10 Attitudes of Smart People

TEN ATTITUDES OF SMART PEOPLE: - 'Mind Hacks' - Quora

1. They are quiet. – 

Smart people usually listen more than they talk.

2. They know they don’t know everything. – 

They understand there’s still much to learn.

3. They don’t show off. – 

Instead of bragging about what they can do, they let their work speak for itself.

4. They are humble. – 

Even though they are smart, they don’t think they are better than anyone else.

5. They might have fewer close friends. – 

It can be hard for them to connect with others because they see things differently.

6. They ask good questions. – 

Smart people like to ask questions that help them understand things better.

7. They notice mistakes. – 

They often look for problems in ideas or systems.

8. They love to read. – 

Smart people enjoy reading books and learning new things.

9. They trust their gut feeling. – 

They can often tell how others really feel or what they want.

10. They don’t like to argue. – 

Smart people try to avoid fights and disagreements whenever they can.

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11 Habits

11 HABITS THAT WILL MAKE PEOPLE RESPECT YOU - 'Mind Hacks' - Quora

1. Be yourself, don’t just say yes to everything.

2. Talk clearly and confidently, and take your time.

3. Really listen and pay attention when others talk.

4. Stay calm and believe in yourself.

5. Have fun and enjoy the moment.

6. Be confident and take up space around you.

7. Talk about tough subjects honestly.

8. Listen without cutting in.

9. Be in the moment, don’t worry too much.

10. Stay calm when someone criticizes you.

11. Think about how you do things, not just the result.

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10 Things People Learn Too Late

10 THINGS PEOPLE LEARN TOO LATE IN LIFE - 'Mind Hacks' - Quora

1. If you always think about problems, you’ll find more problems. 

If you think about solutions, you’ll find more chances.

2. Even if something hurts now, one day you’ll see it made you stronger.

3. People come into your life for a reason. 

Either they help you, or you help them.

4. Don’t take things too personally. 

People think about themselves more than they think about you.

5. If you want something, just ask for it.

6. Everyone sees the world in their own way, 

and it won’t always match your view.

7. Rely on yourself so you don’t get disappointed.

8. Don’t be scared to try new things.

9. You grow when you fix your mistakes instead of blaming others.

10. To love yourself, you must accept everything that made you who you are.

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13 Signs of a Weak Person

13 SIGNS OF A WEAK PERSON - 'Mind Hacks' - Quora

1. Can't say "NO."

2. Easily swayed by what others think.

3. Always depends on others.

4. Always wasting time.

5. Chooses fun over important things.

6. Controlled by bad habits.

7. Has trouble taking action.

8. Doesn't take charge of what he does.

9. Can't take feedback well.

10. Feels bad about himself.

11. Thinks he can’t change himself.

12. Blames others for his unhappiness.

13. Talks behind people’s backs a lot.

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You Should Realise This

Waleed - Quora

BY AGE 40 YOU SHOULD BE SMART ENOUGH TO REALIZE THIS:

1. Others make more $ than you do in a 9-5 job 

because they have more "leverage" with their work.

2. Distraction is the greatest killer of success. 

It stunts and destroys your brain.

3. You shouldn't take advice from people 

who are not where you want to be in life.

4. No one is coming to save you. 

Your life's 100% your responsibility.

5. You don't need 100 self-help books, 

all you need is action and self-discipline.

6. A college degree gives you a good start.

But only a good start. It's the end that matters.

7. No one cares about you. 

So stop being shy, go out and create your chances.

8. If you find someone smarter than you, work with them, don't compete.

9. Bad habits will only slow your thinking and lower your focus.

10. Comfort is the worst addiction and cheap ticket to depression.

11. Don't tell people more than they need to know, respect your privacy.

12. Drink with moderation. Don't lose your senses and act like a fool.

13. Keep your standards high 

and don't settle for something because it's available.

14. The family you create is more important than the family you come from.

15. Train yourself to take nothing personally 

to save yourself from 99.99% of mental problems.

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Very Smart People

Very Smart People Have These 7 Qualities - Overthinker's community - Quora

1. More than 75% of people with an IQ above 160 are introverted.

2. They may spend a lot of time thinking and analysing things 

which can lead to shyness or a tendency to hold back in social situations.

3. The more they know about a subject the harder it is for them 

to talk about it with people who don't know as as much as they do.

4. Some very smart people are more likely to be a loner 

because socializing is just not as important to them.

5. They often need extra quiet to think about their life 

and to process their thoughts for decisions.

