am so glad I do the scary things...

    • @gretavains8707
      @gretavains8707 Před 3 měsíci +5

      Going overseas for 2 months by myself😊

  • @BarbaraMolin1
    @BarbaraMolin1 Před rokem +3256

    Regarding industriousness, I can give my own example. I was so smart in school, that I never learned how to study and be industrious. Everything came very easily to me all the way to highschool. So when suddenly in university, work became necessary, I didn’t have the skills and rather than learn them, I just quit. My friends, on the other hand, learned how to work from an early age and these skills helped them suceed.

    • @akula-mortula1010
      @akula-mortula1010 Před rokem +219

      u literally told my story

    • @erichansen82
      @erichansen82 Před rokem +159

      A and b students wind up working for the c and d

    • @wintermatherne2524
      @wintermatherne2524 Před rokem +24

      Same.

    • @AA-wf2zc
      @AA-wf2zc Před rokem +77

      The example of your friends literally told my story.
      Unfortunately, I don't have the gift of a very high intelligence, so I had to work a lot to pass my successive school exams. And thanks to this hard work, today I am a fulfilled goatherd.

    • @dustinhughes5034
      @dustinhughes5034 Před rokem +14

      My experience exactly

  • @loganstratholme
    @loganstratholme Před rokem +354

    When you’re intelligent enough to see through society, you realise it’s not for you.

    • @No-ky3kb
      @No-ky3kb Před měsícem +14

      *You realize you are society and you drop the victim mentality

    • @woo1818
      @woo1818 Před 21 dnem

      @@No-ky3kb needs more iq

    • @ebikescrapper3925
      @ebikescrapper3925 Před 21 dnem +7

      You see that it's all a game.

    • @jayextermapest765
      @jayextermapest765 Před 16 dny

      Amen to that 🙏

    • @SpiKSpaN-ei6zq
      @SpiKSpaN-ei6zq Před 16 dny +4

      ​@@No-ky3kb it has nothing to do with being a victim. You associate with like-minded individuals....which is yourself!

  • @daninthemoon2616
    @daninthemoon2616 Před 7 měsíci +323

    I have a 142 IQ, measured a couple decades ago, and am a big procrastinator, in proportion with the task difficulty. I always delivered on time, but figure waiting until the last minute to commit to a plan/design produced the best outcomes, although it created anxiety at times. I was iterating in my head instead of on paper if that makes sense.

    • @davefiano4172
      @davefiano4172 Před 6 měsíci +9

      SAME!

    • @hristinaradeva6761
      @hristinaradeva6761 Před 6 měsíci +6

      Same here

    • @eeeeeeeeeee2
      @eeeeeeeeeee2 Před 6 měsíci +15

      I don’t think I’m smart but I procrastinate mainly because I’m not sure I’ll produce something good🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @escarfangorn
      @escarfangorn Před 6 měsíci +10

      It is comforting to read this comment, to know I'm not alone in this.

    • @oktagon10
      @oktagon10 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Exactly the same (in regards to procrastination)!

  • @JohanDee
    @JohanDee Před 7 měsíci +137

    I did 2 very different IQ test during two different periods in my life. I came out between 125 and 135, so an average of 130. The strange things is, I always thought of myself as not very intelligent comparing myself with others. I always needed more time to think things through also. But I read a lot as a child, so knew a lot.

    • @Person0fColor
      @Person0fColor Před 7 měsíci +13

      And yet another high IQ individual 😂😂😂
      So many geniuses 😂 and they all listen to Jordan Peterson

    • @aGenericBanana
      @aGenericBanana Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@Person0fColornah i am curious about how do people with high iq think.I don't want to spread hate about anyone. If people are learning something from him then its fine even tho what he says is nothing one cant know if they sit by themselves

    • @JohanDee
      @JohanDee Před 6 měsíci +10

      @@Person0fColor Of course, he studied psychology and had experience in the field. I'm just a simple soul. B.t.w., English is my third language.

    • @prairiemark4084
      @prairiemark4084 Před 5 měsíci +15

      I can identify with testing high in IQ, yet being a slow processor mentally. I had two elementary teachers tell my parents I was retarded. Yet in 10th grade I scorer higher on standardized tests than anyone ever at that school since they used the kind of tests (20 plus years). My guidance counselor told me that twenty years after I graduated. And my science teacher affirmed it when I asked her. They were prohibited from telling me in my school years. There were two things my classmates did that bothered me. One was to call me "dumbshit". The other was to ask me in a group sitting "What day is it?" It would take me a few seconds to figure out the day and the students would break out in laughter. They were mean. It seems to me my brain began to develop faster than most people's brain and then slow down. I scored very high up to grade 10, but then from 10th grade to 12th grade my test scores pulled back toward the mean. I was still studying hard but my rank in the class fell and my ACTs were only in the top 10%, not in the very high range. I credit a lot of my development to my mother saving her money and buying me a set of World Book Encyclopedias then I was 9 and I read them a lot. Thousand of pages.

    • @recenityz
      @recenityz Před 5 měsíci +3

      @@Person0fColor A person with a perceived higher IQ is more likely to consume content about having a high IQ -- by a source who did a lot of research on the subject, no less. Shocker.

  • @jessedevilbiss8436
    @jessedevilbiss8436 Před rokem +1670

    I was class clown in 5th grade. One day, my teacher asked me to just teach the class. She took my seat in the back, and I took her desk. To the surprise of the entire classroom, I knew the subject and helped students at their desks, standing over them going over the book. My teacher sat and watched for half the day. A few weeks later, I was asked if I'd like to go to 6th grade instead of 5th. My teacher knew I was bored and most likely wasn't surprised that I was able to teach the class.
    Good teachers matter.

    • @gorpim
      @gorpim Před rokem +114

      If i was that teacher id let you teach the class every day until we got busted lmfao
      Makin my job easier you go kid!!!

    • @michellewade3163
      @michellewade3163 Před rokem +2

      Me in second grade

    • @TailicaiCorporation
      @TailicaiCorporation Před rokem +13

      I did the same in 6th grade. I had a 126 in math due to extra credit for teaching the class. She just figured well he’s bored most of my class let him do something.
      Also recently took “an IQ test” after a few drinks and although distracted and inebriated, I scored a 125. Not sure exactly what that means… all I know is not all tests are equal so I take most of em with a grain of salt… minus the one I scored a 200 on… obviously BS lol I’m not anywhere near that lol
      Edit: the most official test was in HS in my psych class I got a 137, but it wasn’t the full process and was like a projection.

    • @6teezkid
      @6teezkid Před rokem +15

      Good teachers most DEFINITELY matter. My teacher as a Junior in high school basically altered my entire path in life just by recognizing something in me that I had no clue about. Then, as a Senior, I was almost all straight A's (from C's and D's as a Junior).
      Loved your story!! 😂

    • @jyhas9702
      @jyhas9702 Před rokem +16

      I was also a class clown. My mother always tells me this story where I did the same thing around the 2nd or 3rd grade. The math teacher had taught something 1 way to the class on a particular day. And then the following day taught it to the class a completely different way and at the time it seemed less efficient to me. So I raised my hand and asked the teacher why was she teaching it a different way from the previous day if this waybis more tedious and difficult. She got angry and told me since I know so much go up and teach the class. And my story turned out just like yours but I may have unintentionally upstaged the teacher but it wasn't my intent. I was genuinely confused and just wanted to understand why would we use difficult methods to achieve the same result that we could achieve using less effort. But for the record I have had some amazing teachers in my life. God bless them and pay them what they are worth.

  • @Slwtski
    @Slwtski Před 8 měsíci +783

    You can be born with a high iq but it truly takes persons inner wisdom to choose what he desires to do with it.

    • @jerryappleton6855
      @jerryappleton6855 Před 7 měsíci +11

      Ironically...a wise statement...

    • @jladdyost
      @jladdyost Před 7 měsíci +5

      and some ambition

    • @lindanapoleone
      @lindanapoleone Před 7 měsíci

      @@jerryappleton6855😅

    • @johnalcala
      @johnalcala Před 7 měsíci +11

      There's IQ which is processing power and the missing link referred to here is what I call EQ, or emotional quotient. If both are high you will be more successful than just someone with a high IQ

    • @Shiyounin
      @Shiyounin Před 7 měsíci

      0h mY goD tHiS is So DeEP!!!!!!! blblbblbrrrrrrr

  • @diana-
    @diana- Před 7 měsíci +112

    It takes a certain amount of intelligence to recognise the limitations of others, but it takes wisdom to accept these limitations and be willing to humbly assist when needed.

    • @jaygold4467
      @jaygold4467 Před 7 měsíci +8

      Intelligent people have no obligation to accept others limited ability. Actually they should be avoided.

    • @user-ef4lr7to5m
      @user-ef4lr7to5m Před 7 měsíci +2

      That depends.
      If you were, for example, heavily bullied for 10 years in school, and got from the mental hole only when you was in your early 30s, it is wise not to be willing to assist anyone for free.

    • @humboldthammer
      @humboldthammer Před 7 měsíci

      Don't Worry. The NEON GAUD -- that sentient machine and comptroller of our currencies -- will be unveiled at the Great Re-Set -- originally scheduled for 09/23/26, the autumn equinox of the US' and the illuminati's 250th year. BUT, because the Debt hit $33 trillion early, the Re-Set will be advanced. But first, WAR. God vs God vs NOT God vs NO God in the Name of GAUD -- Grand Architect of Ur Destruction. hint: Secret Societies. THEN, 10/12/26, "You have destroyed yourselves with your endless wars of Gods. Now bow down and worship YOUR BEAST." That's what Xi says.

    • @anatolydyatlov963
      @anatolydyatlov963 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@user-ef4lr7to5m Let me share a different perspective, one that's surprisingly common among highly-intelligent people. Think of every person as a unique mix of their life experiences and genetic code that shapes who they are. When you adopt this view, you begin to see people as intricate, biological machines constantly interacting with each other. If someone harms you, no matter how seriously, you don't cling to anger or seek revenge. Instead, you might think "My friend, I'm not sure what experiences led you to this behavior, but I feel sorry for you. I hope one day you'll be fixed, because at this moment, something seems to be malfunctioning".
      In simpler terms, if a chair you're sitting on suddenly breaks, causing you to fall, you don't get angry at the chair. You try to repair it. In a similar way, many highly-intelligent people view others as these complex systems. They see them as either functioning properly or not, without assigning moral blame for their actions. In the scenario you mentioned, if the person who was bullied grasped this concept, they would still be willing to assist others. They wouldn't hold resentment, understanding that they were impacted by "faulty" living systems. If they shared the exact genetic makeup and life experiences as their aggressors, they would likely have behaved in the same way.

    • @chaskiandcie
      @chaskiandcie Před 4 měsíci

      I'm waiting for the moment that I will accept people's flaws. For now, it disappoints me, fills me with frustration, and hurts me a lot. I will do my best to overcome it

  • @Serf_dom
    @Serf_dom Před 4 měsíci +85

    I personally believe it's discipline. Every person I know that I consider successful are all very disciplined in most areas.

    • @waterrabbit77
      @waterrabbit77 Před 11 dny

      Discipline is not IQ. Totally lazy people can be geniuses. It's in the genes. It cannot be trained. You can improve your standing at your IQ range but not your true intelligence.

  • @pawpkitty
    @pawpkitty Před rokem +1595

    I'm on the lower IQ spectrum I think. But in a weird way I've learned how to cope by working on my ability to be good to others. I struggle with my jobs but working on my social skills was my crutch.
    I'm not sure if it's my learning disability contributing to that. Reading is very hard for me because I lose what line I'm on.
    But no matter what your IQ is you gotta work with what you got. Tough world out there.

    • @appelsappie958
      @appelsappie958 Před rokem

      Judging from your sentences and punctuation, you’re not on the lower end at all. I obviously don’t know you but my guess it that you should stop comparing yourself to people that are much much smarter than yourself. You’re not as dumb as you are

    • @gabrielfarr6040
      @gabrielfarr6040 Před rokem +216

      The fact that u recognize this and can humbly self reflect means u are pretty intelligent. Atleast more so then all these women in this comments saying wow this is so me. It’s definitely not them

    • @pawpkitty
      @pawpkitty Před rokem +69

      @@gabrielfarr6040 Regardless, I don't see why people need to feel like the smartest person in the room.

