This to me is the most consistent marker of real intelligence. The more acute someone’s ability to perceive and assess, the more likely that person is to recognize his or her limits. These include the unevenness of any one person’s talents; the specific areas of weakness—social awkwardness, musical tin ear, being stronger with numbers than with words, or vice versa; and the incomparable vastness of what any individual person can never know. […] We can think of exceptions… But generally the cliche is true: The clearest mark of intelligence, even “genius,” is awareness of one’s limits and ignorance.
Author: James Fallows
Source: The Atlantic
Subjects: Education | Scholarship, Intelligence | Knowledge
Source: The Atlantic
Subjects: Education | Scholarship, Intelligence | Knowledge
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