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

#people #success #indicator #intelligence
According to
 some individuals, being
succeed
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 refers to being intelligent
however
, other
people
 believe that there are several other ways of measuring
intelligence
. I firmly believe that
,
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intelligence
 should not be measured by
success
 because it does not mean that those who are failures are not intelligent.
To begin
 with,
success
 in some cases requires
intelligence
 as one has to act and perform smartly with
intelligence
 to become successful. More specifically, one has to ensure the best utilization of time and resources to
get
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success
 which
need
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intelligence
.
For example
, becoming successful in an exam depends not only on
the
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 sufficient proportion of
hardwork
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hard work
 but
also
 a good use of
intelligence
 like time management, or
use
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the use
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 of
effective
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 exam strategy.
However
, the measurement of
intelligence
 should not be confined to
success
 as there are numerous
people
 in
this
 world who
are not succeed
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 but
they
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are intelligent. They displayed their
intelligence
 not through
success
 but through their survival or adaptability. In
desert
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the desert
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,
for instance
, where there are limited resources
avaliable
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available
 for livelihood,
people
 are taking numerous steps for survival with the use of their
intelligence
. In my opinion,
success
 definitely comes with
intelligence
 but, throughout the period of time,
people
 struggled a lot to survive and establish modern civilization with their
intelligence
. If we confined
intelligence
 only to the conventional idea of
success
such
 as achieving a job or
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good score in
exam
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an exam
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, our ancestor's contribution would become valueless.
To conclude
,
intelligence
 can never be measured through
success
.
Instead
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 those who
possessintelligence
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were intelligent
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 without achieving
success
 but survived should be taken into consideration.
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