Besides reading, listening to Wes Cecil is a great start. But so is listening to Sapolsky, Susskin, AronRa and many others. It would never come to my mind to go to a monastery, I go to Nature, I avoid religions and other make beliefs.
The positive extension of the thoughts of others. Surely that is why others recognize your intellect. And sometimes... they call you an intellectual. Sometimes they dont even unterstand why you even just said, what you said... and everyone is confused. Both is very nice.
Having both high IQ and EQ, someone who knows alot on many subject. I happen to know an intellectual, he is specialized in cultural antropology and english (business) writing. Knows alot about history, culture and human behavior (basically what cultural antrapology means). I say i know, but i THINK he is an intellectual. I myself am not, i have low IQ so i cannot judge that.
Her message is really very simple. As a natural introvert whose mind has always frothed over with curiosity, her remarks have pretty much described my life. I think they can also be combined rather simply and elegantly with R.G. Collingwood's "knowledge for its own sake" idea, that knowledge and understanding have an intrinsic value and do not have to be considered as means to some material end. Not a bad way to live, really.
Same here. Chronic knowledge collector. Why do I do this, if I do not parlay this into money? I have a profession - I could practice law, I just don't want to. I want to learn - everything... Why?
I've always heard that thinking that life is pointless or meaningless is a dangerous thing. However, in my personal experience, the more pointless something is, the more drive I feel. The more compelled I am to make something from nothing. I'd rather there be no meaning, so that I could create meaning for myself. I don't like the idea of there being an ultimate "point." That just sounds like boundaries you'll never actually see with your own eyes.
i agree with you but not on that path ive accepted that theres no destination after death, and everyone will forget me, and that im probably just an algorhythm made out of cells, that strive to live up to the energy that was given by the sun but, i still live my life, and im counscious, I might as well just make myself happy while it lasts
@@commentcritic7759 that's an interesting take, I guess I just don't think about it that much. I just graduated with my Bs in Psy and my focus was mainly Biopsych and Neuro, and of all the things I learned about the brain, what it's made of, and how it works, it really took the ghost out of the machine. My focus now is just doing what makes me happy, even if that something is absolutely nothing sometimes.
@@ccriztoff the formulas for genral relativity was formulated by him. There was no other person who had taught of space and time being the same thing. Apart from hillbert whose model was unsuccessful. According to your logic most of the mathematicians that are born since now are fraud. They all co-operate with each other their work depends on some one else's work who came before them. Pls elaborate what you're trying to say.
An intellectual and a genius are two separate things. An intellectual pursues knowledge and the wisdom to utilize it. A genius has an innate ability with abstracts. It's when you combine genius with intellectualism, you create knowledge. All knowledge starts with the ability to perceive abstracts.
Intellectual means having extensive knowledge on most of the things which makes you realize how tiny you are in this grand world but also knowing your intellect could change the whole world.
That's incorrect. Harboring and accumulating extensive knowledge doesn't transform a person into an intellectual. The very definition of intellect is to develop intelligent and rational thoughts based on the information presented to you. So knowledge can be perceived as a medium to the path of intellect, but not the key to intellect.
Actually not. We all do that, even children. Being intellectual however, is seeking questions and questioning answers. That's what Einstein did. He asked a new question: "Is time really absolute?" and he questioned Newtons answers to physics.
@@catriona_drummond But doesn't questioning, fall under the line of questioning answers? Even if you question answers, it's only because you are in doubt that it is the right one. So you're still seeking answers, by simply asking a question whether it's based on an answer or without answer.
@@truthforyouth1995 It's not doubting that it's wrong. It's keeping an open mind and accepting that uncertainty and room for improvement exist everywhere.
I am intelligent and I am happy, a week ago there was a bee trapped in the spider's net and I removed that bee with a gentle push which was pending in that net moving like a mattress. When I remember that moment makes me happy. One more thing try to make a trap to a person with high intelligence you will see what will happen, never try to outsmart intelligent people or enslave them because he lives by his own standards and laws. Insults interruptions making unnecessary moves will distract him from intellectual work. Trying to make him nervous with your childish behavior is not going to work because he can read your mind and can see much deeper than you think. I am happy that after my hard work I returned to my normal life, and never again now is your turn to go there and we will see what your creativity will be and if you can return yourself to normal life. Sitting with your laptop and provoking is easy but focusing and thinking is very difficult.
I've thought this was the definition of a meaningful life for decades - since I was very young: enjoying reading and thinking and learning as the real substance of life and work only as a way to pay the bills, but still, by the standards of capitalist culture, deep down, secretly perhaps, feeling like a failure. I now feel at least a little, that the life I've lived has been, and is, meaningful after all. Thanks for this video.
Aren't you faced with a frightenning inability to share your inner intellectual life with others? If your colleague at work has an idea of how to organize the work better, he gets credit, attention, recognition -- at least 8 hours out of 24 improves in his life. Plus he might be praised at home for his achievement at work. I am being scolded by my daughter for spending my free time on popular quantum physics videos when it bears no relation to my work at a bank.
@@dAvrilthebear Well - Yes, I don't know that it frightens me so much as frustrates me. But yes, basically what you're describing, absolutely that's been my life, you're right and appear to have a very similar experience to mine. (Or mine is similar to yours.) Some people I work with are a little impressed with my general knowledge, but you're right, if it doesn't have "practical" application in some money-making enterprise, then it doesn't "count." But, on the other hand, I do feel my deep and sincere curiosity about the world enriches my life, even if the world mostly regards me as just another face in the crowd. Recognition I'm sure is nice, but it's not the main thing.
Consciousness is the ability to perceive, react, and interact with both the physical environment and non-physical, abstract environment. Full stimulation of the mind is in the presence of both. Autotelic interaction with life, itself. Stimulus of the mind body and soul, in every moment. Anyone who’s taken psychedelics can understand why they enhance these aspects of consciousness
What psychedelics do for a person is really vividly demonstrate to the user the concept of Parallel dimensions. There is some truth to expanding your conciousness.
@@hughallbrooks8369 to consider your idea without accepting or denying it, I can agree in the sense of dimensions as a construct of extended perception. Like how snakes perceive thermal matter. The brain is constantly funneling perceived stimulus, making shortcuts and blocking things out to create a stable coherent picture. Psychedelics loosen and alter these mechanisms... among other things
@@nicholasbonar8249 Right I was making a comment from a more subjective point of view The objective scientific perspectives on altered states of consciousness gets deep into brain physiology and Neuro transmissions ECT. There is ongoing research into the legitimate use of psychedelics for mental illness and I didn't mean to imply I was an advocate of ", expand you conciousness" turn on and tune out type message that resonated in the 1960s. The recent buzz about the govt coming out with data on Unidentified Airial phenomena has me pondering if another more spiritual dimension can exist. Wormholes and Portals are Conceivably possible..BTW the Snakes thermal imaging analogy was perfect Human thermal imaging maybe on the ESP spectrum of intuition or De Ja Vu
@@hughallbrooks8369 wouldn't this spiritual dimension be the equivalent of the astral realm? As for psychedelics, I connect with the idea that it slows your perception of time which in turn lets your brain notice the illusion of reality. Also, science won't get an answer they are satisfied with until they find the root (maybe dark matter/energy), they just keep observing effects and measuring those vs trying to get to the cause or at least in the perspective of it. I think psychedelics could help science solidify or create new assumptions they could then work off of versus turning a blind eye to what doesn't fit their current (old) assumptions.
