link for rg presentation

http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2009/06/in_vino_veritas.html

A study of one million Swedish men has revealed a strong link between cognitive ability and the risk of death, suggesting that government initiatives to increase education opportunities may also have health benefits.

Okay, question. Cognitive ability and education really aren't the same thing, are they? I mean, they aren't, because any claim that they are is complete bullshit. I know plenty of Ph.D.s that I could have thought rings around at 7.

Gifted Children Shape Their Personalities According To Social Stigma

Gifted youths already know what they want to be when they grow up. They usually choose to study applied sciences, but when they are asked why they made their choices, they are not able to explain. "Society identifies the gifted child with high intelligence and is often hasty to identify this intelligence with specific subjects, especially exact or prestigious sciences. The maturing children are quick to adopt this identity, renouncing the process of building self-identity."

I don't know why this is shocking.

In any event, why wouldn't we gravitate toward fields in which we naturally excel, like academics, and which may be designed specifically for the gifted? I'm confused. I mean, people bitch at me all the time about "lacking focus" and here these people are complaining that I became "focused" too soon. Make up your damn minds!