I'm very intelligent. Not bragging, just stating fact. I'm in Mensa, have an IQ far above the Genius marker level, yet I never finished college. My brain hasn't helped me a ton financially other than knowing stupid facts and remembering everything. So it's not much to brag about. It would be if I'd applied myself but I didn't. Not until now.
I've made a lot of money in investments and stocks, as a personal trainer and other areas. I've spent the past 4 years not working though since I broke my back and had surgeries etc.
I'm 31 now. I've been told that Sales, Real Estate and a couple other areas are my only real choices to make a great income. Of course, I've done all that to a lesser degree but it's time for me to get back in the job world. I've been my own boss for years so it will be weird to work for someone. I don't have to. I could create my own business. I have capital but that takes time for profitability and in this market....
So I'm about to start looking for a job in the worst economy this country has seen in many decades and I have no degree and haven't worked in a couple years.
Don't take my IQ thing as bragging. I've found it doesn't have a lot to do with success. LOL. It's more annoying because I feel the potential I have but since I didn't get a degree, no one will really take me over others with advanced degree's which is understandable.
Any guys in this boat or got past this and doing well? I know The Misc is a younger crowd but this is what's been on my mind a ton and just felt like throwing it out there.
Lame cause I have 8 certs in PT, real estate license, Series 7 for Stocks etc, and others. I spent enough time practically to just get a degree. Man if I could do things different....
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11-30-2009, 05:42 PM #1Atheism, Cures terrorism
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Very high IQ, yet no degree. This you? Older members particularly
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11-30-2009, 05:43 PM #2Registered User
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same here brah when your autistic people realy dont need your help :<
yo bros its broceadin of the brocean up in this thread.
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11-30-2009, 05:44 PM #3Angus is ready....
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I will soon be the opposite actually. Will have my degree in about 3 more semesters but I probably have the IQ of a retarded bunny. Seriously though, I'm incredibly stupid.
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11-30-2009, 05:45 PM #4Registered User
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why would you mention how above genius level you are if it has nothing to do with anything?
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11-30-2009, 05:47 PM #5Angus is ready....
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Everything has something to do with anything. I don't understand wtf you are saying good sir.Originally Posted by Naix
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11-30-2009, 05:47 PM #6Registered User
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Depression proportional to IQ. Just sayin. Ever seen a depressed Down Syndrome's kid? Ignorance is bliss...Originally Posted by Better Unborn
Man, I wish I had a higher IQ. All this academical sh!t would be so much easier. Brb, reading a chapter about chemical synthesis of dna and remembering nothing of it.
Feels bad man
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11-30-2009, 05:50 PM #7Registered User
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I'm very intelligent. Not bragging, just stating fact. I'm in Mensa, have an IQ far above the Genius marker level, yet I never finished college. My brain hasn't helped me a ton financially other than knowing stupid facts and remembering everything. So it's not much to brag about. It would be if I'd applied myself but I didn't. Not until now.
I've made a lot of money in investments and stocks, as a personal trainer and other areas. I've spent the past 4 years not working though since I broke my back and had surgeries etc.
I'm 31 now. I've been told that Sales, Real Estate and a couple other areas are my only real choices to make a great income. Of course, I've done all that to a lesser degree but it's time for me to get back in the job world. I've been my own boss for years so it will be weird to work for someone. I don't have to. I could create my own business. I have capital but that takes time for profitability and in this market....
So I'm about to start looking for a job in the worst economy this country has seen in many decades and I have no degree and haven't worked in a couple years.
Don't take my IQ thing as bragging. I've found it doesn't have a lot to do with success. LOL. It's more annoying because I feel the potential I have but since I didn't get a degree, no one will really take me over others with advanced degree's which is understandable.
Any guys in this boat or got past this and doing well? I know The Misc is a younger crowd but this is what's been on my mind a ton and just felt like throwing it out there.
Lame cause I have 8 certs in PT, real estate license, Series 7 for Stocks etc, and others. I spent enough time practically to just get a degree. Man if I could do things different....
