12/1 Summary: "Why Do Smart People Do Foolish Things?"
From Scientific American
(Summary)
People often associate the words smart or intelligent with someone who is knowledgeable and makes wise decisions. Although someone’s intelligence is often measured by the IQ test, several studies have failed to find evidence that IQ affects life satisfaction or longevity, which means most intelligence tests fail to capture real-world decision-making and our ability to interact well with others. Instead, the ability to think critically, wrongly believed as intelligence, is associated with such things. For instance, critical thinkers can overcome all sorts of cognitive biases. Moreover, according to a series of studies, they also experience fewer bad things in life. Also, unlike intelligence, critical thinking can be taught and improved with training. (112 words)
