2braithe:
For sometime now,I read people saying they would like to have a chat/talk with someone intelligent.Someone that can hold a conversation in wide range of topics such as Technology, Politics, Sports,Global Economy, History e.t.c
To be very honest,I know nothing about these topics.I was only made to focus on schooling and religion while growing.
I can barely hold a conversation with someone for 5 minutes (chatting, calling or physically) without running out of things to say.I used to think it's because I'm Introverted and anti-social

Does this mean I'm unintelligent?I am doing well in the university but academics alone can't be used as a yardstick.

How can I be well versed in a wide range of topics?How can I maintain intellectual conversations?
I need suggestions!

Lalasticlala Dominique Mynd44 can I get wider views on front page please.

siofra:


Maybe you should read more books, go to your school library, read books there that catches your attention especially fiction.
You can't force yourself to read those books though, you need to be genuinely curious and interested.

There's an alternative though, you can watch videos on YouTube or Facebook, follow channels like Wisecrack, weird history and SCP declassified etc.

Pumpumking:



^^^^^story
only condition for truce & friend ship:
Let me yansh u so i can fogive u so that we can be friends...deal?.. YOU WANT?

siofra:


We can be friends but you'll not "yansh" me

siofra:


We can be friends but you'll not "yansh" me

Pumpumking:



DEAL IS OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!

siofra:


Okay f you!!!

hosemujica:
Become friends with people way older than you. You will never believe what you will learn about current affairs and history. When I say older I mean 20, 30 and if you can find them 40 years older. This guys might not know much about current affairs but they will give you a lot about history and that will give you an idea of what to search on google and if you are someone with critical thinking and analytical abilities, you will gain a lot of knowledge on that branch of .

One time I was on a midnight train from point A to B, met with a 92 years old man and we got talking ,we got to stocks and investments and he said, " when ever Apple is about to launch a new product, others are linning up and preordering, I on the other hand buys Apple stocks before it launches in anticipation of huge profits " from what he said I got an ace that I can keep, ' track progress of companies and see if it's what a buy.

Sometime ago I was with a 70 something years old man who said the word "Igbo landing "a lot, I Googled it and found out a lot that I did not know if not that he mentioned it .

Like someone said, avoid discussing with women that can't hold their own on anything, especially if a woman is not talking about investment; like stocks ,properties and smart retail businesses, then you are probably dealing with an average Nigerian graduate, ( first class or not) . I' m not talking about those that will ask, ( "do you do crypto"? Those ones are just interested in knowing how much you are worth )then they are mostly talking about iPhone, Ashoebi, bridal showers and other nonsense. Stay away from those, they are mostly uneducated and a liability to your intellectual growth. Women that does not know what's going on in Haiti, they don't know the difference between a Tesla and a Range Rover, don't even mention NATO, you de find trouble be that, they don't even think it's their responsibility to know that Anambara guber is holding today ( except those living in Anambra and they have no choice but to know) stay away from those, else you will end up talking like a totally clueless guy around the block.

siofra:


Maybe you should read more books, go to your school library, read books there that catch your attention especially fiction.
You can't force yourself to read those books though, you need to be genuinely curious and interested.

There's an alternative though, you can watch videos on YouTube or Facebook, follow channels like Wisecrack, weird history and SCP declassified etc.

Carchoice:
Visit blogs and YouTube pages that deals in these topics. Always refresh for updates.

Avoid women. What did I say? Avoid women!!

2braithe:


Lol thanks!

But why avoid women?

hosemujica:
Become friends with people way older than you. You will never believe what you will learn about current affairs and history. When I say older I mean 20, 30 and if you can find them 40 years older. This guys might not know much about current affairs but they will give you a lot about history and that will give you an idea of what to search on google and if you are someone with critical thinking and analytical abilities, you will gain a lot of knowledge on that branch of .

One time I was on a midnight train from point A to B, met with a 92 years old man and we got talking ,we got to stocks and investments and he said, " when ever Apple is about to launch a new product, others are linning up and preordering, I on the other hand buys Apple stocks before it launches in anticipation of huge profits " from what he said I got an ace that I can keep, ' track progress of companies and see if it's what a buy.

Sometime ago I was with a 70 something years old man who said the word "Igbo landing "a lot, I Googled it and found out a lot that I did not know if not that he mentioned it .