    • @gabrielfarr6040
      @gabrielfarr6040 Před rokem +42

      @@pawpkitty right meanwhile the smartest person quietly judging everyone in their head

    • @Gar96229
      @Gar96229 Před 11 měsíci

      Can I be honest? Your paragraphing and sentence structuring tells me that you don’t have a low IQ. Is there a possibility you might have a learning disability like Dyslexia, etc? I don’t think your IQ is as low as you claim.

  • @treygon11
    @treygon11 Před rokem +791

    To be successful you need to be a little smart, very wise, and extremely determined.

    • @dillonkayser4215
      @dillonkayser4215 Před rokem +49

      Yes, and confident. Confidence is key.

    • @darrennew8211
      @darrennew8211 Před rokem +18

      I think it depends on what you're being successful at. If you want to be a successful artist, that's going to be totally different from being a successful bank manager.

    • @joejoejoejoejoejoe4391
      @joejoejoejoejoejoe4391 Před rokem +1

      @@dillonkayser4215 Or plain arrogance.

    • @theyrekrnations8990
      @theyrekrnations8990 Před rokem +13

      What is success? it is not the same thing to everyone. To some it is absolute materialism. To others Knowledge. "Desire" is the key.
      Success is fleeting . Once you succeed.Your desires will take you the either the next level of success or to another area all together

    • @Benjumanjo
      @Benjumanjo Před rokem +5

      Statistics don't demostrate this opinion.

  • @Robertoni7
    @Robertoni7 Před 4 měsíci +95

    Would like to hear him speak about the effects of trauma , especially early childhood trauma, and how it impacts IQ.

    • @jackmeoff1321
      @jackmeoff1321 Před 2 měsíci +3

      You can always Inprove your iq, no mater what

    • @zacklewis342
      @zacklewis342 Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@jackmeoff1321 Based on what research?

    • @jackmeoff1321
      @jackmeoff1321 Před 2 měsíci

      @@zacklewis342 research it youll see

    • @jackmeoff1321
      @jackmeoff1321 Před 2 měsíci

      @@zacklewis342 im not no doctor

    • @kyle-7107
      @kyle-7107 Před 2 měsíci +6

      ​@jackmeoff1321 no you can't. You can improve your education but intelligence is hard wired from birth.

  • @BeckRed
    @BeckRed Před 7 měsíci +31

    I grew up in the country, surrounded by a large extended family of aunts and uncles, etc. They had grown up dirt poor, none went to college, but had all done well. I never realized how smart they were until I got out in the world. By middle school, I knew the names of many world leaders, and had a basic understanding of politics, tensions in the Middle East, the decline of the Soviet Union, differing world religions, historical events, economics…all from sitting in the corner listening to the adults talk around my aunt’s kitchen table, drinking coffee and eating dessert, lol. I thought every family was like that. They’re not. I learned more in that corner than I did in college. Which I attended on a full ride academic scholarship. I’m thankful for them and the genetic blessings, and yes, I’d choose that over immense wealth any day.

    • @angharadlewis7426
      @angharadlewis7426 Před měsícem +1

      Even at 5, I can remember dinner parties my parents had, where I would be put to bed, but sneak down to hide behind the door to listen to the conversations. To this day I still gravitate to the older people in the room to at least try and find someone who can hold a decent conversation, know stuff I don’t, have expertise in some random or interesting area etc……..I constantly see things other people do not, see through BS like lightning, know things that even I don’t know where I picked up the knowledge and I get into a lot of trouble for it. Powers of reasoning and deduction are apparently frightening to people who don’t do that.

    • @rosiemackenzie5976
      @rosiemackenzie5976 Před 15 dny +1

      A great inheritance has nothing to do with money.

    • @allangurr
      @allangurr Před 17 hodinami +1

      I used to have a pretty good IQ but then I got old and cant remember where the hell I put my glasses now. LOL.

  • @Theromanreagent
    @Theromanreagent Před rokem +457

    You are less affected by disgust when you realize that most things don't matter as much as you thought and some things matter more than you thought

    • @fredflintstone8998
      @fredflintstone8998 Před rokem +24

      Had a decent IQ as a teenager and still have the ability to reason quite well. I don't see myself as anything special but I do see the reasoning of a lot of other people as deeply flawed. They seem to like to arrive at conclusions without adequately examining the facts and will dismiss counter arguments out of hand.
      I am extremely untidy and frustrated by tripping over things but nonetheless perfectly happy to survey the mess... I am pretty damn strong and healthy at the age of 70. I'm also something of a poet.
      I do miss being a young man but I don't miss the neuroticism!
      My favourite pastime may well be asking questions... even though I'll forget a lot of what I learn.

    • @gorpim
      @gorpim Před rokem +2

      Exactly
      If you gonna be a bear, be a grizzly

    • @Theromanreagent
      @Theromanreagent Před rokem

      @@fredflintstone8998 I'm something of a poet myself

    • @fredflintstone8998
      @fredflintstone8998 Před rokem +2

      @@Theromanreagent Hello Joe, I suppose that putting pen to paper can be a great joy, whatever you write... most of my stuff never sees the light of day and the stuff that people have heard is sometimes regarded with indifference and sometimes with great appreciation. I reckon I write for myself and try not want to be governed by ego.

    • @fredflintstone8998
      @fredflintstone8998 Před rokem +1

      Whoops! ... correction: try not to be governed by ego

  • @1985wolfman
    @1985wolfman Před rokem +2155

    Perhaps high IQ people have less need for order because they are more well equipped to figure out how to deal with the chaos that comes from disorganization. Being disorderly can cause surprise difficulties that challenge you, but if you have confidence in your ability to solve the problems as they arise, you have less need to focus energy on ensuring nothing ever goes wrong or gets out of place.

    • @sneak1252
      @sneak1252 Před rokem +48

      This is exactly what I was thinking

    • @kingbaguette1843
      @kingbaguette1843 Před rokem +26

      Good point

    • @loriannmarsden7783
      @loriannmarsden7783 Před rokem +26

      Chaos doesn’t always come from being disorganized. The only challenge that is associated with being disorderly is when it’s time to organize and put what people call “things in their right place”..

    • @prospectortug1077
      @prospectortug1077 Před rokem +46

      Been thinking this for many years. Recognised the disparity between how my wife and I operate. She is intelligent, a meticulous planner, organiser and has the industriousness to match. Whereas I’m very laid back not as industrious but very high (92nd percentile) in trait openness, plus she and others in my small circle seem to think I have a high intellect. In any case I’ve tried to plan things in my life but always found I improvise very well, finding it easier to adapt to situations and problems as they occur rather than trying to factor every variable into a coherent plan. Is it wrong that i have almost an aversion to planning things?…. Probably. But i can definitely see correlation in what you say and many situations throughout my life.

    • @ankitachandel
      @ankitachandel Před rokem +25

      I hate disorganisation or chaos i must be really really stupid

  • @Leslie-mw2zu
    @Leslie-mw2zu Před 7 měsíci +5

    I have a high IQ and love discovering how much I don't know. Never ending.

  • @lalehbryanskrenes5692
    @lalehbryanskrenes5692 Před 6 měsíci +66

    I believe the high IQ person is capable of understanding many thing at a deep enough level to gain interest in it. They see many avenues of advancement at the same time. As a result, they are more distracted and struggle to confine themselves to a single plan and want to move on to something else if it takes too long to complete the plan.

    • @OzguAksut
      @OzguAksut Před 4 měsíci +1

      HOW CAN I SOLVE IT?

    • @AntiToxic4u
      @AntiToxic4u Před 3 měsíci +2

      I can’t stick to one fucking thing it really pisses me off

    • @llaammeerr2506
      @llaammeerr2506 Před 17 dny

      ​@@AntiToxic4uSettle down, einstein

    • @AntiToxic4u
      @AntiToxic4u Před 17 dny

      @@llaammeerr2506 I’m not Einstein.

    • @llaammeerr2506
      @llaammeerr2506 Před 17 dny

      @@AntiToxic4u settle down, robert kirby

  • @irkhanbasc
    @irkhanbasc Před 10 měsíci +1077

    As someone with a (relatively) high IQ, I can say that it's not that much of a picnic. In your group interactions, you often feel like you are surrounded by idiots, so you may become antisocial or find it hard to form friendships. You're lucky if you find the right crowd to hang out with. You may also become bored easily and require constant mental stimulation. If you find a suitable career and/or hobby, it's okay, but otherwise the boredom may drive you crazy or develop into other negative attitudes or behaviours. You are more prone to depression and anxiety, although you may be less prone to addiction. You may be more sensitive or easily annoyed or disturbed. It's true when they say that ignorance is bliss.

    • @blueskinblonde7230
      @blueskinblonde7230 Před 9 měsíci

      As someone with LowIQ this shit is false as fuck.

    • @DChristina
      @DChristina Před 8 měsíci +81

      Only boring people get bored.

    • @carlosluis1970
      @carlosluis1970 Před 8 měsíci +17

      @@DChristina LOL

    • @filinior5112
      @filinior5112 Před 8 měsíci +34

      You just perfectly described my day to day life.

    • @irkhanbasc
      @irkhanbasc Před 8 měsíci +36

      @@filly3594 I agree. Intelligent people have a better understanding of how to live a happy and fulfilling life. We are often surprised by the foolishness of people who try to fill the holes in their lives with material things, vicarious obsession with celebrity and fame, and petty jealousy of the people around them. If only these people were to take a moment to stop and reflect, then they would begin to realize and understand what is truly important in life.

  • @sterlingbaade2024
    @sterlingbaade2024 Před rokem +254

    For 38 years I battled depression, failure, anxiety, loneliness, couldn't keep a job, zero long term friendships...I was a "gifted kid" in school. I was "diagnosed" with ADHD a few months ago. It has been a journey of trying to figure out why, with all I am capable of, why I am a complete failure on paper. Things are coming into focus, but I truly fear becoming that person that points at my childhood or "mental illness" to absolve me of failure of poor decisions. I want to be happy, successful and a part of a community; but the older I get and the more I learn about the world, it makes it agonizing to even try to communicate with people.

    • @apinojilazul6571
      @apinojilazul6571 Před rokem +6

      how to make genius babies, using parenting habits and not technology.

    • @artfasil
      @artfasil Před rokem

      You might have social anxiety plus way too many people are assholes.

    • @human-ft3wk
      @human-ft3wk Před rokem +15

      If you did have a traumatic childhood or mental ilness, there's nothing shameful in recognizing what your situation is. In my opinion 'the person' that's kind of cringy is the one that identifies existing childhood or mental ilness and does nothing about it. Instead they use it as the reason for why they keep failing. If you're lucky enough to have discovered the cause of your struggle, then you likely have a clue of what to do next and how to undo as much of the damage that's been done. It is an 'excuse' for why you might have arrived at a point in life, but it is no excuse to keep yourself that low for the future.

    • @HansensUniverseT-A
      @HansensUniverseT-A Před rokem +9

      31 here, i was diagnosed within the autistic spectrum as an adult, i suspect i match the profile of someone with ADD as well, my life is a mess quite literally. I underwent several tests, one of them was the WAIS IV test which appear to be the standard test they use here in Norway for checking cognition and i took it twice, turned out the loser is intellectually gifted, regardless i will likely remain unemployed for the rest of my life, i cannot function well in general society, can't hold any job, can't commit to academics, heck i still haven't managed to obtain my high school diploma due to missing subjects.

    • @jjf1058
      @jjf1058 Před 11 měsíci +3

      Just find your passion

  • @wbien6994
    @wbien6994 Před 7 měsíci +7

    I tested in high school at 135 and was called to the office and asked how I cheated. I said , so everyone around me got a higher score? They didn't know what to say. I was so bored in school so I only concentrated on subjects I liked and could care less about others.

  • @jighflaukst
    @jighflaukst Před 7 měsíci +91

    In high school, I was told in a meeting with my mom and counselors that my iq was 99. I was distraught for a while, as i didnt know what that meant for my future. I now always try to tell myself that im not "smart" just to keep myself down to earth. I have mild aspergers, a high reading ability, and an uncanny memory with which i can memorize names and numbers nearly without fail. In some ways i know im doing alright, in others i know i have shortcomings. Thats life.

