Like me, I study so hard on exam and yet I do worse than the guy that never even studied and got a way higher grade
Come on now, that just really shows natural smartness
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Are some people naturally smart? That’s a complex question – what is “smart”? And when does it really kick off? And how much does the brain grow smarter in response to early childhood stimulation versus just natural development?
All complex questions that are difficult to definitely answer.
But… what you have correctly observed, which many people do not, is that for whatever reason, some people are much better at mental tasks than others. Just like the range of human speed, which runs from Usain Bolt to Chris Christie, or strength, which runs from pewee Herman to Dwayne Johnson, is very wide, the range of mental skill is also very wide. Generally, the dumber people are, the less aware of this they are. Stupid people honestly believe everyone is about as smart as they are. (Google the Dunning Krueger effect). A consequence is that a really easy way to identify idiots is that idiots cannot tell who the other idiots are. Smart people can recognize even smarter people. Stupid people cannot.
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