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" Hacking involves a different way of looking at problems that no one's thought of. "
Walter O'Brien
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" Flying down a tunnel of 1s and 0s is not how hacking is really done. "
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Done
Tunnel
How
" If you look at any normal organization, the CEO is the person with the highest E.Q. The person with the highest IQ is often in the back room running the financials or the operations. That's topsy turvy. "
Walter O'Brien
Organization
Person
Back
" I was about nine years old when a teacher administered my IQ test. Unfortunately, as I was nine, I didn't know that I needed to keep the paperwork for future reference. "
Walter O'Brien
Teacher
Old
Know
" Having one of the highest IQs ever measured is as much a curse as it is a blessing. My parents were great, though: they were always seeking the most difficult presents possible for me - Rubik's cubes and things like that. "
Walter O'Brien
Great
Always
Blessing
" Problem-solving, inventing, hacking and coding is more of an adrenaline rush of endorphins rather than a feeling. "
Walter O'Brien
Feeling
Rush
More
" As a youth, I and most of the other smarter kids in school got picked on by bullies. I was a big guy - even at a young age - and would take the beatings for my friends, who were often smaller and scrawnier. "
Walter O'Brien
Age
Friends
Big
" I've only twice in my life come across someone with both high IQ and high EQ naturally; and that was because their parents were super high EQ, and the parents just EQ'd the hell out of them. They're inevitably very successful because now you've got someone who's sharper than the average person and well-rounded, too. "
Walter O'Brien
Now
My Life
Life
" Most managers are just trying to survive. That's why a lot of smarter guys have been let go from Fortune 500 companies: because they came up with new ideas that no one would allow them to try. "
Walter O'Brien
Survive
Why
Trying
" When I started losing business to salespeople who were using used-car salesmen kind of tactics, I realized I can't ignore the EQ thing; it's going to kill sales. "
Walter O'Brien
Losing
Business
Ignore
" The California Science Center is a cornerstone in California's push to educate and encourage students to reach their full potential and to pursue careers in science and engineering. "
Walter O'Brien
Potential
Push
Science
" It's an honor for me to contribute to Houston's younger generations and show them that 'smart is cool.' "
Walter O'Brien
Cool
Honor
Houston
" It's common in rural Ireland to pick up a nickname that relates to an animal, bird, or a spider. Mine became 'scorpion' because I fought back, and scorpions are docile creatures until pushed too far. "
Walter O'Brien
Spider
Mine
Animal
" Maybe I was unpopular a bit because I was a teacher's pet. But even the teachers complained about me. They would say to my parents, 'For every one question any pupil asks, Walter asks 10.' "
Walter O'Brien
Parents
Me
Pet
" My left brain has gradually 'eaten' the right-brain capabilities away. "
Walter O'Brien
Brain
Away
Capabilities
" Bureaucracy kills people's ability to try new ideas. "
Walter O'Brien
New
Bureaucracy
Ideas
" There are kids going into chemistry and biology because of 'CSI.' "
Walter O'Brien
Biology
Kids
Going
" It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland. "
Walter O'Brien
Live
Grateful
Honor
" I look forward to making tangible and inspirational contributions to the Houston Technology Center's initiatives. HTC is an engine behind Houston's and Texas' continued growth. "
Walter O'Brien
Texas
Inspirational
Technology
" A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective. "
Walter O'Brien
Industry
High
Deal
" Much of our brainpower goes unused, and many people could benefit greatly from optimizing their mental assets. "
Walter O'Brien
Benefit
Mental
Much
" My personality is extremely unbalanced. "
Walter O'Brien
Extremely
Personality
Unbalanced
" As software engineers trained to turn ambiguity into absolutes and fuzzy requirements into ones and zeros, we had a 'eureka' moment when we realized that our training had broader, real-world applications. "
Walter O'Brien
Moment
Training
Software
" You have a core competency, something you're better at than I'll ever be, and that's your magic - your pixie dust. "
Walter O'Brien
Core
Your
Better
" It's a pleasure to contribute to the entrepreneurial community at USC. "
Walter O'Brien
Pleasure
Community
USC
" I invite people to read the hundreds of positive articles instead of getting affected by the occasional outburst from a troll. "
Walter O'Brien
People
Positive
Read
" City of Los Angeles is my home, and it is my duty to lead by example, contribute all that I can, and help make the world a better place with the tools and resources available to me. "
Walter O'Brien
World
Place
City
" Once your IQ is 150 or over, it stops beings ability and becomes a disability. "
Walter O'Brien
Ability
Disability
Your
" I'm proud to be part of the fabric that inspires the next generations to remain curious and remember that 'smart is cool.' "
Walter O'Brien
Cool
Remember
Proud
" I didn't fit in at school, and I didn't fit in at home, and I didn't know why. I was often lonely. "
Walter O'Brien
Home
Fit
Know
" I'm left-brain dominant, so anxiety and nervousness don't affect me; most emotions don't. "
Walter O'Brien
Anxiety
Affect
Most