An old article, but a really great write up.. very relevant to the psychedelic experience..

https://www.catalysthous...measure-of-intelligence/

"There exists a huge gap in practical intelligence among the so-called “smartest” people in our society. Observing the various realms of science, medicine, experts and world events, we’ve concluded that our modern definition of “intelligence” (IQ) is seriously lacking.

Seeing the big picture with new intelligence; What’s lacking in these so-called “smart” people is the ability to see the bigger picture by assimilating information from a large number of seemingly unrelated sources. Or, stated in another way, even some of the most high-IQ people around can’t see the big picture because they get lost in the details"...