Am I Intelligent or Am I Just Stupid? 💡
Many people brand people as being intelligent or stupid but how do you define each one of them?
What People Grasp Towards To Define Intelligence
People tend to focus on things like grammar, punctuation and spelling but if anything they are of little importance to me, as long as I am able to get my point across. I don't think it is the best to focus on grammatical mistakes so they can exhibit their intelligence.
Sometimes people may find it difficult to communicate what you are saying to someone else. Although there are some concepts that no other people get. However, if you find sometimes difficult to communicate you should be branded as stupid.
In most cases, difficult concepts are equally difficult to transmit to people. There are also people that have everything very clear in their minds but are horrible at transmitting ideas but I think it is the mind where true 'intelligence' is defined and not in other external factors.
I don't think any of this is related to being smart or stupid though. In my personal experience, it is better to treat people as if they were not stupid, but ignorant, when talking to them about something, as I believe that if you have their ignorance in mind, you will be able to transmit the idea more clearly.
Communication can work in the favour of branding someone as dull minded as someone could clearly see through someone's illogical statement if they communicate it in a manner which makes it unequivocally wrong.
My Personal Experiences Of This
One time I had a problem with my lights so I called an electrician. The guy saw the problem, and when I requested an explanation he gave a detailed answer, but I didn't understand a thing.
In this scenario I don't think I am stupid, but nor do I think he was stupid either. What I believe is that he mistook me for someone familiarised with electrical installations and the terminology he would use is something that exceeds the understanding of a layman.
I remember this happening when I was younger and more concerned about my weight. I would always look at the fat content for foods and my friends they would ask me something about some nutritional contents of foods I always have in mind they are ignorant about the issue and my job is to make them understand it. In summary, I take my friends as equals, not pupils, hence my explanations for them are unconsciously worse than my explanations to my students. I'm not saying ignorant in a way where I think I am superior but there are subjects and fields where people excel in and others don't.
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Many people can be academically intelligent but street wise stupid and vice versa
That is true. People seem to purely base their intelligence on how they performed academically. I understand it may be a test for it but it isn't a defining factor @livinguktaiwan
People often misunderstood intelligence with their educational qualification. It has nothing to do with it.
That is a big problem. As I mentioned above it can act as a 'test' for intelligence but it isn't the defining factor
It is very easy to think you are not smart enough, and that you suck and are worthless when no other gets your ideas.
Or you could just be speaking over everyone's head.
And you really need to talk to more open and intelligent people.
I agree that it is very easy for us to beat ourselves down or put ourselves above other people.
Interesting post, I must say and a very brilliant topic/subject @arckrai
"Generally", If one is talking on/about something that you know little about...that might, still hold your absolute attention...(curious to know/learn more!!!) you tend to tag him..."Oh, wow, you are so intelligent". Being Intelligent academically is absolutely subjective !!! There can be several parameters to assess it. I believe the mental ability (grey matter) to absorb more, assess more, access more and be able to express more than others might make one "Intelligent"! (Still conditions apply)! :)
Though God has created every living organism, nature, humans totally intelligent in their own unique way!!!
Being Stupid or Stupidity...I perceive it to be just an "action", "behaviour" or "knowledge related" that was not portrayed well as per the norms of the society!!!
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My dad always used to say there is a big difference between common sense, intelligence and wisdom... and just because you've got one, doesn't mean you've got all of them.
For me, common sense is the ability to make logical decisions based on a situation. Intelligence is the ability to think for yourself, learn and adjust your behaviour. Wisdom is the ability to see the bigger picture and the truth despite appearances.
Thanks for your post! :)
An interesting assessment of communication. It does show a level of social intelligence to be able to adapt your words to fit the knowledge of your audience, whether you're speaking to someone in their non-native language or to a postdoc about their specialty. It's something that I could use some work on. :) Thanks for sharing your thoughts.