I just read an article which states that intelligence and speed of thought are directly related.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102169531
This could explain so many phenomena that have been puzzling me — sorta — for a while now.
One thing is how some people can enjoy movies I think are boring. For me, a movie is boring if after half an hour, I can predict more than 60% of what’s to come. If I notice this, the movie is ruined for me, and I cannot watch it. Ever.
Others genuinely enjoy said movie, and I imagine it’s because they did not foresee as much of the plot as others like me have. Having this new study in mind, I guess the people who enjoy those movies simply don’t have the brain speed to figure out what’s about to happen before the movie actually shows them. Obviously, a boring movie can still be a good movie. Being unpredictable is not the only thing I’m looking for, but it sure helps.
This study applies to life in general too, obviously. I truly believe that being able to see what’s about to happen really dampens your fun. I once heard a line in a movie that stuck with me. It went something like: ‘The worst part of being smart is knowing what is going to happen next.’ Sadly, I could not find where it’s from.
This makes me wonder if smart people can get bored easier. All the smart people I know have this problem.
What’s your take?
Posted on the 7th of April, 2009 |
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The recession!
Now isn’t that a tough cookie? I still don’t believe it exists, but that’s just me.
This issue will go away on its own, and by that I mean the people that really made it happen will undo everything, but let’s just make believe the recession is real for a while.
What the world needs right now is a source of money. Real money, not hedge funds or other crap of the like. That kind of money exists, but because of all the doom-mongers, the people that control it are not willing to spend it just yet. Then I walked by a church.
Churches could donate a part of their wealth to the people. Reverse the money box strategy, give away some artifacts, give away some of the land the monasteries occupy. That sort of thing. They could even offer to let others use their buildings for other purposes, like seminars, trainings on how to be a better economist, ballet lessons, whatever gets you turned on. They’d have to do it for free, we don’t want any more money going into black holes. That would be enough to get some money going around, and budge other people who have even more money to start investing again.
It would be the perfect PR for the big cross, and people might start going to church again. Even if only to get some money for smokes out of the money box.
I think it would totally make up for the dark ages.
Posted on the 5th of April, 2009 |
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