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Intelligent Women

*GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ! *

How many men have I heard say they want an intelligent woman in their lives!.

I would encourage them to think through.

The Intelligent Women

they make decisions for themselves, have their own desires and set boundaries.

You will never be the center of her life because it revolves around itself.

An intelligent woman is not going to be manipulated or blackmailed, she doesn’t swallow blame, she takes responsibilities.

The Intelligent Women

questioning, analyzing, discussing,

don’t comply, move forward.

Those women had life before you and they know they’ll still have it once you gone.

She’s here to warn, not ask for permission.

Those women do not look in a partner for a leader to follow,

to a dad to fix their life, not a son to rescue.

They don’t want to follow you or mark the way for anyone,

they want to walk by your side.

She knows that life free from violence is a right,

not a luxury or a privilege.

They express anger, sadness,

joy and fear in the same,

because they know that fear

doesn’t make them weak just as anger doesn’t make you “masculine”.

Those two emotions and the others, all together, make her human. And now!

A smart woman is free because she has fought for her freedom.

But she’s not a victim, she’s a survivor.

Don’t try to chain her

because she’ll know how to escape.

Remember he has done it before.

The intelligent woman knows that her value does not lie in the appearance of her body

nor in what I do with him.

Think twice before you judge her by her age, height, volume or sexual behavior,

because this is emotional violence and she knows it.

Sooooo… before you open your mouth to say what you wish

to a “smart” woman in your life, ask yourself if you are really made to fit into hers.

Einstein s 1st wife’s major contribution

Albert Einstein’s first wife Mileva (Mitza) Marić was also a brilliant physicist. They met at the Polytechnic Institute of Zurich, where she had fought for special permissions to attend and where she received higher marks than Albert. Mitza put in as much if not more work on their theories but wasn’t credited because Albert told her their works wouldn’t get published with a woman’s name on them. Many of his lecture notes are in Mitza’s handwriting, and Albert was once heard at a party saying, “I need my wife, she helps solve all of my mathematical problems.” 80% of Einstein’s famous works were published during this marriage, referred to as his “magic years.” Those magic years ended abruptly after they divorced due to his infidelity and abandonment.

Happy Women’s History Month to the ✨real✨ genius of the Einstein family, Mileva Marić 🥰

ETA Sources:

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-forgotten-life-of-einsteins-first-wife/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-14-op-33310-story.html

54 letters shed light on the relationship between Mileva Marić and Albert Einstein

The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict

Signs of Intelligence

Signs of low intelligence. Are you humble and smart enough to admit the truth about yourself, at least to yourself?

  1. Lacking curiosity

The hallmark of low intelligence, lack of curiosity keeps people stuck at their present level of knowledge. They know just enough to get by in the world. They don’t ask questions and seem to be satisfied with where they are intellectually.

  1. Lacking intellectual humility

Intellectual humility means accepting you don’t know what you don’t know. Curiosity and intellectual humility are the engines of intellectual growth. The tendency in people is to believe they know everything. Yet, the more you know, the more you realize how little you know.

.3. Closed-mindedness

Being closed to new ideas, opinions and information keeps low intelligence people stuck where they are. Closed-minded people have a tendency to confirm their pre-existing beliefs. Hence, they cannot learn new things.

  1. Not interested in learning

Low intelligence people mostly see learning as a waste of time. They don’t even have the intelligence to see how learning can benefit them. They stop learning when they graduate. High intelligence people, on the other hand, accept that learning is a lifelong process.

  1. Not seeking novelty

Low intelligence people seem to have an aversion to novelty in general. You’ll see that they not only avoid exposing themselves to new ideas, but to anything new- new art, new music, etc. On the contrary, novelty is very stimulating to high intelligence people. They seek novelty to keep expanding their mind and to see things in a fresh light.

  1. Avoid thinking

Low-intelligence people avoid thinking when they can. They always need to be told exactly what to do and won’t use their own minds. They thrive in formal education structures requiring rote learning but lack street-smartness. Put them in a novel situation where they’re required to think on their feet and watch them crumble.

  1. Diminished ability to reflect on things

The ability to reflect on things is one of the greatest cognitive skills of humans. It helps us understand the causality behind events. Keen observation plus the ability to reflect have been the drivers of human progress.

  1. Lacking critical thinking

Critical thinking is difficult because it goes against how the mind works. The mind assimilates information as beliefs and then goes about confirming those beliefs. Testing the validity of those beliefs takes up significant mental energy. Yet, it’s the only way to get closer to the truth.

  1. Not changing their minds often

The rate at which people change their opinions indicates the rate at which they’re learning new things. While intelligent people change their position on things from month to month or week to week, low intelligence people hold on to the things they learned years ago.

Having too strong an opinion on anything is generally a sign that a person is only looking at part of the entire story.

  1. Black and white thinking

Low intelligence people are masters of black and white thinking. They only seem to think in terms of opposites, ignoring the grey areas in between. Reality is often too complex to be interpreted in opposites.

  1. Lacking creativity

As they lack novelty-seeking, low intelligence people also lack creativity. Creativity doesn’t emerge out of a vacuum. The most creative people constantly expose themselves to other creative people in their fields. This way, creativity feeds on itself and produces beautiful things in the world.

  1. Lacking cognitive flexibility

Changing one’s mind often is a sign of open-mindedness. It’s opinion-flexibility i.e. not being rigid in one’s opinions. Similarly, cognitive flexibility means not being rigid in one’s ways of thinking. Cognitive flexibility is the ultimate goal of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. The ones who develop it can significantly improve their mental health.

  1. Short-term thinking

Low intelligence people are consistently unable to overcome their desire for instant gratification. They frequently turn a blind eye to the long-term consequences of their present behaviors.

  1. Poor decision-making

We all make poor decisions from time to time. But low intelligence people consistently fail to weigh the pros and cons of their decisions.

  1. Unrealistic thinkers

The more in alignment a person’s mind is to reality, the smarter they are. Being out of touch with reality is a sure sign of low intelligence.

  1. Poor interpersonal skills

Being able to deal effectively with people is also a sign of high intelligence. Low intelligence people lack key social skills such as:

Having a win-win mentality
Being empathetic
Good communication skills
Having emotional intelligence
Ability to deal with criticism
Ability to understand sarcasm
Ability to see things from another’s perspective