CQ + PQ > IQ, what is it you might ask? What does it mean? Why would I need it? These may be questions you may ask when you see this equation. Well according to Thomas Friedman, it is an equation that means curiosity quotient plus passion quotient is more important than intelligence quotient. In other words your passion and curiosity for something should be greater than your I.Q. This would allow you to be a better rounded person and achieve a lot more in life.
This I believe to be so true, because if you are going to be curious about something and have the passions to pursue it, you are going to do so much better than the person that has the smarts but is lacking the passion or curiosity to achieve it. College gives you so many opportunities to pursue your passions and curiosities. With my passions I have always wanted to help Autistic kids and this has lead me to be curious about the human brain and how it works. Having this passion, and being curious about it, I have focused my attention on a major in which I am able to help them, by either going into the medical field dealing with children that have Autism and behavioral disorder, or be involved with them in the educational field. The reason this is something I am passionate about is because my twin brothers both have Autism and I have always been curious to learn about it and what could I do to help them out.
To find a class dealing just specifically with Autism is hard to find, but right now I find the Psychology courses to be very interesting. Also, being that they have a lot to do with how the human brain works and different kinds of behavioral disorders in today’s society. Probably the biggest problem people come across, and something that I came across is that we have to take classes that have nothing to do with what our passions are or things that we are curious about. I think just sticking to it, knowing that it is going to benefit you in the end by keeping with it will benefit you in the long run. Even though it is something that you aren’t passionate about, it is going to make you that much more passionate about it when you get through it.
For me, finding my strengths last semester and also taking my strengths test helped me and could also help me in the future overcome this problem if it does arise. The strength test that I probably use the most and is the one that was second on the strengths list was industry, diligence, and perseverance. I think this is probably a great strength to have and use because if you are going to have a class that you aren’t passionate about you are going to have to have the diligence to make it through the class and get the work done and also the perseverance to stick with it and just knowing what your goal is in the end. This will truly benefit you now and in the future, knowing that with this kind of strength you could achieve anything.
This I believe to be so true, because if you are going to be curious about something and have the passions to pursue it, you are going to do so much better than the person that has the smarts but is lacking the passion or curiosity to achieve it. College gives you so many opportunities to pursue your passions and curiosities. With my passions I have always wanted to help Autistic kids and this has lead me to be curious about the human brain and how it works. Having this passion, and being curious about it, I have focused my attention on a major in which I am able to help them, by either going into the medical field dealing with children that have Autism and behavioral disorder, or be involved with them in the educational field. The reason this is something I am passionate about is because my twin brothers both have Autism and I have always been curious to learn about it and what could I do to help them out.
To find a class dealing just specifically with Autism is hard to find, but right now I find the Psychology courses to be very interesting. Also, being that they have a lot to do with how the human brain works and different kinds of behavioral disorders in today’s society. Probably the biggest problem people come across, and something that I came across is that we have to take classes that have nothing to do with what our passions are or things that we are curious about. I think just sticking to it, knowing that it is going to benefit you in the end by keeping with it will benefit you in the long run. Even though it is something that you aren’t passionate about, it is going to make you that much more passionate about it when you get through it.
For me, finding my strengths last semester and also taking my strengths test helped me and could also help me in the future overcome this problem if it does arise. The strength test that I probably use the most and is the one that was second on the strengths list was industry, diligence, and perseverance. I think this is probably a great strength to have and use because if you are going to have a class that you aren’t passionate about you are going to have to have the diligence to make it through the class and get the work done and also the perseverance to stick with it and just knowing what your goal is in the end. This will truly benefit you now and in the future, knowing that with this kind of strength you could achieve anything.
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