Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise

Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise

On Intelligence

intelligentia principem exseruit praestititque

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Richard L. Johnson
Apr 18, 2021
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“Seekers of wisdom first need sound intelligence.” - Heraclitus. Fragments 49

The other day I overheard someone say to their friend “when are people going to wake up?” Sounds innocuous enough. This begs the age old question - is intelligence innate or can it be learned? The classic nature vs nurture argument. The term waking up is used to denote that som…

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