haruki zaemonIntelligent vs. Smart · Collab Fund
Shared by Simon HarrisWhereas intelligence involves technical abilities, smarts involves social and emotional skills.
People with smarts are good at understanding different perspectives, accepting uncertainty, and telling compelling stories rather than just presenting facts.
Smarts, not just intelligence, are important for real-world success and allow people to navigate the complexities of human relationships and behaviours.
A doctor once told me there’s a difference between an expert in medicine and an expert in healthcare.
An expert in medicine knows all the right answers out of the textbook. They can diagnose with precision and are up to date on all the latest treatments.
An expert in healthcare understands that medicine from the patient’s view is intimidating, confusing, expensive, and time-consuming. Nothing you diagnose or prescribe matters until you’ve addressed that reality with patients, because even a perfect solution makes no difference to the patient who doesn’t follow it.