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I am really, really banking on my capacity for retaining information to get me through school because I know that I am not a smart person in regard to practical knowledge or common sense.
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Psychology says there’s two types of intelligence: (1) crystallised - our knowledge we have gained, and (2) fluid - our ability to learn and understand new and various information >

It’s so funny to me when peoples shower thoughts are just known scientific theories >

Which highlights the importance of sharing knowledge. It's one of the things that separates (most of) us from apes. They don't understand another ape can know something they don't. 
I'm not smart, it's just my crystalized knowledge leaking. >

Its hard to say, but probably not the case with apes
They teach their young things all the time, and new behaviors are recorded to be taught when exposed to a group (liking washing fruits etc) 
The leap to suggesting they may know that other apes know things they don't isn't too far 
I think the issue is moreso their inability to abstractly communicate through language 
The amount of info you can pass on is severely limited if you can't talk >

Ape see ape do 🗿🦍🗿 >

I have been absolutely appalled as an adult by the number of times my peers have told me that they're afraid to ask questions because they don't want to look dumb.   
How is anyone supposed to not look dumb if they never ask any questions?  There's an infinite amount of knowledge in the world, so everyone is infinitely far from understanding everything.   Ask questions, seek perspectives, postulate answers with those around you when no hard answers can be found.   Thinking is fun, and as a social species we're supposed to do it together.  Never be embarrassed for having curiosity that exceeds your knowledge.  It just means the world still fascinates you. >

There’s questions and then there’s dumb questions.
Trust me, there is a difference. In school I had a somewhat hard time paying attention, so I often would ask the teacher to further explain a subject so I could (in my words) understand it properly. Which is great, had it not been for the rest of the class lamenting it because they’d already understood it because the teacher had already explained it while I wasn’t paying attention.
It didnt happen that often and thankfully didnt scar me to the point where i was afraid of asking questions, but I am empathetic to people with similar experiences being afraid of asking questions. >

As Mr Garrison so eloquently put it:
"Remember, kids, there are no stupid questions, just stupid people!"
Although it was meant as a kind of insult, what with it being South Park and all, it does make sense -- if you don't ask questions you will remain a stupid person. >

"a t rex knows what a door is but a raptor knows how to open it." --my 6-year old cousin playing with his dinosaur toys >

Someone's been scarring their children with Jurassic Park. >

I love how that word works with or without the extra “r”. >

I had to read it a few times before I understood what you were talking about...childrren? Jurrassic? Parrk? >

Which is it? 
Oh, scar[r]ing. >

I always think it's annoying when in movies they show a character is smart by letting him state a fact that someone else doesn't know. Especially if it's in a college class and the teacher asks an obscure quastion that the class just hasn't learned yet. Just because someone studied ahead doesn't mean they are a super genius. >


Just because someone studied ahead doesn't mean they are a super genius

Super genius? Surely not. Smarter than other students? Probably. Pre-studying for a class is amazing way to take much more out of it >

Just because they know more on that topic than the other student does not mean they are smarter than the other students overall, just that they are currently smarter on that one subject area. >

No no, it's the sole act of preparing before a lecture that makes them smarter than other students in the class. It's small effort that results in better understanding of the topic and increased knowledge retention.
So yea, it's smart to prepare. Unless you don't care about the class at all, but then why are you even there? >

People have different methods of learning, some people learn fast if they prepare well before a lecture and others learn well during or even after the lecture. For me, preparing a lot during before a lecture is not very effective, because I learn fastest if someone is explaining it directy to me and I can efficiently use that knowledge afterwards. 
Having a different learning method does not make you smarter than others. >

No offense but you don't sound very smart. >

What you do with information is wisdom
Knowing a tomato is a fruit is knowledge.
Knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad is wisdom. >

But what if it can be in a fruit salad? Just need the right combo of fruit… >

Downvotes incoming >

For every Einstein we have, i.e every clever person who stands out and makes a change, there are thousands just as smart as them.
Having a genius level iq means nothing, if you don't use it for anything good. >

And that, my friend, is wisdom. Knowing that having such a level of intelligence is a gift and can be used for something great. >

So true. I’m not a smart man but I have a reservoir of useless information and it allows me to make people think I’m way smarter than I am. The minute someone recognizes it’s just my useless information that is impressive is the minute I know they are smarter than me.