The most painful level of intelligence is when you are smart enough to know how much smarter others are, but also to know that you can never be as smart. It is irksome
( Read more... )
I will have to read through this again...but on an initial reading, I have to make some points.
Knowledge...is different from information. Knowledge is the internalization of information after processing it.
I see NO dimunition in your smartness. I do see that you are, regularly, filling up your life with SO much activity that you are unable to get enough sleep to restore your body and mind. This may certainly lead to mental fatigue and long-term problems. You have made a habit of not sleeping enough...and habits are difficult to break!
America...and increasingly, the whole world...is a jungle where you need smarts to survive..(but then, I think that has always been so, it's only the nature of the jungle that varies.) I think you are very well-equipped. Don't he hard on yourself...you are doing fine.
I'm not quite convinced that you are growing more stupid with time.
If learning certain things takes more time, maybe you are fatigued or don't have an aptitude for them? I agree that you should take finances seriously (for me it lets me sleep well at night) but how does it matter how much effort it takes? It's always going to be different for different folks just like art or music or anything else. Just setting aside the required time and making the effort in that direction is all each of us can do. What can be tiring is sorting through all the information that is available at one's fingertips these days. Hiring a financial planner helps immensely. My company pays for us to get such services and it's a big benefit.
Investing in mutuals is the traditional route of investing. But will a financial planner tell you to get 0% credit cards and leverage your money by balance transferring to HSBC ? I think not.
Well, now that you mention it, I'm sure all financial planners affiliated with a financial institution give biased advice. So I should take a second look at the one I have. Luckily my other financial planner is A and he's fairly good at it. So I usually cross check with him.....He believes in leveraging 0% interest loans and does it really well. I haven't done such a good job on that front because I'm afraid that I'll forget all about it and suddenly be hit with 9% interest/damage my credit history etc and have passed up a few opportunities.....
Comments 5
Knowledge...is different from information. Knowledge is the internalization of information after processing it.
I see NO dimunition in your smartness. I do see that you are, regularly, filling up your life with SO much activity that you are unable to get enough sleep to restore your body and mind. This may certainly lead to mental fatigue and long-term problems. You have made a habit of not sleeping enough...and habits are difficult to break!
America...and increasingly, the whole world...is a jungle where you need smarts to survive..(but then, I think that has always been so, it's only the nature of the jungle that varies.) I think you are very well-equipped. Don't he hard on yourself...you are doing fine.
Reply
This is something I've wanted to say more than a couple of times but was too busy vegetating to comment:)
Reply
If learning certain things takes more time, maybe you are fatigued or don't have an aptitude for them?
I agree that you should take finances seriously (for me it lets me sleep well at night) but how does it matter how much effort it takes? It's always going to be different for different folks just like art or music or anything else. Just setting aside the required time and making the effort in that direction is all each of us can do. What can be tiring is sorting through all the information that is available at one's fingertips these days. Hiring a financial planner helps immensely. My company pays for us to get such services and it's a big benefit.
Reply
I think not.
Yes, we need a financial planner. Right now he is
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment