Intelligence
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Anonymous
| Would you rather have exceptionally high IQ and average EQ or exceptionally high IQ and average EQ? |
Anonymous
| What makes you think these are really different? |
Anonymous
' OP, I mean exceptionally high EQ and average IQ for the latter half. |
Anonymous
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High EQ, average IQ. Because at the end of the day being super, super smart is not that helpful unless you find a way to channel it properly, and it's really hard to channel it properly if you struggle to communicate or work with others. Raw intelligence doesn't make you feel good later in life if you have a hard time with the social side of life, and in some ways makes it worse because the greater your ability to take in and synthesize knowledge, the more clearly you will perceive your own shortcomings.
On the other hand, if you have average intelligence you still have tons of options in terms of career and it's not like your intelligence will be a major liability. But high EQ will pay so many dividends in every aspect of your life. If you understand people, know how to communicate with them, know how to get them to like you and agree with you? You can write your own ticket. You might never win a Nobel prize in physics or produce a work of great genius, but you will live a happy, fulfilling, and meaningful life. Sign me up. |
Anonymous
| I have high EQ and it’s exhausting but it’s gotten me farther in life than my above average IQ. |
Anonymous
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High EQ works better if you need other people to get promoted/make a lot of money.
High IQ only gives you the satisfaction of knowing you were right when other people didn't listen to you and they should have. |
Anonymous
We know where you fall on the choice. |
Anonymous
Hahahahahahaha. Didn't see that one coming! |
Anonymous
Yes |
Anonymous
| This is a riddle, right? |
Anonymous
| I don’t know what my scores would be but I’ll take the high EQ. It’s a bigger deal than half the country claiming IQs of 130 plus. |
Anonymous
Well, when I was a kid, they only gave the interview-based tests like the WISC to the kids who they suspected were gifted or had special needs. So I would imagine that the sample size of people who know their IQ score is skewed towards one extreme or the other. Those tests are expensive to administer, because it’s one-on-one. Yes, there are also whole group tests like the Nagliari and the Cogat, but those interview-based tests are skewing the sample. |
Anonymous
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I am above average smarts but insanely high EQ and it has benefitted me across friendships, relationships, and career progression. But yes, exhausting is an accurate description of it.
I will say I snagged a man who is high in both realms and it has been life-changing across a million metrics to really be seen and understood. |
Anonymous
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EQ every time. Soft skills will take out IQ in a heartbeat.
My son has high IQ, low EQ and is a mess 
People are emotional and not logical. You can make more money doing sales and marketing than in engineering because you don't need to get hired to do sales - you gotta get someone to hire you for engineering!!!! Without EQ you can't do the first and you won't be able to do the second!!!! |
Anonymous
| These so-called “measurements” are subjective and ultimately, racially discriminatory. |