@@purneetp4328 Excellent points. I really gotta concentrate on these obscure questions. I'm just glad someone followed my mental gymnastics. The dark matter anti gravity technology is a intriguing idea The CERN atom smasher had a issue years ago that a researcher was worried a portal to demonic forces could be opened. I used to follow those stories. The assertion often cited is that DARPA is 50 yrs ahead in technology that is publically known. Even if it was only 30 yrs We the people are totally out of the loop.
This actually came out in time!! I'm going through a tough time at school and feel sad at anywhere I look. I haven't really trusted my seft. Thank you a lot for this video which remind me of the orginal meaning of all these study is for searching a meaningful life, not making me feel so sick whenever I catch myself think about how bad I was, why I couldn't achieve a higher goal as I expected, .... Believe in my own time line. I trust the process, and the unfolding future. You can't judge exact what right or wrong at the present, so what is the point of self-doubt? P/s: Alwasys love watching your videos.
@@DanielWieser Jesus said He is the truth. I think truth must be when your thoughts match reality. Like, for example, if you see wood and you think wood, that is true; whereas if you see wood and you think it's plastic, that thought does not match reality; it is false.
@@joelstephenson8017 but how do you prove your thoughts match the reality, if you dreamt about wood you saw and touched wood inside the dream and for that moment it was real - it was the truth for you but when you woke up your realise it’s false (logically) , and if you bring out the argument that when I’m in reality the wood is real and is not otherwise makes that truth(or belief) very fragile because your never aware of your reality for the majority of the time and what about things that your told and belief but have never seen are they true or false. Inside the human mind there is only the desire to the truth and truth itself itself second to that desire, as long as we tell ourself what we believe is the truth we will be fine and when someone denies it we either change our belief or strongly reject the denial even if the opposition is right, of course not to say that there is no truth inside the human mind for example the statement “I see grass as green” that’s more true than saying “grass is green”, think of truth and false as a measure one the far right is truth and the far left is false and our believes and ideas are placed in between.
Intelligence starts with taking full responsibility for your life... Every moment in life can be looked at from infinite perspectives and you can choose to fixate on one of them or... You can see the patterns like in that film "A Beautiful Mind" but it might be very hard for you to take control and actually make sense out of this life for a while after the first time you see them. The fixation on the patterns is very interesting at first but it can consume your mind... Learning to control the fixation is consuming... Be free and relaxed! The world and all the systems in it are old and there is nothing new. You might experience it as something new because you might remember only a few years you have had in this body. You can choose to follow and take part in the system or you can see the system work and build your mind outside of the system and explore! There are no idols and you are the one who can change everything in your life. There are infinite options and you determine the outcome for yourself. Manipulation in different levels is what uses you or it can be used. Be moral and ethical by not using other people as tools and you might find other dimensions to this life.
The main character in a beautiful mind was experiencing schizophrenia. It's deeply strange to discuss that in the same breath as the phrase "taking responsibility for your life." Psychosis has a way of getting in the way of having any control over your life, unless you manage to get good treatment for it. The man is a great example of someone whose mind prevented them from having the life he should have. And schizophrenic hallucinations and delusions might not be a misfire of our human skill for pattern detection, even though the film implies a connection between that and his earlier genius as one of the foundational thinkers of what would become game theory.
Brilliance ❤ If people learned to deconstruct the superficial aspect of what is passed off as intellect, they would find a greater sense of purpose and value in their ordinary lives. We are so used to thinking of knowledge as this difficult pursuit to enlightenment that we don't realize that we ourselves possess the tools for the said fulfillment within the boundaries of our seemingly uneventful and mundane lives. And if we want to lead a more satisfied and wholesome life, we will have to dissect and dismember our perceived notions of what a purposeful and intellectual life looks or feels like; we will have to learn to be human and ordinary.
A great example is that right after this amazing spiritual talk about the freedom of just thinking and being you get to hear a phrase like ‘get smarter faster’
That "thing" for which I do all this activity.... To watch my kids grow, to listen to what interesting people have to say about things I find interesting. That's it.
This actually brought me to tears of joy. I've been self-studying for fun for a couple of years now just preparing mentally to go back to school and I've been moved to tears in the struggles and tireless nights of that for myself. When I first embarked on finding free learning resources, I'd set a deadline to build my free repository of resources to make this wealth of knowledge I've found in my own research, available to others and shared through a channel I finally made. All that to say, I've found my passion, and it's made me more human and continues to do so, daily. I love learning and sharing that knowledge, to have discussions with others, and to keep exploring and wondering with my fellow humans. More than anything, to bring us closer together, rather than believing in this "us" and "them" fear mongering approach of many modern spaces, driving us further apart. This was absolutely beautiful! I might be overly emotional from also doing hours upon hours for days on end now of research in how to go back to school and how to get my PhD for Philosophy so I can be a Philosophy teacher but, know that I'm certainly crying from both that and this video. Seriously though, thank you so much for this moving, thought provoking, and inspiring video.
I always thought of intelligence as the ability to question and dig deep to gather satisfying answers. It's a continuous process of questioning, learning, building our concepts, defying predefined rules and thinking 'Why?' at every step. I've been struggling with a lot of questions lately, and this was a great insight. To be able to answer all the whys in my life would be my greatest achievement. It's a path, that not many people take, simply doing things because that's just how society functions, is absurd to me. Questioning my own beliefs and the decisions I make, the desires I hold, all are part of a process of learning and growing.
Hmm. There's a kind of intellect like a sharp blade, some people have a handle on it and some don't. Then there's thought and philosophy for its own sake. Few people with mad, biting, often detrimental intellect indulge in philosophy. That kind of mind would either reject the concept of thinking about thought or be devoured by it. Perhaps they are poorer for it.
Indeed. I never feel safer, more at ease, more at home, than when I am doing academic research and writing. But like many other human activities, it's a skill that take time and training to develop. Which is why I chuckle when I see someone claiming that they did their "own research" on a given topic. Usually, that merely means that person just looked something up on the Internet. That, of course, is not research--that's just looking stuff up on the internet. Real research is a skill that generally takes years to master, and is much more complex and nuanced than what most people call "research."
All that matters to me is the people I come in contact is my presence a help to them. How we treat one another matters. I share thoughts and seek to understand others around me. Thats what fills me connecting with humanity through means that don’t involve what makes us different but all of us are so much alike.
That was beautifully said. And it has a lot of truth to it. Yet, it is also true, that some people have extraordinary cognitive abilities, in comparison to an average person. And most of them (if not all) have also some weirdness to them. As Aristotle said: "Great mind has never existed, without the touch of madness."...
Instead of going to a cloister, a monastery or a patient office, you bring these spaces into your own soul. You nourish that place with the energy, light and love of intellectual freedom and advancement. You grow.
