Intelligence: some people still have it.

Intelligence isn’t about doing well in school or making lots of money; it’s about looking at the world around you and figuring out better ways of doing things(1) — and not just for you, but for humanity. Juan Enriquez gets it; listening to him is like someone switching on a flashlight, pushing back the darkness, so you can find a way through the forest.

Notes:

1. One compelling difference between humans and animals is our ability to impose our will upon the environment. Animals adapt and evolve to the environment; we do the opposite: we force the environment to adapt to us. The problem is, most of us don’t actually impose anything; instead, we become reactive, accepting the will of others. The importance of people like Enriquez is that they think about HOW will is imposed upon the environment (our reactive directionality), then, they offer better ideas about the situation — without trying to sell you some kind of product. Bravo.