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Is having a high IQ a prerequisite to being a great engineer? (shubharamani.com)
5 points by grayhairmomma on Dec 6, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 8 comments



All those expletives made me squirm.


sorry to offend you.


I am not offended but it was just gratuitous.


In this particular case, you are right. And I fixed it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.


IQ + EQ = great engineer


IQ + EQ = great anything except a drone. But that's either impossible or very, very hard to find.

There's a reason people with very high IQs tend to be social outcasts; the way they perceive and model the world deviates considerably from the norm. And unless they succeed socially (typically by making a lot of money) the world will generally be quite happy to leave them be.


The 4 colleagues I mention in my writeup had both -- IQ + EQ. They were kind, humble, and patient people. But you're right, that combo is rare.


IS NO!

MONGO GREAT GNEER, MONGO DO NOT GREAT IQ!




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