15 ‘subtle’ signs that someone is incredibly smart

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/15-subtle-signs-intelligence-ex1/

People usually seem to think whatever culture they grew up with, or however their bodies are, is always the best. Is it? Why?

In the world, the most irritating thing to me is intentional ignorance, and many people do it all the time.

#people #culture #society #religion #racism #adolescence #intolerance #ignorance #intention #volition #education #literacy #globalism #openmindedness #closedmindness

“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.”

~Frank Zappa
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A quotation from Richard Feynman

If we want to solve a problem that we have never solved before, we must leave the door to the unknown ajar.

Richard Feynman (1918-1988) American physicist
Speech (1955-11), “The Value of Science,” National Academy of Sciences Autumn Meeting, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

More about this quote: wist.info/feynman-richard/8249…

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Feynman, Richard - Speech (1955-11), "The Value of Science," National Academy of Sciences Autumn Meeting, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena | WIST Quotations

If we want to solve a problem that we have never solved before, we must leave the door to the unknown ajar. Reprinted in What Do You Care What Other People Think? (1988). Feyman used this general construction on multiple occasions, e.g., in a speech (1964-09), "What Is and What…

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“Have a humble heart & an open-mind and you'll soon be given glimpses beyond the veil of your beliefs and understandings... Growing wiser, and believing deeper.”
― Russell Kyle

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The Power of Not Knowing: Embracing Uncertainty and Recognizing the Illusion of Knowledge

In a world obsessed with certainty, expertise, and constant information, it can feel uncomfortable, even shameful, to admit that we do not know something. From the moment we enter school, we are conditioned to seek answers, to value knowledge as an indicator of intelligence, and to fear being wrong. Yet, paradoxically, the truth is that no one, not even the most accomplished scholars, scientists, or thought leaders, knows everything. Human knowledge, though vast and impressive, is finite, […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/02/15/13/40/59/analysis/jaimedavid327/9797/the-power-of-not-knowing-embracing-uncertainty-and-recognizing-the-illusion-of-knowledge/

Stanford researchers find a single question could be the key to changing someone's mind

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/stanford-research-shows-a-single-question-could-be-the-key-to-changing-someones-mind

@samuelpepys

"laughing and jeering at everything that looks strange"

You are right to be upset, Sam. Bigotry and narrowmindedness are so annoying.

And that is why I warm to you, Sam: the complete absence of such narrowness in your outlook on life; your unbounded curiosity; your childlike joy in experiencing new things. Bless you, Sam.

#Pepys #curiosity #openmindedness