How would you define your own intelligence?

I often forget what I learn from books, but I never forget what I learn from life. I love learning and gaining knowledge. I'm just not that good at remembering all the information I find, and I forget where I have read about it. Things that happen to me in life I never forget. I learn from my mistakes and from bad situations I have been in. I think life is the best teacher, and knowing where to find information is more important than knowing everything there is to know about a subject.

I define my intelligence as smart, i excel in academic and i called my self bookish but im not completely streetwish and being ignorant is innoscent.happy myloting!

One day someone told me that I only new book wisdom and that when it comes to real life you have nothing to show for if you can't handle in real life. I was shocked and I didn't know what to do. Turned out that this person was either jealous, unfortunate or whatever because I didn't totally flunk in life . I agree that I am a bookish type, I really am, but I am also a people person and a phylosopher and I love to work with children. I know about children from books but also from actually working with them and I learned that this is very valuable. I allways believed that learning to work with people is something you have to do in real life. Considering I am onto my second year of my studies to become a pedagogue I'd say about 60% book wisdom and 40% learning from experience. It's hard to define a level, I once took an online IQ test that looked quit thrustworthy and it said my IQ was 113, I don't know how legimit it was though..

I think I'm more of a book smart. I'd always been an excellent student. I even had honors when I graduated college. But in real life I say stupid things all the time. It takes a lot of time for me to process things and analyze people and situations. I'm just not lucky that way. I have a little street smarts of course but I'm better with the books. :)

My boyfriend told me that I am a street smart person which I do agree. I rarely read books, I get nauseous just reading those thick novel books or even those text books from my high school years. I easily get bored and lose interest when it comes to reading. I am more of a experience type, and more on watching TV smart, if you know what I mean. Maybe I am ignorant, but my boyfriend says I am not. I just am not good in speaking in English and this is not my forte. I lack of vocabularies that can explain more of what I want to say.

I think I've invested more of my time trying to be book smart. I've always done well in school but for the most part have found out that knowing Plato's Allegory of the Cave can't save me from real-life unpleasant situations, unless I "bore" myself out of them. I have found out that getting straight As does not necessarily help me find my way back to the hotel. And that going through several graphing papers figuring out statistical equations does not make interacting with different kinds of people in unfamiliar situations any easier.

I would be most happy to admit that i am neither of the two. WellOn the other hand, if the experiences of life have taught us anything the hard way and if one could refer to that as being street smart, then maybe a wee little smart here.

I am a Jack of all trades, master of none type but only on a passive note. I love books, I love knowing a lot many things and thank God, I have a good memory. I love showing off my knowledge and surprising people when they are smug in the thought that they know everything about a particular topic being discussed. I am NOT streetwise at all and have been duped by the most wicked-looking people (I mean if they were innocent looking I could at least have forgiven myself). However, my only saving grace is that I am smart enough to understand and accept that I am NOT SMART in everything I attempt.

I like to say I'm "intuitively researched". That is to say, I trust my gut and so if I'm wrong I can blame it on that...but when I'm right I can say it was because I researched it -- which I did! No, I'm kidding, really. I'm probably a bit of everything (though hopefully not too ignorant). I adore books, I can play a crowd, and I have worked the odds and people around me to my own advantage when the situations get dangerous lol. Street, peeps, and a bookie...el gasp!

I lean towards streetwise, life experiences taught me more than years of schooling have. I am not much of a book reader myself I only did that to graduate or to learn something I have never done before. So if I want to start something new I will go read the books or literature about it first, but it is the hands on application that will teach me the most. I don't mind if anyone says I'm not streetsmart or booksmart, I know what I am and I love it.

You put it diplomatically, you're talking about 'blissfully ignorant'. I have come to realize over the last 10 years or so that I'm far more stupid than I ever imagined. Now, that's straight, and it hurts. But it is healing, as well. Some of the idiotic things I started, like businesses, for example, I did because I totally overestimated ny intelligence, among other things. I not only put myself in trouble, but other people as well. Now, this is not a confession of sorts, to the contrary. I feel pretty relaxed about the whole thing, since now I know pretty well who I'm dealing with. And that feels good.

Hi james. I think I can say that I'm a bit of both. I am rather intelligent, meaning I have "book smarts" I can hold my own when it comes to academics. I am considered intelligent. I can also say that I am street smart too. I am nobodys fool when it comes to knowing how to act in certain situations and around certain types of people. I can switch it up or down depending on where I am and who I'm with. I know how to fit in with people from all different walks of life. I am unfortunately not blissfully ignorant, although at times I wish I was! I am smart enough to know when I need to get the he11 out of somewhere fast!

Actually I am both and more! LOL, I just born smart, it is an ability, meaning I am just strategist since baby and with that, life just gave me more experience! Thank you!

I am absording anything can increase my knowledge not only on book but street as well. Nobody is born to be both. Meanwhile, I agree the opinion that ignorance is another kind of lucky.

Hi James I think, I am bit of both. I used to be more of a book smart kind but then now have been largely metamorphosed. We all start with being book smart, don't we? But in due course we take lessons from this amazing thing called life. Life teaches us the world. And it has had a constructive effect on me. I am more of a street smart now, courtesy: my encounter with series of crises most of which are bizarre and gross. Hope you got it.

Very good post James.It made me think.After thinking and pondering for a while,I think I am more of a book smart that street smart.But I am not too good at either,I am just an average.

You can't survive in the streets without some street smarts and since I survived more than 15 years in the streets I think that testifies to the fact that I have some. And while I am an avid reader I am not much inclined to 'book smarts'... intellectual types sitting around trying to sound like aristocratic erudites just sound like pretentious fools to me and bore me to tears. That's not to say that I don't admire a mathmetician or a linguist, it's just that I prefer a more 'hands on' approach to learning.

I am smart but not very streetwise. But there are things I am blissfully ignorant about too!

"ignorance is not a crime, but pretending to be knowledgeable is". You should ve given that option too. 2 out of every five will pretend to be smart and streetwise which they are not. now answering your question, I am smart, but not streetwise. regards Ajith

When it comes to determining my own individual intelligence I would say that I am more book smart. I am not a genius however my book smarts seem to win over my street smarts any day. I probably average about a 4 on the scale in street smarts.