This is purely speculative, but I wonder if slow reaction speed could be in any way conducive to intelligence. I also score subpar on reaction time tests and sometimes react over a second later than I’d consider typical. Afaik IQ does correlate positively with reaction speed, so this naturally isn’t the whole story, but my hypothesis would be a kind of “deep” vs “shallow” processing of sensory data. The former being slower, but able to find more subtle patterns in whatever you are perceiving, the latter being quick to respond, but also quick to miss vital information.
This is purely speculative, but I wonder if slow reaction speed could be in any way conducive to intelligence. I also score subpar on reaction time tests and sometimes react over a second later than I’d consider typical. Afaik IQ does correlate positively with reaction speed, so this naturally isn’t the whole story, but my hypothesis would be a kind of “deep” vs “shallow” processing of sensory data. The former being slower, but able to find more subtle patterns in whatever you are perceiving, the latter being quick to respond, but also quick to miss vital information.