I am such a person. I am an intellectual. I learn. Made me hop degrees. Some things you don't learn at university. Some things you have to live to learn-
Ms. Hitz, You give me hope that my life has not been a waste. All the categories you ticked off, plus living in the Monastery, I have done. Fortunate, I have been able to take 3 retirement periods in my life, doing nothing but Reading, Study, Nature and indeed Bird Watching. and now I am on my "Official" Retirement. I took it early, I would rather live with very limited income now but live authentically then live through another three to four years of Soul crushing pain of daily work at a "job". Now is the time to write my book, to sort out what I have gained. Thank you again❤️❤️
I'm a software engineer, which makes me a kind of knowledge worker. I often feel shackled to the field in the sense it means my brain isn't mine. It's for hire and has to think about what it is being paid to think about. I often fantasise about working with my hands so I can free my mind to contemplate the universe and world around me.
can be either forms of :(not necessarily all) -critical thinker -knows its own mind -hasn't stopped learning - has non-shut mind (open perspective) - can break doctrine - is curious ( to learn more about the world)
"How to live an intellectual life"....What a fascinating topic you've created here...Heres a few more ideas for your "creative" mind..."How to share your narcissism in a 5 minute video"..."How to create an illusion of intelligence"...."How to sit in a chair and exude self-confidence"...."How to maintain a love affair with yourself"...or "How to engage in a lengthy diatribe of nonsense while absolutely unaware".
I don’t see how this necessarily pertains to genius, and I think it doesn’t make sense to conflate an intellectual with a genius. I would say a genius is an outstanding positive outlier in a particular creative field or fields.
@@Korwinexile That’s not what I mean by positive. I mean positive in regards to say charting higher on a graph, rather than lower on a graph than the average, not positive in regards to morality.
Delightful video. What intellectual means to me is a person who is strongly and passionately driven to learn with depth of knowledge about the world we live in and then desire to use their knowledge for purposes of sharing. Sharing ideas or knowledge by advocating for change or sharing thought with others who have similar thoughts or to encourage others to consider thinking about the world as they have learned to. Part of being intellectual for me is to have a sense of how little I / we know and how error prone our minds are to truth / reality. I consider pursuits such as politics, writing, philosophy, history, psychology, secularism, Etc. to be intellectual pursuits and interests such as Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Wrestling Federation not so much an intellectual activity. Hope I got your laughter in this heavy conversation. Cheers
For me to be an intellectual means writing concise University reports/essays that everyone will enjoy (not just my lecturers but my friends and family). However, while I want my music to please people, I will never be content with simple pieces that I can learn within a day. I want to grow mentally.
Think we have all these preconceptions of what an intellectual is from culture, and historical examples. Yet, we must be cautious what exact type of intellect is being referred to rather than a family of resemblances to similar things such as being knowledgable, wise, and observant. The question remains..
Honestly, if you think you have an easy time thinking about problems and thier solutions maybe you are a genius, but to be intelligent you need to dedicate yourself to learn, and to be an expert you gotta dedicate yourself to a field, so don't let your genius waste away.
How ironic that the video ends with Big Think's tagline, "Get smarter faster" as that is pretty clearly in contradiction to Hitz's message. Get smarter faster for what purpose? Why not dwell in and luxuriate in the process of intellectual immersion, rather than rush to the outcome? Hitz emphasizes the first question and her approach points to the second.
"Here is a deep quote that's sounds very intellectual, i post it so other people can see my insightful comment and realize what an intellectual i am and that i am more intellectual than them." - Some obscure author.
being genius sucks ! no one understand you , all people think you're boring to hang out , you feel your vibe is not compatible with others , social interaction is really hard , and you'd be lazy to do simple easy every day work , you will keep looking for higher purpose and more difficult challenge , soo good for anyone who is not genius or intellectual , because they are the ones that really enjoy life
Unable to rationalize my existence. Seemingly created by matter in its effort to self identify, I remain a hostage to a mentality that refuses to reduce but rather intensify an exponential curiosity that at times I admit overwhelms any practical desire To be accepted by other humans. Time after time, ultimately and in the final analysis I continue relentlessly to seek knowledge. Knowing full well that all I will learn is how less I am than the shadow cast by a single grain of sand.
I don't doubt my lack of punctuation skills. I'm 62. When I was 15 I was designing solid state compositional hetereostructures, specifically quantum tunneling mechanisms for logic and book keeping functions in computer chips. I never finished the 6th grade. Never went to junior high or high school. My associate, Allen L. McWhorter, (retired) head of the solid state division of MIT never complained. But thank you for pointing out my lack of education in that area. Like I explained in my original posting. All that I learn will never be enough.
Great points in the video. Newton is another example that during the time of the plague he just dug deeper and quantified and defined his laws. So as not to worry too much about the covid for those still in lockdown, maximize the time for introspection to become more human.
I just clicked on this to mention that I am too smart to let a video tell me how smart I am. What say you. Now I will watch the video as far as I can without saying,, Yep,,, BS! Enjoy life no matter what your IQ is. That is the smartest thing you can do and do it with family and friends. Much love to all.
Man, she said the most important thing: It is a process. That´s it. It involves methodologies, no fear to be wrong but to keep knowing even apparently unuseful things. It is about learning how to use your brain properly, do you think there is an only way to do it?
Too much anything is seen as an obsession, wich is discrimatory against those who like doing something much more than other people. Same, same for intellectual endevours.
I am an intellectual and I don't know how or why did I become one. My parents are as well and they may have pointed me this way, so I don't know if there is a formula. It's not about being smart, it's just the result of curiosity. There is so much about the world that I don't know, so every time that I find something that I don't know I try to understand it. Step by step and suddenly I walked a long way. I know that I'm not beautiful or smart but I am intelectual.
Just for the record: a 'genius' is not the same as an 'intellectual'. You may be an intellectual, but you're (probably) not a genius at the level of Aristotle, Albert Einstein or John Nash (from A Beautiful Mind)
Autistic person here- It blows my mind that you objectively considered intellectualism, and that you did so in a monastery. My mind is wired such that I cannot turn it off. Everything that makes me curious becomes a subject of research, which I reflexively do until it bores me. I would be a marvel if I had better executive function, as I don't have much capability to organize and direct the information that I absorb. I only feel at peace when I am working or learning. If it's been a special interest of mine at any time, I can hold at least a moderately informed conversation with someone about it. The real magic? Meeting someone who knows something I can't seem to comprehend- it is a thing my mind finds more seductive and attractive than anything else. Teach me something, and I'll fall in love with you. ^_^
So many types of IQs are measurable and of immense worth. Sometimes more so than the classic IQ. Musical IQ is the one I’m working on now. Genius is in all of us. Straight up.
@@unpluggedgamer1378 did I ever saw the movie or read the book of Carl Sagan "Contact" how aliens communicate with the planet earth by patterns of sounds almost like a type of Morse code. Then the quote of Tesla to understand the universe in terms of energy vibration and frequency. String theory states that mater is energy vibrating in different frequencies. Each planet of the solar system vibrate in a different scale and has it effects on us. The 432hz frequency that it is present in the dimension of the planet earth and so much others that have different effects....
@@j0tt0 theirs no denying energy has a frequency but imagine what we think we know is a lot but when in reality we have only a 10th of a corner of the whole picture i agree aliens or whatever people want to call beings that are not from this world exist the math doesn’t point to them not co-existing with us somewhere in this endless solar system we currently know. elon musk no doubt he’s a genius if you dont think so just tell me your bank balance and the debate will probably end their. 432-440hz frequency i have looked into quite amazing to listen to while reading julius ceaser by shakespere if you ask me. keep on keeping on my dude.
