aaronson:
so if you claim to know which I claim to not know, let's do this.

Viewing Nigeria from a political landscape, Tinubu, Ameachi and Buhari.

Pick out 2 people which are the most Intelligent and the most smartest amongst them.

ameachi is obviously smarter followed by buhari. Tinubu is intelligent not smart that's why he was used by ambitious and smart people easily(buhari)

drss:
they seem depressed cos they always tink about d future - ie they live today for d future.

Exactly. I've got majority of those traits but I also hate people that blow their trumpet, to me its the height of haughtiness. I think a lot about the future and likes delaying gratification a lot. When I made my first million, I chose to buy a land & that land today has appreciated in multiple folds, my friend said he would have rather bought a car. Now in private business, I spend much of my time trying to diversify & increase my income and it seems as if I'm immune to the recession. My ex once called me a stingy man because she will secretly go through my records and later complain. I spend a lot of time also, going through nairaland in search of new ideas of making money. I fear poverty with a passion!

philfearon:

This is where you are wrong. For every single thought you have,an intelligent person has had it several times (including related thoughts) and has thought out all the various possibilities and impossibilities associated with such thoughts.
Because you think you are smart, you will always rely on luck to meander your way through things. An intelligent person does not, because they are not myopic!

You are wrong again,, smart people have very good instincts and don't depend on luck, they don't do anything out of luck, they know all pro and cons, in and out, well planned and coordinated
Smart people don't believe in luck,, they believe only in their smart thinking and mind logics

proeast:
Exactly. I've got majority of those traits but I also hate people that blow their trumpet, to me its the height of haughtiness. I think a lot about the future and likes delaying gratification a lot. When I made my first million, I chose to buy a land & that land today has appreciated in multiple folds, my friend said he would have rather bought a car. Now in private business, I spend much of my time trying to diversify & increase my income and it seems as if I'm immune to the recession. My ex once called me a stingy man because she will secretly go through my records and later complain. I spend a lot of time also, going through nairaland in search of new ideas of making money. I fear poverty with a passion!

hhhahahaha u just said it. same with me. while oda pipul with a different personality trait live for d moment, melancolies live n plan for d future. infact our entire existence is dedicated to solving tomorows problems. dat is why many pipul misunderstand us.
ur type go develop dis con3 sharp sharp.

ucsparks:
ameachi is obviously smarter followed by buhari. Tinubu is intelligent not smart that's why he was used by ambitious and smart people easily(buhari)

so Buhari is using Tinubu hmmm? Interesting, somebody can't tell the difference between a Godfather and a figure head. Considering the fact that Buhari like you said is second smartest to a smart Ameachi.

ucsparks:

You are wrong again,, smart people have very good instincts and don't depend on luck, they don't do anything out of luck, they know all pro and cons, in and out, well planned and coordinated
Smart people don't believe in luck,, they believe only in their smart thinking and mind logics

You are misconstruing both terms bro!
Check well!

pseudonomer:

I have exactly all these traits but I don't think I'm really that intelligent and I got depressed easily especially when I couldn't find my way around things...

But can someone be very intelligent but not really brilliant? How would you different the two?

Does intelligent people hate following rules? Like they prefer doing things their way, differently?

every body has his/her own area of interest. just because u ar not book smart in science doesn't mean u ar not book smart in arts, geography or social science. we ar wired differently. just discover ur area of interest n follow am jejeli.
i wont say intelligent pipul dont like following rules, but they usually do d opposite of wat societal norms expect from dem. ie they like to explore tins on their own free from super-imposed customs n beliefs system. many inventors in history actually broke free from d usual societal custom's way of life to invent good objects. eg d invention of iron n steel ships ways a break away from d usual custom of using ships made of woods. dis is why many pipul refer dem as mad pipul.

juicydiceyjoe:


First, this was copied from Quora and secondly, these kind of topics are simply pointless..

relax dont work urself up. op is just highlighting d personality trait of some pipul for beta understanding cos dis group of pipul ar d most misunderstood pipul on earth. dat doesn't mean quiet pipul ar beta dan noise makers n vice vasa. no personality trait is better dan d other.

philfearon:


This is the best example I can use to differentiate both for you..
Being very intelligent and being brilliant are just separated by a thin line.
Very Intelligent = Android v2.0
Brilliant = Android 6.0
So summarize it to say that a brilliant person is a highly intelligent person who could do something an intelligent person will do, and even do it better and more efficiently. He is more like an upgrade!

