>>12948112Yeah yeah troll yeah. BUT:
1. Yes it is, but it's still just a correlation. Albeit a very strong one.
2. Yes.
3. Mostly yes.
4. Probably not.
5. All wrong.
See, everyone thinks they're working as hard as they can. Or they've been raised to project that image so much that others get caught in it and actually believe them. But almost nobody does.
Working many hours isn't hard. Doing as you're told isn't hard. Never mind the millions of people who do 9 to 5 and whine about how their kids or their hobbies or their this and that and those excuses that are ALL choices they made, somehow mean they don't have time.
Everyone finds their place naturally. You will go as far as your abilities and your effort can take you. Some people compensate for less IQ and talent, with extremely hard work. Others do the opposite and compensate for their laziness or lack of effort, with extreme aptitude and talent. Of course, there's a point where the tasks are so challenging that you can't do them no matter how hard you worked if you don't have the IQ for it. Either way, they both matter. But because you can't really enhance your IQ in a meaningful manner, the only thing you can control is your effort.
Meanwhile if by those who "make it" you're referring to the rich and powerful, then you need more than IQ and work to get there. You need luck. For every 1 person who makes it, there's a million who wasted their entire lives trying, instead of making the best of what they have.
I have an IQ of 143. I'm in Mensa, English is my 3:rd language, and I'm 100% content being an advanced code monkey with great pay. Never been happier than after I realized I have what I need, and just settled to living my best life with that. The only chance I have of truly "making it", is through a select few risk investments. But I don't depend on them in the least.
