> I’ve noticed that I cannot tell, from casual conversation, whether someone is intelligent in the IQ sense.
This is because casual conversation is predicated on EQ and not IQ. In order to be able to ascertain IQ you need to actually test for it, opportunities to demonstrate it aren't going to come up randomly.
This should stare smart people in the face, but it seems we have a blind spot for the general uselessness of our own intelligence in normal situations.
The author goes on to discuss interviews, and I'd argue that EQ is generally more important in thriving and producing on a team than IQ is as well, with a few important exceptions.
I vaguely try to check for whether someone has heard about things that they say they're interested in. If someone says they love rockets and space stuff, I'll see if they've heard of the rocket equation. If they like computers I'll see if they claim to be able to code.
There's also the other side, people can volunteer that they think vaccination causes autism or they'll ask my star sign.
This is because casual conversation is predicated on EQ and not IQ. In order to be able to ascertain IQ you need to actually test for it, opportunities to demonstrate it aren't going to come up randomly.
This should stare smart people in the face, but it seems we have a blind spot for the general uselessness of our own intelligence in normal situations.
The author goes on to discuss interviews, and I'd argue that EQ is generally more important in thriving and producing on a team than IQ is as well, with a few important exceptions.