“Too disrespectful”... yeah, that sounds about right. It’s not the intention of intelligence to be arrogant, it’s unfortunately inherent to it, because we cannot reason from the same vantage points as the majority percentage.
Briefly I was a material soul despite my life philosophy. I was a failure. I visit a church. I discover the BIBLE in 2010 I concluded God himself is an intellectual. My journey of knowledge started. Intellectualism has something spiritual . And when you combine your cognitive ability and spiritualism you become a god . That's my own experience.
That's right! Let me share a thought: Mozart was a genius for he composed brilliant compositions in a very short amount of time in contrast to other musicians who might end up taking rather large amount of time on perfecting a single musical composition. But apart from music, he had nothing more to himself. Which makes me think he being genius is unquestionable yet would be justified to call him an intellectual too?
That's a true distinction, you can be an intellectual and have an iq of 165 but if you don't produce anything useful and new you cant be a genius. Creativity and non conformity are more pertinent to genius than intellectualism at a certain point
reflect on the purpose and meaning behind busy lives highlights the importance of leisure and moments that truly matter engage in activities like reading, thinking, and observing that bring personal fulfillment and growth
the core of the life is the truth. which an intellectual seeks to find. living in a delusion and being ignorant will not only miss the core but also wasted his whole precious life. peace ✌️
@@Shadow77999 well if u talk about childhood innocent happiness and joy. i agree. but that kind of bliss doesn't last long. while the bliss we got from conscious thought and understanding last long.
Reading and thinking are the two activities that make me the most content. But I find it gets gradually more difficult to connect to "normal" people whislch is rather depressing.
@@Yusa_Beach You can research about any topics that intetests you...Like i got some interest about 'mysteries of mind' and this topic consumes most of my time...What about you friend??What interests you most???
@@sharkardschuyler7007 Well, i asked you that, because i wanted to see what did I don't know that i was blissfully igonrant on, I havn't looked into it a lot, but i have came across Anthropology, the development of Human societies. I also wanted to look something beyond "The mind", I see a lot of people interested in Pyschology, Epistemology, Logic, Carl Jung, Perterson, Victor Frankle ect. That sort of stuff I wanted to do something different
Having an anylitcal mind is important. Being able to analyze information to rule out the bs in life is imperative. I think people who are religious are not capable of anylitcal thinking.
Many people who are religious are capable of analytical thought. They may have more difficulties with standards of evidence, particularly with subjects ingrained into their whole being / identity from a very young age.
This was way too short. I was just getting into it, warming up to the idea of the pleasure of thinking about things, when it was over. Zena needed five minutes more to develop her ideas.
It is about what you want in life. This is a very basic question that is not mostly asked by the people, intellectuals, and others. They do what they are told: in childhood by parents, in schools by teachers, in jobs by bosses, in business by government or customers, and at the end by their guardians or doctors. The moment they realize that they may do what they want, a new journey starts with good or bad outcomes, but at least this is the path chosen with freedom, not told or forced by others. So, find that moment in your life as soon as you can and live a life of a genius.
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What makes someone an intellectual?
Life long learning.
Besides reading, listening to Wes Cecil is a great start. But so is listening to Sapolsky, Susskin, AronRa and many others. It would never come to my mind to go to a monastery, I go to Nature, I avoid religions and other make beliefs.
Not being a bigot
The positive extension of the thoughts of others. Surely that is why others recognize your intellect. And sometimes... they call you an intellectual. Sometimes they dont even unterstand why you even just said, what you said... and everyone is confused. Both is very nice.
Having both high IQ and EQ, someone who knows alot on many subject. I happen to know an intellectual, he is specialized in cultural antropology and english (business) writing. Knows alot about history, culture and human behavior (basically what cultural antrapology means).
I say i know, but i THINK he is an intellectual. I myself am not, i have low IQ so i cannot judge that.
"An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself" ~ Albert Camus
Jordan Peterson must have read some of his writings.
@Big Thìnk Trying to spoof this youtube channel?
Your youtube account is only a few days old!
How does a mind watch itself?
That's just being aware
@@Marzaries Using an EEG?
"We know so little about intelligence, that we can't even imagine what an intelligent person would do in our place"
He would probably have done the same thing you are doing...
He is me
@@goblinslayer6375 a guy that slays goblin all day is surely an intelligent man
If you could simulate the intelligent person then you are just as intelligent, because otherwise you weren't able to simulate :D
@@sharkardschuyler7007 Sometimes, maybe something even more stupid. 😆
"We can always become more human."
that made my day :))
is that to abandon work as a goal?
A good start would be to stop killing and eating innocent animals.
@@egidijus6973 OH MA GAH VEGEN SPOTTED
Her message is really very simple. As a natural introvert whose mind has always frothed over with curiosity, her remarks have pretty much described my life. I think they can also be combined rather simply and elegantly with R.G. Collingwood's "knowledge for its own sake" idea, that knowledge and understanding have an intrinsic value and do not have to be considered as means to some material end. Not a bad way to live, really.
Same here. Chronic knowledge collector. Why do I do this, if I do not parlay this into money? I have a profession - I could practice law, I just don't want to. I want to learn - everything... Why?
@@Korwinexile You would like to feel safe and in control.
@@CJ0101 okay belittling psychoanalyst
@@1DangerMouse1 A bit defensive are we?
@@Korwinexile what is your Myers Briggs? INTP?
Very interesting. This topic needs a full an hour podcast.
Agree!!
Yes I agree
Well, you know, she wrote a book about it. You could read that.
Hope to see more videos, there are many podcasts with her as a guest. Many. 😊🙏
Very strongly agree!
"You have this FREEDOM within yourself, this DEPTH and RESOURCES within yourself that no one can touch."
I've always heard that thinking that life is pointless or meaningless is a dangerous thing. However, in my personal experience, the more pointless something is, the more drive I feel. The more compelled I am to make something from nothing. I'd rather there be no meaning, so that I could create meaning for myself. I don't like the idea of there being an ultimate "point." That just sounds like boundaries you'll never actually see with your own eyes.
Couldn’t have said it better
i agree with you but not on that path
ive accepted that theres no destination after death, and everyone will forget me, and that im probably just an algorhythm made out of cells, that strive to live up to the energy that was given by the sun
but, i still live my life, and im counscious, I might as well just make myself happy while it lasts
@@commentcritic7759 that's an interesting take, I guess I just don't think about it that much. I just graduated with my Bs in Psy and my focus was mainly Biopsych and Neuro, and of all the things I learned about the brain, what it's made of, and how it works, it really took the ghost out of the machine. My focus now is just doing what makes me happy, even if that something is absolutely nothing sometimes.
And that's life mate! Spot on!
my boy the existentialist haha
"There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge"
Bertrand Russell
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he was the very definition of an intellectual
true🥰
SOOO TRUEEEEEE
Nothing more useless than the barber paradox, so that's fitting.
@@ccriztoff the formulas for genral relativity was formulated by him. There was no other person who had taught of space and time being the same thing. Apart from hillbert whose model was unsuccessful. According to your logic most of the mathematicians that are born since now are fraud. They all co-operate with each other their work depends on some one else's work who came before them. Pls elaborate what you're trying to say.
