by Rupe | May 1, 2020 | Mad Musings, Reflections
Really like this list – lifted from Quora by Kelly Duncan:
- Intelligent people do not like to gossip, they like talking about idea and innovations. Hence, they cannot just be friends with everybody. Average people sometimes gossips, belittle and jealous a lot.
- Intelligent people are capable of having a conversation on different topics eg, Politics, world news, mathematics, just anything. They talk with facts and sometimes with exact dates. Average people just blah blah blah !!!
- They listen a lot and a lot, if you notice someone in a group sitting quietly at the corner and listening before making any contribution to the conversation, he or she is likely an intelligent person.
- They know the value of time, so they act on purpose and plan.
- They are prone to a migraine and other types of headaches because they worry a lot, they analyze intuitively.
- Intelligent people help other people grow in life, they are not afraid of you overtaking them. Their mission is entirely different.
- Intelligent people believe in continuous learning and self-development.
- Some of them might have some kind of boring life like not going to the nightclub, running after women (vice versa), watching TV etc. They engage themselves in activities that are profitable to their knowledge and they also practice ‘’Delayed gratification’’.
- They are quick to change. Average people do not want to get out of their comfort zone because of fear. Intelligent people get out of their comfort zone because they can easily adapt.
- Intelligent people do things differently, they do not follow the crowd. Unfortunately, many of us were raised to follow the crowd.
- Intelligent people are very creative.
- Intelligent people stay up late. They might be busy working on some projects or doing some findings.
- Ignorant people always assume that they are brilliant while intelligent people doubt their abilities, hence the reason why they learn more and more.
- People tend to see intelligent people as lazy people because they try to make difficult work easier.
- They have this curiosity in them, they ask questions a lot. They always want to know!! Know !! Know !! Hence, they are always open-minded.
- They usually have messy desks, they are not organized.
- They usually don’t believe in the social media of a thing. If they do, probably just for networking or moderately.
- Average people live to impress, intelligent people are just living their life. Your opinion about their lifestyle doesn’t matter.
- They are very humorous and happy. They connect with other people easily.
- While you carry your cell phone first when leaving the house, an intelligent person cares more about not forgetting his pen and a sheet of paper.
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by Rupe | Mar 15, 2019 | Mad Musings
Meritocracy has become a leading social ideal. Politicians across the ideological spectrum continually return to the theme that the rewards of life – money, power, jobs, university admission – should be distributed according to skill and effort. The most common metaphor is the ‘even playing field’ upon which players can rise to the position that fits their merit. Conceptually and morally, meritocracy is presented as the opposite of systems such as hereditary aristocracy, in which one’s social position is determined by the lottery of birth. Under meritocracy, wealth and advantage are merit’s rightful compensation, not the fortuitous windfall of external events.
Source: Aeon
My Comment:
This is an important piece of writing. I am especially drawn to the relationship between the idea of a meritocracy and discrimination.
by Rupe | Jun 19, 2018 | Mad Musings
A President who invokes absolute authority to…pardon himself. An ambassador to Germany who declares he wants to…topple the German government. Senators — the most powerful people in democracy, save the President — knocking on the door of a …
Source: Do Americans Know How Much Trouble They’re In?
My Comments: This is very important piece.
by Rupe | Apr 23, 2018 | Mad Musings, Mentoring
Employees might join companies, but they leave managers. Too many managers view their position as one of entitlement rather than one of responsibility. In days past, managers would focus on developing their employees. Today they are more focused on self-promotion and securing their position.
Source: Employees Don’t Quit Their Job; They Quit Their Boss!
My Comments: Really good piece by Brigette Hyacinth
by Rupe | Oct 14, 2017 | Mad Musings
If your family doesn’t want your stuff when you’re alive, they sure won’t want it when you’re dead.
That’s the blunt assessment of yet another self-help author from abroad who is trying to get Americans, who have an addiction to collecting and storage units, to clean up their acts.
The latest volley in the decluttering business comes from Stockholm, where 80-ish artist Margareta Magnusson has just published a slim yet sage volume, “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning.” The book will be published in America in January.
Source: By Jura Koncius – WAPO
My Comments: Really interesting concept.
by Rupe | Oct 7, 2017 | Mad Musings
This might strike you as overly optimistic or pessimistic, depending on your worldview. Certain apocalyptic scenarios envision a perfect storm of inequality, resource scarcity and political instability wiping out civilization as we know it in the next 100 years. On the other hand, the more utopian-minded among us believe that our progeny may one day colonize the entire universe, ensuring our survival for billions of years.
Source: We have a pretty good idea of when humans will go extinct
My Comments: Really interesting piece.