Like someone said, avoid discussing with women that can't hold their own on anything, especially if a woman is not talking about investment; like stocks ,properties and smart retail businesses, then you are probably dealing with an average Nigerian graduate, ( first class or not) . I' m not talking about those that will ask, ( "do you do crypto"? Those ones are just interested in knowing how much you are worth )then they are mostly talking about iPhone, Ashoebi, bridal showers and other nonsense. Stay away from those, they are mostly uneducated and a liability to your intellectual growth. Women that does not know what's going on in Haiti, they don't know the difference between a Tesla and a Range Rover, don't even mention NATO, you de find trouble be that, they don't even think it's their responsibility to know that Anambara guber is holding today ( except those living in Anambra and they have no choice but to know) stay away from those, else you will end up talking like a totally clueless guy around the block.

Kucoin:
Develop an inquisitive and curious mind. Befriend Google. Very soon the likes of Quora would be your heartrob.

Caveat; as you seek out for knowledge, it imperative to bear in mind that knowledge is infinite and abysmal; the farther you go the deeper it pulls you, hence you would feel like dummy filled with uncertainty about yourself.

Good luck in your phylo-Sophia quest.

Vinnie2000:


OP!
There are No Hard and Fast rules in This!!..
I am Exactly the person who are Talking about!
Interested and Knowledgeable in Politics, Sports, Musics, Religion, Science,you name it!

It is simply because I am OPEN-MINDED! I Just like to Learn and Gain any good knowledge!

Though Most are judgemental n Prejudiced towards certain Things! E.g Bbnaija or Righteousness2's Gospel messages!
I guess, they are Naturally Close-minded!

Carchoice:


There’s no why. If you really want to know why, ask Samson in the Bible.

TMTR:
Read, watch documentaries, movies, listen to good music.

When I was still a kid and had just learnt how to read, I would read anything I came acros; old newspaper, novels, hand bills literally anything I came across and I also watched a lot of movies, what can one gain from movies you may ask but the first time I heard about 'dark web' was in a movie titled 'Hackers' and google helped me out with the rest
, let me not even start with music cause the amount of knowledge I have gained through misic ehnnnn

Just be open minded and be ready to learn from anything and everything around you.

By the way, I like your enthusiasm to aquire knowledge, keep it up

2braithe:


Can you share how you learn and gain good knowledge?
Thanks though!

2braithe:
For sometime now,I read people saying they would like to have a chat/talk with someone intelligent.Someone that can hold a conversation in wide range of topics such as Technology, Politics, Sports,Global Economy, History e.t.c
To be very honest,I know nothing about these topics.I was only made to focus on schooling and religion while growing.
I can barely hold a conversation with someone for 5 minutes (chatting, calling or physically) without running out of things to say.I used to think it's because I'm Introverted and anti-social

Does this mean I'm unintelligent?I am doing well in the university but academics alone can't be used as a yardstick.

How can I be well versed in a wide range of topics?How can I maintain intellectual conversations?
I need suggestions!

Lalasticlala Dominique Mynd44 can I get wider views on front page please.

2braithe:


Quite insightful!
Can you drop tips in how you gain knowledge through music?
Foreign music,I find it hard to hear the lyrics.Due to their accent.
For Nigerian music, only few artist have meaningful lyrics.

Thanks a lot!

TMTR:


Listen more to old school artiste, only few new school make sense these days ,let me give you a tip , go listen to monalisa by Lil Wayne ft Kendrick Lamar (lesson to learn here is that it teaches you how to be street Smart) story of OJ by Jay z(where he talks about financial intelligence) don't hurt me by Eminem ft lil Wayne etc, I can go on and on and if you can't understand what they are saying cause of their accent, just Google the lyrics of the songs.

When it comes to local music , I listen to more of high life like osadebe, also listen to fela and king sunny Ade and their likes, tuface included

By now , you must have gotten the point that I am driving at.

Listen to artiste that talks more about themselves in their songs, a lot to learn from because they talk about real life experiences.

Movies also not excluded , like I said before I heard about 'dark web' for the first time in my life through a movie.

Truth us there is hardly anything we can't learn from, just learn how to extract knowledge from everything.

Also learn to read , it's very important

siofra:


Maybe you should read more books, go to your school library, read books there that catch your attention especially fiction.
You can't force yourself to read those books though, you need to be genuinely curious and interested.

There's an alternative though, you can watch videos on YouTube or Facebook, follow channels like Wisecrack, weird history and SCP declassified etc.

Vinnie2000:



As I said, be OPEN-MINDED!
Watch different TV Programmes or follow Different interests!..
I follow Abit of everything..Football, Politics news, Entertainment Gossips, etc..

My Next door neighbour watches ONLY MercyTV(Religious progamme of Prophet Jeremiah fufeyin of Delta State aka Owomowomo)..

She is only interested in issues pertaining to Prophecies, signs and Miracles!