Marilyn vos Savant - Intelligence and Motivation

Marilyn vos Savant discusses the link between motivation and intelligence, and notes that it is not within anyone's power to motivate another person. People can only motivate themselves. She doesn't discuss inspiration, though, which can be an important factor for making the world a better place. But while a person can be led to truth, they cannot be made to think.

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Education

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• Marilyn
• vos
• Savant
• motivation
• intelligence

[nilson4]

@Francise05 "The stupid person thinks that he's as smart or smarter than the smart person, and therein lies his stupidity". Chris Langan. But if I had to guess, I don't think she's referring to use of the brain in a biophysical sense. Rather, the percentage of the persons mental capability that was being used. There's a big difference between having a functional brain and fulfilling your full mental potential. This is why she brings up motivation; as a catalyst to using more of our potential.

[TwistedMind6969]

Don't get it, that was so unbalanced. They matched the smartest person in the world with the dumbest one to interview her. I thought my mind was twisted enough. This just made it worse. :-(

[96Lisbeth14]

Interviewer is so ugly, !God forgive me!

[MrAnalogCone]

mmhmmm, yeah, yeah right, mmmmm, mmhmmm? OH HUH MMMMM THAT IS INTERESTING

[xJUDAZ]

This advantage we have in different countries.

[Jotto999]

What is it about interviewers, where they don't understand that someone interested in the guest would want them to be quiet and not be a distraction. It would literally be a better interview if he wasn't even there and she was just given questions in written form. This is how a bad interviewer behaves, needlessly saying "Mmm hmm" and "Huh", narrating their own thoughts at the detriment of the dialog. She's willing to explain anyway, just be silent.

[Annihilate3275]

interviewer is odd and distracting.

[evelsteev]

Wow, this guy needs to shut up, and let her speak. God, he's annoying. LOL!