Comments on: Dumb People, Smart People, and Smarter People http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/dumb-people-smart-people-and-smarter-people-669 Also: Richard X. Thripp's Personal Development Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:06:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Richard X. Thripp http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/dumb-people-smart-people-and-smarter-people-669#comment-9208 Richard X. Thripp Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:53:31 +0000 http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/?p=669#comment-9208 I'm trying to think of what I was thinking when I wrote that... It was that smart people ask permission to do things, i.e. asking their family if they can start a business, or their friends if they're allowed to write a book. Smarter people assume the decisions are up to them, rather than the permission of other people. That could actually go the other way though, in that smarter people make false assumptions while smart people ask and find out the truth. In fact, that's what I'm getting from it now, and I don't like it. I've changed it! :smile: I’m trying to think of what I was thinking when I wrote that… It was that smart people ask permission to do things, i.e. asking their family if they can start a business, or their friends if they’re allowed to write a book. Smarter people assume the decisions are up to them, rather than the permission of other people.

That could actually go the other way though, in that smarter people make false assumptions while smart people ask and find out the truth. In fact, that’s what I’m getting from it now, and I don’t like it.

I’ve changed it! :smile:

]]> By: Richard Johnson http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/dumb-people-smart-people-and-smarter-people-669#comment-9205 Richard Johnson Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:35:35 +0000 http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/?p=669#comment-9205 This is the most refreshing personal development article I've read in ages. Good job. Though, personally, I would restructure this one: Dumb people guess. Smart people ask. Smarter people assume. to Dumb people guess. Smart people assume. Smarter people ask. My favourite is the one about religion. This is the most refreshing personal development article I’ve read in ages. Good job. Though, personally, I would restructure this one:

Dumb people guess.
Smart people ask.
Smarter people assume.

to

Dumb people guess.
Smart people assume.
Smarter people ask.

My favourite is the one about religion.

]]> By: Richard X. Thripp http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/dumb-people-smart-people-and-smarter-people-669#comment-8273 Richard X. Thripp Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:03:25 +0000 http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/?p=669#comment-8273 You're on the right track. Don't live for A's at school either. If you do that, then you're handing your happiness over to others. IQ tests mean nothing. If other people think you're crazy, you know you're on the right path. Dare to break social norms, not for mere rebellion, but for improvement. Also: do something great. I'm glad you think this is a great article, because if you didn't, I shouldn't have written it. You’re on the right track. Don’t live for A’s at school either. If you do that, then you’re handing your happiness over to others.

IQ tests mean nothing.

If other people think you’re crazy, you know you’re on the right path.

Dare to break social norms, not for mere rebellion, but for improvement.

Also: do something great. I’m glad you think this is a great article, because if you didn’t, I shouldn’t have written it.

]]> By: Max http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/dumb-people-smart-people-and-smarter-people-669#comment-8271 Max Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:48:37 +0000 http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/?p=669#comment-8271 Great article! I disagree with the vegetarian part, but agree with pretty much all of the others. Especially the IQ test. A kid in my Civics class thinks he's god, and he started talking to my by stating his IQ, and asked me mine. I said IQ wasn't important, since it didn't take common sense into account, and knowing the next square won't let me live a better life. I think he thinks I'm an idiot, but I don't care. Great article!
I disagree with the vegetarian part, but agree with pretty much all of the others. Especially the IQ test. A kid in my Civics class thinks he’s god, and he started talking to my by stating his IQ, and asked me mine. I said IQ wasn’t important, since it didn’t take common sense into account, and knowing the next square won’t let me live a better life. I think he thinks I’m an idiot, but I don’t care.

]]> By: Richard X. Thripp http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/dumb-people-smart-people-and-smarter-people-669#comment-8249 Richard X. Thripp Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:29:55 +0000 http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/?p=669#comment-8249 Thank you Miss Kikolani! I go on Facebook too to catch up with friends, but I don't spend much time there because I'd rather be taking new pictures or writing new articles while talking to people in person. College can be good; I would've never learned as much as I have about math and physics on my own because I wouldn't have the motivation. But if you have the motivation like you do with poetry or I do with photography, college feels limiting. Especially since they have "one right way" to do things. Thank you Miss Kikolani! I go on Facebook too to catch up with friends, but I don’t spend much time there because I’d rather be taking new pictures or writing new articles while talking to people in person.

College can be good; I would’ve never learned as much as I have about math and physics on my own because I wouldn’t have the motivation. But if you have the motivation like you do with poetry or I do with photography, college feels limiting. Especially since they have “one right way” to do things.

]]> By: Kikolani - Poetry | Photography | Blogging Tips http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/dumb-people-smart-people-and-smarter-people-669#comment-8214 Kikolani - Poetry | Photography | Blogging Tips Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:00:51 +0000 http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/?p=669#comment-8214 This is very good. Although I am on Myspace, I am also on Facebook and spend an appropriate amount of time outside, so I think it balances out. :) My fiancé would also agree about what smarter people think about college. He saved me from spending thousands of dollars a year under the misguided concept that I had to go to college to do what I wanted to. When in fact, I already am doing the things I want without it, with the mental awareness that if I want to learn something, I can get the information on my own through the many resources that are out there today, vs. paying someone to tell me what to think about a particular subject. This is very good. Although I am on Myspace, I am also on Facebook and spend an appropriate amount of time outside, so I think it balances out. :) My fiancé would also agree about what smarter people think about college. He saved me from spending thousands of dollars a year under the misguided concept that I had to go to college to do what I wanted to. When in fact, I already am doing the things I want without it, with the mental awareness that if I want to learn something, I can get the information on my own through the many resources that are out there today, vs. paying someone to tell me what to think about a particular subject.

]]> By: Richard X. Thripp http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/dumb-people-smart-people-and-smarter-people-669#comment-8194 Richard X. Thripp Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:07:17 +0000 http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/?p=669#comment-8194 Yes, wrote this yesterday. I started with the one on IQ tests and kept going from there. Thanks! Yes, wrote this yesterday. I started with the one on IQ tests and kept going from there.

Thanks!

]]> By: Michael Michalowski http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/dumb-people-smart-people-and-smarter-people-669#comment-8193 Michael Michalowski Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:17:30 +0000 http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/?p=669#comment-8193 this is really great .. is it selfwritten? this is really great .. is it selfwritten?

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