{"id":173434,"date":"2022-01-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/?p=173434"},"modified":"2022-01-16T16:53:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T13:53:29","slug":"if-smartness-is-not-innate-how-to-be-smart-in-5-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/if-smartness-is-not-innate-how-to-be-smart-in-5-items","title":{"rendered":"If Smartness Is Not Innate, How to Be Smart in 5 Items?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"line nText\">If there&#8217;s one thing I know about intelligence, it&#8217;s that very few people are born <b>&#8220;over-intelligent.&#8221;<\/b> <b>&#8220;Over-smart&#8221;<\/b> people, I think <b>, are those who &#8220;work really, really hard<\/b> .&#8221; So how do you become <b>&#8220;over-intelligent\u201d<\/b> or <strong>&#8220;over-intelligent&#8221;<\/strong> ?<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/if-smartness-is-not-innate-how-to-be-smart-in-5-items\/#1-Smart-people-read\" >1) Smart people read<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/if-smartness-is-not-innate-how-to-be-smart-in-5-items\/#3-They-make-a-lot-of-mistakes\" >3) They make a lot of mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/if-smartness-is-not-innate-how-to-be-smart-in-5-items\/#4-They-know-a-little-bit-of-everything\" >4) They know a little bit of everything<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/if-smartness-is-not-innate-how-to-be-smart-in-5-items\/#5-They-work-hard\" >5) They work hard<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-Smart-people-read\"><\/span>1) Smart people read<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-290\/7rj3m1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Very little of what we say is just what comes from our brains. Consider this. Many of the things we know and the information from our experiences come from various sources, books; Here comes the primary importance of reading.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Extremely smart people read a lot. But they also read quality stuff. <span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"tr\"><span class=\"\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"tr\"><span class=\"\">They don&#8217;t watch a lot of TV, they don&#8217;t surf Facebook all day, and they don&#8217;t consume constantly.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p><b>Extremely smart people read what they want to know from what people who are smarter than them write.<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\">2) Smart people get a circle of smarter people<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-290\/3p71me.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Think of the 5 people you spend the most time with. Are at least 3 of them smarter than you? No? Keep the smarter two and replace the other three.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">I&#8217;m not saying don&#8217;t be friends with them anymore, but if you want to be super smart you have to invest your time wisely. B means being with people who will push you to be better.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nText\">I am 27 years old. I started doing pretty cool things at this age. As a result, a lot of people think I&#8217;m overly smart, they say I&#8217;m somehow &#8220;successful&#8221;. I&#8217;m actually not that smart compared to the people I spend the most time with. I try to be friends with smarter people.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p><b>By spending time with people well above my &#8220;average&#8221; level, I increase my baseline intelligence.<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">They teach me a lot and I need to get to know them better so I can become as smart as they are. And of course, I can hopefully offer them something valuable in return. If you want to be super smart, spend time with super smart people.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-They-make-a-lot-of-mistakes\"><\/span>3) They make a lot of mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-290\/a29rke.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">What I read, I test. If I read a book on time management and I like the book, I try it for two weeks to see how these things are done. For example, I read about a new marketing strategy, I plan to come up with something of my own to improve this strategy. <span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"tr\">If I don&#8217;t know how something works, I experience it myself. <\/span>So I make a lot of mistakes. <span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"tr\">And I&#8217;m learning a lot in the process.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-They-know-a-little-bit-of-everything\"><\/span>4) They know a little bit of everything<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-290\/sefkrz.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Being <b>&#8220;over-smart&#8221;<\/b> is more than just perceptions. For example, I am extremely knowledgeable about music, but I don&#8217;t know anything about geography or history. Someone told me the 5th If he asks about the party of the president, I cannot answer. So at some moments I can&#8217;t be smart.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">People who stand out as <b>&#8220;over-intelligent&#8221;<\/b> are those who know a little about everything. Regardless of where the conversation goes, they can say something or at least make a contribution.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"line nText\">The more you know about many things, the more you can connect them to &#8220;something&#8221;.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Suppose I have two equally talented scientists before me. But if one of them knows how to dress well, can play the guitar, and also knows who won the World Series last year, that person would appear to me as &#8220;Over-smart&#8221;, &#8220;Almost genius&#8221;. The values of our society are multifaceted.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-They-work-hard\"><\/span>5) They work hard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-290\/nvde56.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">As the human race, we like to believe that some people are born smart and some are not very smart. But the truth is that 99% of the &#8220;extremely smart&#8221; people in the world are not born very smart. They just have an inner drive and commitment to learn and learn and learn.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p><b>If you really, really want to be really smart, you can.<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">And you will!<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">However, you have to be prepared for things that you need to spend a lot of time on, such as reading, studying, getting a job.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">You need to use your time wisely and first of all you need to spend more time with valuable people.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nText\">You have to be ready to take risks, stop living a comfortable life, and constantly test new ideas. Instead of &#8220;pretending you know what you don&#8217;t know&#8221; and then repeating what you know, you need to spend time working on what you don&#8217;t know.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Being overly smart is not easy, so you have to work hard every day.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">However&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><b>This is possible.<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<p><b>Blogger, <a class=\"link link--darken link--darker u-baseColor--link is-touched\" dir=\"auto\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@nicolascole77?source=post_header_lockup\" data-action=\"show-user-card\" data-action-source=\"post_header_lockup\" data-action-value=\"7c10a61aa346\" data-action-type=\"hover\" data-user-id=\"7c10a61aa346\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicolas Cole<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"empty-line\" class=\"nText\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there&#8217;s one thing I know about intelligence, it&#8217;s that very few people are born &#8220;over-intelligent.&#8221; &#8220;Over-smart&#8221; people, I think , are those who &#8220;work really, really hard .&#8221; So how do you become &#8220;over-intelligent\u201d or &#8220;over-intelligent&#8221; ? &#8230; 1) Smart people read Very little of what we say is just what comes from our&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":290,"featured_media":148372,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17691,17214],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motivation","category-success"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/290"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}