An intellectual and a genius are two separate things.
An intellectual pursues knowledge and the wisdom to utilize it.
A genius has an innate ability with abstracts.
It's when you combine genius with intellectualism, you create knowledge. All knowledge starts with the ability to perceive abstracts.
Intellectual means having extensive knowledge on most of the things which makes you realize how tiny you are in this grand world but also knowing your intellect could change the whole world.
That's incorrect. Harboring and accumulating extensive knowledge doesn't transform a person into an intellectual.
The very definition of intellect is to develop intelligent and rational thoughts based on the information presented to you. So knowledge can be perceived as a medium to the path of intellect, but not the key to intellect.
The only way to live an intellectual life is to ask questions and seek answers.
One must be humble in asking questions and persevering in seeking answers.
Actually not. We all do that, even children.
Being intellectual however, is seeking questions and questioning answers. That's what Einstein did. He asked a new question: "Is time really absolute?" and he questioned Newtons answers to physics.
@@catriona_drummond But doesn't questioning, fall under the line of questioning answers? Even if you question answers, it's only because you are in doubt that it is the right one. So you're still seeking answers, by simply asking a question whether it's based on an answer or without answer.
@@truthforyouth1995 It's not doubting that it's wrong. It's keeping an open mind and accepting that uncertainty and room for improvement exist everywhere.
"Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know" - Ernest Hemingway
maybe he just didn't know much of people both happy and intelligent)
his happiness is fisherman standard.
@@yehor_ivanov i think he's talking about high IQ which is usually very mind-consuming for most
@@yehor_ivanov Don't worry,I'll agree with you👍😊☝️🔥
I am intelligent and I am happy, a week ago there was a bee trapped in the spider's net and I removed that bee with a gentle push which was pending in that net moving like a mattress. When I remember that moment makes me happy.
One more thing try to make a trap to a person with high intelligence you will see what will happen, never try to outsmart intelligent people or enslave them because he lives by his own standards and laws. Insults interruptions making unnecessary moves will distract him from intellectual work. Trying to make him nervous with your childish behavior is not going to work because he can read your mind and can see much deeper than you think. I am happy that after my hard work I returned to my normal life, and never again now is your turn to go there and we will see what your creativity will be and if you can return yourself to normal life. Sitting with your laptop and provoking is easy but focusing and thinking is very difficult.
I've thought this was the definition of a meaningful life for decades - since I was very young: enjoying reading and thinking and learning as the real substance of life and work only as a way to pay the bills, but still, by the standards of capitalist culture, deep down, secretly perhaps, feeling like a failure. I now feel at least a little, that the life I've lived has been, and is, meaningful after all.
Thanks for this video.
Aren't you faced with a frightenning inability to share your inner intellectual life with others? If your colleague at work has an idea of how to organize the work better, he gets credit, attention, recognition -- at least 8 hours out of 24 improves in his life. Plus he might be praised at home for his achievement at work. I am being scolded by my daughter for spending my free time on popular quantum physics videos when it bears no relation to my work at a bank.
@@dAvrilthebear Well - Yes, I don't know that it frightens me so much as frustrates me. But yes, basically what you're describing, absolutely that's been my life, you're right and appear to have a very similar experience to mine. (Or mine is similar to yours.)
Some people I work with are a little impressed with my general knowledge, but you're right, if it doesn't have "practical" application in some money-making enterprise, then it doesn't "count."
But, on the other hand, I do feel my deep and sincere curiosity about the world enriches my life, even if the world mostly regards me as just another face in the crowd. Recognition I'm sure is nice, but it's not the main thing.
@@stephenstuart9881 Thank you for answering, Stephen!
This gave me goosebumps.. It feels like Freedom, a part of you no one can touch.... 🦋🦋
“You can either experience the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The choice is yours.” Sharing some love from small TH-camr 🤍
Consciousness is the ability to perceive, react, and interact with both the physical environment and non-physical, abstract environment. Full stimulation of the mind is in the presence of both. Autotelic interaction with life, itself. Stimulus of the mind body and soul, in every moment. Anyone who’s taken psychedelics can understand why they enhance these aspects of consciousness
What psychedelics do for a person is really vividly demonstrate to the user the concept of Parallel dimensions. There is some truth to expanding your conciousness.
@@hughallbrooks8369 to consider your idea without accepting or denying it, I can agree in the sense of dimensions as a construct of extended perception. Like how snakes perceive thermal matter. The brain is constantly funneling perceived stimulus, making shortcuts and blocking things out to create a stable coherent picture. Psychedelics loosen and alter these mechanisms... among other things
@@nicholasbonar8249 Right I was making a comment from a more subjective point of view The objective scientific perspectives on altered states of consciousness gets deep into brain physiology and Neuro transmissions ECT. There is ongoing research into the legitimate use of psychedelics for mental illness and I didn't mean to imply I was an advocate of ", expand you conciousness" turn on and tune out type message that resonated in the 1960s. The recent buzz about the govt coming out with data on Unidentified Airial phenomena has me pondering if another more spiritual dimension can exist. Wormholes and Portals are Conceivably possible..BTW the Snakes thermal imaging analogy was perfect Human thermal imaging maybe on the ESP spectrum of intuition or De Ja Vu
@@hughallbrooks8369 wouldn't this spiritual dimension be the equivalent of the astral realm? As for psychedelics, I connect with the idea that it slows your perception of time which in turn lets your brain notice the illusion of reality. Also, science won't get an answer they are satisfied with until they find the root (maybe dark matter/energy), they just keep observing effects and measuring those vs trying to get to the cause or at least in the perspective of it. I think psychedelics could help science solidify or create new assumptions they could then work off of versus turning a blind eye to what doesn't fit their current (old) assumptions.
@@purneetp4328 Excellent points. I really gotta concentrate on these obscure questions. I'm just glad someone followed my mental gymnastics. The dark matter anti gravity technology is a intriguing idea The CERN atom smasher had a issue years ago that a researcher was worried a portal to demonic forces could be opened. I used to follow those stories. The assertion often cited is that DARPA is 50 yrs ahead in technology that is publically known. Even if it was only 30 yrs We the people are totally out of the loop.
This actually came out in time!! I'm going through a tough time at school and feel sad at anywhere I look. I haven't really trusted my seft. Thank you a lot for this video which remind me of the orginal meaning of all these study is for searching a meaningful life, not making me feel so sick whenever I catch myself think about how bad I was, why I couldn't achieve a higher goal as I expected, ....
Believe in my own time line. I trust the process, and the unfolding future. You can't judge exact what right or wrong at the present, so what is the point of self-doubt?
P/s: Alwasys love watching your videos.
"To be an intellectual is to be interested in the truth."
~Me, just now.
That credit tho😂
@@DanielWieser Jesus said He is the truth. I think truth must be when your thoughts match reality. Like, for example, if you see wood and you think wood, that is true; whereas if you see wood and you think it's plastic, that thought does not match reality; it is false.
