Monday 7 June 2010

To be clever or to be intelligent?

Montaigne once said: I would rather commend for having a well composed and temperate braine, than a full stuft head i.e better a well done head than a full head.
A lovely quote indeed, but was it practical then, is it now?
School has not really changed the way it teaches, you still have to learn by heart your poetry, your history, your maths, your languages, etc and sadly this leaves little room for creations (i.e drawing/art classes) so clearly you will get your degrees as long as you have a full head.
So what happens to the other category of people with the well done head?
Nothing really for the last 4 centuries but luckily we are now entering a new century where to be smarter happens to be better than to be intelligent.
Opportunities are just around the corner for anyone smart enough to spot them and the good news is you don't even really need a degree (it helps but it is no longer consitent with success).
People from around the world now aspire to people like Alan Sugar because he represents this class of entrepreneurs where your ideas and wisdom are more important than your knowledge.
Entrepreneurs are now a serious emerging class that will actually shape our future world and we ae lucky to be part of this wonderful period where your ideas are valued, where uniqueness shines over generalism.
So congratulations to the world for finally allowings us to just be and good luck to all of you clever guys on this exciting journey of creation.
However, Montaigne did finish his quote with: yet both will doe well so congratulations to those who can be both clever and intelligent....

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