How did you get so smart?

[IIIIITHE1IIIII]

MDMAlliance said:

IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

MDMAlliance said:

IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

Fast brain development since birth. I started walking early, and when I was told to identify a car I even mentioned that "It's Mr Bean's car!" at a very, very young age. Needless to say, they were stunned by my intelligence.

So yeah, I think it has a lot to do with my heritage, but also the environment, obviously. I don't believe in free will though, so I wouldn't give myself any credit. I simply consider myself fortunate.

Beingable to walk early doesn't mean you're smart.  The reason many babies can't walk until a certain age is because their bodies cannot support it.

Not solely. My brother had a much lighter body than me, yet he started walking later than me. That indicates a faster developing brain.

I don't think that early development also means you're smart.  I don't remember much when I was a kid, but I did many things late because I was a silent child.  I didn't learn my own name until I was 5 years old, and I have no idea how I didn't know.  If I base my intelligence on that, I would fit under mentally challenged.

I said since birth, not that being intelligent early on in your life ensures great intelligence till you die.

Of course I may be wrong, which is why I said "I think it has a lot to do with my heritage".

 

Edit: Late reply to Homer: That's fully possible, but he also had problems learning at school so you can't really know if one of the two or both are the reason.