@@joelstephenson8017 but how do you prove your thoughts match the reality, if you dreamt about wood you saw and touched wood inside the dream and for that moment it was real - it was the truth for you but when you woke up your realise it’s false (logically) , and if you bring out the argument that when I’m in reality the wood is real and is not otherwise makes that truth(or belief) very fragile because your never aware of your reality for the majority of the time and what about things that your told and belief but have never seen are they true or false.
Inside the human mind there is only the desire to the truth and truth itself itself second to that desire, as long as we tell ourself what we believe is the truth we will be fine and when someone denies it we either change our belief or strongly reject the denial even if the opposition is right, of course not to say that there is no truth inside the human mind for example the statement “I see grass as green” that’s more true than saying “grass is green”, think of truth and false as a measure one the far right is truth and the far left is false and our believes and ideas are placed in between.
Through reason, we can arrive to the truth!
How do you know whats "the truth" ?
the most touching part of this film to me is how she described what it might look like rather than pointing what it is.
Intelligence starts with taking full responsibility for your life...
Every moment in life can be looked at from infinite perspectives and you can choose to fixate on one of them or...
You can see the patterns like in that film "A Beautiful Mind" but it might be very hard for you to take control and actually make sense out of this life for a while after the first time you see them. The fixation on the patterns is very interesting at first but it can consume your mind... Learning to control the fixation is consuming... Be free and relaxed!
The world and all the systems in it are old and there is nothing new. You might experience it as something new because you might remember only a few years you have had in this body.
You can choose to follow and take part in the system or you can see the system work and build your mind outside of the system and explore! There are no idols and you are the one who can change everything in your life. There are infinite options and you determine the outcome for yourself.
Manipulation in different levels is what uses you or it can be used. Be moral and ethical by not using other people as tools and you might find other dimensions to this life.
The main character in a beautiful mind was experiencing schizophrenia. It's deeply strange to discuss that in the same breath as the phrase "taking responsibility for your life." Psychosis has a way of getting in the way of having any control over your life, unless you manage to get good treatment for it.
The man is a great example of someone whose mind prevented them from having the life he should have. And schizophrenic hallucinations and delusions might not be a misfire of our human skill for pattern detection, even though the film implies a connection between that and his earlier genius as one of the foundational thinkers of what would become game theory.
"An intellectual is someone who can lay in the couch 24 hours a day " - Me
Brilliance ❤
If people learned to deconstruct the superficial aspect of what is passed off as intellect, they would find a greater sense of purpose and value in their ordinary lives. We are so used to thinking of knowledge as this difficult pursuit to enlightenment that we don't realize that we ourselves possess the tools for the said fulfillment within the boundaries of our seemingly uneventful and mundane lives. And if we want to lead a more satisfied and wholesome life, we will have to dissect and dismember our perceived notions of what a purposeful and intellectual life looks or feels like; we will have to learn to be human and ordinary.
A great example is that right after this amazing spiritual talk about the freedom of just thinking and being you get to hear a phrase like ‘get smarter faster’
That "thing" for which I do all this activity.... To watch my kids grow, to listen to what interesting people have to say about things I find interesting. That's it.
Every human being has been blessed with different abilities, talents, and capabilities.
I wish but that's just bullshit
Most people have something that they're good at, but unfortunately the word "every" is a bit of a stretch
@@Philitron128 He's right actually but what he failed to mention is, not all of those skills or talents are gonna be worthy of money.
@@prabathraj7062 I can agree with that. Unfortunately that's mainly what our current society values. Hopefully this changes in the future
This actually brought me to tears of joy. I've been self-studying for fun for a couple of years now just preparing mentally to go back to school and I've been moved to tears in the struggles and tireless nights of that for myself. When I first embarked on finding free learning resources, I'd set a deadline to build my free repository of resources to make this wealth of knowledge I've found in my own research, available to others and shared through a channel I finally made. All that to say, I've found my passion, and it's made me more human and continues to do so, daily. I love learning and sharing that knowledge, to have discussions with others, and to keep exploring and wondering with my fellow humans. More than anything, to bring us closer together, rather than believing in this "us" and "them" fear mongering approach of many modern spaces, driving us further apart. This was absolutely beautiful! I might be overly emotional from also doing hours upon hours for days on end now of research in how to go back to school and how to get my PhD for Philosophy so I can be a Philosophy teacher but, know that I'm certainly crying from both that and this video. Seriously though, thank you so much for this moving, thought provoking, and inspiring video.
I could procrastinate & just watch these kind of videos all day😭❣️
I always thought of intelligence as the ability to question and dig deep to gather satisfying answers. It's a continuous process of questioning, learning, building our concepts, defying predefined rules and thinking 'Why?' at every step.
I've been struggling with a lot of questions lately, and this was a great insight. To be able to answer all the whys in my life would be my greatest achievement. It's a path, that not many people take, simply doing things because that's just how society functions, is absurd to me.
Questioning my own beliefs and the decisions I make, the desires I hold, all are part of a process of learning and growing.
Hmm. There's a kind of intellect like a sharp blade, some people have a handle on it and some don't.
Then there's thought and philosophy for its own sake. Few people with mad, biting, often detrimental intellect indulge in philosophy. That kind of mind would either reject the concept of thinking about thought or be devoured by it. Perhaps they are poorer for it.
Indeed. I never feel safer, more at ease, more at home, than when I am doing academic research and writing. But like many other human activities, it's a skill that take time and training to develop. Which is why I chuckle when I see someone claiming that they did their "own research" on a given topic. Usually, that merely means that person just looked something up on the Internet. That, of course, is not research--that's just looking stuff up on the internet. Real research is a skill that generally takes years to master, and is much more complex and nuanced than what most people call "research."
This was such a brilliant insight that needs more consideration from more people.
All that matters to me is the people I come in contact is my presence a help to them. How we treat one another matters. I share thoughts and seek to understand others around me. Thats what fills me connecting with humanity through means that don’t involve what makes us different but all of us are so much alike.
That was beautifully said. And it has a lot of truth to it. Yet, it is also true, that some people have extraordinary cognitive abilities, in comparison to an average person. And most of them (if not all) have also some weirdness to them. As Aristotle said: "Great mind has never existed, without the touch of madness."...
Instead of going to a cloister, a monastery or a patient office, you bring these spaces into your own soul. You nourish that place with the energy, light and love of intellectual freedom and advancement. You grow.
I am such a person. I am an intellectual. I learn. Made me hop degrees. Some things you don't learn at university. Some things you have to live to learn-
Ms. Hitz, You give me hope that my life has not been a waste. All the categories you ticked off, plus living in the Monastery, I have done. Fortunate, I have been able to take 3 retirement periods in my life, doing nothing but Reading, Study, Nature and indeed Bird Watching. and now I am on my "Official" Retirement. I took it early, I would rather live with very limited income now but live authentically then live through another three to four years of Soul crushing pain of daily work at a "job". Now is the time to write my book, to sort out what I have gained.
Thank you again❤️❤️
You would need a very good editor.
@@Korwinexile Hahaha!! Thanks a lot!! LOL!!!
It's always interesting to consider who is triggered by propositions such as hers.
@Sline "Triggered.'
I'm a software engineer, which makes me a kind of knowledge worker. I often feel shackled to the field in the sense it means my brain isn't mine. It's for hire and has to think about what it is being paid to think about.
