Thread: IQ of 198
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 12:39 PM
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ROFL. Yea. 200 is a valid IQ score. Or not.

When I was well I tested (officially) 130 and 131 (on the Wechsler and Stanford-Binet scales). That is seen as quite high actually even if it's not Mensa numbers (Off by 1 and 2 IQ points).

But I still can see the issue. Depression + meds have dumbed me down so now I can't even throw around numbers and grin, but I was just as bad at functioning prior. When I was at uni I quite sucked at school because my mind is like a back road, I can reach where I'm going but uni is highway speed. I don't have that kind of brain. I can't just put anything in it and it swallows. If it doesn't like, it spits out.

And even back then, with youthful energy, my road to clutter and mess had started. Any routines I ever had was falling apart, I had no real eating habits, I sucked at life stuff. I still do but worse. Always did. IQ can't make up for this.

The drive to stick to unpleasant tasks is needed for success in any task. If you don't have it, you will have problems even if you are smart. It will shine through in your everyday functioning and in your studies/work. Sucks, but it's just fact. There are many people who are smart but lack the drive. Sometimes it even goes together, the same neurology making you smart also creates the issues. Talk about crappy deal. LOL.
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