How can you identify intelligent people?
Guile and conversation are not necessarily synonymous with intelligence. Talking too much gets you into trouble and you often find yourself in the middle of conflicts. While listening allows to acquire knowledge, to be enriched thanks to the points of view and the advice gathered from different people. Silence and listening also make a person more appreciated by others and more respectable in their eyes. That is why an intelligent person will tend to speak little and to listen more.
An intelligent person's knowledge is not limited to his studies or his job. An intelligent person likes to learn and accumulate knowledge. It is therefore no coincidence that she has a vast culture and that she knows many things in different fields.
When things don't go as planned or go wrong, an intelligent person will keep his or her calm and emotions under control. This allows her to quickly find solutions without being blinded by her feelings.
His ability to adapt to his environment, to be flexible and creative in using the means at his disposal to achieve his goals, is what best characterizes an intelligent person.
An intelligent person is not impulsive, he thinks before acting, which helps him to make the right decisions. She knows that some choices that seem trivial can have serious consequences. The intelligent person therefore does not make hasty decisions, he appeals to common sense, informs himself, asks the opinion of others, if necessary, to ensure that he makes the right decision.
Intelligent people don't spend their time trying to impress those around them, or proving that they know more than anyone else. They are aware that no one has the science, that there are many things they don't know and that other people know all about. So they always try to be humble and modest.
It is not by refusing to listen to criticism, rejecting all external advice and persisting in error that one becomes more intelligent. A person with a minimum of intelligence knows that we all make mistakes, and that he must know how to question himself and learn from his failures, if he wants to progress and do better next time.
We live in a time when social conventions, appearance, the desire to please and the fear of being rejected by others dictate the choices of the majority of people. Freedom from the control of others is the courageous expression of intelligence. It allows the intelligent person to think freely and make decisions by thinking rationally, without worrying about what others think.
Instead of being taped to TV or squatting on social networks, a smart person spends a lot of time reading. Smart people value their time, so they prefer to invest it in books that expand their knowledge, and help them achieve their goals.
Although intelligence helps to enrich oneself financially, one does not automatically become rich when one is intelligent. On the other hand, there are many people who are far from intelligent and who have become rich. Which end up, for the majority, losing everything afterwards...
Having money is not synonymous with intelligence. What distinguishes a smart person is the way they manage their money. The intelligent person does not live above these means, and does not waste his or her money to follow the latest trends or to buy the latest trendy gadget. A smart person knows how to enjoy himself, in moderation, without neglecting to save and invest to make his money.
