fuckwits, dimwits, midwits & highwits
capacity ≠ utilization
For this reason I typically prefer to work with hard charging "C" students than the gifted. The midwits have had to grind it out to get where they are and are more aware of the totality of things vs. the high number of rocket surgeons I've known who can't even make a pot of coffee. Common sense ain't common, as the saying goes.
Well stated! I have known incredibly Intelligent people but are dumber than a sac of rocks when it comes to basic reasoning. My cousin for example graduated high school at 15 and went to MIT, He presently is 22 years old and works for DARPA. He is a complete retard when it comes to daily life functions.
That's because they got good at rote learning and are terrible at reasoning skills. I've noticed it in particular with chinks - they get top marks in high school and then when they go to university they struggle because it's not about rote learning and memorisation.
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