Jordan Peterson - What Kind Of Job Fits Your IQ

[@michaellowe7403]

I'm suffering from dementia, so I think my IQ would be perfect for the job of President of the United States

[@weheartcritters4567]

Likely still overqualified :)

[@lorenzofalorni3961]

Seems to be above average relative to these last few examples

[@jessielee1369]

You've got my vote!👏

[@omathitis8498]

Yup

[@rothbardfreedom]

COME ON MAN!

[@DanielSorensenEnd]

I have an IQ of 267, this really opened my eyes and convinced me to quit my job at mcdonalds. thank you.

[@markkujantunen8298]

Found a new job at Burger King?

[@HeavenestStCyr]

😄

[@eggsans69]

I think he’s at subway

[@radu6772]

it may be a purposely exaggerated joke, but I heard the highest iq ever recorded was 275. That's insane

[@frozenfire2634]

Lol

[@GodotOfficial]

“If you’re the smartest guy in the room, you’re in the wrong room” that’s fantastic advice, it’s amazing how so many people who were smart in school just stagnate because they have no ambition to do better

[@clytle374]

My observation is on 'smart in school' is quite different, I work with many. It seems to often be just good memory, sometimes just that highly driven. They come into the real work with no practical knowledge. And no understanding or intuition to apply the basics of their schooling to actual process. Often failing at the basics of first year concepts. Having the book knowledge to pass a test, with nearly zero actual understanding.

[@goldstein10493]

Maybe because the modern society has been shit-talking against IQ.

[@johnclifford1911]

@@clytle374 memory is a key component of intelligence... Peterson talks about how one key predictor of future success is the number of digits one can keep in their head. However, true intelligence is the ability to create abstractions from specifics, and then to apply those abstractions in a different context to come up with different specifics. For instance, if your car doesn't start and you learn that it's because the battery is dead... and then you realize that all of the components of the electrical system need to be sufficient so when your friend's car doesn't start you can diagnose and fix a loose battery cable. This idea of being 'book smart' but not intelligent is the lack of the ability to generalize, and then to be able to take general knowledge and synthesize an answer to a variant problem in the same or similar domain.

[@clytle374]

@@johnclifford1911 you are absolutely correct. A flash drive has excellent memory

[@callmejett6527]

this is so right. i went to a small private school most of my life, but about 2 years ago i moved and transferred to a big public school. at my private school i was the smartest, but when i moved i realized how many other ppl are at my level and it started to motivate me to do better

[@furensuko]

146 IQ, skipped 2 years of highschool and went straight to uni and graduated with an engineering degree at the age of 19 but has no motivation to do anything. And now I'm just happy working as an inventory manager for a small business. I have no desire whatsoever investing more of my time doing more work. If you want to climb up the corporate ladder, motivation is a lot more important than IQ.

[@MrGuil1710]

sounds more like depression, at this point with that IQ and so young in life with an incredible degree to end up like that and not on the best place you could have possibly achieve and blame it at the motivation I would say that could be due to a mental health problem that prevented you from success

[@Ameridlo]

similar case but now I am leading ML development in a major SP500

[@PhotoBomber]

Please dont diagnose people without a degree or proper knowledge ​@@MrGuil1710

[@bobbydigital8056]

It's a well documented phenomenon that individuals with high IQ's often are ofyen not that successful. Seems that success is not a prime motivator for them. They of en realize grinding is not a worthwhile preoccupation when looking back on one's life.

[@PhuongTran-hm4dy]

Smart people are among the fastest who realize climbing the corporate ladder isn't worth it.

[@qnmt5783]

I can boil eggs without hurting myself.

[@savetherepublic9233]

Which should I put in first, the eggs or the water?

[@johnreynolds6369]

This is something I’ve been working on for a while now but haven’t yet got right. I might try using a spoon to put the egg in next time, rather than my fingers.

[@RickSanchezzzC137]

I hope I can get over the fear of doing my first boiled egg. Maybe in a few years I can be like you. You've changed my life and I feel like I can conquer the world.

[@qnmt5783]

@@RickSanchezzzC137 it took alot of practice, went to Tibet for 5 years to master it, hang in there.

[@justacrewchief4561]

So, I can walk and breathe at the same time. Get your weight up.

[@rage_2000]

Imagine being in a room full of people, and they all start leaving one by one because they are the smartest person in the room…

[@manjindersinghsaini911]

exactly what i thought LOL

[@daffyduck912]

hahahaha

[@brandonn6099]

I think the key takeaway is that you'd prefer to not know you're the smartest The few times in my life I realized that I was talking to someone near my own IQ were absolutely wonderful

[@just_j9621]

New people would come up

[@riteshkhadka9278]

Just to be the dumbest in another room

[@suboptimal2019]

I think social intelligence and charisma has a lot to do with moving up in a work environment. You can be really good at your job but if nobody likes you, you are going to have a difficult time advancing.

[@Eskiii34]

Story of my life

[@amjan]

Yes. I wont be able to become a manager in my company because I dont have a private life, at least not one other managers could relate to me with. This makes me an outcast they dont welcome in their circles.

[@yt_nh9347]

Depends what sort of job you are doing and the scale of the company. At large multinational companies there is no one incompetent at executive level because bad decisions cost the board and investors billions of dollars, also the problems they deal with will be much harder due to the size of the company. On the other hand i can totally see a dumb ass becoming manager at a small firm due to favoiritism

[@felipeaugusto6991]

yeah what he failed to mention is that most higher jobs deal with social mechanisms not technical and decision making, you have lot of company owners and high ranking people who are very not smart and know nothing about the technical or strategical side of things, they just work it up socially and by political play inside the company, you can`t make your best programmer into the boss, cause if you do who is going to program??? so you make the worst programmer into the boss, he just have to be somewhat social, and the less smart you are the more likely you are to be good at socializing and being extroverted, and them you just hire smart people to do the technical things, the only place where thing will really require someone smart again is in the top CEO and the like positions, because he has to take decisions on a strategic level and change the whole company before competition outruns it.

[@charlottedelabaere]

And you forgot looks

[@ThatsWhenItkickedin]

I worked 84 hours a week for 2 years as a pharmacist. The pay was great. On the way home one morning I stopped at the light and thought I'd just "rest my eyes." The next thing I heard was a knock knock on the side window. A cop. He saw I was still in my jacket and let me go home, about another mile away. Working these kinds of hours isn't for everyone. I think the reason I did it was I hated my personal life.

[@SeanHartnett-t8c]

interesring.

[@JohnSmith-cw1lf]

So ur telling me you fell asleep for so long that someone called the police and the police came. But what woke you up was a knock on the window by a police officer and not the honks the other cars surely must have been giving you, or the knocks the other people would have been giving your window before the police came. Sure buddy, sure.... Maybe you should have a career as a creative writer

[@gologe3328]

@@JohnSmith-cw1lfmore likely the cop was patrolling and saw his car stopped.

[@Number16BusShelter]

@@JohnSmith-cw1lf That would be an off thing to lie about

[@JohnSmith-cw1lf]

@@Number16BusShelter exactly my point. Why would he. Ask him

[@shugyosha7924]

IQ has become a taboo topic, but you can't get away from it. I always thought I was pretty smart until I started working and encountered some people who could grasp things much easier and quicker than me, even if I had more experience. It just amazed me how obviously more naturally talented they were. That being said, I've noticed my natural competency varies widely across different domains/disciplines. The best you can do is play to your strengths.

[@Sam_101.]

Well said

[@kaydens6964]

Just know that hard work will never let you down

[@MrCmon113]

@@kaydens6964 You clearly never attempted anything hard. Your hard work ammounts to absolutely nothing if you are too dumb for the problem. You could sit there for a year and don't derive a solution that another person gets within moments.

[@meandtheotheri8177]

Please feel free to review my videos on 'succeeding without brilliance'. I am about to release a few lectures, focusing on how cognitive pariahs can find solace in a world, alien to them otherwise.

[@toddkilber1971]

Ahh a jack of all trades person.

[@ksk_futuremvrcreator]

I have an IQ of 83 and this video helped me become aware of the reason that my job as a physics researcher was boring and not really stimulating. Ever since getting a job at Mc Donalds I feel like I started to develop and open up to new ideas.

[@felp4219]

Biggest troll ever. I love you man, you should be at the top of the comments❤

[@bigbangtheory1185]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DanishCamp]

#things that neber happened

[@brandonmcdonald8356]

83 damn I wish I was that smart

[@TheMerryPup]

Set those goals, man. Head fryer. You can do it!!

[@OU81TWO]

"Under 87? Is there something?" Yes. TikTok.

[@asheland_numismatics]

🤣

[@Ultimaterevenge1]

I feel like you're not that far from the truth lol

[@commentaccount7880]

true watching retards on tiktok is really funny to me

[@jout738]

How under 87 iq people cant even do the simple stuff in society.

[@ItzSlashyyy]

Twitter

[@ShortsCreatorGuy]

Crazy how everyone in this comment section seems to have a 125+ IQ lmao

[@FAIOLAGAMESTOP]

but nobody is lying about their IQ, I have 147 IQ for example

[@Probablybad19]

It’s because people who comment their IQ are generally people who are happy to post their IQ and therefore they’re all gonna be higher numbers. For example, my IQ is 142, and if it was 102, then I would either lie about it or not post it in the first place.

[@Probablybad19]

@@nobodycares41431 That is indeed very true, and I could see a few people lying about their IQs. However, it is also important to consider that some people took inaccurate online tests that inflated their IQs, and I can say that a lot of them are inaccurate because I can easily score 170+ on those, even though I’m obviously not at that level. As someone who has done a proper IQ test, they don’t give you nearly as much time as in the online tests, because I remember them giving 15 minutes (there is a decent chance of misremembering because I was 6 at the time, so take this with a grain of salt).

[@erwangaillard1637]

I’ll even the numbers, 113IQ here, nothing interesting

[@erwangaillard1637]

And I’m a research analyst what a coincidence

[@ChristopherWalkenActor]

This video is pretty accurate. I worked in biotech, but lost my job during covid. To make some money while searching for another job, I started delivering packages for an Amazon contractor. I didn't think it was a very difficult job, yet I was always the #1 driver out of 50 people (based on performance metrics). In biotech, I was an average worker, but at the package delivery company, I was a superstar. It was a fun job while it lasted, but eventually I was hired in biotech again, which paid substantially more. You definitely don't want to be the smartest employee in your company.

[@michael4192]

Did you try acting?