I often fantasise about working with my hands so I can free my mind to contemplate the universe and world around me.
I totally get you!
"I have spent some time with Aristotle"
I thought she was in her 60s
Who knows....... she may have gone to elementary school with George Washington. Lol jk....... I think she meant with his works and writings... haha.
can be either forms of :(not necessarily all)
-critical thinker
-knows its own mind
-hasn't stopped learning
- has non-shut mind (open perspective)
- can break doctrine
- is curious ( to learn more about the world)
This Professor is such a GREAT communicator!!!! ❤❤❤
“Intelligent quotes are intelligent” -Intelligent person
It's crazy how many videos there on TH-cam on makeup/beauty, fitness, productivity, and yet so few on becoming more intelligent.
"How to live an intellectual life"....What a fascinating topic you've created here...Heres a few more ideas for your "creative" mind..."How to share your narcissism in a 5 minute video"..."How to create an illusion of intelligence"...."How to sit in a chair and exude self-confidence"...."How to maintain a love affair with yourself"...or "How to engage in a lengthy diatribe of nonsense while absolutely unaware".
"We can always become more human."
I don’t see how this necessarily pertains to genius, and I think it doesn’t make sense to conflate an intellectual with a genius. I would say a genius is an outstanding positive outlier in a particular creative field or fields.
That's a really salient definition! I agree.
Not all genius can be held to be positive... there were some very evil outliers throughout human history.
@@Korwinexile That’s not what I mean by positive. I mean positive in regards to say charting higher on a graph, rather than lower on a graph than the average, not positive in regards to morality.
Delightful video. What intellectual means to me is a person who is strongly and passionately driven to learn with depth of knowledge about the world we live in and then desire to use their knowledge for purposes of sharing. Sharing ideas or knowledge by advocating for change or sharing thought with others who have similar thoughts or to encourage others to consider thinking about the world as they have learned to. Part of being intellectual for me is to have a sense of how little I / we know and how error prone our minds are to truth / reality. I consider pursuits such as politics, writing, philosophy, history, psychology, secularism, Etc. to be intellectual pursuits and interests such as Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Wrestling Federation not so much an intellectual activity. Hope I got your laughter in this heavy conversation. Cheers
Very correct. This day and age I would even argue that the educated and the wise are at opposite ends.
For me to be an intellectual means writing concise University reports/essays that everyone will enjoy (not just my lecturers but my friends and family). However, while I want my music to please people, I will never be content with simple pieces that I can learn within a day. I want to grow mentally.
Think we have all these preconceptions of what an intellectual is from culture, and historical examples. Yet, we must be cautious what exact type of intellect is being referred to rather than a family of resemblances to similar things such as being knowledgable, wise, and observant. The question remains..
"I like to think of myself as the young Albert Einstein, however I like to not think about my lack of intelligence."
Honestly I’m 99% positive I’m a genius. I can say the alfabet backwards.
tebafla?
Honestly, if you think you have an easy time thinking about problems and thier solutions maybe you are a genius, but to be intelligent you need to dedicate yourself to learn, and to be an expert you gotta dedicate yourself to a field, so don't let your genius waste away.
Me too. And I can actually spell - alphabet!
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How ironic that the video ends with Big Think's tagline, "Get smarter faster" as that is pretty clearly in contradiction to Hitz's message. Get smarter faster for what purpose? Why not dwell in and luxuriate in the process of intellectual immersion, rather than rush to the outcome? Hitz emphasizes the first question and her approach points to the second.
2:00 my something else is physics , I'm most content studying it ...at times I can't even imagine my life without it tbh.
This video is perfect for me, likely my favorite video ever, as it is so relevant to me in particular. Thank you for this.
"Here is a deep quote that's sounds very intellectual, i post it so other people can see my insightful comment and realize what an intellectual i am and that i am more intellectual than them." - Some obscure author.
Most people's "something" is competition, not improvement. Least of all peace.
Early viewers? 🖐
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I'm at work but it's okay
Hi, I'm here! ☺
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Post-First Syndrome in action.
being genius sucks ! no one understand you , all people think you're boring to hang out , you feel your vibe is not compatible with others , social interaction is really hard , and you'd be lazy to do simple easy every day work , you will keep looking for higher purpose and more difficult challenge , soo good for anyone who is not genius or intellectual , because they are the ones that really enjoy life
It sucks if you've believed that you are your thoughts and your intelligence.
Unable to rationalize my existence. Seemingly created by matter in its effort to self identify, I remain a hostage to a mentality that refuses to reduce but rather intensify an exponential curiosity that at times I admit overwhelms any practical desire To be accepted by other humans. Time after time, ultimately and in the final analysis I continue relentlessly to seek knowledge. Knowing full well that all I will learn is how less I am than the shadow cast by a single grain of sand.
Poetic!
Mark, you need to seek the knowledge of the English Grammar and Punctuation.
I don't doubt my lack of punctuation skills. I'm 62. When I was 15 I was designing solid state compositional hetereostructures, specifically quantum tunneling mechanisms for logic and book keeping functions in computer chips. I never finished the 6th grade. Never went to junior high or high school. My associate, Allen L. McWhorter, (retired) head of the solid state division of MIT never complained. But thank you for pointing out my lack of education in that area. Like I explained in my original posting. All that I learn will never be enough.
Great points in the video. Newton is another example that during the time of the plague he just dug deeper and quantified and defined his laws. So as not to worry too much about the covid for those still in lockdown, maximize the time for introspection to become more human.
Thank you for this video. Beautiful and masterfully produced. Keep up the good work, for the sake of humanity. 😎
I just clicked on this to mention that I am too smart to let a video tell me how smart I am. What say you. Now I will watch the video as far as I can without saying,, Yep,,, BS! Enjoy life no matter what your IQ is. That is the smartest thing you can do and do it with family and friends. Much love to all.
I was optimistic about this video, but ultimately disappointed in the lack of hack, tips, etc. A lot of warm fuzzy photos, but no real tools.
The hack and tip you missed on to is, there is no any hack or tip of any kind.
Hacks on how to be a genius?!
Man, she said the most important thing: It is a process. That´s it. It involves methodologies, no fear to be wrong but to keep knowing even apparently unuseful things. It is about learning how to use your brain properly, do you think there is an only way to do it?
This should be atleast a hour long, great video!
Too much anything is seen as an obsession, wich is discrimatory against those who like doing something much more than other people. Same, same for intellectual endevours.
I love the idea that work should not be acquisitive but should just be valuable for the process itself. Bravo!
This Is based on a wrong premise: you're equating "intellectual" with "genius". They are not the same
I believe it's called "click bait".
@Fernando Rayna Aguilar how they are different , can you please explain?
Kind of like an ignorant and a philosopher but no one wants to be called “ ignorant “
Writing encourages 'seeing' and 'seeing' gives you something to creatively express.
@Big Thìnk Horizontal line: ...3,2,1,0,1,2,3,.... Vertical line: ....L,M,N,O,P,Q,R....
@Big Thìnk Is this gribrish? Dysteleology is an absolute concept and teleology is a relative or gradient concept.
This was beautiful 💙
Video: "Are you a genius?"
Me: "yes, but let me watch the video to confirm"
Wait you guys have positive IQ scores?
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Gone
I am an intellectual and I don't know how or why did I become one.
