[Apophenia]

This idea has probably come up in a few studies about neurological and cognitive differences, but I haven't found any literature on the topic:

I've been thinking about cognitive functions lately (like processing, meta-cognition like guessing what problems one might encounter, planning, monitoring, and evaluating etc).

Some people claim that they are so intelligent that all they see is limitations (or something like that). They're "enlightened" to such a degree that they're paralyzed. However, I can't wrap my head around that. Isn't the core of intelligence the ability to adapt?

However, I can understand that some people may have an extreme dynamic between their various cognitive functions - for example if someone can perceive far more than they can process and coordinate... this combination is an automatic "tortured intelligence" since that which can be understood, cannot be re-used by the learner with any degree of cohesion. (Probably INTP-type for this state is common?) Or is this "tortured" state really executive dysfunction? AKA is this less intelligence, and less ability to accurately perceive one's own intelligence?

So, is a lack of some innate (rather than conscious) meta-cognitive skills the only way to get maximum use out of intelligence? Does one need a blindness to their own ignorance in order to boldly do things? Is this why IQ 125+ doesn't provide added capacity to "contribute." And does this need for "blindness" to ones own ignorance in order to contribute explain the continued prevalence of ADHD, Autism and learning disability in the population? (or if you don't believe in labels, does this explain the prevalence of the symptoms of these deviations in otherwise intelligent people?)

(Most people have little to no awareness of their cognitive strengths and deficits (me neither...still). But also, I think the "tension" created when there is significant discrepancy between one's distinct cognitive skills often makes people (from the day they're born) try harder (just to fit in and meet expectations) to compensate for perceiving the world differently (due to atypical differences in their cognitive skills). In some individuals this effortfulness of existence, and demand for problem solving, by the effect of practice, creates lifestyle habits which are productive, consciously meta-cognitive and progressive. This useful effort-effect occurs, and is useful so long as the "deviations" in ones cognitive skills are not so severe that they're disabling - or a result of pure brain damage (one must have sufficient alternate cognitive skills in order to compensate for the specific deficiency of one or more skills).)

Isolated deviations in neurological functioning cause tension, which either causes productivity...or various manifestations of insanity.

So in short, by genetic survival advantage, metacognitive skills are externalized (brains deviate from automatic unconscious metacognition and rely on conscious and external metacognition) to make room for other cognitive skills, and especially allow for a lack of perception for ones own ignorance (which subsequently "lowers general IQ" while simultaneously encouraging action with minimal self consciousness (since automatic metacognition and intellectual "self consciousness" is diminished)).

Are you one of those people crippled by your own intelligence?

[nowt]

Mostly crippled by the simple awareness of death; to be lame. To then choose best within this minor evitability of that. Are you crippled by your own intelligence, thinking? Depends what the thoughts become. Crutches for others who may not need them. Fires here and there. Hope against hope against hope. Ever see the uncrippled run?--

They run like hobbled horses. Cognition is still hitch. Death either passenger or driver. I do not want to know.

[Apophenia]

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Mostly crippled by the simple awareness of death; to be lame. To then choose best within this minor evitability of that. Are you crippled by your own intelligence, thinking? Depends what the thoughts become. Crutches for others who may not need them. Fires here and there. Hope against hope against hope. Ever see the uncrippled run?-- They run like hobbled horses. Cognition is still hitch. Death either passenger or driver. I do not want to know.

I'm going to attempt a metaphorical translation of your comment.

Your vision for your future seems limited by time. You don't resist death with singularity of mind. You don't want to face human concepts of order and propriety.

You are so many thoughts, that they melt into darkness - they sparkle and burn with intensity and numbers against the fullest expanse of infinite blackness...

Sometimes thoughts are like pebbles- they get from one place to another with a toss. Sometimes thoughts are like tumbleweeds - no amount of force will carry them the distance, but they ride the wind and get somewhere eventually. Sometimes thoughts are like the night sky - seemingly an unfathomable...... stillness. But undeniably filled with lights.

A man points up under the night sky, and his friend next to him says: "What are you pointing to? There's nothing up there."

But his friend is wrong, the night sky is just as there as anything else, it's merely is so scattered and present that it can't be objectified and quantified in society's terms.

[nowt]

You bet your bright.

[Apophenia]

Yep, you're*

[nowt]

As you wish.

	Originally Posted by Apophenia To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	Yep, you're*

[gecko]

I see every-thing.

[Apophenia]

And what do you think of that?

[gecko]

	Originally Posted by Apophenia To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	And what do you think of that?

Not, what do you?

[Apophenia]

	Originally Posted by gecko To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	Not, what do you?

Ditto.

---------- Post added 12-11-2011 at 03:57 PM ----------

For the moment.

[gecko]

	Originally Posted by Apophenia To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	Ditto. ---------- Post added 12-11-2011 at 03:57 PM ---------- For the moment.

Rally.