[@NhatLinhNguyen82]

@@michael4192 i think he might have. Not sure

[@PYR0NinjaPXG]

I can definitely relate. I graduated in May 2020 with my bio degree, but there were no lab jobs available at that time -- especially for someone who just finished school. I did EMS for a while, it was in demand and medical-adjacent, but oh my god... during tech school and during my employment, the people I worked and trained with were dumb as bricks sometimes. Just, plainly incompetent, couldn't handle pressure, sucked at taking vitals, I would have to do everything. That wasn't with every partner mind you, but on average... I'm back in the lab now, and it's heaven compared to being on an ambulance. Dealing with competent folk seriously is a blessing. Makes me feel for all the truly smart people that get pigeon-holed into these menial positions.

[@tixchicken]

@Vlad Xavier quadratics is like grade 10 math

[@tacitozetticci9308]

@@gurgy3 and what's that?

[@bobbod2932]

my IQ was around 70 so I will get in the ocean and join the dolphins

[@TrampConnoisseur]

@Ti Klim that went from 0-100 real quick

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

Ya'll know WAY too much about dolphins. Also, their one of the only organisms that can go at it everyday without injuring themselves

[@JosephcallsmeNolan]

Root those hot mermaids.. Bob

[@rtw67]

Dolphins are humans evolved, Bob.

[@jasonlopez2697]

Make a youtube video doing it and you'll probably get hella views. 🙂

[@alexs1972]

I'm an engineer and when I first joined my company I thought I was in over my head. Then after a couple years I realized I was surrounded by people that were in over their heads too which made me highly competent among my peers lol

[@robbybee70]

this from the group that builds us bridges and airplanes.....

[@billgillette2859]

@@robbybee70 The engineers that build bridges are licensed and intern for 5 years. They are highly competent. The engineers that build planes and rockets are usually mentored and work on subsystems and learn as they go. They are highly competent. I'm one of those people that have worked on rockets AND bridges......I'm highly competent.

[@robbybee70]

@@billgillette2859 and yet the humor of my post went right over your head.....

[@SynterraSteen]

@@robbybee70 few engineers actually build the thing they design.

[@robbybee70]

@@SynterraSteen *rubs head* tough room.....tough room

[@Besotted85]

If you got an IQ from 0-1, you can always be an influencer.

[@Besotted85]

@@RyolithRandil Hire some 1 a tiny smarter than you. Should be no problem! :D

[@coffeepandacat]

OF is always hiring

[@leslielemmon]

You're watching the video of an "influencer", which KZbinrs are (just like Instagrammers and TikTokers), you take their knowledge for free, but comment like you outsmart them. You, sir, should have your own dictionary entry under "arrogance".

[@debbiewilder4738]

Or maybe you're smarter because you have more time to do things with your family a more flexible job you get to stay at home and you get to do things that you love oh yeah that's a stupid person LOL if you're successful if you know that you have the ability to be successful at it then it's different if you're just playing around and wanting to get out of life then that's a different kind of person but being an entrepreneur is not for the ignorant weak or lazy

[@OUTDOORS55]

Or you could be a troll👍

[@chrismathis4162]

I have an IQ of 136 and have an undergraduate degree in physics as well as a law degree. I was a lawyer for 20 miserable years. I finally discovered that I am not equipped to handle stress and value my free time more than money. I now work a job that I know is beneath me intellectually at 1/2 the pay and have never been happier. Peace of mind, for me, is of the utmost value. There is truth to the old adage that no one on their death bed ever said I wished I’d have worked more.

[@epicgamer0007]

I couldn't deal with stress either I had to stop. You're right

[@rla9889]

This has always been my mindset. I'd much rather have a job that doesn't pay as much if it is less stressful and I don't have to take anything home with me at the end of the day. Money is a means to an end, not the end all be all for me.

[@chrismathis4162]

@@abrahamalsaeedi8745 Believe it or not I work at a public utility wastewater plant doing a variety of things from laboratory work, equipment repair, to plant operations. I work outside most of the time and never bring my work home with me. The best as I’m sure you will appreciate is no clients to deal with.

[@djmj1000]

Reflection is more important than Intelligence to be happy and also to have success in long terms. Many Intelligent people never reflected themselves.

[@lennoth]

Its the same to me. I value a lot more my free time and peace of mind than money.

[@esjel9804]

I'm an Electrician. A late bloomer. I wish I had entered the trades right out of high school (which would have given me more options after some years, I entered the field at 30). The money is very good, but the work hardly takes any intellectual exertion. I'm usually the 1# guy on my crew, the foreman's right-hand man. Foreman have more responsibility and more intellectual work, and it probably would suit me, depending on the project. , but I enjoy being able to listen to podcasts, sermons and audiobooks during the day - practically studying while working. The job is not draining at all and I'm able to come home and work on intellectual things, and also give my full attention to my wife. So it works for me. I know If I had a more intellectually stimulating position, I would have less to offer my wife and family after my work is done.

[@geraldfrost4710]

One of the highest IQ people in the world worked as a bouncer at a bar.

[@wesleyowens4089]

@@DavidOfTheSouth just know med school is long and tough. A lot of people don't finish then get stuck with the debt. Know your self and if you have the maturity and endurance to make it through the or program. But I wouldn't waste your scholarship either

[@esjel9804]

@@geraldfrost4710 Yep, his name escapes me, but he's a savant. He was read at the age of two. Incredible. But I understand why he has a simple job. Its sad how his solutions to many of math's most difficult unaswered problems have been rejected and gone unpublished because he's not of their ilk, not having gone through the academy. They academies of Austria and Europe rejected Einstien as well at first. He had a heck of a time getting published - Godel too.

[@esjel9804]

@@DavidOfTheSouth I agree with Wesley Owens. Don't waste the scholarship. Becoming a sergeon is very honorable but intense and requires steady hands, nerves and a sharp mind. If you have what it takes, please go for it. We can use all the gifted hands we can get! Becoming an Electrician (especially if you join the Union as I did eventually, or become a contractor - if you've got the entrepenuer itch) can be quite lucrative, depending on where you live (New York, San Fran, San Jose, and across the SF Bay pay the most and many electrician travel to these place- especially these CA locations as the pay is 2-3x more - though these area are harder for small contractors - small cites and right to work states are more conducive for this). It is rewarding, and there are lost of opportunities for advancement once you've become a Journyman. You always work with a team of folks, so the commradere is cool. Let this be you plan B. But get your degree if its for free. Set your mind to it, stay focused and dont give up. You can do it, and look to God and your community for support. May you achieve your goals - and dont let the girls distract you, get established in your career first and then choose the woman you want to build a future with, marry her and devote your life to her and your family. You wont regret it. God bless.

[@Oozy9Millimeetah]

I can 100% relate... im driving a Volvo Wheel loader 😂 and listen to podcasts and audiobooks all day... For years i was the guy who did it all at the job site, but i always felt like im waisting my time because job isn't satisfying and at end of the day doesn't really get me any where, but at least now im somewhat satisfied because i can actually "use" my time meaningfully behind the wheel of the loader 😂.. higher education didn't do much for me since i graduated in 2011 in the middle of recession 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Beebo]

I watch Rick and Morty so I think I'm safe.

[@sonofgreatsteppes9497]

Yeah completely true! I had something like 60 IQ before, but now I can talk with Stephen Hawking through telepathic field, ether, and cosmos. BTW, he is not dead, he just transcended to another dimension

[@ryanheznts4540]

IQ of 69 > IQ of 200

[@Roger11719]

you're right, you'll never be expected to succeed. Enjoy those neetbux.

[@Cocoodla]

Lool

[@CynfarLP]

Thats what a Rick and Morty fan would say

[@jonathonpotthoff7057]

I’ve bounced around studying chemistry, languages and Business with ease, but always assumed I was stupid because that’s what my father told me as he is a farmer and my skills match nothing what he values. After traveling the world and years of therapy, I’ve come to establish that I only fit with those whose mind functions as mine does. Videos like this truly help.

[@plunderersparadise]

thank you for your comment. I struggle with emotions and assertiveness so I get economically and emotionally abused. I got to work my ass off on the therapy, I'm super excited!

[@applesauce_0743]

Literally every comment: "Oh yeah, I have an IQ of 163, and I realized a few years ago that my job as a biotech researcher just wasn't really stimulating me enough."

[@lmUndefeated]

You only see comments about people's own IQ being above average because the ones having an average IQ are insecure seeing the others, it makes them feel dumb and have no point of writing about jobs because they may think it fits them already.

[@sirdiealot53]

Drawing from my knowledge of the idiocy of internet comments over 20 years, it is really hard to evaluate those kinds of comments. There's so many other instances of lying and exaggeration on the internet that believing these elitist "I made 7 figures out of college" posts just scream vulnerable person trying to concoct a self-important image on internet comment boards lol. Of course, I don't know for sure, but my intuition tells me at least half of those messages are, to use the technical term, bullshit.

[@Henry-kz4gn]

The dude who thinks nobody lies on the internet probably has a high one.

[@sqeakz_]

@@lmUndefeated no need to feel insecure... they're lying people with an IQ over 160 is statistically proven to be excruciatingly rare.

[@dedasalmeida9047]

It's because IQ is shit measure of intelligence ...

[@abdurrhman8687]

I wish my IQ was “rich parents” .

[@danielnoriega6655]

Right... because there's so many stories of success from people who won the lottery. There's also no stories of artists losing all their money, that's just a myth. If you are aiming for having a rich parent, you should as well wish to live in a monarchy, so your money will be protected regardless of how dumb you are.

[@csPinKie]

You know that IQ is a way better predictor of success in life than income of parents? Nice cope bro

[@gr02mc]

@@csPinKie if you can’t pay for a good education to nurture your high IQ, you’re getting nowhere. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.

[@csPinKie]

@@gr02mc I dont see how that is an argument, it is incredibly easy to get your education for free if you are extremely talented.

[@kimmulholland7245]

I have worked my whole life to try and get rich parents I know I am also there.

[@TheMitchellWhite]

My IQ is 200. That’s according to my bathroom scale any way.

[@meh92082]

damn bro. Im 130. Though over here we use metric IQ.

[@thecarman3693]

Mine says, "One at a time!"

[@chillialexander]

@@thecarman3693 that shows you have multiple intelligences.

[@donnyeldridge5026]

Hahahaha

[@gregwong2132]

Your humor IQ is 500

[@acausedelle1547]

Ive been formally tested a few months ago and my IQ is 125. Im a metallurgical engineer. I want to warn people about the dangers of high neurotism and low conscientiousness in the workplace. Its run me out of jobs because i couldnt bring myself to work hard enough and the stress became way too much. IQ isnt everything, especially if you just consume garbage on youtube all day instead of wisdom or something useful.

