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Why Street Smarts Are More Valuable Than Book Smarts By Julia Dearing |
On average we spend 16+ years in school and for 16+ years we are taught that our test scores not only define our chance at getting into a good college, our success after we graduate, and the number of 0’s that will come at the end of a future paycheck, they also determine our level of intelligence.
We’re taught to believe that those numbers and the GPAs that follow essentially determine our chances of success vs. failure. That’s complete bullshit.
Sure, being book smart is great and I would love to not be retaking a required math class I previously failed. Of course, a high GPA is a fantastic safety blanket in the post-college job search. But, do you know what else is a great key to success? Street smarts. In fact, I’d like to argue that without street smarts, the entire concept of book smarts is really nothing.
Being street smart means you have the ability to interact, function, and thrive in the world around you. It’s the ambition, tact, and personality that set’s one person apart from another. It’s the guts and the knowledge to get what you want anyway you can.
Being someone who’s always floated in the average range when it comes to GPA and grades, a few C’s here, maybe an unfortunate F with just the right amount of A’s and B’s to balance it out, I’ve always been told that for me, finding success may be a little harder.
Constantly reminded that if I don’t work harder and a get the grades associated with an “intelligent” person, I may limit my ability to reach my full potential.
But what those people are overlooking are the skills that are actually going to help me in my future career path. While they’re looking at the D I just got on my calc test and the C in French class, my future employers are looking at my work on the multiple websites I write for, they’re looking at the extremely professional personal website I put together and built myself, they’re looking at the resume that says I got a fashion internship in New York City after only my freshman year in college.
Guess what the real kicker is, none of those things were accomplished because I was kickass at linear equations or because I understand every word in philosophical dialogue written 500 years ago. I accomplished those things by understanding how the world works and what I needed to be doing in order to get my foot in the door to set myself up for future success.
I was able to accomplish these things by understanding that it is perfectly ok to ask questions and by understanding how to interact with people whether it be in an interview, while making connections, or just a person on the street.
I understand that good grades are important and that you can’t blow off your least favorite class just because it has literally nothing to do with your future profession. You have to do things you don’t want to get what you do want. Some things won’t come easy and it will be frustrating when you study for hours and still don’t quite get a concept for your test.
But while I want you to promise me you’ll work hard at everything you do, I want you to also promise me that you won’t ever beat yourself down just because you aren’t “smart” according to the numbers. Because if you can understand what you want in life, run after it, grab it and hold on tight, you are the smartest person in the world. Book smart looks great on paper, but it doesn’t always translate perfectly into the real world. What does translate is your drive, ambition, and courage and that is something numbers cannot define.
A street smart person is a great leader, a great leader is a great boss, and a great boss is a damn good CEO. If you know how to interact in function in a pretty big and cut-throat world, there is nothing that isn’t an option.
Book smart teaches you how to calculate, street smart teaches you how to thrive.
Julia DearingEditorial Contributor, Indiana University
Major: Apparel Merchandising and Fashion Design
Her heart belongs to: Fitness, Fashion, music, the color black, lipstick, New York City and chai tea lattes
Her guilty pleasures: Carbs, over priced coffee, and 80s movies
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very well said.. 
Change is inevitable
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@Magus @Mr.Attitude02 @debojeet @sheetalvarunyadav2223 @sinha.vipul
very well said..
Change is inevitable
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@B@R_0_0_D wrote:@Mr.Attitude02 wrote:@B@R_0_0_D wrote:
@Magus @Mr.Attitude02 @debojeet @sheetalvarunyadav2223 @sinha.vipul
very well said..
Change is inevitable
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What Are The Benefits Of Green Tea
Can drinking green tea improve your health and your lifestyle? Can products that contain green tea extracts provide potential benefits for your health outlook and your longevity? What exactly is the difference among all of the different varieties of tea and is green tea better than the rest? What are the potential health benefits of green tea?
If you want to learn more about what it is that has people clamoring for green tea, read on and form your own opinion about the benefits.
