You know, there are individuals in our society who identify as being "book smart" because their knowledge is based on facts and information that they have gained from or been taught in school, books they have read, ideas they have retained, or some other sort of academic learning. Then there are individuals whose views and knowledge were born out of observations they made in their daily lives and other such experiences in the actual world.
For instance, some people believe that God does not exist because of scientific grounds/practices, ideas taught, ideologies derived from books they did read, and other reasons I'm still trying to comprehend. And others believe so passionately in God's existence because they have had real life experience and connection with Him and have seen things that even some mortal men are still yet to fathom the mysteries of His existence.
Have you ever given it a moment's thought as to why a job interviewer always asks a candidate how many years of experience they have? This is due to the fact that they would like to know how knowledgeable and skilled you are in the field of work you are pursuing, in addition to the information you have learned through studying and reading books on that course. They would like to know how effectively you deal with real-life scenarios, how experienced you are, the difficulties you have encountered, how well you have corrected yourself, and how well you have developed your ability. It is your experiences, not your excellent degree certificate, that may qualify you for the position.
To some extent, though, I possess both types of intelligence, book smart and street smart. Not all information may be acquired by just academic study, book reading, and other such activities. Being both street smart and book smart, in my opinion, has more benefits than when it's simply one sided. It is more like, they are both dependant on one other in order to do anything effectively and more efficiently.
I remember wanting to purchase a smart phone since the one I was using was literally bad and I needed to replace it. I had looked up the brand I wanted earlier. Online, I read stories about the model. I always consider the speed, RAM, battery life, storage capacity, and camera while buying any electronic gadgets, particularly phones and laptops. So I had read every article and had gathered all of the information I needed. So when I arrived at the computer village, individuals started approaching me to see what I needed and even went so far as to take me to their store. So when I eventually decided on one, I told her exactly what I wanted, and she brought it out.
It was my first time purchasing a phone on my own, so I have no experience in defining whether it is a fake or an authentic one. However, I was smart enough to know the type and quality of phone I wanted, and when it was presented to me, I checked it out and it was all good and clean. Because of that experience, I was book smart enough to be familiar with every aspect of the phone, but I lacked the street smarts enough to recognize that I was being duped and handed a testing phone because I lacked the practical knowledge and real life experience.
Untill next time, have a nice weekend
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