For IQ, I have to disagree, many people struggle with IQ tests, 1) because they aren't trained to see relationships that way (i.e. lack of practice) 2) because they do not believe they can do it 3) because they have other skills like interpersonal skills that require a general understanding of many different cues, but unable to break them down consciously. The ability to read these cues, (EQ) is a form of general understanding that people with high IQ are rarely associated with. <br><br>We live in a skill based society, where your ability to read people generally is less well valued than your ability to perform a specific task. Additionally, scientists who wish to study intelligence are the kinds of people, usually, who have a good ability to break information down to analyse it, and so will tend to be biased in recognising that form of value, and will test for that form of intelligence more than a vaguer more complex form such as being unconsciously able to solve social problems with subtle adaptations of behaviour. Social problems are after all harder to analyse since human beings are unique, and so only a general approach to always infer rapid burst of conclusions that you should be able to quickly change, can help you properly navigate a diverse world.<br><br>Finally, intelligence is circumstantial. Someone who was perfectly fitted for a task or the right opportunity, will find their way more easily, and be read as more intelligent more easily. In essence, intelligence cannot be reduced to a factor. It can however be reduced to a current state, that can always be improved on, that can always be changed, by changing environments, or working on oneself. But do not compare yourself too much to your neighbour. Rare is the human with no faults at all. And it is likely those types of humans would want to share with you their knowledge or abilities, as they would not lack generosity, as they have no faults. The context of intelligence is also absent from any remark on IQ/EQ/G-factor. And I think it's an important thing to remind everyone it is okay to not be the best. To do what you can, and that is just as valuable.