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11-30-2009, 05:50 PM #8Banned
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high iq does it = good common sense?. from waht i hear alot of intelligent people lack common sense. also from my experience.
high intelligence with great common sense. a person u need to be friends with. as long theres booze, weed,coke, e/mdma and bitches
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11-30-2009, 05:52 PM #9Buy high, sell higher.
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plenty of smart ppl living middle class earning 50k/year.... I'd rather be a dumbass tiger woods/50 cent/mike tyson or something
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11-30-2009, 05:52 PM #10Atheism, Cures terrorism
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It's frustrating. I guess it has to do with something because I do have potential. I learn things fast and generally make money wherever I work. It's hard though because it's all about degrees. I get told how intelligent I am ten times a day so I guess it's nice to hear but it frustrates me to no end since I failed to get a great education.Originally Posted by Naix
I did go to school and got A's without any effort. At the time though, I just couldn't show up for entire semesters. I got really bored. I was more interested in chicks. I have horrible transcripts. I'm at the age where it's just not worth it to go back unless I do it while having a good job.
I didn't phrase everything correctly, so sue me. I'm just confused and frustrated, that's all. Not perfect and definitely have my faults. I guess my mind also gives me a bit of an ego when doing smaller jobs. I know I don't deserve anything great without having worked for it. Just lost I guess at the moment.Last edited by Sicshift; 11-30-2009 at 05:55 PM.
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11-30-2009, 05:52 PM #11Registered User
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A college degree in a real major (not poli sci or communications) requires both intelligence AND dedication. I know very smart kids who dropped out of finance and accounting because they were not disciplined enough to sit down and do the work that was necessary to get over a C
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11-30-2009, 05:54 PM #12Registered User
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My IQ definitely isn't Mensa level but it's certainly good enough that school isn't incredibly challenging as long as I work hard. I feel like I'm in a good situation because I'm smart enough to do well but not so smart that I get lazy and feel that school is pointless.Originally Posted by Sicshift
Feel sorry for you. What were the reasons you didn't apply yourself when you were my age?
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11-30-2009, 05:55 PM #13Registered User
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If your so f*cking clever go make something of yourself :P.
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11-30-2009, 05:55 PM #14U.S. Marine Corps
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job market sux
im a locksmith lol
(at least, comparable intelligence)
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11-30-2009, 05:56 PM #15Polski.
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Most people accuse me of being very intelligent, including professors (I am saying it this way because I don't like talking about myself)... people I have out-argued who happen to be well educated. Yet most of what it has seemed to have brought me is a head that NEVER sits still, depression because I seem to be overly aware,overly emotional about things that bother me and scatter brain. On the other hand, I am very aware of myself and the things others are thinking. I can usually anylize someone very easily and that has caused me to be able to help some people in my life.
I am actually wayyyy better at conceptual thought, new ways of thinking than memory.
I Just went back to school.. and I cant write an 3 page A paper in 15-20 minutes. However, It is very hard for me to stay motivated because my mind gets exhausted from all the thinking I do on my own. I can't really help it.. sometimes I ponder what sort of mental condition I may have lol.
Just a note; my spelling actually sucks pretty hard too. Lol. I suppose I have been more comfortable with creative thinking than structure. But, I actually have been more into proper english lately.Last edited by wanaBsedated; 11-30-2009 at 06:01 PM.
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11-30-2009, 05:57 PM #16Registered User
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there is a strong correlation between high iq and landing a high status job.
but a high iq does not guarantee success at said job.Ron Paul 2016
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11-30-2009, 05:58 PM #17Registered User
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High IQ =! Success
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11-30-2009, 05:58 PM #18oh snap
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what is your IQ OP? Mine usually comes in around 150
I make good money... but I would say IQ has nothing to do with making money. Its drive, passion and connections.www.syncsoft.co - Software and Electronic Design
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11-30-2009, 05:58 PM #19Registered User
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So go bang out a degree in a couple of years then.
