The trouble with geniuses parts 1 and 2

         For the past few weeks, my Gifted & Talented class has been reading the book Outliers by Malcom Gladwell. The book is about success and the factors that cause it. Everyone loves the rags to riches story, but in the outliers Gladwell theorizes that noone makes their own road, but your environment is what defines your success. For example Canadian hockey players who are born closer to the cut off date in January, February, and March, get more practice because they make the better teams and get more advantages as time goes on.

         We have just read chapters 3 and 4 of the book which is entitled the trouble with geniuses. These two chapters primarily revolved around the importance of IQ. The average IQ is 100. Obviously there is a huge difference between IQs of 70, 100, and 120. The person who's IQ is 120 obviously has a higher chance of winning a nobel prize than someones of 70 or 100. This is where it changes though that same 120 IQ person has thee same chances of winning a nobel prize as a person with an IQ of 180. The chapters also focus on a man, Chris Langan, who has the highest IQ in America. He however didnt have 2 things required for "success" in America. He did not have entitlement or practical intelligence " AKA  social savy"  Chris Langan dropped out of college and had to work as a bouncer.

         I believe Chris Langan is successful because he has a wife, farm, and a relativeley happy life. I don't believe he lived up to his full potential due to lack of practical intelligence and entitlement. I hope Chris Langan's work is accepted as credible by the science community one day.

         I think i will learn not to worry so much about my IQ and focus more onworking hard toward my goals.