<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">I view intelligence and wisdom as two different things, though definitely related. And now there is a formal academic study of wisdom, which I find fascinating. This list of key qualities of the wise is taken from
Stephen S. Hall 's book,
"Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience..." <em></em></font>
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<blockquote><p><font size="4">"1. <strong>Emotion Regulation</strong> – Studies at
Stanford University, including brain imaging experiments, have shown
that older people process emotion differently than younger people on
average. They are less likely to dwell on the negative, tend to value
relationships more, and rebound from setbacks more quickly.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">2. <strong>Compassion</strong> – Electrophysiological measurements of
the brains of Buddhist monks in the midst of compassion meditation have
identified a unique pattern of brain activation, known as a “gamma
oscillation,” which may coordinate and synchronize mental activity in
disparate parts of the brain during empathic understanding and acts of
loving-kindness.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">3. <strong>Moral Judgment</strong> – Cognitive neuroscientists, in a
series of brain scanning experiments over the past decade, have
identified a neural circuit involved in moral reasoning, and have shown
that moral judgment can change depending on whether we are physically
close to another person (“up close and personal” judgments) or are
acting at a distance.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">4. <strong>Humility</strong> – Business psychologists have shown that the combination of intense professional will and extreme personal humility are <em>the</em> essential
traits in turning a good company into a great company; by contrast,
CEOs who rank high in narcissism measures tend to be leaders—but bad
ones. They put personal drama and egotism ahead of company performance.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">5. <strong>Altruism</strong> – Scientists have used brain-scanning
experiments to identify a tentative circuitry in the brain that monitors
situations of social injustice, and seems to prompt a form of behavior
known as altruistic punishment—decisions in which a person sacrifices
personal gain to punish a rule-breaker.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">6. <strong>Patience</strong> – A sense of imagination about the
future, a capacity which resides in the brain’s prefrontal cortex, helps
suppress the impulse for immediate gratification, according to brain
scanning experiments, and helps people plan goals and remain optimistic
about the future.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">7. <strong>Sound Judgment</strong> – Building on a huge amount of
neuroscience that has been investigating decision-making, scientists are
now teasing apart the process of neural valuation—how the brain
attaches value to various choices. This may turn out to be the neural
answer to a question asked by philosophers for centuries about the
central challenge of wisdom: how do we decide what is most important?</font></p>
<p><font size="4">8. <strong>Dealing with Uncertainty</strong> – Scientists at
Princeton University, UCLA and elsewhere have been investigating how the
brain reacts when it encounters the unexpected. Animal experiments
suggest that habit allows us to react more quickly when the world is
unchanging, but that in an environment of great flux, habit slows down
our neural ability to adapt to changing circumstances."</font></p></blockquote>
</div><div><font size="4"><a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2012/07/16/wisdom-studies/">https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2012/07/16/wisdom-studies/</a></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">This was taken from the U of Penn website and was written by Ben Dean, PhD. And so if wisdom is a predictor of successful aging, I had better start getting wise! Lol <br></font></div><div>
<h3><font size="4">Interesting Research Findings About Wisdom</font></h3>
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<div><font size="4">"Wisdom is a positive predictor of successful aging. In fact,
wisdom is more robustly linked to the well-being of older people than
objective life circumstances such as physical health, financial
well-being, and physical environment (Ardelt, 1997; Baltes, Smith, &
Staudinger, 1992; Bianchi, 1994; Clayton, 1982; Hartman, 2000).</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">In a fascinating study of women through midlife, Hartman (2000)
found that those women who made major changes in the domains of love and
work were higher in the development of wisdom by midlife.
Interestingly, she found that making life changes in the 30s appeared to
have a particularly positive effect on the development of wisdom.</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">Experiencing stressful life events across time can facilitate the
development of wisdom--up to a point. People seem to benefit from
stressful life experiences, particularly if they respond well to them.
But as the ratio of negative to positive life experiences tips in favor
of the negative, wisdom is inhibited (Hartman, 2000).</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">Wisdom is distinct from intelligence as measured by IQ tests
(Sternberg, 2000). Indeed, Sternberg goes so far as to suggest that
intelligent, well-educated people are particularly susceptible to four
fallacies that inhibit wise choices and actions. You can read more
about these fallacies in Sternberg's entertaining book Why Smart People
Can Be So Stupid (2003), but I will summarize them here. As you read
the list, see if you can generate relevant examples of famous political
and business leaders who have been susceptible to these fallacies! </font></div>
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<ul><li><font size="4">The Egocentrism Fallacy: thinking that the world revolves, or at
least should revolve, around you. Acting in ways that benefit
yourself, regardless of how that behavior affects others. </font></li><li><font size="4">The Omniscience Fallacy: believing that you know all there is to
know and therefore do not have to listen to the advice and counsel of
others. </font></li><li><font size="4">The Omnipotence Fallacy: believing that your intelligence and education somehow make you all-powerful. </font></li><li><font size="4">The Invulnerability Fallacy: believing that you can do whatever you
want and that others will never be able to hurt you or expose you.</font></li></ul><h3><font size="4">Developing Wisdom</font></h3>
<div><font size="4">In addition to watching out for the four fallacies listed above,
consider the following wisdom-building activities compiled, in part, by
psychologist Jonathan Haidt:</font></div>
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<ul><li><font size="4">Read the works of great thinkers and religious leaders (e.g.,
Gandhi, Buddha, Jesus, Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandela). Read classic
works of literature. Contemplate the "wisdom of the ages."</font></li><li><font size="4">Think of the wisest person you know. Try to live each day as that person would live. </font></li><li><font size="4">Look up prominent people in history and learn their views on important issues of their day.</font></li><li><font size="4">Volunteer at a nursing home and talk with residents about their lives and the lessons they have learned.</font></li><li><font size="4">Subscribe to two news editorial publications that are on opposite
ends of the political spectrum (e.g., The National Review for the
conservative perspective and The Nation for the liberal perspective).