[@fastingman4726]

This was a great comment, thank you. I have an IQ of 120 and I share your same problem. I’m a mid neurotic and low conscientiousness. And I can tell you the low conscientiousness can undermine the high IQ because I have a bias for laziness, basically. It’s damn near impossible to change as well.

[@TheFirstManticore]

I can see where low conscientiousness would be dangerous in metallurgy. I wonder whether you have kept all your body parts.

[@beesmongeese2978]

He burned his peepee. Nasty Timmy.​@@TheFirstManticore

[@midnightdew]

​@@fastingman4726 maybe is depression, not laziness

[@fastingman4726]

@@midnightdew I’ve worked on this a myriad of ways and I discovered it’s more dopamine depletion than anything. I stopped eating processed food and sold my Xbox. Then I started fasting longer 72hrs once a month and taking cold showers and it helped my motivation and “conscientiousness” a shit ton. I wasn’t depressed at all, just dopamine depletion causes low motivation.

[@Cross_Contam]

I'm in the 85th percentile. I'm an assistant carpet installer. My value is in lifting more than my bodyweight, booting on stairs, and never needing to eat lunch. My only required intellectual feat is refiguring jobs to verify that the shop's measurements are correct. The job is not very stimulating, but I often get home by noon. So I can spend time reading, writing, and making music. As a teen I was fairly proficient in C sharp and C ++ coding. Along with flash animation, art, poetry, and music theory. I went to college for sound engineering but dropped out because of substance abuse and mental health issues. Now I fit a mean rug... It ain't much but it's honest work.

[@DrAlchem01]

Perfect, you've found something that works for you. I personally don't think a job HAS TO BE immensely intellectually stimulating, so long as you get that from some other area of your life (e.g. the process of making music)

[@BuddyLee23]

How did you get your IQ authoritatively tested? Just curious if you have any interesting resources I am unaware of.

[@jonathancasais6491]

You sound like a non hyper conscientious person so those kinda jobs are actually perfect man look at engineers or electricians and shit like that's actually requires a fair amount of intelligence but nothing brain breaking glad you love your work man

[@hudsonGT500]

@@BuddyLee23 are you a doll collector?

[@sk8zach]

We are all fitting rugs to some degree

[@Princeton009]

My iQ went up just by saying “leisure” like him

[@lealca87]

😄😄😄😄

[@CRegensche1n]

Whats so special about his pronunciation of leisure? I really dont get it English is not my native language

[@JohnnyQuest86]

@@CRegensche1n he’s pronouncing it in British English which sounds more astute

[@HH_1988]

@@CRegensche1n nothing special, it's the way it's supposed to be pronounced. I guess the people laughing are Americans, which says it all.

[@yahmahn]

@@HH_1988 Careful mate, your arrogance is showing.

[@lukea9873]

honestly, i'm probably pretty low iq, it took failing lots of harder jobs to get me where im working in a concrete pool factory labouring. Suprisingly enough im actually smart enough and fit enough to be good at it which is odd because im 30 and never been good at a job in my life. Being realistic with who i am led to me being able to keep a job and be proud of myself. Altho the 55 hour work weeks in aussie heat are tiring, im proud of myself.

[@MackLee23]

And you should be proud... Having a high IQ does not define you as a person. It describes one component (intelligence) but doesn't account for common sense, motivation, dedication, integrity, etc. The fact that you're enjoying your job is what's important, and that enjoyment will generally flow over into other aspects of life. Being "smart" isn't everything. In my experience, the smartest people have generally been the most miserable.

[@lukea9873]

@@MackLee23 that's a really nice thing of you to say.

[@havanax8096]

Atleast you were smart enough to figure it out, it's tiring to be in 2 hour coaching sessions in a room full of engineering aspirants

[@lukea9873]

@@havanax8096 haha engineers are hella smart i legit see maths and science as another language its impossible for me to get my head around . Anyone who even tries that shit has my upmost respect

[@looming_]

Now expand your network, start your own contracting firm. And boom you're rich. Easier said than done but my point is low iq and rich aren't mutually exclusive.

[@dennisjones9044]

I considered myself a little above average intelligence but I've been in rooms full of engineers and researchers and felt like the special ed kid in the corner

[@LaplacianDalembertian]

+ metoo, good thing that brain is a muscle and there is always a way to increase intelligence, like in sports; just many people don't work hard enough

[@MariaYoutube-pt3cz]

​@@LaplacianDalembertian This ^ I heard IQ is basically cognitive functions. So exercising your memory, attention, reasoning etc. should increase your IQ too

[@LaplacianDalembertian]

@@MariaKZbin-pt3cz Ye, the basic cognitive function exercises: playing musical instruments, hand writing, solving math problems, physics problems etc.

[@WHJeffB]

Depends on the company and type of engineering/engineers you're working with... Not all engineers are created equal. There's definitely some that are at a much higher level (IQ and the engineering school they attended). I could easily see you feeling that way around guys/gals that are engineers that are at the top of their field and went to places like MIT, Cal Tech, etc... They're on a whole different level than your average, barely squeaked into a state school engineering program.

[@donaldclifford5763]

I think some people with high IQ are really not geeks. And some lower IQQ people definitely are.

[@tylerf9206]

Engineers are some of the smartest and dumbest people I know

[@TyphusVonElder]

@ThatOne its because speaking as an engineer (mechanical) as well as a tradesman (welder/fabrication) most engineers have never worked a day in their life. What I mean is they have only ever had in class knowledge which is why the running joke is if you cant make it as an engineer you become a civil engineer and just approve plans. But all engineers who are only book smart and don't understand field conditions or people are the reason things fail. Take wind turbines when they explode into flames, why do you think that happens? Because during the test the engineer ask well whats the highest winds and temperature in the area and what are the chances it will occur to justify the cost. Anything over 10 percent justifies the cost anything under does not so if the chance of a freak storm coming in is low they don't guard against it and the turbine will fail. Or they don't account for people. And humans will stress things to the max, which is why tension straps labeled at 5k pull actually can go to 6 or 8k but they dont say that because they know humans will only go slightly above the max if on there by a few hundred. Hence why smart people tend to be world dumb. Im not that smart myself, but I love being a mechanical engineer and fabricating my own things. Got certified as a welder just so i could make and sell my what I want or travel and work incase something happens.

[@redking36]

@@TyphusVonElder That sounds cool? What sorts of stuff do you make? There’s this dude on KZbin named michaelcthulhu who makes weapons out of junk and scrap for fun / to sell them. He calls himself a “welder of sorts.” Then there’s that Wintergatan dude who made the musical marble machine that went viral a few years back. I’ve always found it interesting when people have the skills to just make whatever they want no matter how crazy.

[@TyphusVonElder]

@@redking36 as my side job/hobby i make lift kits for trucks, custom tables/counter tops and making custom weight racks all locally here in Hawaii. I used to do pipeline welding while I waited for my current job as an engineer for a fire trainer for the navy. If you are gonna take up welding its all about technique. Once you learn your rhythm and understand how much heat to apply the rest comes. Remember to clean the metal, have a wire wheel and sanding disc for the grinder and stay as long as you can in the class and burn as much rods as you can to learn.

[@Raiden6277]

@@TyphusVonElder fucking true. That’s exactly what my professor in Materials Testing said. When you see a limit for a certain material, that’s only the yield limit or the rounded down number. You never refer to maximum limit because that exact reason. If I’m gonna design something, I’ll set the worst possible conditions and worst quality material as the base.

[@GLnoG420]

Pi=3

[@monkeytrollhunter]

"You don't want to be the stupidest guy in the room" That's going to be me when I start my new job as a software engineer. Oof

[@kaylag5043]

You never know. Even if everyone has more experience than you, they could still be stupid.

[@robaldrich7399]

@@kaylag5043 isn't that the cold hard truth

[@snakedog9694]

Experience and intelligence is different

[@TehGettinq]

Depends where you work. Most software engineers are pretty trash

[@davidyousefijensen5081]

Thats not being the stupidest guy its being the most inexperienced in the room

[@electablebee]

I cry when I chop carrots in case the onions think they're ugly or something

[@B-Man-69]

That's a smart move

[@ErezYehuda]

Ngl you are the smartest guy here

[@zakturf]

Smort

[@과일-s6o]

aww...

[@joshlovsbball]

I took an EMT class so I could become a fire fighter. Over 90% of the class was comprised of med students. They would shout out the answers to the multiple choice questions on the PowerPoint before I was done reading the question. I have a bachelors degree and went to a private high school and grade school. These kids just downloaded information so fast I knew there’s no way in hell I could or should be a doctor if that was my goal.

[@Terrancewright-w4b]

to be fair they are med students, they are much more familiar with the material than you, regardless of weather or not you hold a bachelors in another field.

[@joshlovsbball]

@@Terrancewright-w4b appreciate that

[@the_expidition427]

@@Terrancewright-w4b memorization and competence are not the same

[@jordanroylance3409]

As a med student who took an EMT class I can also affirm that a lot of it is familiarity with the material beforehand. I still struggle with a lot of information, and it takes a long time to get the new stuff down!

[@zs9652]

Old comment but don't worry. Most doctors I have met are raging idiots who can only regurgitate information.

[@Landril]

As an engineer I want to believe it's more than just IQ. I remember back in college I'd walk by the labs and you'd see the same people studying just grinding away for hours and hours. I noticed it's really two camps people who learned quickly and got on with class and those who were gritty and persistent and learned what was asked that ultimately graduated.

[@tommydong7966]

In community college I see some people were faster than others but not by a lot. I think people rarely studied. In university almost everyone seem to be around same speed. Possibly because everyone is above average iq. Above average function brains arent all that different right? Learn too fast you know too many useless details. Learn too slow and you know nothing. Most of difference should be from hours studied. I studied around 5 hours daily and got mostly top grades.

[@DANIAC262]

I studied my ass off in college. Definitely requires persistence. Most people are just too lazy to graduate

[@sofitocyn100]

Peterson explains that it's more than just about IQ

[@byronrogers4489]

Grind all you want, but you have to have the capacity to comprehend the subject. I've seen amny people grind harder than I did for an associates degree and they didnt make it.

[@naomiburn8386]

Absolutely, @Landril. Discipline and grit make the difference between a brilliant underachiever and an average person who succeeds.

[@alosyus]

I did an IQ test one day. I scored 87. I've studied Theoretical Physics at university and I'm a software engineer now. So I may not be a psychologist or so but either something is wrong with IQ tests or I'm the smartest stupid guy ever.

[@bencoad8492]

was the IQ test time base or do it as you can ? i kinda suck at ones that limit the amount of time i have to answer a question but if i have all the time i need, score higher.

[@chadpunte1731]

@@bencoad8492 I'm a fast thinker, but there appears to be an inverse correlation with the speed and complexity of which a mind can handle.