I believe most intelligent people don't like being confined to following laid down rules of doing a particular thing since curiosity is a permanent part of their dna.

I am watching you closely, very closely.

aaronson:
so if you claim to know which I claim to not know, let's do this.

Viewing Nigeria from a political landscape, Tinubu, Ameachi and Buhari.

Pick out 2 people which are the most Intelligent and the most smartest amongst them.

truth is dat buari is d smartest one among dem followed by tinubu. ameachi is dumb one.

babyfaceafrica:
says who? being smart is a personal gift,you use it as you like...to help or destroy the world,,,,who are you to judge ?

You are, right: you can use it as you like. Go ahead and use your "personal gift" to destroy the world. Good luck.

aaronson:
Intelligence beats smart anyday.

Smart is the cognitive ability to think fast for a faster reaction in order words, Knowing the right move, the right time and how to pull off a great task.

Intelligent is using a smart person to achieve your goal, for example, You smart with the gun and since I'm intelligent, I could give you a gun and give you reasons to murder yourself, that's how dangerous intelligence is.

Shaq and Lebron are smart on the court but the white men who pays them are intelligent.

Sounds like you pulled that right out of your natiform.

Na wa o, Intelligent and smart people just full this thread, Wetin make dumb ass like us come do nau.

drss:
relax dont work urself up. op is just highlighting d personality trait of some pipul for beta understanding cos dis group of pipul ar d most misunderstood pipul on earth. dat doesn't mean quiet pipul ar beta dan noise makers n vice vasa. no personality trait is better dan d other.

pseudonomer:

I have exactly all these traits but I don't think I'm really that intelligent and I got depressed easily especially when I couldn't find my way around things...

But can someone be very intelligent but not really brilliant? How would you different the two?

Does intelligent people hate following rules? Like they prefer doing things their way, differently?

intelligence refers to abilities e.g we can say a dolphin is more intelligent than a tilapia. The dolphin can perform on higher mental level than the tilapia. Brilliance is a measure of how well you are grounded in a field of knowledge or anything that can be acquired mentally e.g. a cave man with genius intelligence in the past is not brilliant as an averagely intelligent and present day 3rd class BSc. holder(in marine science).
Intelligence can give you brilliance but it is not brilliance. That is why people that are very intelligent are very brilliant. You are born with intelligence and you acquire brilliance. Intelligence has little brilliance attached at birth and is proportional to it. Most people confuse and interchange abilities and brilliance. They also do the same with ingenuity and brilliance.

hardbody:

I am watching you closely, very closely.

That's cool!

TheRevenant:


Sounds like you pulled that right out of your natiform.

Guy you are badt!

philfearon:


This is the best example I can use to differentiate both for you..
Being very intelligent and being brilliant are just separated by a thin line.
Very Intelligent = Android v2.0
Brilliant = Android 6.0
So summarize it to say that a brilliant person is a highly intelligent person who could do something an intelligent person will do, and even do it better and more efficiently. He is more like an upgrade!

I believe most intelligent people don't like being confined to following laid down rules of doing a particular thing since curiosity is a permanent part of their dna.

So on point...

AnonyNymous:

Hmm Am I a
Boring person, yes
Loner, yes
Geek, yes
self-servicer, yes
But I don't feel I'm superior to anyone. Its quite the opposite. I prefer to just stay in my shell and comment on forums online anonymously
And, I'm not really excited about life

how many times do you want in a day?

Malayy:
how many times do you want in a day?

Do I want what?

philfearon:



If you could generalize, the most common would be:

1) You keep talking to a person, telling him something you think he doesn't know. He keeps listening. Then he shares his insight which makes you think he has already known everything you told him. Smart people are often silent and active listeners.


2)Good problem solvers. Not just mathematics problem. But even daily life problems. They'll quickly find what's wrong and take the best course of action to solve the problem.They'll be different in views. And their views will always come with reason.

3)A quote goes around: Small minds discuss people. Average mind discuss events. Great minds discuss ideas.
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool." - William Shakespeare

4)They often look for reasons. It goes in four levels
(worst to best):
What?
How?
Why?
Why not?

5)They can easily prioritize. They know what's important, give that more resources, and figure out what's not. For that matter, they are often not perfectionists.They can figure out feasibility easily. They won't waste time in impossible errands.

6)They usually don't brag about stuff that they are great at. You'll need to spend a good amount of time with them to get to know them. They won't tell you. You will have to observe.

7)They are excellent planners and will always keep an eye on the future.They are almost always never pessimists. They always have positive views.

