In every million people, one may expect at the least 20,000 XIPs [eXtra intelligent/eXtra intense people]. They may work for all kinds of organizations, they may be volunteers, or even without a regular job. They may be TV-presenters, writers, all kinds of competent artisans, civil servants or entrepreneurs, politicians, sports people, marketers, architects, scientists, secretaries, or even janitors. Their performance may be excellent, average, or far below average. XIPs may or may not be high achievers.

Extra intelligence refers literally to an uncommon overdose, compared to standard availability. It is well known that the label gifted is generally not welcomed by the person in question, whether child or adult. This can be due to worries about possible stigmatization as a strange exception to normal, or about the implied expectation or felt obligation to be an outstanding performer. We have always considered it one of the benefits of the term of Extra Intelligence, that there are less implicit burdens connected to it.