khaoz wrote:
Smart in todays world means to know at all times the location of Kim Kardashian, to know who is leading in popularity on DWTS and knowing where to get the new version of the latest iPhone at the lowest price.
I can't figure out the fascination with Kim Kardashian and I do not believe that a substantial number of people off of Internet Chatter and her moderately popular TV shows in popular culture sites and channels, have much fascination with her, in much larger REAL LIFE.
But the fascination with Dancing with the Stars is clear and understandable to me and also related to the REAL intelligence of physical intelligence.
Most human beings these days are sadly resigned to a life of couch potato or office chair potato either at home or work. The closest thing they can get to true physical intelligence is through the mirror neuron process and watching other folks vicariously exercising their physical intelligence. And nah, just walking in a straight line around a block or side walk or riding a bike or treadmill won't do the trick any more than it will for a rat in a cage on a treadmill, who will never go back to that treadmill by instinctual need for physical intelligence if let out.
Beyond this the obvious and very valuable reason people watch Dancing with the Stars is for the value of Emotional Intelligence and having something to share around the water cooler at work besides the weather, and how 'Johnny or Susie' is having problems at school.
The reality of the world of the social animal is social cognition is the most important skill of true intelligence there is.
The champion at the water cooler in terms of small talk is often the one that is promoted, regardless of facts and figures, or 'brick and mortar' work skills.
Social knowledge is and always will be key to success in life, still even for even basic subsistence. Sure there are plenty of examples that break this mold, but still it is and always will be THE MOLD. YES, the social mode, where emotional intelligence IS KING.
AND YES, for folks on the Autism spectrum no matter how high a standard IQ test in measuring skills to pass classes in our cultural way of knowledge, it FAILS MISERABLY to measure any emotional or physical intelligence.
Those are the tests that people should really be taking, to have a successful culture and way of life.
But there is Dancing with the Stars.
And yes, considering all of Intelligence I guess it's better than nothing.
And I acknowledge I personally have had severe problems with Emotional and Physical Intelligence and realize they are the most important types of Intelligence.
But my ability to recognize it, know it is a severe weakness, and work on it, makes me almost incredibly smarter than any IQ test I scored 130 to 140 on, yes as empirically viewed by other professionals too.
I personally know I was 'ret*d'; YES slow on these other types of Intelligence.
But I caught up through great effort in remedial optional courses of life, which HELL NO is not taught in school. These emotional and physical intelligences are learned through instinct and intuition in the REAL WORLD. But no, almost impossible to understand if a person has never had strength in those types of Intelligence, but once gained a true GAME CHANGER in life, and OMG AHA MOMENT.
And I do have the empirical evidence for that too, as I score an 11 on the Autism Quotient test now as opposed to the 44 to 45 range a little over a year ago, and a 92 on the Aspie Quiz as opposed to 195 a little over a year ago. In addition, a 95 on the Emotional Quotient test as opposed to mid 50's a little over a year ago.
How did I do it: simply by a course built by me, to enhance emotional and physical intelligence.
Bottom line is, it worked, and is empirically evidenced as working. I used to also have such great difficultly in executive functioning in moving around in my immediate home environment and finding things that it was hard to find an oatmeal bowl in the cabinet in my house.
I literally run circles around my wife now, as many folks in real life view me as a professional dancer now. Truly the key to most of my success now in non-verbal language and emotional intelligence is simply in dance, as science now shows that a body in movement and balance also leads to a mind that works much more efficiently and intelligently, including physical and emotional intelligence, per empirical measure, in REAL everyday life.
The most exciting part of this, is, this type of 'RETARDATION' per deficits in physical and emotional intelligence is TRULY POTENTIALLY CURABLE and documented as such, specifically in my own life, per medical records too.
It took me over 5 decades to accomplish this. But once again, the bottom line at least for me is HELL YES it works and is WORTH ALL THE DAM EFFORT AND NAYSAYERS TOO. I CURED myself cause I BELIEVED I COULD. WITHOUT belief it would have never happened. And WITH faith and hope and will, all extremely powerful and beneficial human attributes that have always been here with or without religion in the HEALTHY WELL BALANCED SOCIAL ANIMAL human condition.
20 Sep 2014, 10:56 am