6. Intelligent people spend a lot of time reflecting and observing. 

This allows them to gain deeper insight and a different perceptive.

7. They may find that others are not interested in what they have to say 

and that conversely it's hard to find interest in what others talk about.

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How to Earn Respect

How to Earn Respect: Be Kind With your Mind - Quora

1. Do not call anyone more than twice.

2. Do not be more friendly with anyone than necessary.

3. Do not give knowledge without being asked.

4. Talk less, be secretive.

5. Do not let anyone know your next move.

6. Search for different streams to earn money and make money.

7. It's not necessary to make everyone happy

8. Do only what you think is right.

9. If someone has improved your life by adding value, do not forget to thank them.

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8 Rules for Men

https://humanssciencepsychology.quora.com/10-Rules-for-Men

1. Be a man of your word.

2. Make your mission a priority.

3. Learn to speak with confidence. Don't talk too fast.

4. Always make and maintain strong eye contact.

5. Never talk down your brothers to impress a girl.

6. Never allow your emotions to overrule your logic.

7. Don't lose your mind trying to save someone else's.

8. If you're eating with somebody, keep your phone in.

I kept 2 rules out because I don't use cologne,

and we need to help losers.

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Things You'll Regret One Day

Things you'll regret one day: - Be kind With your Mind (psychology) - Quora

1. Not having taken enough photos with the people you love.

2. Wasting years worrying about what others think of you.

3. Letting fear keep you from chasing your dreams.

4. Not telling anyone how much he or she means to you.

5. Staying in a toxic relationship for too long.

6. Taking your parents' time for granted.

7. Waiting for the "perfect moment" that never comes.

8. Not putting yourself first when you should.

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10 Signs You Are Doing Well

10 SIGNS YOU'RE DOING WELL IN LIFE - Quora

1. You have a roof over your head.

2. You ate today.

3. You have a good heart.

4. You wish good for others.

5. You have clean water.

6. Someone cares for you.

7. You strive to be better.

8. You have clean clothes.

9. You have a dream.

10.You're breathing.

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Harsh Truths

https://humanmindpsychology1.quora.com/Harsh-Truths

1. Most people don't really care about you.

Your friends come around when things are good and convenient. 

Your true friends come around when you have nothing to offer.

2. You'll spend just a few more years with the people you love.

3. You literally never know what you want to be 

when you grow up.

4. Likely you won't be remembered. 

You're likely going to leave little of a legacy.

5. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

6. Being nice to people is the only real life hack.

7. You can get very far in life by just announcing 

what you're going to do and then doing it.

8. Hard work is not overrated.

9. Failure does not always lead to growth.

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11 Ugly Truths

11 UGLY TRUTHS - Human Mind (Psychology) - Quora

1. Friends, family, the world, nobody owes you success, happiness, or respect. 

You have to earn every bit of it.

2. Bad things happen to good people, and hard work doesn't always pay off. 

Accept it, adapt, and keep moving forward.

3. Don't expect others to prioritize your needs. 

Most people are looking out for themselves, learn to do the same.

4. You can always make more money, 

but you'll never get that lost time back. 

Use it wisely or it slips away.

5. You care but people just change on their own. 

Save your energy and set boundaries.

6. There are millions of talented people in the world. 

What makes dreamers apart from achievers 

are the staying power with consistency and discipline.

7. Your problems are yours to solve. 

Stop waiting for a mentor, partner or lucky break. 

You are your own savior.

8. If you try to please everybody, you will drain the tank. 

Not everyone likes you and that's all right.

9. No shortcut to greatness; sleepless nights, good times lost 

and failure loom before you ever glimpse the reward.

10. People respect results, not effort. 

Focus less on telling your story and more on proving yourself.

11. It's not your partner's, your boss's, or your parents' job to make you happy. 

That responsibility rests solely on your shoulders.

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Bring Forth

"If you bring forth what is within you,

what you bring forth will save you.

If you do not bring forth what is within you,

what you do not bring forth will destroy you." 

~~ Gospel of Thomas

Many interpretations are given for the above verse. 

One is that it points to the divinity of man,

so if one does not realise that Man is in fact divine,

he will not live well.

This is not orthodox Christianity as orthodox Christians 

believe that only the Triune God, and angels, are divine. 

Hence, as we all know, the Gospel of Thomas 

is not considered Biblical canon.

Still, it is not impossible for orthodox Christians to agree with this verse,

because Luke 17:21 says, "The kingdom of God is within you." 

