Because IQ tests favor memory skills and logic, overlooking artistic c…

Diane Ackerman
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Because IQ tests favor memory skills and logic, overlooking artistic creativity, insight, resiliency, emotional reserves, sensory gifts, and life experience, they can't really predict success, let alone satisfaction.
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