A challenge for Seminary students from Ten Turner (CNN).
“Most people can’t do it, but I think your brain is like a muscle. And just like any other muscle, you can use it and your brain will improve.”
Ted elaborated: “I have a 128 IQ, but 140 is genius. I was in the 97th percentile, so that means 3 percent of people were smarter than me. I knew I was going to have to work hard if I wanted to accomplish something in life. So I read a lot — classics, warfare, Alexander the Great — I used my brain all the time. Everything I did was education. Others just shot the breeze, wasted time — nothing wrong with that, but you can’t get to the top doing that.”
Ted’s answer points to a combination of aptitude and hard work. (I think it’s interesting that Ted thought being in the 97th percentile meant he’d have to work hard if he wanted to accomplish something…”
Read whole interview here.