[@kronk358]

Having studied something doesn't mean you were any good at it. And starting your comment "Id did an IQ test one day" isn't strengthening your case. I see why you would want to discredit the tests though.

[@alosyus]

@@kronk358 Yea...I'm a french native speaker and " did " and " passed " can be used the same way in french. But as you judge the intelligence based on a grammar mistake without knowledge of this person's background, I understand why you would want to give credit to IQ test. And yes, I never put any effort in w/e I did in my life. I never studied at home. I never took anything seriously. I didn't even took seriously this IQ test and answered randomly to some questions as it was just too boring to solve the problems. The only thing I've put effort into is programming, because I like it. Many people are like me and don't give a shit of social recognition. Which all these scores, grades and bullshit are about: Social credit and social recognition.

[@MaoDev]

@@kronk358 You are so petty for using grammar as an argument

[@willelliott5052]

It is important to discern between intelligence and wisdom. I have observed many intelligent people who were utter fools in life, and I was one when I was young. And I have observed many average intelligent people who were wise and built wealth more effectively than those more intelligent who were typically far more educated. And perseverance is also an important factor in success.

[@sonnydelight5737]

What you have observed, if it didn't already occur to you, is the difference between a liberal and everybody else.

[@pleasegoawaydude]

@@sonnydelight5737 The very implication that there is a pure and clear difference between the value or lack thereof regarding one group versus all other people on the planet is the dumbest thing I wish I'd never have to hear again.

[@annekekramer3835]

Intelligent people don't build wealth. They make sure they get enough, plus a bit in reserve just in case. What's the point in collecting wealth, except bragging rights? If you have enough, is doing what you love to do not more important?

[@dynamitecity9667]

Yeah exactly, well-educated doesn’t always mean you’re high in Intelligence. Shaun Wallace who is a quiz master on the chase and was a mastermind champion had an IQ of around 100. He is a criminal barrister to profession as well.

[@willelliott5052]

@@annekekramer3835 You and your wife can live out your years in peace, comfort, and dignity. You can give to all your chosen causes. You can leave behind a financial legacy to your heirs and to your chosen causes. I wouldn't say to remain in a job that you hate, but there had better be a market willing to pay enough for what you choose to do. Your language gives me the impression that you are not plugged into the principles of personal finance. I recommend that you look up Dave Ramsey. He sure helped me.

[@MelbourneMaster]

An interesting thing about IQ is that it varies depending on environment and situation, especially if you are not very stress tolerant. I generally score around 140 - 145 on tests but I have a reasonably low stress tolerance, which means I literally cant think straight in a stressful environment. The interesting part is that you could find people way less intellectually gifted than me, that would do better at jobs that require high stress tolerance. Social anxiety plays a big part in that for me.

[@User2OO7]

IQ theory is garbage. Too many pitfalls

[@F_a_V1]

I got 112 when I took one. I get so stressed doing tests that I smoked weed on all my exams last semester, so I go all A's vs. my usual B's and C's on exams 💀. It was accounting, stats, and eco classes. At least I have 0 social anxiety, and I excel in social situations. I've also somehow always ended up in leadership roles (team captain of sports, managing at work, managing school projects, and I'm typically the person that talks in presentations).

[@kevinjohnson1139]

I’m the same way. I’m more intelligent than most people but I can’t deal with stress, so I blame social anxiety for my failures.

[@SuperSkunk1420]

Yeah sure buddy 145 IQ...

[@BernhardWeber-l5b]

This is so true. I have an absolute "high-IQ-job", but the other day I was at a really packed restaurant and the waiter's job appeared SO stressful to me, I couldn't have done it even for 2 hours. No chance.

[@MrMaron1999]

You know this grouping is bonkers, when data entry is higher than a mechanic and and mechanics are grouped together with unskilled worker.

[@d0giem]

yeah its not accurate to real life

[@Teilnehmer]

The grouping is arbitrary and probably not backed by actual reserach and just speculation on his part. However the general ideas are very important: getting jobs for low IQ people is a hard social problem, high IQ tech geeks which will automatize much more work than ever before in the next decades are a problem, being too smart or too stupid for your job is a problem that can cause mental health issues. It's hard to generalize to whole classes of jobs and most jobs will differ due to the specific work environment, structure of the company, local economic situation and so.. I guess the point is that you should start to worry if you are in the right job if feel that you are either over- or underwhelmed by it. Which isn't necessarily a groundbreaking advice or a genius insight by Peterson either.

[@lampyrisnoctiluca9904]

I think that he had the old data. The job had became more complex with time.

[@MrMaron1999]

@@lampyrisnoctiluca9904 no matter the time or region, specific job and unskilled labor can't be in the same difficulty bracket

[@MrMaron1999]

@Ha Ha unskilled labor is a job that you dont need any prior knowlege in order to preform the task. There is no shame in doing theese things and those who do theese things for a living are not dumb. But the whole point of unskilled labor is that anyone who is mentally and physically sound person can do it.

[@MrCmon113]

I never truely understood the differences in intelligence before I took some maths classes at university. There is vast, vast gaps. There is people, who solve a problem in seconds on which I sat half a day. And they are relatively dumb compared to the top dogs at the uni. And those again are far inferior to peolpe like Van Neumann or Gauss. It's like looking up Mt Everest from the valley.

[@meandtheotheri8177]

Please feel free to review my videos on 'succeeding without brilliance'. I am about to release a few lectures, focusing on how cognitive pariahs can find solace in a world, alien to them otherwise.

[@gurgy3]

Yeah, but maths is also pure theoretical. I’ve met those same kind of people that solve equations in an instant, but never change the oil in their car until it breaks down on the side of the road. They also typically have a hard time conveying the information to others.

[@InputCity]

@@NNNMTWRH71 Absolutely NOT true.

[@InputCity]

So if you're over IQ130, yet still too dumb to work out what would fit you best, what would you suggest? Asking for a friend!

[@emcalone]

@@NNNMTWRH71 You can't learn speed and that is one of the things that seperate people. Most problems have some algorithm you can learn and get better at, but the most intelligent people figure it out faster.

[@All_A_Guy_Needs]

My iq is 85 and I’m a registered nurse. Guess I’m doing alright for myself.

[@sadeepweerasinghe]

@Ha Ha ha ha

[@liramtassat4301]

@Ha Ha he didn't get it.

[@AsgardTheFatcel]

@Ha Ha ha ha

[@Oozy9Millimeetah]

I did some semi-official could have been 100% legit and got 87... But the thing is i was so drunk i had to close one eye so i could read the damn questions 😂... I've done official test in my younger days and know the "ballpark" range im at and you can at least 30 points to my drunken score... But I've decided that im never going to find out the exact number, because it doesn't matter to me, I've been called "extremely intelligent" by multiple people and it has usually happened in extremely stressful situations where i broke out of character.... I've learned to"play dumb" to get along, sadly it's a must where i live...

[@yiago1]

You’re lying, that’s too low

[@emmw7794]

What he's saying has come to fruition. I find myself needing to learn more and more skills for the lowest paying jobs. How much do these people want?! So in my job class, low white collar, he's completely accurate.

[@ImmuneGEORGE]

I always thought I was really smart until I studied Mathematics at a top University. Being the small fish in a big pond is not fun.

[@janewick509]

Funny. I was the opposite. I find Uni stuff too easy.

[@LucaPizzoplus]

@@janewick509 I'm studying mathematics in a good university and even those who are really good (and I'm not kidding, these guys are just insane) never said "I find it too easy". I can hardly believe your words

[@omniwazowski5075]

@@janewick509 maybe you just went to a garbage university

[@Commonsensenotsocommon]

this was exactly my experience, it was good made me humble

[@DILLIGAFFB]

@@janewick509 oh, well then you must've developed some new, groundbreaking theorems!

[@anon-nd6xn]

My IQ tested in at 130 when I was a kid but I don't like spending my whole waking life on the job. I like to have my hobbies. So I ended up as a truck driver, and I just keep my costs low by keeping everything minimalist, having a roommate in the cheapest apartment I could find, driving a car that doesn't break down a lot, and staying out of debt. My dream is to buy a piece of land out in Southern Oregon and build a small meadery on it. I want to raise the bees that make the honey, and cultivate a semi-wild field of wildflowers and a fruit orchard and a grove of oak trees for the acorns and the wood. I want to sell Iberian ham, artisan mead, ciders, and maybe charcoal.

[@Hypersonik]

I was watching a documentary the other day about a leading cardiovascular surgeon who almost became a truck driver because he liked the idea of seeing different places.

[@lavonnealexander6936]

@@Hypersonik he could literally, still do that.

[@Hypersonik]

@@lavonnealexander6936 Yeah, he absolutely could.

[@zealgaming8161]

Based

[@trendy8930]

Sounds like the life I would want to live.

[@chuckandrews5339]

I'm tired of being the weakest guy in the room. I'm totally in over my head. The stress is almost unbearable. I need to watch this over and over. Thanks..

[@hectorcardenas2171]

That means your IQ is very low

[@Haze1434]

Lots of IQ anecdotes here, so here's mine; I hated working in retail and factory jobs for years. Way too boring and understimulating. Turns out my IQ is about 119 and I work really well in IT, now a Linux Admin with some general programming skills. Much more suitable, I feel content now.

[@l33tninja1]

Shame your job will be replaced with AI soon.

[@nick_is_diced]

Hey man, my IQ is also 119 and I have extreme OCD that it’s the last score in the “high average” before superior and just one point below 120. Does it also bother u or am I tripping for nothing?

[@gaspaider]

​@@nick_is_dicedIQ really doesn't mean that much. A article point is even more meaningless and well with the margin of error of all established tests. Don't stress over this :)

[@esmaeelsamhan8161]

How did you manage to switch? Please do tell, I may do the same

[@Haze1434]

​@@esmaeelsamhan8161I went for a Service Desk position and moved up from there. Very entry level, so you don't really need much to pass the interview for an IT Service Desk, just a 'can-do attitude'. I guess that's one option, the other option would be to do some certifications in your own time, whilst working another job, and see if you can get in at the next rung of the ladder, but I found that Service Desk folk generally only worked about 3 years on the Desk before being good enough to move on up to 'Second Line'. Even from there, the money is decent. I was fortunate to get spotted by a 'Third Line' manager building an application for the Service Desk to use, to make some remote fixes easier, and they hinted for me to apply for their team so I got to jump up quickly, but even moving through Second Line you could get to a Third Line job in 5-7 years from simply starting on a Service Desk.