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11-30-2009, 05:58 PM #20Big Bark Supps Rep
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I'm the same way. I work at MIT as a janitor, even though I feel I'm smarter than most of the people that go there. Sometimes I see an equation written on a blackboard - like half an equation- I'll just figure it out.
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11-30-2009, 06:00 PM #21Registered User
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I'm not mensa material but I'm smarter than the majority of people that I come across in my travels. There were about 10 of us hanging out one day telling college stories and I suddenly realized I was only one without a degree and yet was smarter than all of them to varying degrees. They actually agreed. I was wasting away in marketing for a while and got laid off. After a dry spell for a while, I'm now doing blue collar work for the town making inappropriately good money. Between this job and that job, I was out looking for a while and I had a huge inferiority complex at the thought of looking for a decent non-entry level white collar job with no degree. Felt bad man.
EDIT: I will say that I feel like I'm getting many more stupiderer in the last couple of years. My father died of brain cancer and the way certain things seem to slip my mind all the time, my subconscious mind half kiddingly pops up with the idea of a tumor by way of explanation. srs but not.Last edited by Rod Farva; 11-30-2009 at 06:03 PM.
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11-30-2009, 06:01 PM #22Registered User
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lol.. fukinn misc bunch of jokers
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11-30-2009, 06:01 PM #23Registered User
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I don't know why so many people think that individuals with cognitive impairment are happier than those without. One of the wings at the hospital I'm at is exclusively MR (mentally retarded, IQs 40-70) and they can be just as anxious or as sad as the rest of us.Originally Posted by IEatPowerRacks
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11-30-2009, 06:02 PM #24Atheism, Cures terrorism
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yeah, I never had the dedication. Dedication and the ability to show that you can stick to something difficult I think is what degrees are really about these days. At least in non-scientific genres.Originally Posted by Jedan01
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11-30-2009, 06:04 PM #25Polski.
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Actually only to a point. Most geniuses do not land great jobs, unless they have good coping skills, other abilities that allow them to focus their genius. People with slightly above average IQ's do on the normal.Originally Posted by lunchbox12
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11-30-2009, 06:04 PM #26Atheism, Cures terrorism
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165 and 170. depending on the method. I'm no super genius by any means. My cousin has a much higher. IQ themselves have even been shown to change over time by studying, exercises etc. I agree. It doesn't. You're right on. I don't know why I mentioned it. Probably several reasons but I've had a few drinks and not really feeling like getting that deep. lol.Originally Posted by yellowfever13
I agree about the drive, passion and connections. I think I mentioned my intelligence because of my ability to pick up a skill and do it well regardless of a degree. That's all I was really going at I guess? I have the drive, I just need to build that more and not be so wishy washy.Last edited by Sicshift; 11-30-2009 at 06:09 PM.
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11-30-2009, 06:05 PM #27Registered User
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sup WillOriginally Posted by coofoostu
I'm above average intelligence, decent memory.. i tried not to let it go to waste because my father always pushed education, 3.5 more years and ill be a PharmD!♦ ɴɣϲ ϲrew ♦
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11-30-2009, 06:05 PM #28Polski.
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Drive = successOriginally Posted by yellowfever13
genius = disappointment, depression LOL... well...
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11-30-2009, 06:06 PM #29Banned
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I'm tempted to go and pass the MENSA membership tests and then tell them to **** off once I pass. Something about a bunch of people jerking each other off over IQ scores just doesn't appeal to me.
That said, having a high IQ won't get you very far without good common sense and initiative. I'd say someone with high drive and ambition coupled with mediocre intelligence will be far more successful in life than a highly intelligent person who just wants to get by.
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11-30-2009, 06:06 PM #30Registered User
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I feel like having a high intelligence can be a detriment at times. For one, it's hard to communicate with stupid people. I'm not trying to offend btw, being very serious. I also feel like being smart actually makes me much lazier. I'm so used to being able to coast through school when I get into some rather difficult material I'm overly confident and don't study nearly enough. Actually passing classes takes pretty much no effort, it's the fact that I know I could be a 4.0 student if I actually tried that pisses me off.
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