    • @lindapoulton2982
      @lindapoulton2982 Před 7 měsíci +14

      From what I know, people with Aspergers are pretty smart! Don't sell yourself short. You have abilities which other people don't have, and there are many types of 'intelligence'. I suspect that many of the world's great thinkers/inventors/scientists etc were 'on the spectrum.' :-)

    • @lolollhe3361
      @lolollhe3361 Před 6 měsíci +28

      But 100 iq is the average iq, if you have 99, you have basically average IQ.

    • @wolfmantroy6601
      @wolfmantroy6601 Před 6 měsíci

      You've an average IQ.

    • @MrsRowse
      @MrsRowse Před 5 měsíci +9

      Average IQ, nothing to feel bad about! You're great!

    • @margaretnorman2093
      @margaretnorman2093 Před 4 měsíci +1

      We all do. Persevere!

  • @slowstone8509
    @slowstone8509 Před rokem +417

    High IQ is a predictor of resistance to PTSD because, with proper work, we can more easily prevent believing everything we think, and then train our inner selves to think and believe in a way that takes acute adversity as a lesson and wellspring of energy to wield that we didn’t have before.
    Fear literally lowers IQ with mental walls and fog.

    • @anniem1111
      @anniem1111 Před rokem +4

      Love this

    • @gorpim
      @gorpim Před rokem +5

      I like fear
      It makes me love staying in bed all day
      Everyday 😀

    • @DrasticBreeeZy
      @DrasticBreeeZy Před rokem +17

      I ain’t gone lie I saw my mom die before my eyes, it really didn’t faze me. I knew she was going to heaven. Of course I miss her, but my positive outlook on death did not add PTSD or put me in depression. I had this positive outlook on death and it made me more mentally powerful than most people, and she most likely super proud of me looking down. I got her tatted on my chest

    • @worldupsidedown1
      @worldupsidedown1 Před rokem +3

      Great point!! We also shouldn’t believe everything we feel.

    • @reallythere
      @reallythere Před rokem +12

      Didn't work for me. My nervous system regresses and i enter freeze then flight mode. When i come out i really am upset I lost control.

  • @dazedrufus5394
    @dazedrufus5394 Před rokem +945

    I tested a few months back and scored 154. It was a real in person test proctored by a professional. I also took one as a kid to get into some “highly gifted” program in which I scored in the top .1 percentile. I do not feel particularly intelligent at all and am destructively self aware, to the point in which I effectively can’t think any train of thought through. I spent my entire teenage years thus far doing essentially nothing and have generally lost the analytical incisiveness I was always praised for as a kid. I held on to the idea that I was massively intelligent for a very long time, insisting that I have some absurd amount of latent potential that for whatever reason I just couldn’t channel. Recently I became so depressed as to where I had to go live in a residential treatment center, because I couldn’t find the energy to feed or bathe myself. It is a fact that I have a high iq, but I don’t feel particularly more smart or well off than anybody. I really don’t understand How I maintained the ability to preform so well on these assessments without embodying basically any of the positive traits associated with intelligence throughout my life. I spent all day trying to drown out my brain with tiktok, barely interactive video games, and other bs for YEARS.

    • @dazedrufus5394
      @dazedrufus5394 Před rokem +189

      I lost my train of thought but what I’m trying to say is that high iq doesn’t mean you are better off than anybody else, it is a powerful predictor of success but nowhere near the largest factor.

    • @dani_benjumea
      @dani_benjumea Před rokem +127

      Emotional intelligence is maybe what you were missing

    • @AC-kk3vo
      @AC-kk3vo Před rokem +21

      Any hobbies or passion's ?

    • @redshift8302
      @redshift8302 Před rokem +179

      @@dazedrufus5394 Forget about your high IQ, just put some simple goals ahead, get a part time job, learn something new, and build on that.

    • @abdelkarimmohammed9066
      @abdelkarimmohammed9066 Před rokem +29

      I hope you get better.

  • @Romincus
    @Romincus Před 4 měsíci +35

    IQ is an indicator of how well you can solve puzzles. IQ test are basically a series of puzzles where someone is observing how and how fast you think. Thinking fast is not the same thing as thinking right.

    • @purplepheasant4776
      @purplepheasant4776 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Finally, some real sense.

    • @Melad-iw1ro4pt8v
      @Melad-iw1ro4pt8v Před 2 měsíci +1

      Underrated comment

    • @MountainMama-db5mh
      @MountainMama-db5mh Před 2 měsíci +3

      That's only one aspect aspect of IQ test, it's called processing speed and consists of only 2 out of 10 subtests. All it does is indicate how quickly you process information, which has little to do with intelligence but can explain learning disorders. An IQ test assesses the capacity one has to learn and think. Some of it is based on education and some based on logic that is not associated with educational progress.

    • @aolvaar8792
      @aolvaar8792 Před 2 měsíci

      @@MountainMama-db5mh My Father was an interrogation technician, he spoke 7 languages fluently.
      He told his employer that in 2-3 weeks he could speak like an 8-year-old.
      His employer came in and asked "Serbo-Croatian?"
      "Give me 14 days."
      IQ is how your Brain was wired at birth.

    • @anneloving8405
      @anneloving8405 Před 2 měsíci

      And that's when training and repetition come into the equation,If you are trained for possible outcomes you can reach those faster/better.

  • @ramongutierrez-gq4cq
    @ramongutierrez-gq4cq Před 7 měsíci +18

    Understanding your surroundings and people around you on a day to day basis is true intelligence, picking up on small details and
    vibes, every time you interact with an individual or situation, and you understand it to there perspective and not yours, not opposing it but embracing it.

    • @malibudolphin3109
      @malibudolphin3109 Před 6 měsíci

      That's called common sense.
      Hence the saying he is book smart but has no common sense .

    • @billfarley9167
      @billfarley9167 Před 29 dny

      It's called, losing your ego.

  • @budte
    @budte Před 8 měsíci +372

    My IQ is in the 90th percentile. Childhood may have affected me negatively, but for whatever reason I have difficulty concentrating and a low frustration tolerance. Left school without taking any qualifications and was addicted to alcohol almost as soon as I took it the first time. But the same brain that got me into all that trouble is also the same brain that has been able to navigate the chaos and get through. I am 40 years sober and survived myself.

    • @SheriLoweTwilight
      @SheriLoweTwilight Před 7 měsíci +25

      "survived myself" that is poignantly brilliant. I am glad to hear of your victory.

    • @barneyronnie
      @barneyronnie Před 7 měsíci

      I Q is pseudoscientific tripe!

    • @tobymcgroby8967
      @tobymcgroby8967 Před 7 měsíci +3

      I understand if you don't want to say, but I have a question:
      Do you struggle with cravings anymore? Do you get that awful PTSD-like anxiety after being around people in their worst phase? The kind that creeps into your subconscious & manifests physically, belive it or not🙈

    • @budte
      @budte Před 7 měsíci

      @@tobymcgroby8967 I don't mind you asking. I get no cravings at all. I knew I couldn't continue to drink and I also knew I couldn't stop. I was beaten. I did not know it at the time, but I had given up trying to beat alcohol and I accepted it had beaten me. Many people give me undeserved praise for stopping drinking, but the truth is I did what was best for me. I was only 23 years old at my last drink. I thought I was going to be tortured by thoughts of drinking for the rest of my life. I went to AA meetings where the smug b*stards said things like 'it gets better'. I could happily have punched them out. After nine months I woke up one morning and realised that the previous day Ihad not thought about alcohol or my pub mates (England) at all and at that point I considered it possible this just might be doable. Most people don't torture themselves for nine months as I did, but I was extremely self-pitying and resentful at needing to stop. I went to AA for the first 12 years. I would never have got sober or changed my self-pitying thinking without the example of others. I left after 12 years as I disagree with their god-based program. There is no problem or difficulty in my life that having a drink could not make worse.

    • @EcoBeast-ip3ky
      @EcoBeast-ip3ky Před 7 měsíci

      You sound normal.

  • @angelosliotscos8405
    @angelosliotscos8405 Před rokem +68

    Genius often encounters violent opposition from mediocre minds.
    Mediocrity goes after genius with a vengeance.
    Albert Einstein

    • @angelosliotscos8405
      @angelosliotscos8405 Před rokem +13

      In reviewing these comments, I sense a continuous thread of negativity towards our brightest minds.
      You will not find this attitude towards our best athletes , musicians or any other field of superb accomplishment.
      Only the best of minds encounter this ENVY.

    • @_Mentat
      @_Mentat Před rokem +2

      @@angelosliotscos8405 Being out-thought is the greatest humiliation because stupid people pride themselves on their intelligence, due to the Dunning-Kruger effect. They don't pride themselves on their athletic or musical abilities, so their _amour propre_ is not damaged by seeing others achieve what they couldn't.

    • @douglasnovak4584
      @douglasnovak4584 Před rokem

      Mediocrity IS the enemy in all aspects of life. Luckily I have only two speeds: Full throttle and stop.

  • @Robotogram
    @Robotogram Před 7 měsíci +36

    I was 15 when the Midwest states gave all the high schools the IQ and SAT test. When the results came in I was singled out as being in the 99% on both tests. It was determined that I wasn’t being challenged enough so the high school gave me complete control over what I wanted to learn. No classes no teachers and no class schedules. I was allowed to walk into ANY classroom and learn anything I wanted. I learned more than any other student in the school. It’s not about how smart you are, it’s the freedom to learn anything you want that motivates you to learn more! The true motivation of the school was to keep me happy because I put them on the map. During the entire 3 years I never told any of my friends or fellow students anything about my status. I just let them go on and on about how smart they are, it made them feel good about themselves. Currently I have 5 different degrees and 6 certifications.

    • @Person0fColor
      @Person0fColor Před 7 měsíci +5

      Wouldn’t you know it yet another genius in the comment thread 😂

    • @marco7563
      @marco7563 Před 7 měsíci

      cringy af bragger

    • @ruohonleikkaaja5728
      @ruohonleikkaaja5728 Před 6 měsíci

      @@Person0fColoryou do realise that intelligent people are more likely to leave a comment in a video about IQ which causes oversaturarion of people claiming they have high IQ in the comments.

    • @thegettokidZz
      @thegettokidZz Před 6 měsíci

      5 degrees and 6 certifications and still poorer than me with 0 degrees and 0 certifications. Your mind equating academic achievements to intellectual propensity reveals your lack of understanding of what constitutes intelligence.

    • @randomnobody9229
      @randomnobody9229 Před 5 měsíci +2

      I tested 99th percentile, and I didn't have any of that nonsense happen. This post smells like bs. All I got for my great testing is that I'm really good at solving certain problems, yet still somehow struggle to function in daily life. These tests only tell you so much about intelligence, and I am sorely lacking that in certain areas that are not tested.

  • @MeemsKaso
    @MeemsKaso Před 7 měsíci +45

    My father, his twin brothers, their father, & his father (my uncles, my grandpa, my great grandpa) had registered IQ’s of 160-170. I grew up surrounded by great men. None of them were millionaires. But they all gave to their country & were successful in their professions. I loved when they were all together during family occasions & holidays. I sat & listening to every word they said. They were very different human beings. They communicated with each other very differently than they communicated with the rest of us. They all were observers. In a large crowd they would be in the corners & also the first to leave.
    On a side note, they were tall men. The shortest my dad at 6’4”. He was called the runt. How I miss them all.

    • @aGenericBanana
      @aGenericBanana Před 7 měsíci +3

      what did they do differently while communicating?

    • @thegettokidZz
      @thegettokidZz Před 6 měsíci +1

      What were they named? A family like that would be world famous for the rarity alone. I mean roughly 1 in 27 trillion families would be expected to fall into this range 😋😉😇

    • @thegettokidZz
      @thegettokidZz Před 6 měsíci +3

      Just for comparison here are some other unlikely things that would have the same odds as 3 members in the same family having iqs ranging from 160-170 (1 in 27 trillion) :
      1. Winning the Lottery: With odds of 1 in 300 million, you’d have to win the lottery approximately 90 times in a row.
      2. Struck by Lightning: With odds of 1 in 1.2 million, you’d have to be struck by lightning approximately 22,500 times in a row.
      3. Hole-in-one in Golf: With odds of 1 in 12,500, an amateur golfer would need to score a hole-in-one approximately 2,160,000 times in a row.
      4. Finding a Four-Leaf Clover: With odds of 1 in 5,000, you’d need to find a four-leaf clover approximately 5,400,000 times in a row.
      5. Birthdays: With odds of 1 in 50 for three people in a group of 23 having the same birthday, this would need to occur approximately 540,000,000 times in a row.
      To say that you’re lying is a statistical certainty.

