the Latin root of the word intelligence means "to choose between."

intelligence isn't just about knowing stuff, it's about choosing what stuff to know

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Something else that lights me up is the connection to Vervaeke’s idea of the transjective. To choose between you must be able to see between, intelligence is being able to visualize the space between.

yes, or see *through* the things you know and not just at them, so they can bring other concepts and understandings into better focus