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The Asymmetries Between Success and IQ

Talam shows that income is not a perfect proxy for success But nonetheless you can't game it and since most people try and be richer. Most of this correlation between Success and IQ Is driven by the fact that if you have an IQ below 90 or 85 or something There are incredibly few fields in which you can be genuinely successful However, my point about that is the asymmetry of proxy measures and how reliable they are. Deciding for example who goes to university or indeed sat scores.

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