    • @user-mc1dq5yp9b
      @user-mc1dq5yp9b Před 4 měsíci

      I believe you! I really do! Oh, no wait...I don't.

  • @spacecat7247
    @spacecat7247 Před 8 měsíci +45

    Having a high IQ is one thing, dealing with yourself is another and dealing with people that don't is yet another.

    • @MariaDeBard
      @MariaDeBard Před 2 měsíci +1

      Oh amen,.... The insidious amount of vodka I have consumed in order to feel as though I can relate to others. A higher IQ is definitely a test of will, daily.... Take care

  • @haroldfarquad6886
    @haroldfarquad6886 Před rokem +282

    The procrastination thing is interesting. I was put in 'gifted' programs, honors classes, made straight A's with what I felt like was minimal effort, got an engineering degree, and have made a decent living since graduating. The entire time growing up in school, and now even into work, I have always been a habitual procrastinator. It became almost a game to see how long I could put off starting assignments or studying and still make a good grade. I think part of it is once I understand the complexity of an assignment, it's not hard to closely estimate how long it will take to complete. The challenge is in the first part, in assessing something's complexity, that's what gets my attention early on. Once that's figured out, completing the task becomes trivial and easy to push until the last possible second.

    • @cldude691
      @cldude691 Před rokem +15

      Wow... I feel like you just described my entire approach to life.

    • @apinojilazul6571
      @apinojilazul6571 Před rokem

      how prepare men and woman before have sex, for produce babies with rare inteligence genius ?

    • @apinojilazul6571
      @apinojilazul6571 Před rokem +2

      how to make genius babies, using parenting habits and not technology.

    • @annabondaruk4583
      @annabondaruk4583 Před rokem +2

      But are you able to remember things you’ve learned quickly after longer period of time?
      When I recall my studies I was able to learn fast for exam, just as you described, but noticed that without reinforcement later on I was loosing it, it wasn’t saved in my long memory.

    • @haroldfarquad6886
      @haroldfarquad6886 Před rokem +4

      @@annabondaruk4583 Not really, no. I remember general concepts, but if I learned something technical and detailed without using it, I lose it as well. I could probably reteach myself a lot of things if I had to, but there's no telling how much of things like thermo, fluids, and dynamics I've forgotten. I remember a good bit of the symbols and their relationships, but as far as ability to apply it accurately... it would be slow going to relearn most of it. My short term memory isn't nearly what is once was, either. I used to be able to read a paragraph maybe two or three times, then I could recite it verbatim immediately after and for several hours later. Playing piano was much the same way, as was what little foreign languages I've tried to learn. Now, my memory begins and ends with what I have to care about for work on the scale of a few days. Long term memory is reserved for things I have to integrate into my work, so I don't really 'lose' those specific things.

  • @thebigpicture2032
    @thebigpicture2032 Před 7 měsíci +5

    I tested off the charts when I was 15 but couldn’t understand what normal people would go on about or why they were deliberately acting so stupid. A year later I fell skiing and went head first into a tree at speed, tearing a big chunk out of the tree and cracking my skull. I survived but went from straight A’s 99% average to C+, however I could understand people much better and form relationships and they didn’t seem so stupid anymore. It took a few years before I could go back to school but it gave me an insight that stayed with me and would never judge people harshly again.

  • @meinungabundance7696
    @meinungabundance7696 Před 3 měsíci +6

    My thoughts on procrastination: As a teenager I was procrastinating big time at school. But I was really into parties and social interactions (as many tennagers are). Already at that time I somehow realised that you dont procrastinate the more you are INTERESTED in stuff and the more INFORMATION you have about the subject already. Have you ever seen surgeons or scientists procrastinating?
    The ability of not procrastinating is not a cognitive feature, it is somehow connected to the level of dopamine. that's why after having taken Ritaline, you can FOCUS and MAKE USE of your intelligence which otherwise might go unrecognised.

  • @jasonfjordlund2338
    @jasonfjordlund2338 Před rokem +72

    JP is the man, but I know several high IQ people and health/longevity are not their strong suits. A few of them make terrible wages as well. High IQ doesn't mean good life choices.

    • @luccardi.
      @luccardi. Před rokem +15

      It's correlation, not causation. We all have anecdotal evidence to contradict a claim.

    • @rCrypto_Frog4148
      @rCrypto_Frog4148 Před rokem +1

      @@luccardi. but wat if there's soo many anecdotal evidence that make the claim look incorrect? I mean, what if someone is high IQ, but grew up with crappy parents and got into drugs at a young age? My uncle scored really high IQ but ended up a druggy. He's in his mid 60's now and still working . . . he was also growing pot on the roof top when he was in elementary school lol

    • @dantan1249
      @dantan1249 Před rokem

      It think the study may reflect the fact that most high iq people come from relatively high iq parents. This may mean they don’t do much at all but may have a decent lifestyle due to status during child rearing years. Maybe college was free, good diet growing up, don’t work as many hours, less debt naturally, etc.

    • @luccardi.
      @luccardi. Před rokem

      @@rCrypto_Frog4148 It doesn't. You can find every exception and it would still be true. The exception that proves the rule. Again, it's a matter of correlation and not causation. It's possible for you to know many people who aren't successful and have a high IQ, cause it's not a matter of causality. As long as research is based on a random group and random control group, it should be valid.

    • @darylfoster7944
      @darylfoster7944 Před rokem +3

      Almost everyone is overweight now, so health doesn't seem to be correlated to much of anything except a lack of impulse control.

  • @monztermovies
    @monztermovies Před rokem +45

    I was a very poor student with low comprehension, yet I now hold many patents for new new products and have had a wonderful 30 year career. Success comes in many forms. Find what “you’re” meant to do. 😎

    • @kevsr2395
      @kevsr2395 Před rokem

      That's amazing. Congrats.
      In your opinion, do you need high IQ to be wealthy?

    • @howmathematicianscreatemat9226
      @howmathematicianscreatemat9226 Před 9 měsíci

      @@kevsr2395 if you want to go from 0 to millionaire completely alone, then absolutely yes. But if you succeed in creating a team for yourself where you have significant influence in it, then average IQ is sufficient

  • @donbrabo
    @donbrabo Před 7 měsíci +10

    As a person with a very AVERAGE IQ of 115 (officially tested 2 years ago) I still outperform some of my smarter peers and this was all because of my grandfather's advice.
    First you should know he was incredibly smart - officially tested at 144 according to my grandmother and he always told me;
    "If you aren't as smart as you'd like to be, be different by actually following through with project and plans because no matter how intelligent or dumb people are the biggest problem is that most folks don't follow through."
    I kept this in mind and started outworking all my colleagues, finish all my projects and all that I could not remember neatly written down on a to do list and now I earn more than my parents, most family members and all my childhood friends.
    And I will continue to grow because of this tip. I hope it is as useful to you as it was to me.
    Bless❤

    • @Felipe2009cvb
      @Felipe2009cvb Před 7 měsíci +1

      115 is gifted already bro, 90-110 is average.

    • @donbrabo
      @donbrabo Před 7 měsíci +1

      @Felipe2009cvb as much as I appreciate what you are trying to say, I made mine through Mensa and only IQ's above 116 are considered above average. 115 is considered to be "high average" but nothing too out of the ordinary

    • @asmemeas
      @asmemeas Před 7 měsíci

      Sounds like a smart man haha

    • @Person0fColor
      @Person0fColor Před 7 měsíci

      @@asmemeasthis is a Jordan Peterson video, everyone here is a genius with a high IQ 😂

    • @asmemeas
      @asmemeas Před 7 měsíci

      @@Person0fColor Or so we all claim eh?

  • @diydan2213
    @diydan2213 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Industriousness imo has to be linked to experience. I teach my 4 yo daughter how to solve a particular problem and she then applies that technique to other problems. She’s super smart! Ive been tested several times and always land in the mid 130’s. My two sons are smart as hell! My eldest scored 1400+ on his SAT after studying only one day (he didn’t want to test).
    I teach them all life lessons, like how to care for a home by repairing things yourself and doing a lot of auto work yourself (think changing brakes etc). These problem solving lessons have multiplied in their brains exponentially. And that was always the plan.
    People just need a spark. And the sooner the better.

  • @shankyxyz
    @shankyxyz Před rokem +430

    I can relate very well to this. I have always felt smart, tested at 148 in IQ but never been able to work hard. I mean I did well for myself but pretty much nowhere my potential was. same issue as always, interested in too many things. getting bored with things too quickly. key to success is to work hard, be diligent and stick to things for a long enough period so that you become the dependable one. all major issues with me.

    • @therealmarkzuckerberg
      @therealmarkzuckerberg Před rokem +3

      What test did you take

    • @jmcoldcreek2080
      @jmcoldcreek2080 Před 11 měsíci +7

      Same here. Did you try to schedule your time and write your goals down. Also helps to Break tue big goal Down in little steps. For example: Major goal: University degree; little step: the next Exam. Step for today: page 460 in book xy.
      Helped me a lot to stay focused

    • @michaplucinski142
      @michaplucinski142 Před 11 měsíci +9

      Well, I got into programming
      I belive smart people don't get bored
      Or get bored very very rarely
      I just play with my thoughts ideas
      Imagine some things happen or think about programms to write, or how to do so, or about some math, physics concepts
      I don't remember being bored at all, even tho I have to do things I don't want to do everyday, which probably are boring but I just think about a lot of things while doing them

    • @jmcoldcreek2080
      @jmcoldcreek2080 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@michaplucinski142 i really like your answer. Sometimes i neglect my duties, because there are so interesting things to Think about :-)

    • @kaana5748
      @kaana5748 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Samee

  • @lisalapoint7022
    @lisalapoint7022 Před rokem +134

    I think a hallmark of intelligence is to be able to think all the way through an issue or idea. Sometimes this level of critical thinking can be taught, and sometimes not. Dr. Peterson has this ability, and it has allowed him to change his opinions on issues and has led to life changing conclusions. It is one of the reasons listening to him speak about ideas and issues is so fascinating. He also has the ability to explain his thought process and brings his audience along with him to the truthful conclusion.

    • @steeplecab
      @steeplecab Před 9 měsíci +3

      I think he's also read a little too much of Ayn Rand, but that's a personal opinion.

    • @RagingBrohemoth4
      @RagingBrohemoth4 Před 8 měsíci

      I think that's more a hallmark of wisdom than intelligence, but yes, he is also very intelligent.

    • @josephineradzwill6450
      @josephineradzwill6450 Před 7 měsíci

      It seems that underachieving and achieving are not related to IQ, but to culture and family. Underachievers have been raised to fail even though they can spend hours planning ahead.

    • @Person0fColor
      @Person0fColor Před 7 měsíci +1

      Yup be used to be a democratic socialist but now he works for the daily rag…
      Crazy what 50 mil will do to a person priorities 😂

    • @brahtrumpwonbigly7309
      @brahtrumpwonbigly7309 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@Person0fColorThat's funny. I knew videos talking about high IQ attracted some conceited midwits, but I figured even that crowd would notice that his views evolved before he became famous, or at least internationally known.

  • @jmfs3497
    @jmfs3497 Před 4 měsíci +9

    You have to take into account how demoralizing it can be to be surround by people dumber than you, more violent than you, more manipulative than you, etc. You can be incredibly smart and be treated like a threat for simply being your best self, so you end up trying to hide yourself or seeing your intelligence as a bad thing.

  • @shellsbignumber2
    @shellsbignumber2 Před 6 měsíci +4

    It's not what you got it's how you use it.

