We interact with various kinds of people everyday - your spouse, parents, friends , relations, colleagues ...
#1 Emotions get in the way of logical thinking
This is the battle between logic and emotion. Where, logic is derived out of smartness and emotions outshine the logic :)
#2 They react on Impact
For example, immediate reaction to something you just heard.
#3 Ego
When smart people feel their ego is endangered, they might say/do something stupid. For example, not admitting you are wrong even when you know you are wrong.
#4 Assumptions, Carelessness or Over-Confidence
"I wish I took a back up, before PC crashed", to what does that belong? "I know for sure that this software will work, so I didn't test it"
#5 Self centered
What I think, I want, My Needs. Aha, Needs. The root of all heartache!
#6 Fear
Doing something (stupid) out of fear.
#7 Deafness
Failing to listen to people around them.
#9 Living in the NOW
Some decisions may be made based only on the present. Where as, it should have been made with the future in mind.
#10 Center stage with stupidity :-)
Even smart people are not perfect.
Among these people, there are few who you really admire. They are SMARTER then others. When these smart people do stupid things - you might get annoyed, frustrated or even loose your temper.
Lets look at possible reasons...
Lets look at possible reasons...
#1 Emotions get in the way of logical thinking
This is the battle between logic and emotion. Where, logic is derived out of smartness and emotions outshine the logic :)
#2 They react on Impact
For example, immediate reaction to something you just heard.
#3 Ego
When smart people feel their ego is endangered, they might say/do something stupid. For example, not admitting you are wrong even when you know you are wrong.
#4 Assumptions, Carelessness or Over-Confidence
"I wish I took a back up, before PC crashed", to what does that belong? "I know for sure that this software will work, so I didn't test it"
#5 Self centered
What I think, I want, My Needs. Aha, Needs. The root of all heartache!
#6 Fear
Doing something (stupid) out of fear.
#7 Deafness
Failing to listen to people around them.
#9 Living in the NOW
Some decisions may be made based only on the present. Where as, it should have been made with the future in mind.
#10 Center stage with stupidity :-)
Even smart people are not perfect.
We are all human. Sometimes mistakes do happen. If the person is humble, he/she will accept responsibility and apologize. Then, you really know the person is smart!