Read them both and consider both sides of the issues. </font></li></ul><div>
<div><font size="4">Remember that wisdom, like all of the character strengths we will
cover in this series, exists on a continuum and can be developed with
effort."</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">I like the pointers he gave for developing wisdom in one's life. What would you add to his list?<br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><a href="https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/newsletters/authentichappinesscoaching/wisdom">https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/newsletters/authentichappinesscoaching/wisdom</a></font></div></div>
</div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">John : )</font><br> </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 4:44 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_-5325621655654282042WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>…</b>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave Sill via extropy-chat<br><br><b>Subject:</b> [ExI] 12 Little Things That Show People You’re Intelligent<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://medium.com/the-ascent/12-little-things-that-show-people-youre-intelligent-without-you-having-to-say-it-a9dd8f34f53f" target="_blank">https://medium.com/the-ascent/12-little-things-that-show-people-youre-intelligent-without-you-having-to-say-it-a9dd8f34f53f</a><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">TL;DR:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">1. Showing up on time.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">2. Dressing appropriately.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">3. Remembering the little things.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">4. Holding the door open.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">5. The art on your walls.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">6. Your shoes.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">7. When you take notes.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">8. The state of your desktop.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">9. Spending money wisely.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">10. How you invest your time.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">11. The foods you eat.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">12. Your circle of friends.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">--<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dave, the interesting thing about this is that so many of them are undefined. For instance… dressing appropriately. Who gets to decide what that is? The latest fashion designer? If someone buys and wears that fashion when it isn’t practical doesn’t indicate intelligence to me, it indicates gullibility which is nearly the opposite. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Consider the really objectively-smart crowd, as measured by stellar performance on a competition math test. Sure, it is argued the geek crowd really isn’t intelligent, because they are nerdy and socially maladjusted. Well I ain’t buying it. They are intelligent. But… we do dress weird. We show up at a funeral in a T-shirt with Maxwell’s equations on there and crap like that. I see it as not so much a lack of intelligence but rather a strict dedication to hardcore non-conformity.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Remembering little things: I am a champion there, for I can name by memory all the subatomic particles in the mainstream quantum theories. But that might not be what they meant.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Holding the door open: eh depends. I remember doing that and getting yelled at: Close the damn door! You’re letting flies out!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Art on your walls. Heh. That can be anything. It says more about the judgmental yahoo deciding he is an art critic and assuming he is intelligent. Harumph. (Hey cool I may be on the road to recovery from becoming post-ghost Scrooge. I have scarcely harumphed in months.)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Shoes. Shoes, well OK I will buy that one. Some shoes really are just stupid. Those spike heel thingies, oh mercy. Risky. I come close to hurting myself every time I put them on, and never mind the risk of forgetting and answering the doorbell, having the neighbor see me in them. Dumb. Don’t go there. While not there, stay not there.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">When you take notes. I will buy that. Doing that during a lecture: smart. Doing that while driving: not smart.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">State of your desktop: note he didn’t actually specify what that state should be to indicate intelligence, so no actual information there.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Spending money wisely: subjective. No score.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">How you invest your time: again subjective. The writer is really saying if you choose to invest your time the same way she does, then she will consider you intelligent. But she doesn’t say. No score.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The foods we eat? OK what foods are smart? No score.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Your circle of friends: OK no worries I figured out a good way to work that one. Get a bunch of really smart people together, then mutually agree to be enemies. But don’t let on. Get together and pretend to tolerate each other’s revolting presence. The unsuspecting judgmental types fall for it: they see the gathering and assume we are a bunch of friends, and that we are all smart, so I must be smart too.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dave I like your list better: they are all defined:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">>… some obvious omissions like:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Be polite and respectful.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Be a good listener.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Be open minded.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Pay attention.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Keep your promises.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">>…I'm sure we could add dozens more.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">-Dave<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Well done sir. I would add: is capable of solving a system of simultaneous differential equations with complex roots. But that would give me an unfair advantage.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I like unfair advantages.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">spike<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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