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[scotttie]

On 11/1/2014 Marienkaefer2 said:

On 11/1/2014 scotttie said:

Marienkaefer, I really enjoyed reading your post. Very thought provoking and may I say "intelligent." Sounds like an amazing experience and opportunity.

scotttie, I'll always remember a piece of advice one of those clients told me: truly intelligent people don't have to let everyone know it. This was a man who was very successful and very wealthy. And the most unassuming person you could ever meet. Those conversations have always stayed with me.

What a blessing to have known a man like that. Thank you sincerely for sharing with us.

[jubilant]

On 11/1/2014 minkbunny said:

I don't take measure of anyone's intelligence but my own.

I think that is a good way to think about it, minkbunny.

[hckynut]

How do you measure someone's intelligence?

How do I? Simple, I don't. Ones intelligence means nothing to me. I prefer those that seem to possess a lot of common sense to those that think they possess more intelligence than most around them.

I've had many hockey players in my 52 years of running my league that have degree after degree and initials up the cazoo after their names. But when it comes to common sense. As the old saying goes "they don't have enough common sense to know how to pour p out of a boot while looking a the heel".

Intelligence also comes in many flavors. I prefer the kind that comes from personal living experience as opposed to the kind acquired by book reading or studying about "things and/or people".

[ROMARY]

I often think that a person who has common sense is indeed intelligent. Could be that common sense is equally (or possibly more, in certain cases) important. Probably lots of examples of very 'intelligent' folks who ended up in trouble simply because they didn't have much common sense. (And vice-versa, just to be 'safe')

[Yahooey]

Choice of ice cream flavor.

[magicmoodz]

On 11/1/2014 Marienkaefer2 said: When I was in grad school the first time, I went to school in an area that had many "smart" people. There were several grad schools in the area, a couple of them military schools. This was also an area where a lot of high profile and educated people retired. I worked part time in a bank, and many of our clients were retired CEOs of major companies, diplomats, ambassadors, writers, artists, etc. I learned a lot during that time outside of grad school. I'll say this: The REALLY intelligent people don't brag, talk a lot, dominate conversations, bully, or are "in your face." REALLY intelligent people are kind, considerate, GOOD LISTENERS, able to think.outside the box, acknowledge others and don't denigrate anyone. It doesn't matter what your education level. I've known highly educated people who had all the class in the world, and others who were BOORS. And the same goes for people without formal education. To me, intelligence is not just brain smarts. There's also emotional intelligence, social intelligence, and common sense. It's all of these things combined.

I love your post, Marie. I would only add RESPECTING AN OPINION THAT MAY NOT ALIGN WITH THEIR OWN.

[Shorty2U]

As far as intelligence there are people who are brain smart, and then there are people who are street smart.

So I don't judge intelligence. I judge people by their personality/actions.

[JuJu Squeezie]

You can only judge what you can relate to and if you have a deficit how are going to judge anyone more intelligent?

A genius to you might not be to me and vice-versa.

[NoelSeven]

On 11/1/2014 JuJu Squeezie said:

You can only judge what you can relate to and if you have a deficit how are going to judge anyone more intelligent?

A genius to you might not be to me and vice-versa.

Yes, and not all highly intelligent people are nice, nor do they communicate well. Some of the smartest people just don't do well in a social setting. We have a good friend like that, I think I've mentioned him before. He's a math genius, known all over the world for his work, but put him in a social setting and he can't really talk to people, or he'll say something that's jarring to others. He's a very sweet soul and there are a lot of others just like him.

[Marianne1]

We are all just giving our opinions, no one can have the be all and end all answer to this question-- it is too subjective unless you are merely considering IQ scores (and the like).