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Do you feel there is a difference in being intelligent and being smart?
For many people, there is no difference between smart and intelligent, because the words seem to be interchangeable. Intelligence, on the other hand, is something with which you are born. Your IQ is a measurement of your intelligence, and doesn’t change because it is a measure of your ability to learn.
Are intelligent people afraid to say “I don’t know”?
Jim Winer writes: intelligent people “are not afraid to say: ‘I don’t know.’ If they don’t know it, they can learn it.”. Genuinely intelligent people do what they can to fill the voids that exist with knowledge instead of fret over the absence of it.
How do you know if you are highly intelligent?
Let’s take a look at some of the signs you are highly intelligent, even if you might not feel like you are. 1. You have a tendency to underestimate your abilities 2. People who think they know everything usually don’t 3. You have an evolved sense of adaptability 4. You have an insatiable sense of curiosity 5. You have more empathy than most
How can you tell if someone is smart or not?
Smart people choose to be around other smart people. So if you have a highly intelligent bunch of friends, then you’re highly intelligent too. There are, however, exceptions to the rule, generally about 80\% of the people you choose to be around are also as smart as you. Plus if your clever friends were drawn to you then you’re probably clever too.
Do genuinely intelligent people know their limitations?
If they don’t know it, they can learn it.”. Genuinely intelligent people do what they can to fill the voids that exist with knowledge instead of fret over the absence of it. Experts concur with the idea that a sign of true intelligence is knowing the limitations of your knowledge and skills. Here we come to what’s known as the Socratic paradox.