It's hard to accept that someone else can be more intelligent than you, isn't it?
It's happened twice to me. An Oxford neurosciences professor and one of my friends from school that I still keep in touch with - he became an academic.
Both were males. Haven't found any females I'd say were as smart as me, yet.
there is always someone better than yourself (i don't mean 'you' in particualr just people in general) so there is no point worrying about it, just be happy for them and tell them how clever they are
It's hard to accept that someone else can be more intelligent than you, isn't it?
It's happened twice to me. An Oxford neurosciences professor and one of my friends from school that I still keep in touch with - he became an academic.
Both were males. Haven't found any females I'd say were as smart as me, yet.
the most ridiculous question I've read on here for a while. what is cleverness?? everyone is cleverer than me in something.
e.g. you might have better A2s than me in every subject. but can you beat me at chess? Beckham is stereotyped as an idiot, but he is clever. when he is playing football, he is clever enough to analyse and compute what is happening around him on the pitch.
what I'm basically saying is, everyone has something they are good and everyone is probably better than you at sometime. maybe that something is not important to you, but can that person claim he is cleverer than you for his small talent?
I see that happen quite often. Below average intelligence people tend to overestimate their abilities, whereas intelligent people often sell themselves short. I bet most people with downs syndrome probably think they're smart too.
the most ridiculous question I've read on here for a while. what is cleverness?? everyone is cleverer than me in something.
e.g. you might have better A2s than me in every subject. but can you beat me at chess? Beckham is stereotyped as an idiot, but he is clever. when he is playing football, he is clever enough to analyse and compute what is happening around him on the pitch.
what I'm basically saying is, everyone has something they are good and everyone is probably better than you at sometime. maybe that something is not important to you, but can that person claim he is cleverer than you for his small talent?
That's a good point. But I think we all have an internal scale of how clever someone is, in our own terms. For me it's about being clever "generally".
When I was a doctor I could always tell within 5 minutes if someone was a healthcare worker, nurse, psychologist or doctor without talking about any specific scientific topics. The way people talk, respond to your cues in conversations, analyse your arguments and reply to your questions tells me how "generally" clever someone is.
As for myself, I definitely see myself as below average intelligence in a lot of ways. Poor social skills, last person to get the joke, extremely clumsy. However, when people talk to me about 'horoscopes' or 'God' I tend to just quietly facepalm.
I see that happen quite often. Below average intelligence people tend to overestimate their abilities, whereas intelligent people often sell themselves short. I bet most people with downs syndrome probably think they're smart too.
Yeh except I have a first class degree from Oxford.