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February 27, 2010
While it might test your IQ and help you rank your ‘intelligence’ against your friends, how well does an IQ test stand up in the real world? We took a look at 5 things that aren’t exactly helped by an ultra-high IQ score, after all. Read on!
#5: How to Tip.
If you’re a lousy tipper, the highest IQ in the world won’t help you here. Sometimes, people try and justify their ultra-low tips by explaining away the need for the whole ‘tip’ system in the first place. Sure, your high IQ might make your explanation worthwhile, but it won’t get you good service.
#4: How to Save Money Regularly.
Some of the smartest people I know happen to be eternally broke. Yep — even if you score through the roof when you test your IQ, you might still be god-awful at socking your paycheque away for a rainy day. It’s not for nothing that even the smartest people set up ‘automatic’ withdrawals from their bank accounts.
#3: How to Not Mess Up Giving Change.
Ever try and do a favour to a poor cashier who doesn’t have any change in the drawer? If it’s anything more complicated than adding 5 cents to make a dollar, the pressure of the situation, the confusion of the cashier, and the harried attempts at in-head mathematics will trip up even the smartest types.
#2: So-Called “Emotional Intelligence”
Here’s where your high IQ tests might actually work in the opposite direction. Try one out, and see how high you score — if you’re up there in the genius level, chances are you could be prone to over thinking your love life, to pursuing your romantic endeavors with your head, rather than your heart. Then again, there are exceptions to every rule…
#1: How Smart a Person You Really Are.
An online IQ test is a straight-up measurement of how you, on this particular day, are going to score against a bunch of other people answering some pretty arbitrary (if scientifically vetted) questions. It doesn’t always mean your brain will be that smart (or that dumb) in the real world. But it’s still fun to harass your friends with your IQ test scores.
Online IQ tests is a great way to entertain yourself and try something new! So, don’t waste your time – find an IQ test online and try it out!
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