What are some of the beliefs concerning the health benefits of green tea?
In ancient times, green tea was used to treat a wide variety of ailments from depression to headaches. Belief in its medicinal value has been present for centuries and continues into the present. A belief in its antioxidant benefits has created popularity for its use in many areas of the world.
Today, some of the commonly held beliefs about the benefits of green tea include its usefulness in treating or lessening the symptoms of the cardiovascular disease, some forms of cancer, frequent urination problems and high cholesterol levels. Green tea has also been noted to provide one of the top natural arthritis remedies. Additionally, the belief in the health benefits of green tea extend to its usefulness in repairing the functioning of the immune system and in treating infections.
According to the results of epidemiological studies, the benefits of green tea include the ability to reduce the risk of esophageal cancers in people who drank green tea on a daily basis. Researchers concluded that the health benefits of green tea include the capability of inhibiting the growth of cancer cells.
Drinking green tea is effective in lowering the incidence of blood clots as well as lowering cholesterol levels.
This is important in the prevention of heart attacks and strokes, which are often caused by the formation of an abnormal blood clot, also referred to as thrombosis.
Not everyone is convinced that green tea benefits exist. Some people are speculating that some of the beneficial effects attributed to drinking green tea are actually derived from other good habits that the tea drinkers also have.
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My “Open-Mindedness” Led to My Progress
March 11, 2015 By Geeta Menon, Dean of the Undergraduate College, Abraham Krasnoff Professor of Global Business & Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern School of Business
My Open-Mindedness Led to My Progress By Geeta Menon
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Geeta Menon, Dean of the Undergraduate College & Abraham Krasnoff Professor of Global Business & Marketing, NYU Stern School of Business, shares her story about the defining characteristic that led to her progress.
I don’t believe that any one particular achievement equals success. Instead, I embrace – and even look forward to – the unexpected opportunities that are inevitable in life. In fact, I’ve found that being open to the unknown is what led to my progress.
I learned this early on growing up in India, where my father was an officer in the Indian Navy. My family moved often, and each time we relocated there was uncertainty: What would my school be like? Who would my friends be? Would I like our new community? This formative experience taught me not to fear the unknown. Instead, being open to new perspectives, I found, is a way to experience new – often thrilling –opportunities.
As I grew older, I continued to apply this way of thinking to milestones along the way. While I had a basic blueprint for my life – college, followed by graduate school, working in a field I enjoyed, having a family – I never laid out the precise details. Instead, I’ve always had faith that everything would eventually fall into place. It has – and more.
I’ve had many experiences during my career that have helped me grow both professionally and personally. For example, I have had the good fortune of working for leading business schools in the United States and India, including NYU Stern, Wharton and Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. I did not identify any of these experiences as goals – I did not even target being in academia. Instead I remained open to circumstances that led me to them. While I have been working on research papers, educating students, and involved in the professional community, I’ve also embraced the many other opportunities that have presented themselves.
Today, as Dean of the NYU Stern Undergraduate College, I hear about new ideas and encounter unexpected opportunities every single day. One of the biggest challenges of holding a leadership position is the constant challenge of adapting to an always evolving environment. But with an open mind, this dynamic workplace is also one of untold opportunity. The advice I give my students at Stern is to find the right balance between focus and open-mindedness: Never be too focused that you don’t hear opportunity knocking on your door!
My Open-Mindedness Led to My Progress By Geeta Menon
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just remember Baboon and Gorillas also attract tourists.
Stop Boasting.
2. No matter how big and strong you are;
you will not carry yourself to your Grave.
Be Humble!
3. No matter how tall you are;
you can never see tomorrow.
Be Patient!
4. No matter how Light Skinned you are;
you will always need light in Darkness.
Take Caution!
5. No matter how Rich and many Cars you have;
you will always walk to Bed.Be Contented!
Take Life Easy
Life is “Exp. + Exp. + Exp.”
Yesterday was Experience.
Today is Experiment.
Tomorrow is Expectation.
So, use your Experience in your
Experiment to achieve your Expectations.
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