Comments by "Misty Culous" (@mistyculous9644) on "Why Do Intelligent People do Stupid Things?" video.

  1. When I was given the intelligence test, to the tester at the time, I complained that the test involved EDU that there's no way I could have be exposed to yet because I was seven years old - which wasn't fair. My observation invented the concept of "mindware" that that point, LOL Smart people really need to learn communication and negotiation skills - otherwise, they won't be able to convey their special interests or get support for continuing their interests. How old were you when your intelligence was measured?
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  2. IMHO, more useful than the IQ test is the "Conative Index," (by Kathy Kolbe) It measures how you want to do something, as well as your motives for doing it that way. Everyone is a mixture of four strategies: Quick start improvisers, Follow Through designers, Fact Finder researchers and Implementer physical model makers. Each of these four types can be preferred or resisted - and there's an advantage in every level, with a positive description for every level of every type. I found this test to be a much more useful predictor of how I might become involved in constructively working with others.
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  3. yes, most smart people aren't exposed to constructive the "need" to learn teaching and communication skills - and negotiation and psychological abilities. Smart people tend to specialize - then they cannot explain their work to anyone!
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  4. you might want to research ADD Adult Deficit Disorder. It's a brain thing - your thinking ability doesn't activate until some threshold of intensity happens.
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  5. yes, because smarter people can often think of alternate ways to do something, then via Cognitive Bias, they find it trickier to choose when there are more options.
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  6. Studying thinking as a skill (via Edward de Bono) gave me "mindware" tools. What has made you smarter that you did (or plan to do) during your life?
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