[@nightmare8162]

I disagree with iq and job titles. I know alot of higher up management pretty much everywhere I worked that lacked common sense and logical critical thinking skills . It's less about intelligence and more of an opportunity and life paths. Plenty of extremely smart people working simple jobs when they are capable of much much more.

[@salesmanager6050]

I think he is talking about what work would be best/ what would make you most happy. Not necessarily what reality is

[@tyronbasista2729]

@@salesmanager6050 exactly.

[@tyronbasista2729]

@@salesmanager6050 exactly.

[@derangedgod4440]

Critical thinking is a problem when you're listening to everyone in a room. I believe that, even if you're the most intelligent person in the world, you will lack concentration on your tasks if you're overwhelmed by a "toxic" job environment. Main reason why smart people go to the librarary. The silence is healthy.

[@Acid31337]

He is right wing economist and will deny it or blame government officials. Because that's not how free market supposed to work ))

[@todd77777772000]

Every time I tie my shoes i consider a victory.

[@typeaboutit]

I just use slip-ons. Less chance for failure.

[@Mo-rf9ev]

That's good

[@SteepDownHIll]

Makes sense that you're an eagle fan.

[@Avaaaw]

What if you are intelligent but you have 0 tolerance to stress? You could aim lower but then you'll be bored all your life, or you can go and fulfill your potential but feel miserable because of stress all along. Dilemma dilemma 🤔

[@thomasmaughan4798]

Well, basically, you are waiting to die. Avoid excitement or avoid stress. If you involve yourself with humans there will be stress. Perhaps a researcher at a distance arctic station.

[@Avaaaw]

@@thomasmaughan4798 very true, you can't hijack feeling uncomfortable without sacrificing your life as a result. I'm actually thinking about doing my PhD, that's what I was talking about in the comment.

[@nutbastard]

I would say take jobs for which you are barely qualified and where there is a lot to learn, but the pace isn't insane and neither is the heavy lifting. When you master that job, go get a different one. Do not let them "promote" you to management. You're a thinker, a problem solver. You likely prefer to work alone with minimal supervision, but with ready access to information and guidance.

[@eeveeta]

Become a front-end developer. I'm only half joking.

[@polaroid18]

life doesn't have to be boring just cause you choose not to be ambitious. you can manage your stress while challenging yourself imo.

[@spaRKLES88604]

I would argue intelligence is the ability to see what nobody else sees, adapt and work around those around you.

[@Vanduo610]

IQ is not a real thing and it is a bad thing to even compare yourselves. Imagine taking an IQ test based on math when living in a country that has poor education or no education at all. Now compare it to yourself who lives in a developed country and passed the required school years. Your second IQ would be way bigger than your first one even though your first is "higher intelligence". IQ is not a real and bad measurement of intelligence. Maybe the only real result would be if both the same person (same education, same life history, almost everything is the same) take a test. My IQ is for example 90-100 in a developed country, Lithuania. Next thing would be to discuss what is intelligence and so on to detail more accurately result cause and effect but no time for this.

[@17h127]

At work I'm the smartest person in the room. I picked an easy, not challenging profession because I wanted to goof off all day and get paid. Not everyone has career ambition.

[@Eric3Frog]

What is your job/field?

[@17h127]

@@Eric3Frog Healthcare. I work at a hospital. Obviously I'm not smarter than some of the doctors and stuff lol, but I do circles around the people in my department. When I don't have patients I play games or watch KZbin. It's pretty awesome.

[@avinashkanaparthiIITR]

I have a relatively high IQ and literally no ambition to climb up the career ladder. I would like to take up professions like these.

[@Eric3Frog]

@@17h127 why do you say you aren’t smarter than the doctors? They just have more training.

[@17h127]

@@Eric3Frog I said some of them, not all. We have a few who are really smart and great doctors.. And of course a few who I wonder how they made it through school lol.

[@mr.e6748]

Except you can never judge someone by their job. The smartest person I have ever met is still my kindergarten teacher. She was absolutely brilliant in everything but she still chose to work in something she was passionate about. That is still a very powerful message to me. If you could choose between money and passion, what would you choose?

[@giovannipelissero1886]

In the USA: Money In the UE: Passion

[@Breathtaker5000]

Depends . . . But usually money

[@zazomy8629]

Passion ofc, but passion needs money so you gotta prioritize wealth first you know health > wealth > success

[@B-Man-69]

@@giovannipelissero1886 you mean EU, right?

[@muratxak]

Smart people can get both. If you have to choose, you're not at the top.

[@jamess.2491]

I think one very important aspect of high-competence jobs that people don't discuss enough is stress tolerance. This is just from my own experience in business but as someone who has been around for a bit having a high stress tolerance is really important. I've seen plenty of people smarter than myself fall out because they screwed up due to pent up stress.

[@keithchegwin1222]

I think you're right, I have a slightly higher IQ than my wife, she earns over 4 times what I earn. She can handle high levels of stress, I'm the opposite tho, I worry and get stressed very easily sadly.

[@mathewmcdonald3657]

That’s me, I have a hair trigger temper and I have no tolerance for people who don’t give the effort. But I’m clearly top of thefood chain at my job and it’s not a fun spot to be. People are jealous and lie about you and actively try to undermine you. I never knew the amount of jealousy just because you know what you are doing. I can have the emotional intelligence of a simpleton because I’m not wired for jealousy or stupidity or laziness. I can be 100% correct on whatever position I take on a given challenge but my lack of the ability to put up with stupidity and my short fuse to let others even my superiors know has gotten me in more trouble lately than anything. I get it it no likes a know it all but I know the profits and revenue that I generate for the company and it’s probably at least double what the next closest person does. I think it might be time for me to broaden my horizons and look for the next opportunity.

[@mariohomem838]

That is definitey important.

[@jackjack4412]

@@keithchegwin1222 how much does she earn, or what field is she in?

[@Tm-iu3hp]

@@jackjack4412 escort

[@Neophoris]

As an European / Croatian my IQ peaked at current between 95 and 97 I finished with finantial help of parents in medical area Physiotherapist bu the more I think I want pursue a Collage on Postdiplomatic Psyhology, I am also connected to Philosophy, Religion and something that eases my mind is Music (Classical) and Art Studies, Nature also helps in a way to demolish stress from work and these 3 help me to stay much more open minded, even tho my IQ is between 95 and 97 my EQ is on high 138 - 140

[@snakeeyes7973]

This is the most convoluted way of saying "know your place"

[@SuperBlaze117]

Its an extrapolated way of telling you to "find" your place. People don't just walk out their doors knowing things. Sometimes you have to be told.

[@jeffsmith9420]

That is all peterson is really pushing. Just rationalizing the social structure. He is a complete fraud

[@josephtuck6029]

When your IQ is in the 95th percentile, but ADHD has you working in the 30th percentile

[@Thelunarraptor]

Yeah but you get a massive boost to creativity. You just have to make it work in your favor.

[@Notmyrealname69420]

That was literally me after dropping out of college

[@alexandermaxwell2919]

@@Thelunarraptor adhd doesn't make you creative. It's a serious impairment that needs treatment....

[@OranguBANG]

Or when you graduate with straight As and a PhD so you know you're gifted in that regard. But your social IQ and aniexty are so horrible that you settle with what you have so you don't freak your brain out.

[@nikkolyn1122]

Thissssssss~~~~~~

[@nathanli3024]

being a congressperson in safe district is a good job for the 85 and below crew. They just need to follow party platform, occasionally talk in committee, and vote what the whips tell them to vote.

[@eljamo93]

Good observation, probably pretty accurate

[@GarikaiGumbo]

Unironically

[@michaelragusa5138]

What was said about mathematicians and physicists in this video reinforces what I believe about myself: IQ is the ability to do mathematics and science. I have degrees in math and physics. I also have an extremely photographic memory. I was born in Dec. 1957, and my memory goes back to the summer of 1960! I saw my mother changing my brother's diaper quite a few times in 1960. I went to a woman doctor(I remember her name. Her office was in a rowhouse in Trenton, NJ built around 1895.) in Nov. 1960 and a few times in 1961. I ate some snow in Dec. 1960, and my mother told me not to eat it. From 1958 to 1964, my father bought regular gas at Sunoco and paid 27.9 cents per gallon for it. My personal guesstimate of my IQ is 130 to 135(Borderline Mensa).

[@grantschiff7544]

I remember learning to walk

[@Viper4ever05]

I graduated with a degree in finance and while the finance part I can deal with the number of meetings, small talk, and general extroversion I'm expected to have has completely exposed my weakness to social situations. Intelligence with poor social skills is an unfortunate handicap if you ever want to move up any corporate or public ladder.

[@briang4914]

I'm the same and now I'm out of the finance world. Just too back stabby for my taste. Disgusting vain people honestly.

[@Viper4ever05]

@@briang4914 what area of finance did you work in?

[@briang4914]

@@Viper4ever05 financial planning. Edward Jones, Raymond James, and then later on for a smaller bank. You?

[@Viper4ever05]

@@briang4914 I wanted to work for companies like that but life took me to the Nonprofit space and I hate it. Dealing with state and federal government is one of the most annoying experiences I've ever faced. But I feel like the corporate world won't be any better so I'm not sure where I want to go.

[@AQUTENOLEJ]

I think Jordan Peterson is the only person I know that says “bloody” in a North American accent so flagrantly. Lol. Amazing 👏🏽

[@tarawhittington5686]

You're damn bloody right he is

[@Geneyus1234]

canada has more commonwealth style english

[@TheMacPherson]

I’ve an Irish Catholic farmer as a neighbor in MN, and he uses bloody, by Jove, and several other English sounding colloquialisms, all in a very Minnesotan accent lol

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

13 Rules for Bloody Life

[@Mbrace818]

And it's no bloody wonder!

[@kawarus]

They forgot the career of a homeless hermit who’s job is peace and tranquillity indulgence. It’s a full time or temporary position, applicants need not apply.

[@KevTheImpaler]

I have two issues with IQ tests: 1) they vary quite a bit. My lowest score was 116 and my highest was 156. The 116 was the last from a series of tests from Eysenck's book Know Your Own IQ. I scored about 124 in the others. The 156 was in a MENSA test under exam conditions, and it was not a fluke because I scored 148 to be invited for the test. I think the Eysenck scores are much more realistic. 2) Average IQ tests vary a lot from country to country. They are about 106 in China, 100 in Britain, 70 in large parts of Africa and 50 in Nepal. I think this is likely to reflect the standard of teaching in those countries. If the average IQ was really 50 in Nepal then there would be hardly any Nepalese people bright enough to become soldiers, but Ghurkhas are renowned for being great soldiers.

[@SeanHartnett-t8c]

Where is the source for this?

[@bureaffari3694]

it obviously is not perfect.

