How I learned from my Boss The Difference between 'Book smart and being Intelligent' Part 1

You properly may have thought that being book smart means you intelligent right? Are you 100% sure about that?

Well, this post would help to shape your perception and help you think and act even better, as i learned from my boss after he quietly allowed me show case my stupidity in a criminal issue.

Being amongst the standout performers on the educational front is certainly a sign that you’ve got a lot going on between your ears, but my boss whose initials are C.P.M made me realise i was not speaking intelligently. There are some major differences between having ‘book smarts’ and exhibiting true intelligence. These are:

1. Knowing Versus Understanding;

Albeit Esntein says Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”

Breakthroughs are not born from knowledge; they come about through curiosity and the courage to make leaps of faith into the dark void of mystery. We’d still be living in caves if our ancestors hadn’t explored and expanded their capabilities by pursuing their inquisitive nature.

2. Taking Context Into Account

A fact is useless in isolation. Until you are able to explain how that fact relates to the many other threads that weave their way through a greater context, your intelligence remains limited.

Intelligent people are more acutely aware of how a single piece of information relates to the bigger picture. They understand (there’s that word again) the relationship between things; or if they don’t, they try to figure it out. Book smart people tend not to worry so much about anything that falls outside the scope of their narrow field of thought.

To be continued... Happy weekend g8ys!