Interesting. Not to be confused with competence. One can be competent in many areas, yet naive or even foolhardy in others. Can one also be wise in many aspects of life, yet naive or foolhardy in others?
Interesting. Not to be confused with competence. One can be competent in many areas, yet naive or even foolhardy in others. Can one also be wise in many aspects of life, yet naive or foolhardy in others?
Not that I have any research on that question, but it seems intuitive that people could be as such.
However, those researchers (psychiatrists and psychologists) define wisdom as a trait.
I wouldn't say it's a trait, which implies something innate.
It seems to me that wisdom is the accumulated wealth of understanding, experience, learning, study, observation, depth and breadth of living. As such, it's available to anyone who cares to pay attention to what's going on around them, and taking other people's PoV into account. To be sure, some people seem to have a head start on this, being innately more compassionate or empathetic - but some of that, too, is learned at an early stage from parents and other significant elders.
I wouldn't say it's a trait, which implies something innate.
It seems to me that wisdom is the accumulated wealth of understanding, experience, learning, study, observation, depth and breadth of living. As such, it's available to anyone who cares to pay attention to what's going on around them, and taking other people's PoV into account. To be sure, some people seem to have a head start on this, being innately more compassionate or empathetic - but some of that, too, is learned at an early stage from parents and other significant elders.
I definitely get your point of view. However, what these researchers describe (and they have labeled as such) is a trait. A distinguishing feature, as of one's character. What you described seems to be more along the lines of expression or application of one's accumulated knowledge, understanding and/or experience.
From my vantage point, it looks like one is a noun, the other a verb or perhaps an adjective. But both are reasonable and legitimate.
LOL, I might find out more about being wise on 24 Dec, when I play a "wise man" in the church's nativity story.
Sounds like fun. My first theatrical performance/experience was the main role in my 4th grade Christmas play, The Smallest Star in the Sky.
Changing the subject back,
I've been thinking about your feedback from yesterday. While I'm not going so far as to contradict (either you or) the researchers behind the shortened assessment, it occurs to me that another way to characterize (at least part of) what they describe as a trait is as emotional intelligence, EQ. I've read about EQ before and believe it's important.
I'd say EI (what you call EQ) is a part of wisdom, part of the empathy and understanding that are required to be wise. In fact, it's probably essential.
I'd say EI (what you call EQ) is a part of wisdom, part of the empathy and understanding that are required to be wise. In fact, it's probably essential.
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Interesting. Not to be confused with competence. One can be competent in many areas, yet naive or even foolhardy in others. Can one also be wise in many aspects of life, yet naive or foolhardy in others?
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Not that I have any research on that question, but it seems intuitive that people could be as such.
However, those researchers (psychiatrists and psychologists) define wisdom as a trait.
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I wouldn't say it's a trait, which implies something innate.
It seems to me that wisdom is the accumulated wealth of understanding, experience, learning, study, observation, depth and breadth of living. As such, it's available to anyone who cares to pay attention to what's going on around them, and taking other people's PoV into account. To be sure, some people seem to have a head start on this, being innately more compassionate or empathetic - but some of that, too, is learned at an early stage from parents and other significant elders.
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I definitely get your point of view. However, what these researchers describe (and they have labeled as such) is a trait. A distinguishing feature, as of one's character. What you described seems to be more along the lines of expression or application of one's accumulated knowledge, understanding and/or experience.
Edited by RockyFrom my vantage point, it looks like one is a noun, the other a verb or perhaps an adjective. But both are reasonable and legitimate.
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LOL, I might find out more about being wise on 24 Dec, when I play a "wise man" in the church's nativity story.
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Sounds like fun. My first theatrical performance/experience was the main role in my 4th grade Christmas play, The Smallest Star in the Sky.
Changing the subject back,
I've been thinking about your feedback from yesterday. While I'm not going so far as to contradict (either you or) the researchers behind the shortened assessment, it occurs to me that another way to characterize (at least part of) what they describe as a trait is as emotional intelligence, EQ. I've read about EQ before and believe it's important.
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I'd say EI (what you call EQ) is a part of wisdom, part of the empathy and understanding that are required to be wise. In fact, it's probably essential.
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Yes, EQ as opposed to IQ. But more literally, EI.
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Historian Yuval Noah Harari on skills related to emotional intelligence.
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Brene Brown's latest book, released this week, Atlas of the Heart, has a good bit (actually, a lot) of insight on emotional intelligence
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