[@thehollowknerd3858]

The official mensa test does not give a score to the taker

[@KevTheImpaler]

@@thehollowknerd3858 Maybe not now, but they did when I took the test about 30 years ago.

[@Ntallarna]

​​@@KevTheImpalertaking a real iq test cost so much. And you took like 6?

[@johnsolas81]

I was part of the bottom list, I was born as a rice farmer, immigrated to the U.S. then worked my way up from mopping floors at Zippy’s restaurant, food service, mechanic/Military, then taught my self computer programming/cybersecurity. Made my six figures without college degree, I was also medically retired from the military then retired again from the government. IQ does make who you are, yet many serial killers had some of the highest IQ yet it defines them of their humanity and what they had done.

[@michellebyrom6551]

From the way that you write and the description of your progress, I'm certain that you're well above average intelligence with the conscientious trait that Peterson mentioned. That is, the need to occupy yourself with a challenge. Determined ambition is a less ambiguous phrase. You haven't increased your innate intelligence, you have used it well for your own benefit and gained a lot of knowledge and experience in the process.

[@ccrdrevil2]

I maxed my position at the manual labor job that I had. Decided to go back to school and get an engineering degree. I am in my first internship right now, and I have to say this is pretty accurate. I am around people all day who are extremely smart. I went from the top position to the bottom of the ladder. I'm excited to have opportunities to grow and learn. Yes it is a struggle being at the bottom, but its exciting none the less.

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

Average iq for an engineer is somewhere around 125 which would be considered "superior or very superior ". You are an excellent example that just because someone works in a job that doesn't require high iq it doesn't mean that an individual's iq could not be high.

[@raulthepig5821]

Derek Berglund; You will not be at the bottom for long.

[@mrguy7582]

hey you are me man, i did manual labour for like 8 years I went to community college and did a 3 year undergrad and now i'm doing a masters in Electrical Engineering at a top college in my state... it is crazy going from smartest guy on a construction site to being the dumbest person in your class. Just know that we're only "dumb" because we're not drilled and haven't had the same practice or possibly tutoring and good habits built into these kids from a young age, we're going up against guys who's sole purpose in life was to be top of their calculus class in high school. We aren't dumber than them, we're just less trained. Like on construciton site, if some new kid doesn't know how to use a hammer it doesn't mean he's dumb it just means he hasn't had a chance to learn yet.

[@fadzilicious4411]

I work as a receptionist in a large hotel. Everybody around me has a degree. One of the girls (the senior receptionist) can speak 7 languages and has a degree in something management (idk) all super smart all earning money wage bec they can’t get jobs using their degree lol. I’m going to university next year but they all say, see you in 4 years lol.

[@resengan123]

@@fadzilicious4411 thats why its important to look at the job forecast. Having a degree is not the same as having a marketable or even useful degree. Same with the languages. 7 sounds impressive, but is she truly fluent in all of them? How many are actually useful in her day to day life? If she has such a knack for languages why didn't she become an interpreter instead? I imagine it took time to learn all of them but was it time well spent? If i, for example, were to become fluent in spanish i could cover 95ish percent of my professional interactions.

[@anthonyhayden4826]

nothing worse than being the smartest person at a company and realizing that nobody else is smart enough to notice it and take your ideas seriously

[@avirochmann9736]

@ wi shuld linkup, me hev 42.0 iq, veri persuasiv smart persen yes

[@plantmanstudios]

Boy do I relate to your comment.

[@issecret1]

Sure, buddy

[@jesses7244]

You just described, in 26 words, what I suffered through in five years of being Enlisted in the Army.

[@MsKaystra]

edgy comment bro mr super megamind man

[@RalphSasso]

I've been a Carpenter builder, Door control specialist. Loved it it all my life. Never compromised my convictions!

[@j.t1682]

When I was young my IQ was 88 everyone called me a retard. Then I found out grandma was Jewish. Suddenly my IQ went up to 138 finished my master's and started a successful business and sold it. Later my uncle told me I was adopted my IQ went down and I got a job at Macdonald's. However, my adopted mom told me my biological parents were from China. My IQ went back up to 110 and got a job as hedge fund manager.

[@ramifaes6161]

Seems accurate🤣🤣🤣

[@jakeh2049]

Huh?

[@WilhelmFreidrich]

Same thing happened to me.

[@jayabrams400]

I've had a similar life story, I used to be a poor black kid from the wrong side of the tracks, now I'm a rich white dude

[@bw4512]

sly

[@allanoakes7294]

This is one of the best explanations I have seen. I used testing and guidance on my 5 kids once I learned how to do it and now they are all well paid happy achievers. Two tradies a rocket scientist, a neuro scientist and a human resource manager. Once I got away from my father’s bullying overbearing style of management (my employer) and learned and applied this stuff my earning capacity and lifestyle improved dramatically. I’m now 80 years old and have had a wonderful, exciting life. Thank god for people like Jordan

[@JAKE-ng8yr]

" Two tradies a rocket scientist, a neuro scientist and a human resource manager." That's 4 kids. What about the 5th?

[@allanoakes7294]

@@JAKE-ng8yr I’m not quite sure how 2x tradies + 1xRS + 1xNS + 1xHRS = 4. What formula did you use?

[@JAKE-ng8yr]

@@allanoakes7294 ah fuck, I read tradies and a rocket scientist as the same, my bad sorry :D It's 2am for me I might go to sleep haha

[@lvup7907]

When he said that mathematicians are the smartest at university and I'd like to tell you who is at the other end I wonder who he ment

[@Rayden440]

@@lvup7907 I'm just gonna say, universities all over the world offers programs that have zero value in the real world. You often find these kids graduating and complaining that they cant find any job outside of Starbucks, Walmart or a pizza delivery guy.

[@megapal4638]

I got tested at 94 IQ, just in between tradesman and janitor, I also have a severe mental illness. It just makes me feel bad. I am a young reclusive adult so I grew up with computers and I know a little bit about them, I can even write a little code, but could never make it in the field professionally. Life can be a real drag at times.

[@cheshirenadidethklok883]

There is more then just IQ. If you have the will and patience you can become proficient in the field. 94 is not a low IQ or anything to feel ashamed of. You are normal and a lot of normal people make a great living.

[@xoVolf]

I think there a plenty of jobs, with great co-workers that you can find that will make you happy. Outisde of work you can do other things that make you happy too, you'll find it mate

[@JBulman97]

Try working for IT support for a medium company with good infrastructure. If youre good with computers and can understand the basics, its a perfect job

[@Solythetree]

Have you thought about quality assurance or test automation? Writing automated tests takes a little code but it is easier than development work, and you'd be working with computers. Someone here mentioned IT as well. There are lots of options for working more with computers and less with people that don't involve writing software.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

That's remarkably observant -- being good but not quite good enough at something.

[@mill1021]

Trades can't be replaced and it's not all repetitive. It's constantly changing as stuff gets more efficient and technical. I think it should be higher on the pyramid.

[@paulbadtram748]

I agree, I have found that fewer and fewer people can keep up with the technical information. It hard to start at a job and watch work site managers mess up on the daily.

[@AndrewSmith-cd5zf]

He’s averaging- which means that some trades people will be jets, but since you didn’t understand the basic concept….

[@floatingsara]

Honestly I am quite disappointed with this lecture. He's putting aside the FIELD (Humanities, Mathematics, Technology, Ecc). I've got some highschool buddies who had a burnout as students, not because they chose something they were not good at, but something they didn't like at all, to please their parents. I think this is a major source of failure than a supposed IQ.

[@halotrixzdj]

I'm a massage therapist, one of the odd parts of tradesmanship and medicine. My job is relatively repetitive.

[@jakesmall8875]

Lol he called machinists dumb as well He’s a college professor though he doesn’t know how smart you have to be to do certain things s

[@pohrerhub]

My IQ is under 87 and I really believe that you can learn anything. It just takes way longer.

[@MaximuzGW]

Yes, that's exactly what Jordan said. "IQ shows how fast someone can learn although it doesn't guarantee that the person can do well what they have learned". He said it in this video but I forgot at what minute

[@jordanjenkins1671]

@@MaximuzGW 5:42

[@jordanjenkins1671]

I agree. One of the hardest classes I took in college was Physics 120 - Newtonian Mechanics. I worked as hard as I could and got a B. I believe the students that got A's were quicker at understanding everything taught in the course than myself. I do appreciate that professor giving us required reading assignments where we learned well-tested methods for studying and understanding difficult concepts. He really wanted us to have the tools to fully apply our intelligence and succeed. That taught me that the way you study can have measurable impact on your quickness to learn. Though, some people are still just neurologically equipped to learn faster than others 😆

[@minecwaftcat4474]

Yqou got any other mental talents? Creativity? Emotional intelligence??

[@pohrerhub]

@@minecwaftcat4474 Yeah creativity. 👍

[@sebu6831]

I quit my old job (as machinist) and educated myself to a IT job (system integration) which is much more fun and interesting to me. I wasn't sure if I am smart enough for this job but I proved myself and it seems I am smarter than I anticipated. Still there are smarter people than me but that doesn't concern me, because I can finally do a job I love.

[@whitepouch0904]

❤❤❤

[@FerghusCameron]

You are still knowledgeable in ways that are rare, and to be very joyful with your job is what matters to have the courage and faith that you can achieve such success.

[@andredejager3637]

I am just smart enough to realize I'm just not smart enough

[@TeamTimeRiders]

I have an iq of 129 but my “great weakness” is my ability to process information. I do it slowly, and was tested at a 79. I am currently in law school. I’ve been pushing my brain to handle and utilize complex information but it can be very difficult to do at times. Law school has forced me to confront my processing weakness and I’m happy to have the chance to work on it.

[@deanpagliaro9960]

Could be other issue. Have you been tested for adhd? May need Adderall and Ritalin…

[@TeamTimeRiders]

@@deanpagliaro9960 yes was tested and don’t have it. I’m able to focus fine but it just takes me much longer to do things.

[@TeamTimeRiders]

@Andrew Kitchens not if I fail out of Law school first 😂

[@dcvkutwsxcbj5276]

that's cool brother but who asked?

[@willdorak985]

Don't process so much. Trust your intuition...

[@anamericaninbusan9389]

"People who brag about their IQ are losers." -Stephen Hawking

[@bloomerboi21]

He was a handicap. He is the loser.

[@eduardcruceru9004]

@@bloomerboi21 nice logic. I guess being in a wheelchair makes nullifies the things he has done and the fact that he was one of the smartest people in the world

[@brandonn6099]

People who think that just because I tell them I'm a genius I'm bragging are salty

[@id1550]

@@eduardcruceru9004 what has he done?

