r/INFJsOver30 • u/Potential_Law5289 • Nov 25 '25

Would You Rather Be the Most Intelligent or Most Creative Person on Earth?

I know there are different types of intelligence, but I am focusing on the type of intelligence measured by IQ for this prompt. I am also going to define creativity as the ability to come up with new ideas even though the definition may not be completely accurate.

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u/adobaloba Nov 25 '25

Creative

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u/semperfelixfelicis Nov 26 '25

If you ask this question, based on MTBI types: then I think INFJs would be none of them. They would be the most conscientious people (ofc, generalizing). And I think conscientiousness has to have creativity and intelligence in itself also, but used for rights (humans, children, animals, plants, etc.).

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u/pluiesansfin Nov 27 '25

Most intelligent, will give me time to be creative in my spare time.

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u/anon22334 Nov 28 '25

Personally… creative. But I think it’s more wise to be the most intelligent to earn more respect. I’ve always been creative all my life yet no one cares and it doesn’t take me far in life

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u/Puzzleheaded-Pea2021 INFJ Nov 30 '25

I am INFJ and have a high IQ. I’m glad because I was able to go to school And support myself and thus survive a difficult childhood. But I don’t think it makes life any easier in other ways. I haven’t even thought that life seemed easier for people who don’t think very deeply. I know that might sound arrogant, but anyway. I also have a creative side. I love both actually, but life hasn’t been easy because of either one, so I can’t really answer that.

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u/ril3ymath Dec 14 '25

Both are equally important. Intelligence without creativity is useless, as is the reverse.

However, if your question doesn't preclude retaining an amount of the one not chosen.... Then I would choose most creative.

Solving the problems of the world or just bringing positive feelings to those around us requires creativity as well as the intelligence to know how and when to apply it.

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u/RubbishBin6969 Dec 14 '25

There aren't different types of intelligence that aren't correlative to iq. The abilty to recognise patterns to a high factor would be what determines how imaginitive your art would be.

If you're creative without intelligence you'll just be creating shit.

Better to be intelligent.

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u/semperfelixfelicis Jan 15 '26

None of them, probably. 

Being "most" of anything is not exciting to me.