What does the smartest person in the room mean?
Posted 2018-03-05 ; filed under Leadership. There is a saying that if you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room. Leadership, especially in networks, is helping others get smarter. It is also helping others make better decisions.
Is it true that the smarter you get the less you speak?
In summary: “The smarter you get the less you speak”: false. “The wiser you get the more you listen”: true. Intelligence is a poor indicator of wisdom, and how much you speak is a poor indicator of how much you listen.
How can I be quiet and intelligent?
Listen more and speak less. As the saying goes, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” X Research source If you want to viewed as reasonably smart, keep your mouth shut. Talk less and when you do talk, what you say will be valued that much more.
Are the quietest people the smartest people?
The people who are the most intelligent are actually the ones you’d least expect to be smart. They patiently wait for other people to say what they need to say. They choose to open their ears rather than their mouths. The quietest people are the smartest people; the ones who talk less have the most brainpower.
What are the characteristics of a quiet person?
Quiet people choose their words wisely. Quiet people watch what they say. They are reflective people. They don’t want to emit useless words in a world that is already so inundated with noise. They want to add meaning to the world. The quiet person thinks about what to say instead of yammering on without a whim.
Are quiet people really Loners?
Quiet people aren’t loners; they just value learning over gossip. Some of the most intelligent people are introverts. According to an interview in Scientific America with Susan Cain, author of the book “Quiet: The Power of Introverts”: It’s also important to understand that introversion is different from shyness.
Are people who talk less really smarter?
It’s Always The Quiet Ones: People Who Talk Less Really Are Smarter Quiet people are too busy thinking to talk. Quiet people write and read more than they speak. Quiet people have stronger brains because they take time to reflect. Quiet people aren’t loners; they just value learning over gossip. Quiet people choose their words wisely.