[@maestrulgamer9695]

Well,Stephen Hawking was good in physics,but not in psychology!

[@thefrog751]

I am in the low 130’s and have an awesome career in the trades. “White collar” work has always bored the death out of me. I need to work with my hands, and the right trade is a nice balance between brains and muscle. Some days are harder than other on the body, but I enjoy what I do. Regardless of IQ, I believe some work just isn’t for everyone.

[@zacle2440]

Can I ask what trade you are a part of? I am currently working a "white collar" job as a business continuity analyst and am bored out of my mind when I'm not in workshops working with clients. been debating doing a pivot towards a trade instead.

[@thefrog751]

@@zacle2440 Heating and Cooling. Specifically commercial refrigeration. I’d look into your local union. They will teach you everything and provide a clear path into the future.

[@Hypersonik]

I love working with my hands - I love metalwork and automotive maintenance. My boss loves to prepare and cook food. Our day job is technology consulting which is understanding an organisation and suggesting what is best in about 2 weeks. If I didn't have that release of manual work, I'd go mad. Sure, I could go and hunt for a C-Suite job, but why would I want to do something like that when it would suck all the time away from me?

[@ne0fenris]

I'm right there with you, went to school for electronics and computers, got my certifications, couldn't find any entry level jobs with reasonable pay/commute. I took a job in manufacturing that had a high requirement for education, ended up liking it and made six figures in my first year and most years since. Quite happy with a job the videos says is for someone with an I.Q. 30 points lower than mine.

[@Alecks_Martyn]

Same here

[@Ichibuns]

Motivation is definitely key. I've worked with some incredibly intelligent people in blue-collar jobs. Many had a bachelor's, and a few had Master's degrees. Just didn't enjoy the work. On the other end of the spectrum, most of our chemical engineers love the daily challenge.

[@Bukoe]

Not a whole lot here I did not know.. But Damm his way with words are just amazing. His ability to explain thoughts

[@boma2484]

Hes good at articulating things that are common sense to me. And the ones that are dumb, won't know how to use it

[@allenwalker1379]

We need to solve the 83 and below problem. I think society is like the mother who can be no happier than her saddest child. My cousen who was born with encephalitis went into a coma at about age 8. She came out of the coma a year later, her brain stayed at about age 8. She started working asembeling fishing lures (no hooks) and became a very happy person, she was in her flow state, and had great social interactions. She has since passed away, but while possible, work enriched her life. We miss you sweet Amy.

[@jakefromspace4659]

If we don't, Darwin will.

[@buttercups616d]

It’s not 83 and below it’s usually below 75 the unemployment rate in America is 5% the math doesn’t add up

[@Kyle-ms2et]

@@buttercups616d I speculate too that some companies actually hire some of the people in that range who might cost the company more than they are worth. Not everyone who isn't profitable in an accounting sense is fired and that also included people a little higher up in the IQ ranges who are just lazy.

[@madeleyinc]

Yep, 110 IQ and my wife is a 130, we have both left high end jobs for a much simpler life. Got tired of being competitive as we have found there is a lot more to life now.

[@DDDSSDDDSSDDDSS]

@xraf32 he's farming now and has a 18" hog that makes up for it

[@madeleyinc]

@xraf32 we are Australian and I'm guessing your an American. We are a bit more relaxed about who's better or who's higher up, regardless of rank everyone communicates on the same level here. I'm 58 and married for 30 and neither of us could be bothered starting again.

[@madeleyinc]

@@DDDSSDDDSSDDDSS yep, i do have a farm. No hogs though.

[@rakashaagain]

woman do not stay with a man who is not higher then them... generally. good luck!

[@Pianese93]

@xraf32Always funny to me that Americans are only the US guys, and all other people on the continent do not consider themself Americans

[@ronnie9187]

It is simply crazy to believe that you can pack a person's entire potential into a single IQ number. “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler”. This is a quote from Albert Einstein and an IQ test is a good example of this.

[@azo5000]

The greatest test of intelligence is adaptability. Those with extremely high intelligence can identify underlying patterns and connections, and can adapt at a much faster rate. Those with lower intelligence often find their way into a position, take some time to adapt, and become complacent and fairly adept, simply due to that position being more structured. Should both a low and high intelligence person be thrown into a situation requiring adaptability (and assuming their 5 personality traits were fairly similar), the intelligent person would likely adapt much faster.

[@howmathematicianscreatemat9226]

That was basically evolution in a nutshell ;=)

[@adr3510]

Adaption can also have underlying causes such as charisma and confidence. If you don’t have either of those you won’t adapt

[@douglasduda9826]

Only problem is someone who is highly intelligent with other issues...ones that would affect "adaptability". That throws a monkey wrench in what you said, I Don't think you are wrong, but only works within that thought.

[@nickrakemer9277]

I have had 23, hands on, hit the road running software dev jobs in about 30 years. Adaptability and creativity is my forte. What is my IQ estimate. I have not tested but an sure it is at least 10-15 points lower than when I started working at age 21.

[@Zero-ef4sc]

I don't know if you'd consider me intelligent when compared to the some of the smarter people around the world, but there is one thing that, in my opinion, does not agree with the intelligence=speed argument. And it is that for me, it would usually take me longer to learn something, but once I do, I do it better and learn it on a deeper level than those who have learned and understood it earlier and have done it longer than me. Back in 6th grade, I sucked at math and was behind pretty much everyone, was literally the 2nd worst out of 150 students cuz every class moved at such a high pace that I was lost all the time and didn't give enough time to really digest everything. Then one thing finally clicked and I understood it, Idr what it was, but once that clicked, everything else started clicking and by the time I was in 8th grade, I was at worst a top 5 math student at my school or the best and the only people that surpassed me were those who studied harder than I did. This is not to brag at all, I'm just wondering what you'd call this phenomenon, I don't even know if you'd call this intelligence at all. And a lot of times, the people that were originally better than me forget everything that was taught to them by the time we move on to the next unit.

[@gunsandcars3648]

I feel you push yourself into the highest role you can handle, some can meet the challenge, many give up and fail.

[@platoon1081]

It's known as the "Peter Principle"; people rise to the level where they are "incompetent" in their role. Ultimately at any given job you meet an incompetent employee.

[@AnAZPatriot]

My IQ has been tested, and I'm in the top 95% of the population. That being said, I never went to college, but I have a job that pays 6 figures a year. I am nowhere near the top of my intelligence capability for job role, I grasp most thing faster than the engineers they have here. But as a technician, I have zero desire to be an engineer. There's that conscientious thing Jordan was talking about..I earn 6 figures, but I clock in and out for a 40 hour work week....because I like it that way.

[@Me-wk7dz]

It's important to remember that your intelligence is not fixed, and it also varies based on what you're talking about. For example, someone might be highly creative but be bad at memorizing information -- they can train their mind to improve its ability to memorize information. Furthermore, some jobs may emphasize memorization whereas others might emphasize creativity, etc.

[@TheEggroll4321]

Your intelligence is fixed but your knowledge isn't

[@bernalesjames9110]

stop giving false hopes we all know you can't just train to become da vinci's

[@Me-wk7dz]

I disagree, I run a computer animation hub where amateur animators collaborate and learn. In all the tutoring I've done I've never met someone who I felt had limited potential. Performance differences seem to be the result of trains of thought, motivation, discipline, guidance, and experience - all of which are moldable. That's always been my experience.

[@scifiroel]

@@Me-wk7dz that only means that you misread their potential. Intelligence is a fixed potential. Putting effort into learning will help one reach that potential but never exceed it.

[@Me-wk7dz]

​@@scifiroel I think defining intelligence as full potential is not ideal, it'd be more accurately applied as realized potential. We never know the full potential of anyone in anything, yet we often can give a general description of their intelligence - but this description is based on their realized actions ie. realized potential. Example: In the context of math we might not describe a dropout as "intelligent", BUT had that dropout stayed in school and studied to receive a doctorates in a field of math then we would describe them as "intelligent" in math. You could say if they were intelligent they wouldn't have dropped out -- but maybe they had bad parents and had to drop out to provide for their siblings

[@groovelife415]

I have a 147 IQ when I was officially tested. They retested since it was so high, and I received the same result. I actually struggled in high school, which prompted me getting sent to a facility for testing. They thought I had a learning disability. Once they received the scores, they put me in advanced classes for math and physics. I was done with high school two years early and went through college easily. I work as a software engineer and have for years. I still love it like I did when I was 13. It has complicated a lot in life for me though. I am horrible in social situations, and as my wife says, I don't have street smarts. Thankfully she does and keeps this ship moving forward.

[@saintburnsy2468]

Dang, all the people I served with in the Army must've gotten waivers then

[@AndrewSmith-cd5zf]

Confirmed, was in the Australian Army Reserves (University Regiment) whilst studying. Ok a Regiment of smart people you would think ?? The Australian Army is the dumbest organisation in Australia- right up there with Nursing Home staff ( you could swap the workforce and not notice the difference).

[@Kyle-ms2et]

The colleagues you refer to were working in the Army to what capacity? I mean, there are different qualifications and different ranges of abilities, even at the enlistee level.

[@maddog6192]

I was told in high school my intelligence was at 7 grade level still ended up graduating and now I'm a project manager at age 42. I don't think I'm the smartest one I just learned how to work around my weakness.

[@AstroZombie1]

Some people suck as tests, but are quick learners on actual tasks.

[@jeff9316]

Don't let simplistic fucks like Peterson tell you what you can and can't do. Anyone can grow and many people have smarts that fall outside of academic smarts.

[@jdee8407]

Well you were smart enough to work around it, there's people out there who aren't.

[@Hypersonik]

@@jeff9316 IQ isn't academic smarts at all. And having a high IQ isn't necessarily a benefit for some jobs that could earn you a lot of money. Your mistake is thinking Peterson is belittling people with low IQ. He isn't at all. He's just trying to point out how IQ is linked to certain professions. I have a high IQ. That means I know I am not smarter than someone with a lower IQ than me and certainly not 'better'.

[@HaggisMuncher-69-420]

Intelligence and age aren't really tied though. For example, as a kid, I never paid attention in school because teachers just bored me; I was getting average grades across the board but when I went home, I'd take apart electronics because I wanted to see how they worked. Anything from my Playstation (we're talking late 90's here) to an old record player. I've since learned more from my own interest than I ever learned in school. Unless it's utterly obvious a kid has seriously low IQ - I'm talking short bus, special classes kind of kids, then adults should just focus on trying to inspire kids to WANT to learn more. That's what I do with my kids. Currently looking into where we can set off a weather balloon with gopros attached just to try and get my kids interested and inspired to learn things they're interested in outside of school. You weren't a dumb kid and screw those teachers for telling you otherwise.

