Smart people don’t think others are stupid | Derek Sivers
They do not confuse their opinion of someone for being a fact about them. Socially intelligent people do not say, “He’s a prick” as though it is fact. Instead, they say: “I had a negative experience with him where I felt very uncomfortable.”
Brianna Wiest • 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
Someone once said, “Not all conservatives are stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.” If you cannot place yourself in a state of mind where this statement, true or false, seems completely irrelevant as a critique of conservatism, you are not ready to think rationally about politics.
Eliezer Yudkowsky • Rationality
Who do I think is smart but is actually full of it?
Morgan Housel • Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity and Living a Good Life
Instead of learning more, get wise by learning less.
Derek Sivers • How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
“If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters—don’t wish to seem knowledgeable. And if some regard you as important, distrust yourself.”
Stephen Hanselman • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Being smart doesn’t mean that you’re willing to try on alternative viewpoints, or that you’re comfortable with uncertainty, or that you can recognize your own mistakes. It doesn’t mean you have insight into your own biases. In fact, one thing that high-IQ people might genuinely be better at than other people is convincing themselves that their own ... See more