How smart do you have to be in order to follow this advice? Are we talking two standard deviations or five?
My guess is that you have to be pretty smart but not astonishingly smart to understand the argument, and likewise for becoming an actuary.
The really rare trait is the ability to take ideas seriously enough to act on them.
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How smart do you have to be in order to follow this advice? Are we talking two standard deviations or five?
My guess is that you have to be pretty smart but not astonishingly smart to understand the argument, and likewise for becoming an actuary.
The really rare trait is the ability to take ideas seriously enough to act on them.