    • @Jeff-lf6hv
      @Jeff-lf6hv Před 4 měsíci

      Yes. And very few will use the gift they have

  • @I_dont_know-wx2bo
    @I_dont_know-wx2bo Před rokem +108

    Yeah, but gifted persons above IQ 130 are often not understood by society and are also not the ones that always score the best results on tests etc. Lots of them commit suïcide.

    • @Elodie_N_INTJ_Analyzes
      @Elodie_N_INTJ_Analyzes Před rokem +18

      Yep, gifted persons we functions differently, we are understood only by persons who are also gifted or have the same or similar personality type than us.
      Most of people think we are stupid. Be gifted, have also weakenesses. And each gifted person is different from another gifted person.
      Knowing things and discover things, that only few people can or want understand or will believe.
      Fortunately we recognized each other’s between gifted persons.
      Actual society is not adapted to us, we have to find our own way of living. Even there is not many specialists who can help and understand us.
      There are associations and books which can help.
      I happy internet and MBTI community exist with great persons to exchange with.
      Yes be gifted and have high IQ is not related.
      Be gifted bring also troubles. And theses troubles influe on the passassion of the test.
      The IQ result on the paper doesn’t reflect the total potential of a gifted person.
      There are persons who have high IQ and who are not gifted.
      I understand totally that gifted person can commit suicide.
      We need to have a strong mental to live by seeing who truly are the persons on the inside. Be able to understand everyone and practically everything, but be misunderstood and seen as weird by the most. Whereas we are surely the most kind, adorable, calm, patient... and helpful persons.
      Thanks for your comment.

    • @nescionetizen295
      @nescionetizen295 Před rokem

      Suïcide is predictor of low IQ tho

    • @mfbomber
      @mfbomber Před rokem

      My 130 will be around for some time, if I have any say in the matter. :)

    • @Lexrezende
      @Lexrezende Před rokem +21

      Gifted people don't necessarily score above 130. That's an outdated approach. Most gifted people don't know they are gifted and suffer heavilly with anxiety, depression and disorders. They have impostor syndrome, they are highly critical about themselves, they are perfectionists. They procrastinate and abandon projects because they don't believe the projects to be goodenough. They know they are different since they are children and feel aliens. They need psychologists to help them in childhood and in adolescence in order to became healthy adults. Most don't have this help and become frustrated, anxious and depressed adults. Our society is governed by mediocrity and gifted people don't fit.

    • @singularmusing970
      @singularmusing970 Před rokem +6

      @@Lexrezende agreed. You feel isolated from the world because of what can see and understand. It’s almost like a language barrier between others that it becomes difficult to express and articulate how you feel and what you know.

  • @Jonesmalone562
    @Jonesmalone562 Před 7 měsíci +135

    I think the problem with some of us who have a high IQ is overthinking, I have talked myself out of starting so many businesses that I had ideas for that I know would be great, just because I have thought about every single issue that could arise, one thing that a business person has to do is step out on a certain amount of faith and take risks, somebody who is not as intelligent may not even consider many risk factors and it could actually Aid them.

    • @Person0fColor
      @Person0fColor Před 7 měsíci

      Oh look another high IQ individual 😂

    • @emma-hs9uf
      @emma-hs9uf Před 7 měsíci +2

      Holy…you just described the problem I have been struggling with my whole life and especially the past few months. THANK YOU you have no idea how much your comment actually helps. That is 100% my issues I can’t shut off my brain. At first I thought I was OCD and maybe I do have a little of that idk…but definitely I anticipate like ten problems for every new project or business idea I’m fully committed to starting. But it also becomes a self proclaimed prophecy because we are just willing the failure into existence by not even trying lol I think we rely too much on our brain and not enough on the randomness of life and forget the fact we actually can’t predict outcomes…we put too much faith/weight on our thoughts. There are plenty of low IQ people who have successful businesses probably more than half 😅 so intelligence is not a solid predictor of career or financial success.

    • @paulnicolas172
      @paulnicolas172 Před 7 měsíci

      Yeah ! That’s like me - always thinking if the ins and outs of everything before I make a move on some project or endeavour and sometimes that can be a hindrance but sometimes a blessing

    • @humboldthammer
      @humboldthammer Před 7 měsíci

      In addition to being in the 90th percentile, I am an Enthusiastic Analyst. I am always seeking MORE DATA. The problem that I encountered, is that I am so enthusiastic, that my first conclusions are usually WRONG. I have learned to wait for that moment, and then to wait for further analysis. Fortunately, I learned that by forty.

    • @Jonesmalone562
      @Jonesmalone562 Před 7 měsíci

      Always remember emotional thought isn't always rational thought, most of the time things are not just black and white, so you have to look at it from all sides of the story not just one or two, and then you need to analyze why it stirs the emotions that it does, but you may realize that from one side of the fence it may not stir the exact same emotion, issues that are black and white however, those should be clear.

  • @roberthuttle
    @roberthuttle Před 7 měsíci +3

    The happiest I've ever been was when I was broke and homeless. The friends I had were real and true. No hidden motives. Nobody to worry about stealing anything. Now I have great credit, money, but almost zero friends, I can't trust anyone these days.

    • @xodroid9853
      @xodroid9853 Před 3 měsíci

      How does anyone else even know you have money or great credit?

  • @theferrones
    @theferrones Před 7 měsíci +1

    I was told when I was a teen that the best way to go about your life is to work harder than those around you. IQ is important but if you’re not going to access it well you’re throwing away a gift.

  • @margaretchayka6878
    @margaretchayka6878 Před rokem +145

    I've found having a passion for something is a much better indicator of success than simply IQ. IQ is merely potential, it doesn't mean anything unless you apply it to something you're passionate about. I personally like to do too many things, but not choosing one to focus on leaves me with much less success than others who aren't as "smart" as I am. Right now I'm a graphic designer, a baker, and I have a p/t stability job at a grocery store. This is how I usually operate. It's pretty fun most of the time, best of both worlds - self employment without having to deal with employees, and enough stability where I don't have to put up with terrible management or slacker co-workers for more than a few hours per day. Been doing this for 25 years now.

    • @HumansAreShitFactories
      @HumansAreShitFactories Před rokem +4

      …..with a sample of one and not peer reviewed.

    • @errrzarrr
      @errrzarrr Před rokem +3

      100% this. Discipline, industriousness are far more important

    • @miketesla8550
      @miketesla8550 Před rokem +2

      "I've found having a passion for something is a much better indicator of success than simply IQ. IQ is merely potential, it doesn't mean anything unless you apply it to something you're passionate about." I agree

    • @lightweightiseverything5068
      @lightweightiseverything5068 Před rokem +3

      Passion for things you like is so important. I, too, have many interests and in my 61-years, have had three long-term “careers,” I was/am passionate about (graphic artist, photojournalist and, currently, commercial truck salesman for nearly 20-years). I have also done more side projects/businesses I was passionate about than I can count. It doesn’t matter that most of them failed. It was the trying and the experience that mattered to me. “I gave it a shot.”
      I admit that I sometimes feel like my passions wasted a lot of my life’s time, as I disappointingly watched, “less smart” friends and acquaintances accomplish more of the things society judges are important (money, real estate, wives, children, etc.) by holding down the same job forever, etc. These same people will never experience anywhere near the number of things I have done and learned, so, most days I am okay with it.
      I have a very smart artist friend, who is one of the best custom painters, letterers, stripers in the history of the business, who once told me, “I can make anything, but money.” That about sums it up for many creative people I know.
      My life is okay with me, as I believe I can make it to the end using the survival skills I have learned doing so many different things. I noticed that after the 2008 economy crash, more than a few people lost their jobs and became homeless, because they were unable to pivot to do something different that could have saved them. They only knew how to do one thing. So, has society judged what is important correctly? You can only judge by your experiences.

    • @mikestefka6668
      @mikestefka6668 Před rokem +1

      Exactly, academics always came easy for me, but I struggled to apply it to a passion.

  • @creolelady182
    @creolelady182 Před rokem +517

    I took a IQtest in the miltary. I was 19 years old and scored 140.. I never could understand why people could not anticipate problems and find solutions to problems.

    • @MyWillypilly
      @MyWillypilly Před rokem +19

      When I took the ASVAB test, they basically told me I could have most of the jobs they could offer. I was 19 and had no idea what to choose, so I never joined. They were hot after me for two years.

    • @BlaccOut
      @BlaccOut Před 11 měsíci +12

      Asvab has little to do with high IQ but you are still probably a very intelligent person.

    • @SeansModelBuilds
      @SeansModelBuilds Před 11 měsíci +3

      ​@@MyWillypilly I got the same thing said to me when I took the Canadian Military Test: the CFAT. Only my vision limited me.

    • @alienclay2
      @alienclay2 Před 11 měsíci +9

      I believe that i.q. and ASVAB have a 0.8 correlation factor. It's a strong predictor. It makes sense and both sets of scores are relative to a statistical average.

    • @Shhhoooooo
      @Shhhoooooo Před 11 měsíci +35

      But not smart enough to be humble...

  • @t.s.t.4085
    @t.s.t.4085 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Look to a possible connection between neuroticism and industriousness.
    Human Development is SO important, and a fairly young social scientific pursuit.
    How we adapt/change/pivot psychologically, emotionally, etc. across our life spans is so interesting/salient.

  • @paulwhillas6494
    @paulwhillas6494 Před 7 měsíci

    It took me quite a while to realise that other people didnt think anywhere near as fast as I do.
    I often had to slow down my responses socially, and at work, so that I could communicate with others. In my life I met 2 other people who thought as quickly as I did. We were unbeatable at quiz nights but others simply couldn't keep up with the flow of our thoughts and conversations.( and by others I mean other high school teachers who, in themselves, were all intelligent, educated and articulate.)
    It's saved my life a few times, as I processed and acted on data in very dangerous situations, all in less than a second.

    • @Person0fColor
      @Person0fColor Před 7 měsíci +1

      😂 bull crap.
      Dood you’re watching a Jordan Peterson video claiming to be “high IQ” 😂😂😂
      Nice humble brag though, Jordan Peterson used to be a democratic socialist but after a drug addiction and 50 mil he is conservative now 😂😂😂
      “In the beginning there was chaos”

    • @emma-hs9uf
      @emma-hs9uf Před 7 měsíci

      @@Person0fColorthis is the exact reply you would expect from a low IQ individual 😅 Peterson‘s ideas have always been right leaning (clean your room, take responsibility as a man, etc) and despite not claiming any political views he spoke many times about how he would vote conservative in the next elections. And yes this was before he went on the drugs. Which I have no idea what argument you’re trying to make with that connection to drugs since he had been off them for years…not sure if you’re trying to say going on drugs makes you conservative?! Lol but that would be pretty funny. Either way try reading/researching more next before jumping to premature conclusions and “humble bragging” about what you think you discovered. Your comment comes off as pretentious and lazy…

  • @CaptainSeamus
    @CaptainSeamus Před 8 měsíci +196

    Dr Jordan nailed it when he said that "industriousness" and IQ have no correlation. If you have a drive to get something or get something done, it's powerful.
    I know what my IQ was measured at (and yes, I actually did belong to Mensa for a year) but most people would look at my life as not very successful, because I didn't chase dollars. I can do a lot of different things very well, and I do the things * I * want to do. That I have stuff that I do and want to do is one thing... that it doesn't match up with what the world wants is on the world, not on me.
    I can't say if ultimately I will be successful in life. I raised my child well, I have a loving wife, I work at a job I love, I generally am content. What more can you ask for? And why WOULD you ask for more?

    • @kimmuckenfuss2284
      @kimmuckenfuss2284 Před 7 měsíci +10

      You can ask for more than what you have, but few get as much as you have...also few are content ever with what they have. What I gather from reading your comment is that you don't have the "herd mentality," & you march to the beat of your own drum. Good for you. If more did this, they'd feel more free.

    • @freebird2962
      @freebird2962 Před 7 měsíci +6

      Sir, you are a wise man ☺️ Keep doing what your heart tells you ❤

    • @CCDNNewsNetwork
      @CCDNNewsNetwork Před 7 měsíci +1

      Good for you man i aspire towards that kind of contentment

    • @jethdaflip7741
      @jethdaflip7741 Před 7 měsíci +1

      What career did you choose? Just curious.

