>>22671398>Piecing together information on a topic proves competence in a respective field. My friend studies history at an Ivy League school and they have him slaving away several hours studying niche subjects and writing reports from sources that've already been gathered on the subject. It's about the individual's work ethic and ability to put that information together that matters. (He's going into law, the skills from the history major is going to be invaluable)I kind of agree with you, but you could probably demonstrate the same thing by administering an IQ test here. If someone has the talent/inherent brainpower available to achieve this quality of work, then whether or not they actually put out a product is irrelevant. If said product has some sort of value outside of its utility as a diagnostic, then that's a different story, but if we are interested in answering the question, "Is this person capable of performing work up to this quality standard?" then there are two ways to go about this:
>Have them put out a product like your friend is doing, requiring precious time and effort>Elucidate their IQ via an assessment as a predictor of how well they can be expected to performIn your own words, there's no such thing as "smart and lazy," so if we can predict that someone has a high IQ, it follows that they will be a hard worker as well, making this an IQ a valuable strategy to use here.