If 'what is within us' is interpreted loosely as 'the kingdom of God', 

then this verse can be accepted and even appreciated by orthodox Christians.

We should obviously bring forth the kingdom of God.

I interpret it more metaphorically as one's individual talent, his calling.

If he does not fulfill his calling, he will be destroyed.

This falls in line with another verse from The Gospel of Thomas:

"Do not do what you hate."

In other words, doing what you love is the most important thing

in the world, and that will be fulfilling your calling.

Not fulfilling your calling will be the greatest sin.

Still, there are other parts of the Gospel of Thomas 

that are impossible to either understand or agree. Example:

"I am the light that is over all. 

I am the All. The All come forth from Me.

And to me the All has come. 

Split a piece of wood - I am there.

Lift the stone, and you will find me there."

This hints at the Hindu concept that All is One.

The name 'Thomas' was given a bad reputation

because the canonical Gospel of John depicts

a 'doubting Thomas' who needed to feel

Jesus physically to be convinced of his resurrection.

It is not certain if the Thomas who wrote this ancient document

was the same 'doubting Thomas'.

The author himself claims to be 'Didymos Judas Thomas',

which means 'twin brother'.

The name itself is a metaphor that the author uses 

to identify with Jesus as his twin brother.

This implies that we can all be 'One' with Jesus

if we know ourselves and our calling.

It is time for me to fulfill my calling.

I have waited too long. 

In fact, I might be already be too late.

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Logos

"In the beginning was the Word,

And the Word was with God,

And the Word was God."

~~ Gospel of John 1:1

Even when I was an orthodox believer, this first verse of the Book of John,

considered the most mystical of all gospels, always stumped me.

Some interpret the Word as the Bible,

but this is arguably wrong since the Apostle John

only knew the Old Testament when he was writing.

And the Old Testament can't be the Word 

because it wasn't even written yet when the world was created.

It also can't be our current Bible - Old + New Testament,

simply because John couldn't have known that his gospel

was going to be part of the accepted canon. 

Even if he knew prophetically that what he wrote 

would be recognised, it still wouldn't make sense

because our Protestant Bible - 66 books -

didn't exist before the creation of the world.   

Some would disagree. "God has already known in his mind 

- even before the creation of the world -

what the 66 books would be," they would argue.

But here's the question - how do we know that

the 66 books in his mind are the same 66 books 

that we have now? If fact, how do we know the number is 66?

I came from the Protestant tradition, but I feel

we need to spare a thought for our Catholic brothers.

What does God think about the Apocrypha?

If you're Muslim, then the argument goes on.

God was thinking of the Quran before the creation of the world. 

There should only be One Holy Book, with 114 chapters. 

So the question will always be:

How do you know that the Word of God

is your version of the Word of God?

Many Christians who feel instinctively that

the 'Bible' interpretation was wrong would turn 

to the idea that the Word was simply Jesus Christ.

"The Word was made flesh & dwelt among us." 

This is the best orthodox view.

The above 2 views are the most commonly held 

interpretations of the meaning of 'Word'.

The Word, translated from the Greek 'Logos',

refers to reason, order and the principle of creation.

This in fact should be the most accurate understanding

of what the apostle John was trying to say.

John's way of expressing the origin of creation

was borrowed from early Greek philosophers

like Heraclitus, Plato & Aristotle.

'Logos' was not an orthodox Jewish way of

depicting the process of creation.

The reason why he chose this word

was perhaps because he wanted to 

use this phrase to evangelise to the Greeks.

"To the Jews I became like a Jew.

To those outside the law I became one outside the law."

~~ 1 Cor 9:20,21

The apostle Paul preached to the Greeks:

"What you worship as unknown,

this I proclaim to you." ~~ Acts 17:23

In the original Genesis creation account,

God spoke the world into existence.

"Let there be light. And there was light."  ~~ Genesis 1:3

Christians interpret this God as God the Father,

or Jehovah / Yahweh.

There was no mention of Logos, or Jesus in this Genesis account.

John added Jesus and made him represent God's Voice

that spoke the Word, or rather Words.

I've always wondered about this:

Why did Jehovah need Jesus to be his voice

to create the world? He isn't dumb.

Doesn't he have his own voice?

"The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters." ~~ Genesis 1:2

Christians interpret this as the Holy Spirit.

It seems that the Apostle John might have wanted to

insert Jesus into the equation both to promote the Trinitarian God

as well as to appeal to Greek philosophers,

which was a clever way of killing 2 birds with one stone.  

