Prior to studies of unusually intelligent people that showed them to be generally much better adapted and happier than others, the popular belief in the United States was that exceptional intelligence was often associated with exceptional ability to drive yourself nuts.”
The genius of the English has always been their ability to adapt.
CEOs need keep an open mind so they can adapt to a rapidly changing world and need to bring an abundant dose of emotional intelligence to the job.
Our ability to adapt is amazing. Our ability to change isn't quite as spectacular.
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but rather the one most adaptable to change.
Part of our evolutionary heritage is the ability to adapt — species that survive, adapt. Humans adapt by altering their priorities to match evolving values.
For each human being there is an optimum ratio between change and stasis. Too little change, he grows bored. Too little stability, he panics and loses his ability to adapt.
Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation.
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but rather the one most adaptable to change.