    • @s3m4jno5w4d
      @s3m4jno5w4d Před 7 měsíci +2

      Actually, being aware that you have a higher iq early on can be a major detriment because what really counts is hard work

  • @twinkleblink3073
    @twinkleblink3073 Před rokem +362

    Success in life also depends on how well you are received and understood by others. People can get intimated by people with a high IQ and put lables on them like narcissistic. Also, it can be hard to pace thoughts with others when you're two or more jumps ahead.

    • @arthurrosa9403
      @arthurrosa9403 Před rokem +63

      Many times in my life I've been labeled as looking down on people for thinking they're dumber than me, and I've never held that thought. I don't even believe I'm smarter, just being a loner makes me have more time to research and learn random stuff.

    • @Primitarian
      @Primitarian Před rokem +7

      @@arthurrosa9403 Right, but there are plenty of people who just assume that's how you think. After all, if roles were reversed . . . .

    • @lineCooking101
      @lineCooking101 Před rokem +1

      I would be interested in comparisons between guys above 6’2” and above attractive males vs guys 5’9” that are less attractive.

    • @prospectortug1077
      @prospectortug1077 Před rokem +1

      Yes hence the notion its not what you know but who you know.

    • @arthurrosa9403
      @arthurrosa9403 Před rokem +2

      @@twinkleblink3073 I work with community and have a few close good friends. I was isolated when younger, but found my way. I still spend most of my time alone, but not lonely, and have a good companion too.

  • @monty1460
    @monty1460 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Industriousness is a preference and/or personality trait. It is also relative to your own personal desires, you don't have to be industrious to be happy.

  • @reddiver7293
    @reddiver7293 Před 4 měsíci +6

    My SAT verbal and math scores added together failed to crack 1,000. And I have never gotten the hang of algebra. However, I am extremely good at remembering lines and plots of mysteries in movies and on TV. And my timing for spoiling the outcome for those around me is impeccable.

    • @xenobob2773
      @xenobob2773 Před 3 měsíci +1

      We salute you, Sir! Doing God's work.

    • @reddiver7293
      @reddiver7293 Před 3 měsíci

      @@xenobob2773
      Haha! Pretty good, haha!
      I love sarcasm!

    • @seth4321
      @seth4321 Před 3 měsíci +2

      This comment is so darn funny 😆

    • @reddiver7293
      @reddiver7293 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@seth4321
      Thank you, Seth. I have a gift.

    • @suigeneris2663
      @suigeneris2663 Před měsícem +1

      You put my 2,000 IQ to shame, Sir.

  • @davelucas7311
    @davelucas7311 Před rokem +115

    The mysterious trait that leads to industriousness is discipline. There are three factors to usefulness: ability (includes IQ), knowledge (gained through experience) and discipline (quells emotions). Since they are indeed factors, any one can drag down one's overall usefulness.

    • @excellenceinanimation960
      @excellenceinanimation960 Před rokem +5

      I work really had but have a hard time staying disciplined and detail oriented sometimes. What you said is so true!

    • @dennis-gk3zt
      @dennis-gk3zt Před rokem +1

      @Dave Lucas No offense, but I don't think you've solved the mystery. Yes industriousness is a part of discipline. But we still have the question. Why are some people disciplined, and industrious, and others not?

    • @davelucas7311
      @davelucas7311 Před rokem +8

      @@dennis-gk3zt Laziness is the default; discipline is learned.

    • @dennis-gk3zt
      @dennis-gk3zt Před rokem +3

      @@davelucas7311 Thank you for the quick response. I didn't think of industriousness as a big mystery, until I heard him say it. I am social security recipient old. I wish had been more disciplined, and less lazy.

    • @dennis-gk3zt
      @dennis-gk3zt Před rokem +2

      @@davelucas7311
      What do you think of Jordan Peterson? I have mixed feelings. He gives good advice to people to develop good habits. But some other things he says seem very strange to me.

  • @ladyt1866
    @ladyt1866 Před 8 měsíci +87

    As a kid , I went to school with an individual that had a high I.Q., he was so smart , nothing stumped this boy. As an empath myself , I recognized he was in constant inner turmoil. He also struggled with interpersonal relationships.Probably because everyone felt stupid compared to him.

    • @jladdyost
      @jladdyost Před 8 měsíci +5

      If true, that's too bad. When I feel stupid around a person, I tend to admire them rather than feel threatened by them. Then again, I've been around some very smart people, and gotten used to the feeling. On the other hand, these people never treated me as "less than". One was my father and one is my brother.

    • @Jayson-fv1cw
      @Jayson-fv1cw Před 8 měsíci +1

      Prob not cus people felt stupid around him he prob loathed the fake small talk and gave up trying to connect

    • @marcasking5786
      @marcasking5786 Před 7 měsíci +5

      No as a person with high IQ we don't think of people in terms of idiocy and if we do we don't judge them for it is not their fault... but I can say being smart has made me an introvert and is probably the same thing that happened to him and most others

    • @Person0fColor
      @Person0fColor Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@Jayson-fv1cw😂
      You guys are all listening to Jordan Peterson
      None of you are smart 😂

    • @Apxllxn
      @Apxllxn Před 7 měsíci

      @@Person0fColor wow what a bold statement.😄 But seriously I don't get the logic of it

  • @penguingirl7566
    @penguingirl7566 Před 4 měsíci +9

    I think being industrious comes from having a very stable upbringing and good personal life / social life. The more social people seem to not get dragged down as easily by monotony , I always noticed that. There is a lot of mental illness in my family . I have always had trouble sticking with things partially because of the instability at home but also because of the boringness and repetitiveness of most jobs 😅I had very good government job once but it was so boring and repetitive, and the stupid little things that you had to do over and over again were like torture. I’m also a bit introverted and can’t stand the bullshit of most work environments, the small talk and the having to conform to things that you know are wrong or incorrect, to last in any job nowadays you have to have one kind of personality, it’s not enough to be just good at the job either

  • @drakoan
    @drakoan Před 4 měsíci +2

    I think an important feature of industriousness is that it is at least in part a learned behaviour through emulation and can be enhanced or diminished environmentally. I had a very busy mind always wanting and needing to do things, but I grew up in a very constrained and repressive environment that didn't give me opportunity to express it and punished my desire to do so. The result was neuroticism that I have improved but still struggle with as an adult.

  • @BrockLanders
    @BrockLanders Před rokem +392

    Unfortunately, if a person’s IQ is upwards of 145 (3 standard deviations above the mean) they often suffer from mental health issues and are often misunderstood by society. Think of philosophers like Nietzsche or Wittgenstein, mathematicians/physicists like Newton, or even someone like Ted Kaczynski who had an IQ of about 165.

    • @bbgun3183
      @bbgun3183 Před rokem +55

      I don't know what my IQ is but I am autistic. Most people I talk too don't understand half of what i'm talking about (electron and proton relationships, theology of the Trinity, combining ancient and modern farming technology) and most of it is based on new ways of thinking. The list goes on and on. I'm sure its over 130+ (best guess), but out thinking people kind of sucks. Mental health problems in spades SPD, OCD, dyslexia, anxiety and more. Smart is isolating and lonely, dumbing done is frustrating and the look on peoples faces, when i do figure out that they are completely lost to what i'm saying, leads to self deprecating jokes. So ya misunderstood, agreed!

    • @bbgun3183
      @bbgun3183 Před rokem +63

      Also being smart doesn't mean your going to make money, mental health issues can prevent that from happening.

    • @PeterKato83
      @PeterKato83 Před rokem +55

      I don't think it's the high IQ which makes people have mental illnesses I think it's too much time alone and staying in their head that's the issue. Look at Nietzsche or Tesla, mostly normal until they were older and alone too much. Humans need social interaction to stay mentally normal. Plenty high IQ people that were social and went through life mostly fine such as Feynman, Einstein, to name a few.

    • @pushkaraksh123
      @pushkaraksh123 Před rokem +8

      Ted Kaczynski wasn't misunderstood. He was an awful individual.

    • @lymanterrell
      @lymanterrell Před rokem

      Think of it this way, you're basically alone in the world with 145 IQ. Difference between average and R-tard is 40 points, 100 vs 60.
      140 vs 100
      At that level you have to spend hours talking just to start having a conversation (and that's with someone that's smarter, 115-120) because you have to bring other people up to speed on your thoughts. Might as well just be ET you have as much in common with most people.

  • @Andrea-xw4xe
    @Andrea-xw4xe Před 10 měsíci +35

    What makes me industrious is desperation. When I was poor, I was so motivated to get out of my impoverished situation. I worked all day, and then I came home to care for my family and work all night again. I received the first diploma from a university, and it doubed doubled my income. My income at least brought me into a middle income (I don't have two incomes like most people who are married or any other relationship). After inflation, as a single parent, I am feeling like this middle income status has been knocked into the low end of middle income. I returned to school. Now I am one year into my master's degree-a different major that still relates to my first career, but with more technology and skill required. This one will double the income that i currently have. I'm so tired of having to do school after working all day. One more year is what I k😢eep reminding myself. If I wasn't so desperate, I dont think I would be as motivated as I am. My industriousness comes from necessity.

    • @jessesmith3581
      @jessesmith3581 Před 9 měsíci +7

      Mad respect

    • @EricaNernie
      @EricaNernie Před 7 měsíci +1

      Keep going. You will achieve everything you want and more. Just keep going.

    • @Andrea-xw4xe
      @Andrea-xw4xe Před 7 měsíci

      @@EricaNernie Thank you!

    • @cdeocoder9042
      @cdeocoder9042 Před 6 měsíci

      Awesome keep going God bless you!🎉

    • @thegettokidZz
      @thegettokidZz Před 6 měsíci

      Dropped out at 15, and now own a multimillion dollar business. Going to school and working jobs will not make you rich. The vast majority of the time it will keep you a working class slave as intended.

  • @theduke460
    @theduke460 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I tested 149 several years ago, but awarded myself an extra point because I was distracted by the phone during the test. I'm pretty sure it's been all downhill since then, but it was a good run!

  • @DouglasJWilkening
    @DouglasJWilkening Před rokem +57

    Once again I am reminded of the story about the drunk under the lamp post. You’ve heard the story: Cop sees a drunk guy wandering around under a lamp post at night. He asks the guy, “What are you doing here?” Drunk guy says, “Looking for my car keys.” Cop, trying to be helpful, asks, “Where did you drop them? Guy says, “Across the street.” Cop asks, “So why are you looking over here?” Indignant, the drunk answers, “Because this is where the light is.” I love this story because it “illuminates” so much about science. We all know that IQ isn’t the same thing as intelligence, but IQ is what we can easily measure. IQ is “where the light is,” that is, easily observable, whereas intelligence is less well understood, across the street in the dark, so to speak. And we all know that success and good outcomes in life are quite different from money, but income and net worth are what we can measure, while our understanding of success is vague, over there across the street in the dark. So, like the drunk under the lamp post, we correlate IQ with income and we wonder why it doesn’t tell us much about success in life.

    • @subhadramahanta452
      @subhadramahanta452 Před rokem +2

      Agree

    • @se6550
      @se6550 Před rokem +10

      While it is usually easier for a high IQ person to make money than a low IQ person, having a high IQ is no guarantee to success and I've known people with a very high IQ, that weren't motivated in the least and were quite content to just mop floors during the day. He said "I enjoy mindless work so I can think about other things while I work".

    • @robinrainmaker7232
      @robinrainmaker7232 Před rokem +2

      Excellent analogy. I just learned something.

    • @tommyboy1653
      @tommyboy1653 Před rokem

      Light in a dark place .

    • @dennis-gk3zt
      @dennis-gk3zt Před rokem

      @Douglas J Wilkening I disagree.I like the lamp post bit. But I disagree with your point. Did you listen to Dr Peterson? IQ is correlated with success in life. I don't agree that intelligence is across the street from IQ. We can measure other things than income, and net worth. Longevity is party from making wiser healthier choices. Rates of conviction for criminal activity. Educational level attainment. Ability to get along, and sustain a long marriage.
      But as Peterson points out IQ isn't everything. The other big fact is industriousness.

  • @FarhanAbroad
    @FarhanAbroad Před rokem +119

    I think high IQ people move forward regardless of the chaos, and CREATE the order from what's thrown at them. This allows them to go places where others wouldn't

    • @apinojilazul6571
      @apinojilazul6571 Před rokem

      how prepare men and woman before have sex, for produce babies with rare inteligence genius ?