The Gnostic Christians have an alternative understanding.

They agree that Jesus was absent from the creation

because he existed in another dimension, a dimension

far higher and more powerful than Jehovah / Yahweh. 

This, of course, to many Christians, is blasphemous.

I am personally more sympathetic of the Gnostics' point of view. 

However, it is difficult to understand what the Gnostics 

actually believed because the majority of their teachings and books

had either been burnt or lost. 

The current fragments of manuscripts that were dug up 

are too obscure and vague for us to form a comprehensive doctrine.

Many scholars have tried to decipher it,

but they are just bits and pieces here and there.

Hopefully, one day, all will be revealed.

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The Adventure of Living 1

This out-of-print book was written by Paul Tournier, a Swiss psychiatrist, in 1965.

Brian Mclaren has a few quotable quotes from this book but he does not delve deeply. What struck me wasn't Paul's quotes as much as 'Cory & the 7th story', a children's book written by Brian himself. It's worth a read, regardless of whether you are a Christian. The pdf file and slides are available free online.

My post will be a series of ideas based on 'The Adventure of Living', 

which comprises 21 chapters.

Chapter 1

1. Every person needs an adventure to keep him going in life. 

2. Discovery is followed by difficulties in improvisation, but it is fun.

3. Organisation & standardisation bring about routine, which is no longer fun.

4. When it comes to adventure, the first step is the most difficult.

5. Quality adventure supersedes quantity adventure, 

which translates to more money, possessions, activities, power.

6. Many people fill their lives with a whirl of activities

as compensation for a profound dissatisfaction of the quality of life.

7. Suffering & recovering from misfortunes like illness can be seen as an adventure.

8. Woe betide those who are no longer interested in anything.

9. Crime & adultery are misguided adventures.

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The Adventure of Living 2

Chapter 2:

1. Our humdrum lives are enhanced by our vivid imaginations.

2. Books, movies, festivals, sports competitions and political campaigns 

immerse us in a greater adventure vicariously.

3. Parents project their own versions of great adventures onto their own children, 

expecting them to fulfil ambitions and desires which they themselves 

had failed to achieve, which can be negative.

4. Parenting itself can be seen as a great adventure, which can be positive.

5. The idea of doing your homework first and playing later 

gives a misguided impression that work is always boring 

and can never be associated with play.

6. Education should be based on a spirit of adventure.

7. Various philosophies and religions promote their 

own versions of adventure to their converts.

8. Don't attempt to contradict those who have faith.

The weak ones may succumb, 

but the strong ones will defend their treasure & adventure. 

It would be wicked to take what is precious 

away from them by sowing doubt.

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The Adventure of Living 3

Chapter 3:

1. Conversion from atheism to religion or vice-versa & beliefs in political causes 

are manifestations of a basic human need for adventure.

2. These convictions are based on a desire and struggle 

for the truth, a just cause.

3. "Wanderlust" is a word that associates sex with adventure.

4. The instinct for adventure is the source of humanity's

greatest triumphs as well as worst catastrophes.

5. Organisations can be so well-regulated that they become impotent.

6. Political parties can be so well-balanced that no change is possible 

despite the fact that no one is satisfied.

7. Revolutions in politics, religion and artistic expression all begin 

with creativity & drive, but will stagnate or even decline eventually.

8. What you possess always seems less attractive than what you desire.

9. Pascal: "We never seek things themselves, 

only the search for things."

10. All adventures begin with dynamic growth and magical power.

When met with resistance, the intuitive and prophetic power

gives way to rational argument, vehement defence and discussion.

This leads to dogma and formulas which kill the thrill of adventure.

They end up becoming a relic of the past in the annuls of history.

11. All movements begin in a fever of improvisation.

Success leads to systematic organisation which takes away the joy.

New, profitable enterprises sprout up for a few days

to inject enthusiasm, restore joy and allay disaster.

12. Christian movements, under the impulsion of the Holy Spirit,

become large, successful organisations.

That is when apostolic leaders become administrative servants

and there is hardly any true spiritual ministry.

13. "Reviving the flame" is not confined to Christian ministry

but applies to all endeavours. Writers lose spontaneous tide 

and make it up with artificial effort. 

14. It is dangerous to assume that one's golden age is behind him. 

One idolises the past instead of living in the present for the future.

15. The law of adventure is that it dies as it achieves its object.

16. The spiritual life is nothing but a series of new births.

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