Anders Ericsson argues that generally (with highly demanding fields like theoretical physics as the exception), after a person’s IQ surpasses 120, their success is determined more by other qualities. In other words, there may be general decreasing return on raw mental power. Ericsson proposes social skills as an example of other qualities that are then more relevant to success. He also warns that IQ does not measure what many would consider “creativity” — sometimes measured by looking at an individual’s Latent inhibition instead of IQ.[12]
via en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia is back… what a day that was. Now I know more about Dunbar’s Law & the Law of Diminishing returns. Happy stuff!
