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Some people think that success is the best measure for intelligence, while others think that intelligence can be measured in other ways. What is your opinion?

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 number of persons
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 that the understanding of the world and the great amount of knowledge some possess is measurable in success, but not all agree. Personally, I think that in order to achieve a perfect life more than a sharp mind is required.
Firstly
, there are more types of intelligence and
secondly
, there are a lot of students who graduate from Harvard or other prestigious universities but
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 not become millionaires. The brain
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 to adapt and
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evolve over time. Today
this
 capacity has a name: intelligence. But in order to maintain an easy living the brain varied
this
 significant skill.
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 there is a visible line between the type of knowledge that deals with math problems
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emotional problems or economic ones. We are part of something big, a community, that exists only because everyone has his own type of unique view and understanding,
that is
 how we survived hundreds of years ago.
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 should not be viewed
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 the purpose for one individual but
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 a direction for the whole society. There are things more vital than what is taught in schools. Some crucial techniques that are being missed lead humans to inefficiencies not to fulfillness.
This
 can be explained by some abilities like the courage to take a step forward, to be different, to take some
responsabilites
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responsibility
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 on the shoulders, all stuff that can not be learnt. Being smart
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 not guarantee an untroubled life,
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 clever people tend to complicate everything by thinking too much about a simple question.
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