[@chung729chung]

I have 135iq and the misconception is that ppl with higher iq can do everything right. No, higher iq means that I can learn a little bit quicker than others.

[@km-hi9or]

Well in my opinion learning quick is very useful in most of jobs

[@alexk3469]

@@km-hi9or nothing to do with learning quick it’s about being smart in certain areas

[@ludwigwittgenstein1280]

Humble.

[@km-hi9or]

@@alexk3469 you achieve that by learning

[@alexk3469]

@@km-hi9or I’m talking about high iq is just being intelligent not creative

[@espada9]

People are always telling me they have an IQ in the 150s but when I ask them what they do for a living, it's always some low IQ entry level position. Unskilled labor or service job. I own a consulting firm in the biotch and pharmaceutical industry but stated off as a janitor with a GED. I don't even have a STEM degree but run CapEx projects in the hundreds of $millions. IQ (cognitive ability) is crucial for working in tech. What jobs will be available for the millions of unskilled illegal immigrants coming from countries with very low average IQ scores and very low education standards? Can someone name a successful country with an average IQ score below 90?

[@mvnorsel6354]

I'm surprised Registered Nurses featured so high. I wasn't that smart but got all the tasks done. I will sleep better tonight, if I can fit my head through the bedroom doorway.

[@AshPooh]

It really depends doesn't it? I know some nurses who get by with doing bare minimum, leave all the critical thinking to docs. Then there are others who work and brainstorm right alongside docs, guide baby docs in decision making, and have troubleshooted the patient before ever calling a doc about their problems. It's a job one can do dumb or one can do smart, rather wide range

[@TheErolind]

Intelligence doesn’t determine how hard working you are, or how good you will be at a task

[@BadMannerKorea]

Yeah I've met some dumb nurses. We're talking nurses who can't count medications. They couldn't do basic math. Obviously they were fired, but it begs the question-- how did they even get there to begin with?

[@mvnorsel6354]

@@BadMannerKorea Towards the end of my career, I would check the drugs a lot, didn't want any court cases. Nursing has been good to me.

[@mvnorsel6354]

@The Medical Enthusiast Good to hear, I dont want to be smart, just average. I will sleep in my bed tonight. Thanks.

[@nedned7642]

Modern Machinist are actually higher IQ than shown here most have to mix programming capabilities and spacial reasoning

[@blacklabel6223]

As a machinist in a very modern shop, its so hit and miss. Being blunt, I hire slow people to do the dumb jobs like loading cnc machines and automate their work as much as possible. But i also have some absolute hot shots that work for me that do programming machines, robots, deal with very heavy numbers and must have an unreal concept of mechanics and physics. We hire everyone and make their work match their intelligence. But we also have the capability to do that at this shop.

[@olivergreer3690]

@@blacklabel6223 At my job all the guys in CAM are manufacturing or mechanical engineers with at least bachelors degrees and the people who are just machinists just do start up and loading.

[@jackdaniels2657]

My iq can be

[@jackdaniels2657]

Any mechanic machinist fabricator plumber heating air-conditioning construction workers are actually more intelligent then most not sure why he puts us at the bottom. I guess it's cus this guy isn't very smart he can't work on cars or fix or build things he's white collar. I'm a transmission mechanic Im 131 iq honestly iq don't mean anything if I studied All the iq test before taking the test imagine how much higher my iq can be. Stupid pencil pushers

[@millier.206]

Diesel mechanic here. It’s freaking hard lol most folks really struggle with chasing electrical issues. It’s really stressful for anyone. If we left it up to the folks who have natural ability or high intelligence, there would be no one. It’s definitely not simple or repetitive. I work on something different everyday (different problems different machines).

[@jdee8407]

Gender Studies is more than likely at bottom end of intelligence at Universities.

[@nickmiller76]

Together with Media Studies, Politics and Sociology.

[@MackLee23]

Ha, yes! My guess would be those in the realms of sociology and psychology, with the latter being more nuanced. Jordan is obviously incredibly intelligent, but I've not encountered many others in that particular field who even come close to him.

[@jimlyon7276]

@@MackLee23 - My experience is that most Western psychology is quite poor ! The few that REALLY impress me are ALICE MILLER / GABOR MATE ( with an acute on the e [ Do a search for him on You Tube & you get a free taste test - He seems to focus on trauma & resultant addictions, etc ] )& KURT LEWIN - HTH?

[@MackLee23]

@@jimlyon7276 I am very familiar with Gabor Maté and love his work! I will definitely check into Alice Miller. Thank you!

[@donaldclifford5763]

More like anti-intelligence.

[@rickywinthrop]

I know a guy with an I.Q of 178. He's an unlicensed plumber and has made quite a successful career out of it. No b.s. one of the happiest and wealthiest people i know.

[@fattyMcGee97]

To be a mechanic, you don’t have to be intelligent. The be an amazing mechanic then you absolutely have to be intelligent. My cousin has an IQ of 142 and by god he’s one of the best mechanics I’ve ever seen. Doesn’t matter what it is on cars, lorries, and even large industrial machines; if he’s heard about it then he knows it inside out. Give him a mechanical challenge on a car and he’ll find an efficient way to do it.

[@lewismiller9281]

Said the mechanic

[@chrisoakleyfx]

Sounds like he might have made a decent engineer, but if he's happy being the big fish in the pool of mechanics then good for him.

[@thorish5033]

The range of intelligence of people in this field is insane. I'm an aviation mechanic and I've met some incredibly intelligent people at work. I've also met some people who I am surprised remember to breathe lol. The bright individuals usually end up in executive, or at least management, positions and hate it. I think I'll be learning computer programming soon and getting out of the industry. We're far underpaid for the work we do.

[@daniello9155]

@@thorish5033 A retired aviation mechanic recently took over our local auto repairs shop and he does a brilliant job without the high price tag.

[@daniello9155]

Passion would also be a driving factor there.

[@ptaigah]

I view being hard working as a talent itself, people who emphasize on efficiency and likes taking the easy way out are generally the people who breaks down easily in chaotic situations.

[@halotrixzdj]

Yes, known as conscientiousness in Peterson'sBig 5 test, it's one of the five values. It's absolutely a personality facet/talent.

[@joshuap2574]

The art/animation make these even more pleasant to watch/hear.

[@jrseitz21]

I consider myself pretty intelligent. 14 years ago I took a simple job and have been very good and happy doing it. If you have the opportunity to find something below you, it's very life changing to get rid of all that stress

[@petrkratky5876]

I am very visual in terms of grasping concepts quickly and having these well-structured animations underlying JBP's talk is a godsend. Thanks to whoever did this.

[@Harvey2Tall]

This makes me want to take an IQ test. I feel like I’d fall into the 100-108 category which means I’m probably at an 80 lol

[@treystephens6166]

My IQ is 80 the only job I can do is wash dishes 😭

[@treystephens6166]

@@1r0nb1rd I used to have a friend who’s a chemist he got laid all the time he moved away and isn’t my friend anymore I was jealous because he had a fuck buddy I foolishly fell in love with but couldn’t get I guess he needs smarter friends. I’m 33 and I still haven’t got laid.

[@dariotatopiola]

I want the results but not that dang long ass test

[@treystephens6166]

@@dariotatopiola we’re all dumber then that Overrated & Overpaid Elon Musk‼️ who died & made him the richest man on this planet 🌍 currently ⁉️

[@mrglasses8953]

try mensa Norway

[@kokomanation]

It isn’t much the intelligence but a stable personality when someone works in company .Some very intelligent people are working alone on Pure Mathematics research or theoretical physics

[@maxmaxwell4211]

It's a myth that geniuses work alone, they need to collaborate with other mathematicians, teach at universities...

[@jernyx9139]

less than 1% of mathmaticans work purely alone and out of those that do less than 10% ever reach some level of success

[@kokomanation]

@@jernyx9139 most people who win the fields medal work alone .Andrew Wiles worked alone John Nash Euler Gauss . And in music Mozart Beethoven composed alone .When you are a genius and have great why have a team of lesser minds destroying what you want to create

[@jernyx9139]

@@kokomanation ye that was maybe the case 100+ years ago but nowdays if u work alone its really hard to win anything because ur competing agaist groups

[@kokomanation]

@@jernyx9139 There are fields you can work alone

[@ARHZONE]

Very educational perspective on a topic that honestly doesn't get as much attention as it should. My theory on his quote "if you're the smartest person in the room, then you're in the wrong room" is that many people (especially nowadays) tend to get complacent in positions where they easily excel at rather than try to step up to more challenging positions and out of their comfort zones, they much prefer to stay in these positions and remain on the top of that scale (aka big fish in small pond).

[@callmebigpapa]

Being in a job that is constantly challenging sounds exhausting.

[@862brady]

Having an IQ of 200 has made me the smartest person in the room most of the time. Being around people has always been outside my comfort zone. And lastly where in the world am I supposed to go find people smarter than I am.? I'm an intellectual not educated. I never found school interesting for the most part it was memorization of stuff much of which was propaganda and nonsense. So I have no credentials or specialty which might expose me to the other cursed people. The thing I find rather charming is having people with absolutely no concept of what a curse it is to know or be able to extrapolate facts, truth, concepts better than/beyond anyone you know. I literally do not know a single person I can have meaningful conversations with. The vast vast majority of people can only visualize/imagine things they already know/were told. New information or fact based logical counters to what they "think" an attack not a chance to be correct. Most people allow feelings and history/experience to determine what is "true". I have zero ego about facts and truth. There is literally nothing more important to me than facts and the truth. Point out my error and present me with better more accurate/correct information I with thank you for correcting me. I hate being wrong/incorrect because I often have input and never want to misinform or mislead anyone unintentionally. Way to late to make this short. Generalizing what people you are not capable of being should do, is rather humorous. Perhaps I should tell world class athletes how to do what I never could? :)

[@voose03]

Not everyone is ambitious, nor have they got to be

[@callmebigpapa]

@@voose03 I agree it is nice to slack and take it easy but when you are ready to retire dont come crying about how you have no income and are miserable.

[@voose03]

@@callmebigpapa oh for sure. It’s a trade-off, and one will have to live with the consequences. I personally wasn’t necessarily thinking of jobs that are piss-poor and easy. More about knowing when to stop and not make the next step up the ladder just because it’s there, but consider your well-being and preference. Dr. Peterson touched on that in the vid

[@johndusak8147]

I should have been politician because no IQ needed and l lie with such ease.

[@Z3t487]

I thought you had to be a (self-decleared) "stabile genius".

[@acrowsnest_t6630]

All of the presidents of the united states actually have an iq higher then 160