Thanks for reading.

You just talked about me....

“ There are dreamers and there are realists in this world. You'd think the dreamers would find the dreamers, and the realists would find the realists, but more often than not, the opposite is true.
See, the dreamers need the realists to keep them from soaring too close to the sun.
And the realists?
Well, without the dreamers, they might not ever get off the ground "

Modern Family

elvision1:




i won't say its trust per say, cus we all have trust issues. I think its just the feeling of dissastifaction and desire to do more that weighs on them.

thank you. Its just that things that get others super excited just don't make sense to them because they know it can be better or have already figured out a few things wrong with it. Sometimes the reason they looked depressed is because they are thinking or just can't wrap their heads around an issue. Truth they hardly even understand what depression means because they are too busy thinking.

philfearon:

This is where you are wrong. For every single thought you have,an intelligent person has had it several times (including related thoughts) and has thought out all the various possibilities and impossibilities associated with such thoughts.
Because you think you are smart, you will always rely on luck to meander your way through things. An intelligent person does not, because they are not myopic!

guy you correct die. Ucsparks you think and believed you used them, the truth was they don't give a dying shi t what you think. Like philifearon said they have thought out everything, every possibilities, scenarios and events but decided to let it slide, which is the dumb thing intelligent folks do. From the moment you said 'Hi' they knew what you wanted to do by your second to fifth sentence they already know how you were going to go about it. Am sure there were points while 'using' them you did something that was supposed to generate strong reactions from normal people but they just look at you give a dry smile or a weird facial expression followed by a very slight shaking of the head. Right? What it means is that you are not worth the challenge. The thing is they have just used you to get what they really want. NOTE: they hardly ever tell you their main aim what you think they want is a cover for something else that is a cover or an indication for what they want but if you are not careful they will also act as Red Herrings.

aaronson:
so if you claim to know which I claim to not know, let's do this.

Viewing Nigeria from a political landscape, Tinubu, Ameachi and Buhari.

Pick out 2 people which are the most Intelligent and the most smartest amongst them.

tinubu is the smartest.. amaechi the most intelligent.. and buhari the dumbest..

AnonyNymous:
Do I want what?

I mean self-service.. thunder fire auto correction..

AlPeter:
guy you correct die. Ucsparks you think and believed you used them, the truth was they don't give a dying shi t what you think. Like philifearon said they have thought out everything, every possibilities, scenarios and events but decided to let it slide, which is the dumb thing intelligent folks do. From the moment you said 'Hi' they knew what you wanted to do by your second to fifth sentence they already know how you were going to go about it. Am sure there were points while 'using' them you did something that was supposed to generate strong reactions from normal people but they just look at you give a dry smile or a weird facial expression followed by a very slight shaking of the head. Right? What it means is that you are not worth the challenge. The thing is they have just used you to get what they really want. NOTE: they hardly ever tell you their main aim what you think they want is a cover for something else that is a cover or an indication for what they want but if you are not careful they will also act as Red Herrings.

Thanks bro..
@bolded....You na badt guy!

Malayy:
I mean self-service.. thunder fire auto correction..

Ohh
It depends on the mood lol. Sometimes I don't at all but sometimes I'm really active especially when the loneliness starts feeding on me

goingape1:
ohh!

so dumb people no dey depressed abi?


you must be a dumb person to know this!

Yeeeeee

Chanchit:
Na wa o, Intelligent and smart people just full this thread, Wetin make dumb ass like us come do nau.

Not everyone commenting here is as intelligent as they're making themselves out to be. Lol. I actually hate lists like this, they're like positive horoscopes. . . all they do is massage your ego

AnonyNymous:

Ohh
It depends on the mood lol. Sometimes I don't at all but sometimes I'm really active especially when the loneliness starts feeding on me

I only do that shiit when I watch porn.. I can go weeks or month without it.. but once I set my eyes on any adult material.. I start wsnnking..

aaronson:
Traits of intelligent breed, I know them when I speak with them for a short while.

1 Playing dumb and feigning ignorance on things they already know just to learn the method you teaching.

2. Silence

3. Curious at all times

4. Acts dumb to really outsmart you

5. Hates holding down irrelevant conversation

6. They live all up in their head.

7. Hardly get influenced by social construct or social pshychology.

8. Always a loner

9. Seeks knowledge

10. Watch less of tv and highly selective of people.

How do I know, I know a friend who is one.

Loool 1,3&4 .
Guilty of that.