My parents are as well and they may have pointed me this way, so I don't know if there is a formula.
It's not about being smart, it's just the result of curiosity. There is so much about the world that I don't know, so every time that I find something that I don't know I try to understand it.
Step by step and suddenly I walked a long way.
I know that I'm not beautiful or smart but I am intelectual.
I love researching, reading, learning, thinking, dreaming on scientific things. I do a lot.
Does that makes me intellectual?
Does it matter weather you call yourself an "intellectual" or not if you like what you're doing.
"Does that make me an intellectual?"
@@avinashprasadfilms "whether"
@@avinashprasadfilms True
@@Korwinexile sorry for my bad grammar
She is so relaxed confident and natural in what she's saying. Just fell in live with the topic she was talking about❤
Just for the record: a 'genius' is not the same as an 'intellectual'. You may be an intellectual, but you're (probably) not a genius at the level of Aristotle, Albert Einstein or John Nash (from A Beautiful Mind)
Autistic person here- It blows my mind that you objectively considered intellectualism, and that you did so in a monastery. My mind is wired such that I cannot turn it off. Everything that makes me curious becomes a subject of research, which I reflexively do until it bores me. I would be a marvel if I had better executive function, as I don't have much capability to organize and direct the information that I absorb. I only feel at peace when I am working or learning. If it's been a special interest of mine at any time, I can hold at least a moderately informed conversation with someone about it. The real magic? Meeting someone who knows something I can't seem to comprehend- it is a thing my mind finds more seductive and attractive than anything else. Teach me something, and I'll fall in love with you. ^_^
So many types of IQs are measurable and of immense worth. Sometimes more so than the classic IQ. Musical IQ is the one I’m working on now. Genius is in all of us. Straight up.
this energy ⚡️💥💪
To me sound music is the language of the universe. It even has math in it
@@j0tt0 interesting care to elaborate?
@@unpluggedgamer1378 did I ever saw the movie or read the book of Carl Sagan "Contact" how aliens communicate with the planet earth by patterns of sounds almost like a type of Morse code.
Then the quote of Tesla to understand the universe in terms of energy vibration and frequency. String theory states that mater is energy vibrating in different frequencies.
Each planet of the solar system vibrate in a different scale and has it effects on us.
The 432hz frequency that it is present in the dimension of the planet earth and so much others that have different effects....
@@j0tt0 theirs no denying energy has a frequency but imagine what we think we know is a lot but when in reality we have only a 10th of a corner of the whole picture
i agree aliens or whatever people want to call beings that are not from this world exist
the math doesn’t point to them not co-existing with us somewhere in this endless solar system we currently know.
elon musk no doubt he’s a genius if you dont think so just tell me your bank balance and the debate will probably end their.
432-440hz frequency i have looked into quite amazing to listen to while reading julius ceaser by shakespere if you ask me.
keep on keeping on my dude.
“Too disrespectful”... yeah, that sounds about right.
It’s not the intention of intelligence to be arrogant, it’s unfortunately inherent to it, because we cannot reason from the same vantage points as the majority percentage.
" An intelectual person is a person who doesnt comment about intellectuality " - meeeee
Briefly I was a material soul despite my life philosophy. I was a failure. I visit a church. I discover the BIBLE in 2010 I concluded God himself is an intellectual. My journey of knowledge started. Intellectualism has something spiritual . And when you combine your cognitive ability and spiritualism you become a god . That's my own experience.
Although the speaker had gained my attention, I couldn't exactly understand what point she was making
Yes! I think she raised an interesting topic with a different perspective but left most of the questions open
@@benwincelberg9684 the speaker doesn’t edit the video.
This is the most heard I have felt in all of Uni
Thank you so much for this useful, helpful video - seriously speaking.
such a lovely lady
What do intellectuals have to do with geniuses? The educated and wise are actually on opposite ends this day and age.
That's right! Let me share a thought: Mozart was a genius for he composed brilliant compositions in a very short amount of time in contrast to other musicians who might end up taking rather large amount of time on perfecting a single musical composition.
But apart from music, he had nothing more to himself. Which makes me think he being genius is unquestionable yet would be justified to call him an intellectual too?
That's a true distinction, you can be an intellectual and have an iq of 165 but if you don't produce anything useful and new you cant be a genius. Creativity and non conformity are more pertinent to genius than intellectualism at a certain point
A wonderful video that left us craving for more, thank you!🙏🏻
She seems to be a career intellectual,and then it is quite natural that she lost interest in both career and intellectual works..
reflect on the purpose and meaning behind busy lives
highlights the importance of leisure and moments that truly matter
engage in activities like reading, thinking, and observing that bring personal fulfillment and growth
Yes, great insights!
Einstein was also an accomplished violinist and had a life immersed in art and culture - something we should value more.
An Intellectual mind will always miss the core of life.
the core of the life is the truth. which an intellectual seeks to find. living in a delusion and being ignorant will not only miss the core but also wasted his whole precious life.
peace ✌️
@@flowerintherain6956 wrong, ignorance is bliss
@@Shadow77999 well if u talk about childhood innocent happiness and joy. i agree. but that kind of bliss doesn't last long. while the bliss we got from conscious thought and understanding last long.
Reading and thinking are the two activities that make me the most content. But I find it gets gradually more difficult to connect to "normal" people whislch is rather depressing.
Everyone can be created to be a genius
All you got to do is goo crazzy
Dear Sir, Are you researching on anything?..I would love to know about the subject you are researching on...
@@sharkardschuyler7007 what about you? Got anything to recommend?
@@Yusa_Beach You can research about any topics that intetests you...Like i got some interest about 'mysteries of mind' and this topic consumes most of my time...What about you friend??What interests you most???
@@sharkardschuyler7007 Well, i asked you that, because i wanted to see what did I don't know that i was blissfully igonrant on,
I havn't looked into it a lot, but i have came across Anthropology, the development of Human societies.
I also wanted to look something beyond "The mind", I see a lot of people interested in Pyschology, Epistemology, Logic, Carl Jung, Perterson, Victor Frankle ect. That sort of stuff
I wanted to do something different
this is so wise, thank you for this great channel!
How to life an intellectual life, Step One: avoid videos titled "How to Live an Intellectual Life"
Academics are not needed. Free thinking is key. Repetition quizzing dulls our love of thought & wastes our time that isn't promised to be.
Having an anylitcal mind is important. Being able to analyze information to rule out the bs in life is imperative. I think people who are religious are not capable of anylitcal thinking.
Many people who are religious are capable of analytical thought. They may have more difficulties with standards of evidence, particularly with subjects ingrained into their whole being / identity from a very young age.
This was way too short. I was just getting into it, warming up to the idea of the pleasure of thinking about things, when it was over. Zena needed five minutes more to develop her ideas.
First view?
you my friend were first.
It is about what you want in life. This is a very basic question that is not mostly asked by the people, intellectuals, and others. They do what they are told: in childhood by parents, in schools by teachers, in jobs by bosses, in business by government or customers, and at the end by their guardians or doctors. The moment they realize that they may do what they want, a new journey starts with good or bad outcomes, but at least this is the path chosen with freedom, not told or forced by others. So, find that moment in your life as soon as you can and live a life of a genius.