    • @apinojilazul6571
      @apinojilazul6571 Před rokem +3

      how to make genius babies, using parenting habits and not technology.

    • @epicenterbasshd9636
      @epicenterbasshd9636 Před rokem +4

      @@apinojilazul6571 or having genius grandparents like mine, I’m grateful for them btw

  • @McTaco
    @McTaco Před 7 měsíci +8

    I like how we are designed that no matter how dumb we may be there is always hope to be diligent and more productive while simultaneously no matter how smart we may be we can always screw it up by being lazy or corrupt. God knew what He was doing.

    • @user-gz7bz8xx9g
      @user-gz7bz8xx9g Před 3 měsíci +1

      We are all unique yet all the same.......
      God has given us all gifts and talents and it's up to us to figure out what ours is and how to use it to benefit those around us.
      Albert Einstein was a really bad student apparently and teachers told him he would amount to nothing.
      Never laugh at the person who's not athletic because you may be laughing at musical genius or a Physics Super Star eh.

    • @ninatrabona4629
      @ninatrabona4629 Před 22 dny +1

      I have often thought that being a good person was an important part of many religions because it was a playing field we can all compete on in an equal way.

    • @user-gz7bz8xx9g
      @user-gz7bz8xx9g Před 16 dny +1

      Isn't that true eh. Life is hard.
      So many mistakes to be made and holes to fall into. I think that SOME of the keys are humility, never acting for self or self glorification and to always be yourself and be sincere....... Lol
      I surely have no answers but I'm trying eh.
      Reminds me of a Buddy of mine who's always asking, "Are you a stupid smart person or a smart stupid person?" It seems like a hollow sentence until you actually think hard about it eh.
      Life is certainly challenging.
      Hope you'd is good. Cheers

  • @kathrynleffin1016
    @kathrynleffin1016 Před 6 měsíci +22

    I don't think I've ever had an IQ test, but IQ seems important to some people anyway. I just try to be a good person, be kind and helpful to others.

  • @TimJSwan
    @TimJSwan Před rokem +437

    As someone who has attempted at applying my "iq" (if you will) to a research company, it was basically impossible to get people to not confuse my reasoning with stupidity, even though I understood why I focused on the things I did. Others at my company sometimes thought that I was just 'dumb' and was 'asking questions' so they probably assumed that I had a lower iq. Maybe the social reasons are related to the 'industriousness' because sometimes people are rejected more if they are smarter because what they say is correct but unpopular and thought of as stupid instead of smart

    • @holeymcsockpuppet
      @holeymcsockpuppet Před rokem +51

      Look at it like this Timothy...if an average person (100 IQ) looks at someone who has difficulty tying their shoes...they look stupid. Neither group can see the world like the other. They live in two different realities.
      But from where someone with a high IQ (which unlike Peterson, I would put closer to 130 instead of 120) looks at an average person, they look developemtally disabled. We see more. The world is much more complex. We see connections others will never be able to see.
      The world is as different to us as average people are to developmentally disabled people.
      I find insulting them with wit is usually the best course of action. We are superior in multiple ways and must never back down to them. We aren't stupid. They are. Think about it. They are disabled compared to us.
      People often hated Steve Jobs because he knew that he was right when everyone else was saying he was wrong. He refused to back down. We are at a level that average people can't see. Show no compassion to the hubristic turds that torment us.
      They think we are stupid because they cannot see the world we see, just like a disabled person cannot see the world an average person sees. But that does not give them the right to try and shame us. You are rarely wrong, am I correct? So put them in their place. Humility is a liability...and false humility can be fatal.

    • @Snappypantsdance
      @Snappypantsdance Před rokem +42

      Boy, I understand what you’re saying about unpopular reasoning. I have often been assumed dumb because I ask clarifying questions to understand where others are or what they think/believe about a subject before I move on to the next step. Instead of being appreciated it is interpreted as simple or stupid. It hasn’t been until people have seen my results that they start appreciating my questions and thought processes. But you have to have ongoing contact with those people for them to see where you are at a later time.
      By the way, I completely disagree with Whank McSockpuppet on perspective. He talks about hubristic turds, but obviously three fingers are pointing back at him…

    • @alishaanimations3058
      @alishaanimations3058 Před rokem +2

      That..is me actually lol even I hear how “stupid” I sound

    • @arielperez797
      @arielperez797 Před rokem +47

      @@holeymcsockpuppet wow there. I'm average IQ and I would never insult someone mentally disabled compared to me by saying things that they dont understand. Even if they provoked me. Emotional intelligence is important too bro.

    • @michellelaudet5363
      @michellelaudet5363 Před rokem

      @@holeymcsockpuppet So if you are so smart, why on earth do you miss the trees for the forest as well as the forest for the trees, thinking your high iq gives you more importance than others? You sound like the elites that also think they are so smart, buy are messing everything up. No one is even close to perfect, very smart people get that, as Peterson does. Use your intelligence for good, not to make yourself a god...

  • @andyiswonderful
    @andyiswonderful Před rokem +154

    I think anxiety plays a key role in industriousness and in avoiding procrastination. The unpleasantness of anxiety compels some neurotic people to avoid procrastination, to over-prepare, and to be industrious. When I was in college, I would become anxious if I didn't fully understand all of the course material, so I studied very hard. No matter how hard an exam was, even if I did badly on it, I always did much better than the average student. So, I was summa cum laude.

    • @patriciaovincent7075
      @patriciaovincent7075 Před rokem +11

      I can relate to this so much

    • @gordonharper9126
      @gordonharper9126 Před rokem

      You could try this............. Get a f****** job any job and work it every day. Take one day a week off and do what you want. Live on 60% of your income and put back the rest. Don't drink and don't get high. You seem to be living your life as if you're still a child. You're stuck.

    • @filiberto2266
      @filiberto2266 Před rokem +2

      true

    • @maxlebow7373
      @maxlebow7373 Před rokem +4

      THIS!

    • @bySimyna
      @bySimyna Před rokem +21

      Anxiety can also make you avoid the thing that makes you anxious and therefore procrastinate, So I don’t think that’s it.

  • @margaretnorman2093
    @margaretnorman2093 Před 4 měsíci +1

    My son tested as highly gifted and he is very motivated and always striving to learn. He does have a hard time in groups because most people don't interest him. He would rather spend time with his immediate family. He does not drink or do drugs. He experimented but did not like feeling like shit the next day.

  • @ShanetheTutor
    @ShanetheTutor Před 7 měsíci +2

    When people ask me why I'm not a doctor despite scoring in the 100th percentile on the MCAT (and other standardized tests). It's true. When studying for the MCAT Psychology section, I learned that the OCEAN trait Conscientiousness is the best predictor of future success and how IQ doesn't correlate much at all.

  • @yougeo
    @yougeo Před rokem +70

    As a person with a relatively high IQ I am less industrious because I know I can save myself at the last minute. I also have thought through many things in realized many of the things people seek to achieve have little to no value in the enjoyment of life so I'm happier with less.
    I think this has an effect on my procrastination which is considerable. But I have noticed that I can always save myself at the last minute and in fact the adrenaline kick I get from waiting until the last minute seems to trigger a more intelligent well thought out response or action and if I had done it when I was less in need. The classic high school or college term paper writer at the last minute is a perfect example. But I find that that extends throughout adult life as well. I think if you were smarter and you see Life as a whole you begin to realize that free time and indeed time to think and explore new ideas is actually one of the greatest pleasures in life so the last thing you want to do is fit some classic model of industriousness which is poorly defined but usually relates to working very hard to achieve goals that other people in society think are important but a smart person after a period of time
    I will say that in my youth I was more industrious because I cared more about what other people thought because I had not yet realized that having that new car to impress somebody else or having that stack of money in the bank account was not really as important as other people were telling me it was. So industriousness was related to trying to prove things to other people which a smart person may realize later in life are really not important goals. And I think very few smart people have a genuine desire to have the newer most expensive car which would require you to work harder and therefore fit the classic definition or loose definition of industriousness. I often refer to myself as lazy but what that really means is I take a lot of free time to explore a lot of subjects mentally that I would not have the time to do if I was trying to fit the classic definition of industriousness. I would guess that people who are smarter learn to work in intense spurts which gain them enough Independence to go back to pursuing what they really want to do if they have not set up some system which self pays them either through returns on investment or investments in Independence through land ownership etc. I think smart people learn to do those things pretty quickly or else depend on their ability to do short spurts of intense work that will exceed the abilities of others and therefore create enough payoff to give them another time. Of being more relaxed and able to explore the mental subjects that they prefer to spend their time on.

    • @epicenterbasshd9636
      @epicenterbasshd9636 Před rokem +2

      What concepts do you explore on your free time just curious. For me it’s philosophy and, theoretical physics

    • @chikotembo
      @chikotembo Před 10 měsíci +3

      Duuude, this is so me!
      My best thinking comes at the final hour. Just give me coffee and tobacco!

    • @GaZonk100
      @GaZonk100 Před 10 měsíci

      yep, me there Mr Starburst Last-Minute Intensity

    • @User-oy4mw
      @User-oy4mw Před 10 měsíci +2

      Plus the side ego boost after successfully accomplishing your work in small time which usually requires more time.

    • @Loyalhusband
      @Loyalhusband Před 10 měsíci +3

      Lol my family and friends get so fkn pissed when proudly boast I’m better doing shit last minute lol. They hate me until I find the solution and they all just shut up

  • @ST-ff1zd
    @ST-ff1zd Před 8 měsíci +5

    I’m interested in the intersection of intelligence & wisdom. Two very different things. Intelligence is good to have, but wisdom is the real prize.

  • @ccfmfg
    @ccfmfg Před 5 měsíci +2

    Industriousness is about passion for a Job appreciated and Well done.

  • @lalaco4019
    @lalaco4019 Před 7 měsíci +1

    @jordanpeterson
    I wonder if there's been any studies on industriousness and age. Perhaps its not so much a correlation with long-term planning ability, but rather a causation of an happening within the life experience of the individual

  • @ceooflonelinessinc.267
    @ceooflonelinessinc.267 Před rokem +15

    I have been born with a low IQ. I have been tested twice. The first time scored 72, the second time 70. My blood is boiling when I see people in the comment section trying to lay out a high IQ as a disadvantage.
    Having a low IQ makes everything in life harder to a substantial amount. One of the most significant fields affected by that, is school respectively work. Though I learned a lot in school, I only wrote bad marks. The time my sister needed to achieve an A, I need to achieve a D. While others where complimented and cherished for their effort, I was looked down on and disrespected, though I worked as hard as them. I barely passed high school. I tried college but dropped out immediately. The last ten years have been extremely hard. The only jobs I find are the ones, which do not provide a stable income. I am basically poor. The last shoes I bought was ten years ago. My toilet is broken but I can’t afford a repair. My apartment is tiny and small.
    On top of that I never had any friends. Never. Not as a kid, not as a teen and certainly not as an adult. I am slow, like rally slow. I cannot make any jokes. Or tell witty stories. Or discuss complex subjects. I would like to, but my brain is to slow. People always noticed that. I was bullied, beaten up and laughed at. I tried to make friends, but nobody wanted to be my friend. Even if people respected me, people never wanted to hang out with me. One time a kid tolled me I am just to boring. I spent my complete childhood and teenage years in isolation. And since leaving school nothing has obviously changed. I go weeks without talking to anybody. If I need help, I cannot contact anybody.
    Now I know, a lot of people claim to be friendless, but I am also chronically single. As if
    Though I had the courage to ask women out, every single one of them rejected me. I also tried online dating. No women have ever matched me back. I never had a hug, a kiss or a date.
    Such a life is only filled with suffering. In every single aspect.

    • @andrepipo4542
      @andrepipo4542 Před rokem

      Are you ugly too? I ask out of pure curiosity

    • @ceooflonelinessinc.267
      @ceooflonelinessinc.267 Před rokem

      @@andrepipo4542 What do you mean with ugly?

    • @andrepipo4542
      @andrepipo4542 Před rokem

      @@ceooflonelinessinc.267 Due to women rejecting you

    • @ceooflonelinessinc.267
      @ceooflonelinessinc.267 Před rokem

      @@andrepipo4542 But what to you mean with ugly? Everybody finds something else ugly?

