Critical Thinking Smart – the ability to gain good knowledge and process it through critical thinking. This is factual truth and information integrity.
Practical Smart – the ability to apply knowledge effectively in the real world, even with limited resources, external friction and limitations.
Social Smart – the ability to foster harmony, support, and collaboration with others.
Self Smart – the ability to pursue what truly matters to you and your loved ones, to remain happy, content, and authentic despite external success. This is what ensures sustainability.
The challenge is that none of us are truly strong in all four domains. Strength in one often leads to a weakness in another. What matters is knowing where our strengths and deficits lie—this awareness itself is part of “Self Smart.” By recognising this, we can keep learning and collaborate with those whose strengths can complement our own.
A common pattern I see is people who excel at critical thinking, practical application, and/or social connection but neglect self-awareness. This often leads to burnout or unhappiness, even in the midst of great external success.
Ultimately, the goal is not just to be successful and help others, but also to be happy to give sustainability.
The challenge is that none of us are truly strong in all four domains. Strength in one often leads to a weakness in another. What matters is knowing where our strengths and deficits lie—this awareness itself is part of “Self Smart.” By recognising this, we can keep learning and collaborate with those whose strengths can complement our own.
A common pattern I see is people who excel at critical thinking, practical application, and/or social connection but neglect self-awareness. This often leads to burnout or unhappiness, even in the midst of great external success.
Ultimately, the goal is not just to be successful and help others, but also to be happy to give sustainability.
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