Smarter Than You Think

Often in life people are to quick to judge people's intelligence. Moreover, people are quick to judge themselves. However, intelligence, brains, are all very relative. What might look smart or dumb, changes in situations.

There are many kinds of smarts. So naturally, there will be many kinds of dumb. Everything has an opposite in life. Nevertheless, the problem is that people usually see things very simply or one sided pertaining to brains.The kinds of smarts, so to speak, vary widely. There is emotional intelligence, there is genius, there is quick-thinking, and there is wisdom.

In general, what most people lack is quick-thinking smart. This usually pertains to quick recall and thinking fast. Basically, quick reactions. If someone shouted to someone who was a quick-thinker smart,”What’s 12 times 55.” They would immediately shout back,”660.” Most people would think that is impressive. However, if you or somebody just said,”errr.” Depending on the situation, and the people, attitudes may vary. However, if you’re in a classroom, people might say that your dumb.

While that is harsh, it would be true to a certain extent, but not in the way you think. The reason so is, you wouldn’t be “smart” in that area. However, there are other kind of smarts, and just because you are not smart in those areas does not mean your dumb. Take for instance, if you were a genius. Although you couldn't reply quickly to the question earlier, it doesn't mean your dumb. Your area of genius could be building flying cars or something.

For others it can range from several things. Maybe they’re smart with emotions, which is what people call emotional intelligence. It means that you are very aware of your emotions and the emotions of others. So if you walked into a room, you could tell if it is tense or happy. Then depending how the room was feeling you could react and respond better. 

Which also brings to another matter. Someone with low emotional intelligence will be thought stupid if they are wondering why someone is crying when they are the cause of it. They might be a genius or something, but they cannot tell what’s going. That also, still doesn't mean they're dumb.

Finally there is wisdom. Wisdom, is an interesting thing. It’s the ability to apply knowledge and understanding correctly. Often people see that knowledge is being smart. However, even a parrot can quote facts. Furthermore, just because someone does not know certain things, does not make them dumb. It just means they don’t know. Having knowledge does not mean your smart, all it means is that you can memorize facts. Does that mean you can apply them? Does it mean you understand it? Wisdom on the other hand can apply the facts and with understanding.

People aren’t usually dumb. There is no really dumb people out there. Only people who only seem dumb. Given the right training, teaching, or place, people will look very smart. Just because someone might seem dumb in one area does not make them overall dumb. Furthermore, intelligence only refers to your brains and it's ability, and since your brain is in constant growth, you could be dumb today and smart by tomorrow. 

At the end of day, people are not dumb, it's usually only because people tell them they are or they believe it. While in a sense we can be called dumb, we are not dumb in every area. It's just a matter of finding your weakness and strength to know what you really are a genius at.