    • @andrepipo4542
      @andrepipo4542 Před rokem

      @@ceooflonelinessinc.267 I mean objectively unattractive - most people find you not so good looking

  • @jcbuundercoverjcbuundercover

    I have taken an IQ test and scored very high. I grew up with seven brother and sisters. I believe alot has to to with common sense. When you see what happens to your older brother and sisters where they went wrong you say to yourself I'll never do that. Especially when you see the consequences. You always learn from others whether they are smart or so so.
    Being the last born of eight siblings I've seen alot. They went through turmoils and survived. I love everyone of them!

    • @donmiller2908
      @donmiller2908 Před rokem +7

      "You always learn from others whether they are smart or so so"
      I agree, I've often used the intellectually challenged as a beacon to show my daughters what not to do in life.

    • @legalfictionnaturalfact3969
      @legalfictionnaturalfact3969 Před rokem +2

      what was the test experience like? which test was it?

    • @boboiboy9350
      @boboiboy9350 Před rokem

      same. being born as the last siblings of 4. all men. my brothers are all successful individuals and working class ppl. we are university graduates with bachelor degree and one of my brother hold master’s degree. I strive to see their whole purpose of life. I wish to become successful too one day but not following their steps. I want to be self employed and see freedom of everything as huge success for me. But am still struggling to find my own paths and still figuring out things. I tend to overthink too much. Guess thats my weakness. Comparing themselves with me didnt help either

    • @legalfictionnaturalfact3969
      @legalfictionnaturalfact3969 Před rokem +1

      so you're not going to share what the testing experience was like?

    • @emac543
      @emac543 Před rokem +1

      You also have good critical thinking, which I don't think is reflected on the IQ test. I've known many high IQ people, who do not have that common sense or see cause and effect.

  • @Mumsgardenoasis
    @Mumsgardenoasis Před 2 měsíci +2

    cold weather makes people industrious. a lot more thought, planning and effort goes into surviving cold weather than say living at the beach in a tropical climate.

  • @laurahenry1340
    @laurahenry1340 Před 7 měsíci

    My brother tested me on finding letters in a paragraph, I didn't see them, yet scored 143 on an IQ test. My dyslexia affected the little test my brother gave me ( which he doesn't know I have), not whether or not I'm intelligent enough to find them. He was able to somehow boost his ego based on his findings. I've done other tests as well, the lowest score was 119, and another time I scored 123, all the scores were from different tests. The 143 score was off the very first time I tried an IQ test, beating out both my mother and my brother.

  • @howmathematicianscreatemat9226

    The most remarkable trait of a high IQ person is basically this: the ability to deal with high uncertainties of life in a solution oriented way.
    For example: someone threw you out of your parent’s home? Wonderful, it’s a chance to proof your exceptional house building ability and by this deeply attract the kind of ladies you really want…

    • @sirrealism7300
      @sirrealism7300 Před rokem +1

      Im sure you had daddys help in your backpocket in case your edible toothpaste startup failed... lmao.

    • @dollysinn
      @dollysinn Před 9 měsíci

      Because high intellect allows one to assess and apply variables to just about anything and follow through with probability and other intricacies that seem like immovable obstacles to the layperson.

  • @sandyfreyman3501
    @sandyfreyman3501 Před rokem +30

    Wisdom is what people need to lean into, it's what they need to pray for. The most important thing to own.

  • @cashbuyer4221
    @cashbuyer4221 Před 7 měsíci

    I’m always completely mesmerized with this man’s delivery. 100 other experts could have discussed this and made it boring. JP, always leaves you wanting more..

  • @darrelljanssen588
    @darrelljanssen588 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Being industrious and having a high IQ do have something in common. The strong internal and unconscious urge to better oneself.
    I would believe this begins with a higher IQ and that may trigger industriousness.

  • @kevinm4606
    @kevinm4606 Před 7 měsíci +69

    I remember being tested young with a high IQ. Graduated in the top 2% of my class even though I despised studying. Procrastination and 10 concussions later I have no focus and procrastination I would guess is 5 times worse. Never did anything with whatever IQ I had. When young I was extremely creative and even wrote some short stories. Decent at drawing. Could care less about anything like that now. Get bored extremely fast. Oh well... Done rambling🤣

    • @OLBK
      @OLBK Před 7 měsíci +1

      😂❤

    • @janiece8439
      @janiece8439 Před 7 měsíci +4

      How did you manage to get 10 concussions ?

    • @h3llboyyy407
      @h3llboyyy407 Před 7 měsíci +5

      High IQ here and i also write short stories in my notes randomly 💀 pls don't scare me like this bro 😂

    • @Solidsnake0208
      @Solidsnake0208 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Only advice I could give you is give everything a try and stick with what you’re good at. Doesn’t matter if you don’t necessarily enjoy it at first, you will enjoy being good at it

    • @JudgeSteve-pe8fh
      @JudgeSteve-pe8fh Před 7 měsíci

      I need to know!@@janiece8439

  • @joshuaper1
    @joshuaper1 Před rokem +92

    As a low IQ person I find it satisfying cheerleading for high IQ people

    • @jenniferspisak
      @jenniferspisak Před rokem +2

      Same!🥳🥳🤙🏼🤓

    • @Sinusoid-
      @Sinusoid- Před rokem +19

      You can improve upon that(Your iq). Your brain is elastic. It builds new nerve connections as you learn new concepts.

    • @joshuaper1
      @joshuaper1 Před rokem +1

      @@jenniferspisak i don't really cheerlead but i coach it, that shit is a sport and it's technically full contact with no protective gear. but yea lol

    • @chaitanyavelamala7268
      @chaitanyavelamala7268 Před rokem +5

      @@Sinusoid- if you think IQ can be increased. Jordan peterson has to be new to you

    • @Sinusoid-
      @Sinusoid- Před rokem

      @@chaitanyavelamala7268 nope, I know how much he doesn’t know about the brain or about neuroscience. The brain builds new pathways when it learns. New nerve connections are formed as people develop skills. The ability to form these new connections does slow down with age. However, intelligence is not fixed. This idea stems from genetic determinism, which is a by product of eugenic beliefs(aka scientific racism). Eugenics is a product of old disproven views that developed in the early 1900 America. It really took off with hitler and the nazi party. As a biomedical engineering major, this becomes easy to see. Clinical psychologists study surface level behavior. As opposed to professions such as psychiatry, where professionals deal with physiological and mental issues from a biological perspective. For example, they get behind microscopes, they observe hard data rather than sitting from a chair while wearing fancy suits like Peterson does. Also, even other clinical psychologists know that Peterson is simply spouting word salads.

  • @iamjustsaying4787
    @iamjustsaying4787 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Industriousness is primarily a learned value. It’s mostly nurture not nature. It takes some children longer to exhibit this behavior but sooner or later something will motivate them to go the direction in which you pointed them.

  • @rsd3719
    @rsd3719 Před 7 měsíci +16

    I've only taken one "real" IQ test in my life and it was the 5th or 6th grade. If I remember right it was broken up into different IQ's and most of them were highish in the 110-130 range but the 3d space one was 163, which spawned a bunch of meetings and further tests. I was a pretty decent chess player and mathlete...

  • @mennostart3822
    @mennostart3822 Před 8 měsíci +5

    So many factors that can steer you on a life path that doesn't result in modern world success.
    A lot of people fight battles nobody else knows about. Personal success isn't always visible.

  • @slickwillie9526
    @slickwillie9526 Před rokem +42

    In Elementary School I took the Iowa test and received the lowest score ever recorded for my entire school. This was in the early 70's. We had a parent/teacher conference with the principle attending. They were puzzled how I received high grades in class but failed the test so miserably. I told them we were given instruction that the test did not matter and would not effect our grade, so I just guessed at every question, put the test down, and went back to my thoughts. They asked me if I felt challenged, and I responded - I find it all so boring, especially her, and pointed to my teacher. I ended up skipping a grade over this.

    • @karenk2409
      @karenk2409 Před 10 měsíci +11

      I am a retired teacher. A good teacher would have recognized and challenged you. I loved kids like you. You were pains in the ass in a good way.

    • @gardenjoy5223
      @gardenjoy5223 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@karenk2409 And we would have loved to have you as our teacher! But alas...

  • @Mark-nm9sm
    @Mark-nm9sm Před 7 měsíci

    Incredible how the professor stood still for the entirety of this video

  • @vp6365
    @vp6365 Před 7 měsíci

    Never had test on my IQ, but I read the comments and question my behaviors. Most people annoy me, I get frustrated with their lack of common sense. I don't make friends easy, I'm a hard worker and everything I put effort in I can do, but my downfall is my lack of empathy and tolerance towards stupid and lazy, which often gets me in trouble, and I don't know how to be the "brown nose guy" that gets the merits in life... people are a mystery to me, I don't understand them, or maybe I'm the problem... who truly knows. Great video.

  • @lohkie2__3
    @lohkie2__3 Před rokem +75

    For me as a child the attention that came with being more intelligent than my peers didn't click in my brain the correct way, instead of feeling pride or happy from the "great jobs" and "honor rolls" I felt embarrassment and cringe so like a dumbass I stopped and for some reason crumbled into myself. I don't understand why and I regret it so much. Even today at damn near 40 compliments are hard to take and make me feel dirty, I don't get it.

    • @dll7658
      @dll7658 Před rokem +3

      Damn

    • @Steve_826
      @Steve_826 Před rokem +8

      I agree I'm mid 20s and barely read a full book and passed 4 yrs of college and secondary with ease and yeah feel embarrassed to admit it and when I get praise or recognition I cringe. Purposely would miss assignments simply to lower my mark.

    • @veronica0071000
      @veronica0071000 Před rokem +6

      This may or may not be your situation, but i as a female feel this in my bones. I think it might even be the springboard for why so many women with high iqs and divergent intelligence make it a point to only pursue what people say they can’t, and men tend to pursue things they are interested in, but also good at-and the longer time elapses the “good at” increases for both, but I’ve only recently learned that it’s a horrible reason to pursue anything, just because someone says you can’t. There is one outlier. That is the brain changes itself. Now I can do science and high level math and it doesn’t impede my art. But I digress

    • @Alain_Du_Bois
      @Alain_Du_Bois Před rokem +9

      I am 18 and realised that my brain has learned to interpret success as something to fear due to how I was always raised above my peers. Over time it has developed into a toxic association between happyness and sadness. Whenever I felt happy I quickly became limp and hollow. And whenever I felt sad I felt at home and safe. Truly horrifying, at least for me

    • @YesJellyfish
      @YesJellyfish Před rokem +9

      You may wanna check out dr K's video's on the gifted child. The channel is called healthygamer, but it's not just for gamers.
      He often talks about how gifted children, especially high IQ children are actually special needs kids, because they literally have special needs compared to most kids. How things like "you're smart, you'll be fine" can either make them really arrogant or put a pressure on them never to fail. It can discredit their feelings and it causes them to skip over discipline lessons in school. It can cause them to underdevelop emotionally, because they overuse intellect. And much more. You may find it interesting.
      At the very least I'd like to tell you that it makes sense to me you felt like that. Kids wanna be normal, it's in their biology. Sticking out can be dangerous, whether you're better or worse. Hope you're doing better now

  • @killerc0urt
    @killerc0urt Před 7 měsíci +12

    I think industriousness comes from life experience. Maybe from having independence and solving problems without interference when you’re young. This might explain why young adults from earlier generations seemed to be more industrious than what we’re seeing now.

  • @LeMerch
    @LeMerch Před 7 měsíci +1

    Everyone who thinks they are smart, usually thinks they are smarter than they are.

  • @kariiimaa3
    @kariiimaa3 Před 7 měsíci

    Based on my observations and shared knowledge, generally speaking, if you have industrious parents, you tend to be industrious also. nobody likes boring tasks though. but, if you have to do it, you do it. also, people who are perfectionists tend to be high-achievers and workaholics.

  • @richardrabo5634
    @richardrabo5634 Před rokem +4

    God Bless you Jordan Peterson for the incredible knowledge you possess. Let the energy flow to you and He will guide you more.